Applying IIoT within Manufacturing
Letter from the Smart Factory Task Group co-chairs :
The Industrial Internet Consortium ( IIC ) Smart Factory Task Group is pleased to release the third edition of the Journal of Innovation . This edition focuses on Smart Factories , featuring the work of several IIC member organizations with both practical and forward-thinking expertise in designing , retrofitting , and applying Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) technologies within the manufacturing industry .
Every day brings new challenges and new opportunities for manufacturers to make factories smarter , safer and greener than ever before . The IIC and the Smart Factory Task Group are addressing these challenges and opportunities by establishing Smart Factory thought leadership , promoting collaboration with Industrie 4.0 , Made in China 2025 , Factories of the Future , liaising with standards organizations and providing business decision makers with practical insight that helps assess , prioritize , implement , troubleshoot , and manage IIoT systems . Additionally , the IIC Testbed Program provides the chance for multi-disciplinary stakeholders to prove out complex systems and bring Industrial Internet solutions to life . Several of the IIC ’ s most well established and widely used testbeds are in the areas of manufacturing quality , asset efficiency and time sensitive networking .
No single organization can solve all the interoperability problems of the IIoT . As a result , the IIC has a lot going on , and we ’ re moving quickly . This publication is just one of many IIC activities illustrating how the Industrial Internet is revolutionizing smart manufacturing . If you work for an organization and would like to learn more about applying IIoT solutions to improve capabilities , reduce costs , address new use cases , or gain real-world experience via testbeds please explore our Web pages or visit an upcoming IIC Public Forum which are held quarterly across the globe .
Enjoy this Smart Factory edition of the IIC Journal of Innovation !
John Kowal Co-chair , IIC Smart Factory Task Group Director , Business Development , B & R Industrial Automation Corporation
Erik Walenza-Slabe Co-chair , IIC Smart Factory Task Group CEO , IoT ONE
Calvin Smith Co-chair , IIC Smart Factory Task Group Business Lead of IoT Strategy , Dell EMC
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