What’s New at the IIC
Applying Innovation in Industry
It has been 5 years since the establishment of the Industrial Internet Consortium. We’ve grown
to become the largest industrial IoT consortium in the world. Our members are recognized
leaders in development and adoption of IIoT and enabling technologies. We’ve set the stage for
member company growth and reaching new markets, and established IIC as THE place to
collaborate on projects that impact industry. We bring together the organizations and
technologies necessary to accelerate the growth of the industrial internet. Most importantly,
we’re evolving as an organization by turning our primary attention toward supporting technology
end users across every industry.
IIC members recognize that most organizations are under pressure to “move to the digital age.”
It is a tough proposition: integrating legacy systems and optimizing with machine learning and
artificial intelligence; connecting factories, mines and power grids; addressing security and
trustworthiness concerns; implementing distributed ledger technology, preparing for future
technical challenges such as deep learning, blockchain and 5G.
Often, there are commonalities across vastly different vertical industries: the ability to monitor
or gain visibility, the need to predict machine failures or reduce costs through data analytics.
Some of the most innovative developments may yet be discovered by tailoring the same or
similar solutions to different industries. Could there be mining use cases that could be practical
for workforce safety among emergency first responders or within retail “big box” warehouses?
Are there retail solutions that might be relevant in CPG manufacturing or Pharma? The
possibilities are endless – so are the challenges.
IIC members address challenges like these every
day. We are committed to solving end user
problems through our ecosystem of experts and
providing valuable facilitation services, regardless
of the size of the IoT project.
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) focuses on
the acceleration and development of industrial IoT
by working directly with industry end users and
helps empower technology end users with the
means to obtain and deliver ROI from their IoT
systems.
The Pivotal Role of End Users
Established in 2018, our End User Leadership Council was formed to share end user insights on
implementation challenges and set the vision for the industry. Founding representatives from
Boeing, B&R Automation, Bosch Rexroth, Church & Dwight, Deere & Co. and TRUMPF meet
regularly to continue discussions with IIC leaders around key challenges, successes and
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