Most industrial enterprises stand to gain placing energy efficiency among their top priorities, and as the world turns its attention to achieving Net Zero, the need to focus on energy efficiency is growing sharply. Tim Harrison, Customer Success Manager, SolutionsPT,…
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Distributed AI in metalworking
From homicidal supercomputer Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Terminator’s Skynet, artificial intelligence (AI) hasn’t always had the best representation in popular culture. In industry, however, AI and machine learning technologies have become widely adopted as a way…
Smart app compressor controller with OTA monitoring
Atlas Copco has introduced its new, fully in-house Elektronikon Nano, the first compressor controller that can work remotely with a smart app. Now, with Atlas Copco’s SmartLink app, the G-series is the first compressor to allow OTA (over the air)…
Juniper Research reports: roaming IoT connections to generate 1,100 petabytes globally by 2027
A new Juniper Research study has predicted that the global amount of data generated by roaming IoT connections will increase from 86 petabytes in 2022 to 1,100 petabytes by 2027. 1,100 petabytes would be enough data to stream 165 million…
Futureproof … competitive factories need to leverage the power of data
Boosting responsiveness, productivity and flexibility on the factory floor is the key to enhanced competitiveness. Efficient data management using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is therefore increasingly important in extending communication beyond the production cell and ensuring the successful…
Quantum computing’s potential – and its potential concerns
Quantum computing (QC) may prove the next major step in technology, as it even surpasses the value of super computers. Sam Holland looks at QC and considers both the capabilities and the downfalls that may come with it. An introduction…
Digi-Key: How to build & deploy a private LoRaWAN IoT project
Are you looking to further leverage LoRa? Learn how to build a secure, private (on-premises) LoRaWAN IoT solutions using ready-to-use hardware and software. If you missed the free seeed studio and machinechat webinar you can still sign up to listen…
LoRaWAN installation to optimise ship’s maritime operations
Semtech has announced its collaboration with SkyLab, provider of wireless sensors and tracking tech, and HeNet B.V., developers of the LongAP, to provide a dual-band network – using Semtech’s LoRa devices in the LongAP Pro gateway – for the ship:…
Moving forward with the AIoT
Artificial intelligence is not just a trend – but trendy. The concept, and the handily vague term ‘smart’, have been used to unconvincingly promote a range of products that are claimed to have gained intelligence – whether it’s our cars,…
AKA Robotics completes series A financing
Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co. (‘AKA Robotics’), a leading intelligent special robot company, recently completed its Series A financing round, which was led by Legend Capital. This round of funds will be used to invest in R&D and accelerate its…
