Rite-Hite, Milwaukee, Wis., introduced Opti-Vu, a platform that taps into the data collection capabilities of Rite-Hite products via a secure wireless network to help focus on moments that make a difference.

CAT Squared, Conway, Ark., developed a blockchain app that combines the company’s manufacturing execution systems (MES) with IIoT technologies to manage plant-floor processes for food processing facilities.

Dialight, Farmingdale, N.J., launched IntelliLED Connected Industrial Lighting Platform, a wireless controls solution for heavy industrial lighting applications.

A rapidly growing urban population and increased consumer awareness regarding sustainability are prompting food and beverage companies and manufacturers to employ digital solutions to ensure product quality, according to a study produced by Frost & Sullivan, Santa Clara, Calif.

Today’s supply chains has many “edges” –locations where real-time monitoring and intelligence can be deployed to help improve food safety, quality and integrity, production efficiency or all of the above.

Synchrono, Inc., St. Paul, Minn., released its “2018 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing.”

Opto 22, Temecula, Calif., released Node-RED nodes for its industrial programmable automation controllers (PACs), designed to significantly decrease Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) application development time and complexity.