If chemical companies want to stay competitive and move forward in a changing world, the

Mae Kowalke, a reporter for Ziff Davis, sent in an inquiry asking how the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) could improve Lean Manufacturing goals - a very interesting topic.  Here is how her questions were answered (your comments are welcomed).

With Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Narendra Modi in attendance, along with the chief executives of hundreds of companies, including ABB, IBM, SAP, Schneider Electric and Siemens, and of course not forgetting celebrities like Elton John, Cate Blanchett and Shah R

End-users presented convincing case stories at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida in 2017 on how Industrial IoT (IIoT) and condition monitoring provided improvements in performance. 

Data generated by manufacturing or process operations, especially time series data, is very rich in information that can provide actionable insights on the current and future health of the production systems and the products they create.

Additive Manufacturing technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years.  Printing technology, especially in the metals space, is becoming faster, more accurate, and less encumbered by expensive and time-consuming post processing.  At the same time, additive manufacturin