IIoT Value Potential for SMEs & much more

[WEF White Paper] Accelerating the Impact of IIoT in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: A Protocol for Action

SMEs in the manufacturing sector are being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To benefit from the IIoT advancements, SMEs will need to overcome a range of challenges: skilled employees, lack of access to capital and unclear ROI, etc., according to this?WEF white paper . What is your opinion on this matter? I would love to hear more success IIoT success stories of small and mid-sized companies.?

Below is an infographic that outlines the benefits of IIoT (source: WEF white paper)

A Cyber-Readiness Checklist and Guide

With Russian military operations currently underway in Ukraine, the question of whether cyber warfare will also be employed remains unanswered. Because there is a heightened sense of concern being felt by many organizations, Fortinet put together a cyber readiness checklist to help an organization prepare for potential cyberattacks.?

Here , you can read the article with detailed actions written by Gergely Révay, Security Researcher, Fortinet.?

Cloud Enablement and IIoT: An interview with Ian Kanski, CTO of UrsaLeo

Ian Kanski, CTO of UrsaLeo, in an interview published this week on IIoT World website , talks about the intersection of Cloud Computing platforms and IIoT solutions, how they are evolving, and what executives in this space need to know as they explore this technology. Read the interview here .

Mark your calendar: March 22, 2022

Energy companies and their Operations and Maintenance (O&M) partners are seeking ways to quickly analyze asset conditions while removing bottlenecks caused by the cycle-time of image analytics without interrupting their services. Image-based inspections solutions solve this problem by analyzing thousands of images in seconds with a very high accuracy rate and removing human subjectivity using machine vision and AI.?

Join this webinar to learn how automating the image analytics workflow helps save time and costs and reduces risks involved with manual defect identification methods while furthering asset health and lifetime.

The 10 most innovative manufacturing companies of 2022

Fast Company put together a list of the top 10 most innovative manufacturing companies of 2022. All the companies in this list share one characteristic: the commitment to work smarter. Whether that means using ML to identify ways manufacturing facilities can reduce carbon emissions, create end products from unlikely sources, or rethink how abundant but overlooked materials might be repurposed. This year’s contenders are all bringing new ideas to the fore, mainly with an eye toward sustainable manufacturing practices.

Here is the list:

1. Solugen - For catalyzing a new way to make chemicals
2. Guardhat ? - For making a smart hard hat that protects more than just heads
3. ?Phlow - For keeping essential medications flowing
4. ?Aveva - For forecasting how manufacturers can reduce emissions
5. Origin Materials - For making carbon-negative plastic production its PET project
6. TMC - For finding a natural nylon replacement from a local surplus
7. ?Quality Executive Partners - For spearheading the next generation of production worker training
8. Seebo - For cementing its ability to use AI to reduce production waste
9. Taylor ?Guitars - For playing a new tune with its wood sourcing strategy
10. Sight Machine - For putting an entire plant’s data at your fingertips

You can read more about these companies on their websites or accesing this article by Fast Company .