Globalstar Inc., Covington, La., partnered with Proactive Sensing, Norway, to create ProactiveOne, a revolutionary new industrial-grade system capable of monitoring both fixed and mobile assets.
InfinityQS International, Inc., Fairfax, Va., launched Enact, a native-cloud quality intelligence platform that creates a gateway for manufacturers to embrace Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things.
May 12, 2017
Based on a survey of more than 375 U.S. manufacturing executives, manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things (70%), followed by robotics (50%) and 3-D printing (50%), artificial intelligence (43%) and supply chain automation systems (40%).
The study suggests that large-scale integrators and other channel partners will be among the biggest IIoT beneficiaries over the next several years.
May 2, 2017
A majority of executives at large global companies expect the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to significantly impact business performance and competitiveness over the next three years, according to a new study released by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network.
This new study leverages mobile network data to estimate levels of carbon emissions and air pollution in cities.
May 1, 2017
Teralytics, New York, Telefónica NEXT, Germany, and sustainability solution provider South Pole Group, San Francisco, conducted a study in Nuremberg, Germany, that reveals the analysis of mobile network data as an effective way to estimate CO2 and NOX emissions in urban areas.
ProMat 2017 is said to be the industry's only event that showcases the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain equipment and systems under one roof.
80% of survey respondents believe digital supply chains will be the predominant model within five years.
April 6, 2017
Nine technologies are working together to create next-generation supply chains that are digital, on-demand and always-on. In fact, these supply chain models will soon become the new supply chain reality, according to the fourth in a series of MHI Annual Industry Reports developed by MHI, Charlotte, N.C., in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting, LLC, New York.
Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions, Newport News, Va., introduced SynQ, what is said to be the next generation of warehouse management software (WMS) platform.