This blog was co-authored by David Figoli, WellAware’s Chief Technology Officer, Over the next eight years, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is projected to explode. According to Quince Market Insights, the IIoT market will grow at a 21% CAGR between 2020 and 2028, driven by advances in manufacturing technology, Industry 4.0, and the proliferation of IoT … Read more
In the industrial sector, health and safety are paramount. If organizations can’t produce goods and substances while also protecting people and the environment, they won’t survive. While chemicals and other industrial additives might get a bad rap based on their potential toxicity or environmental contamination, they actually play a significant role in preserving human and … Read more
In many industrial sectors, companies produce commodity goods with relatively thin margins. There is little room for unanticipated capital outlays or inefficient operations that drain precious cash flow. Fortunately, with the right concentration and application of specialty chemicals, operators can preserve machinery, maintain production throughput, reallocate labor, and avoid downstream costs, all of which are … Read more
Industrial chemicals play an essential role in the quality of the goods that we produce. Without chemicals, the gas we put in our cars, the water we drink, the food we eat, and even the cosmetics we buy wouldn’t meet quality standards that exist to satisfy and protect end users and consumers. However, many industrial … Read more
Automated Chemical Production Assurance Industrial specialty chemicals are vital to so many industrial businesses. With industrial chemicals, we have the ability to develop quality products through highly efficient processes. Our factories, production facilities, and oil wells simply wouldn’t be the same without chemicals. One way that chemicals directly drive better business outcomes for manufacturers is … Read more
Automating Chemicals We depend on industrial chemicals in countless ways. Chemicals are vital for developing products, substances, and resources that power the global economy, fill our stores, and feed our families. Ultimately, without chemicals, so much of the manufacturing work that drives production wouldn’t be possible. Industrial specialty chemicals are especially valuable when it comes … Read more
Over the past decade, highly publicized cybersecurity breaches have revealed weaknesses in our prevailing IT security models. In 2013, Edward Snowden took 20,000 documents from the NSA without using any sophisticated devices or software. In the same year, hackers stole credit and debit card data from 40 million Target customers by exploiting a vulnerability in the retailer’s building management … Read more
The Internet of Things shows a lot of promise to solve some BIG problems for industrial companies. When organizations pursue industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects, they often begin by exploring what types of industrial IoT sensors are available. Operations managers typically have an idea of what processes they want to monitor but aren’t always sure … Read more
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming our world in many ways. With smart devices and sensors, we can collect data automatically in real time about critical processes, infrastructure, and events. However, IoT deployments don’t always play out as expected. At WellAware, we think this has to do with accountability – could Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) improve … Read more
Zero Touch Provisioning for IoT Data stream provisioning is a critical part of any remote asset management deployment. Zero Touch Provisioning, a term commonly used to define rapid IT network deployments, implies low-friction, software-defined data stream creation. Organizations that want to take advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT) must be able to configure smart devices … Read more
Managed Services business models have become much more prevalent over the last few decades thanks to advances in cloud computing technology. More recently, Managed Services Providers (MSPs), in particular, have grown increasingly popular as companies try to optimize operations and decision-making around data streams. What are Managed Services for the IoT? So, what are Managed … Read more
Systems integrators (SIs) are a recent global phenomenon. Wikipedia defines a systems integrator as “a person or company that specializes in bringing together component subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together.” In other words, they help customers manage the complexity of big technical projects, such as those involving digital transformation. Overall, … Read more
Updating Remote Monitoring Remote monitoring and control systems consist of many interconnected layers of hardware, networks, software, and people. How do you know when it’s time for a remote monitoring system upgrade? On the hardware front, you have the physical assets themselves, the measurement hardware (sensors), processing hardware, and communications hardware. When it comes to … Read more
Large-scale industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) deployments tend to stall out and fail before they even get started. From data collection problems to bad technology, there are numerous issues that prevent organizations from implementing digital projects successfully. We’ve learned that many of these challenges exist as a result of how leaders approach IIoT deployments. They … Read more
Industrial leaders use the Internet of Things (IoT) to change the way they do business. They want to pursue digitization to make operations and infrastructure safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for their workers. However, many fail to realize that big business process change is hard to get right. Organizations can’t simply add an IoT layer on … Read more