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The potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to transform production operations is one of the hottest current topics in manufacturing. Along with related initiatives, such as Industrie 4.0, IT/OT convergence, and Smart Manufacturing, the IIoT is cited as an approach to make manufacturing production more flexible, cost effective, and responsive to changes in customer demand.
Intelligent connected products, machines, and other assets support manufacturing business initiatives by helping enable remote asset management, analytics-driven performance improvement, and the potential for universal visualization. Predictive maintenance approaches that minimize un-planned downtime, improve maintenance productivity and effectiveness, and enable optimal asset performance are central to these initiatives. ARC Advisory Group believes that this provides further proof that connectivity is being used to solve business issues, not just technology problems.
Manufacturers have pursued horizontal and vertical connectivity within their production operations for some time in their ongoing efforts to improve performance and achieve operational excellence. The IIoT represents the next step in this evolution due to its ability to serve data from ubiquitous connected devices on the plant floor and in the field and process sophisticated output from enterprise systems for operational improvement. While the potential is enormous, a connected enterprise can represent a scary prospect for risk-averse industrial organizations concerned about the potential for loss due to process disruption, unplanned downtime, and/or theft of intellectual property due to security violations.
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Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things, IIoT, Industrie 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, IT/OT Convergence, Connected Devices, ARC Advisory Group.