Internet of Things': How connected networks can make automation more efficient
Make way for the new revolutionary conglomeration of digital devices that pledges to innovate industrial production through a massive weave of all potent interconnected IPs ( Internet Protocol) – the Internet of Things or IoT. The phenomenon of Internet of Things has transformed from its origins in RFID to another that encloses all devices that are networked, both external and internal in a manufacturing operation. The massive thrust to embrace IoT in manufacturing corresponds to a recurrent trend that talks about the usage of industrial Ethernet and wireless network technologies within the automated production environment. IoT envelops intelligent sensors and machines, cloud computing, analytics, Big Data, mobility and universal visualization. The main objectives that manufacturers like to see are: improved business performance, production efficiency and asset optimization. Today, IP-enabled microprocessors connect the usual automation equipment such as input/output modules ...