Accurate, low cost sensor matrices designed for automated inventory tracking

InnovationLab has announced that it has been working with Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to integrate its printed sensors into an innovative logistics application. Trelleborg’s IntelliStok inventory management system eliminates the need for the manual scanning of items, thereby saving time, increasing efficiency and reducing…

New sensor utilising LoRaWAN to prevent gas leak accidents in cities

Semtech Corporation has announced its collaboration with eLichens, designer of avolta-CH4, a new connected gas leak detector running on the LoRaWAN standard. Based on eLichens patented gas sensing technology, avolta is able to detect natural gas (methane) leaks with ultra-selectiveness, has…

Percepio releases Tracealyzer with support for ESP32 and Zephyr

Percepio, a company working in visual trace diagnostics for embedded systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced Tracealyzer version 4.5 with support for the Espressif ESP32 MCU, the open-source Zephyr RTOS, improved integration with Lauterbach uTrace, and a…

New offering enables voice-controlled operation of AI systems in IoT applications

Renesas Electronics has announced the joint development of a voice-controlled multimodal AI solution that enables low-power contactless operation for image processing in vision AI-based IoT and edge systems, such as self-checkout machines, security cameras, and video conference systems, and smart…

Rockwell Automation recognised as a finalist for Microsoft IoT Partner of the Year

Rockwell Automation has been named a finalist of the 2021 Microsoft Internet of Things Partner of the Year Award. The company was recognised among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer…

How industrial routers help overcome the 3G shut off

In 2017, AT&T turned off its 2G network, causing around 70% of San Francisco’s buses and trains to disappear from the NextMuni system map, which passengers use to track vehicle locations and check arrival times. Following this, the San Francisco…

Smart monitoring and IIoT technologies improve onshore wind turbine up-time

Operators of onshore wind turbines are always looking to maximise power output and profitability. Therefore, any tool that can reduce turbine maintenance requirements and improve reliability is incredibly useful. To deliver these benefits, Altra Renewables has employed Industrial Internet of…

45 million 5G small cells will be installed by 2031

After years of waiting, 5G is finally here. 5G not only greatly improves network experiences for mobile consumers, but more importantly, will bring digitalisation into every industry, revolutionising our society. However, this vision will not be realised without small cell…

ETSI releases IoT testing specifications for industrial automation

The ETSI committee on Methods for Testing and Specifications (TC MTS) has recently completed a first set of seven standards addressing the testing of the IoT MQTT and CoAP protocols, and the foundational security IoT-Profile. “These new standards fill the…

Crosser enables IFS customers to create value from their IoT data

Crosser, a low-code platform for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has announced a new partnership with IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications company. The combined solution will empower joint customers to turn machine data into actionable insights. The raw asset…