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By MPI Editor|2019-10-29T17:10:55+00:00February 5th, 2016|Internet of Things|Comments Off

The MPI Internet of Things Study was designed to evaluate the readiness of U.S. manufacturers to incorporate smart devices and embedded intelligence within their plants and processes. We’re particularly interested in executives’ plans to improve business performance via the Internet of Things (IoT) — and for developing and selling products with embedded intelligence. The study looks deeply into how manufacturers will leverage IoT capabilities, along with the challenges they face. Download the Internet of Things Executive Summary The MPI Internet of Things Study was conducted by The MPI Group, and sponsored by Rockwell Automation, QAD, and BDO. In August [...]

Internet of Things Strategy — Smart Devices Need Smart People

By George Taninecz|2016-12-21T22:50:42+00:00June 8th, 2015|George Taninecz, Internet of Things|Comments Off on Internet of Things Strategy — Smart Devices Need Smart People

Many manufacturers are aggressively incorporating intelligence into their production assets. Our recent MPI Manufacturing Study found that 10% of plant equipment (median) now has technologies embedded that enable machine-to-machine or machine-to-IT system communications (a much higher average figure of 23.7% highlights how extensively a few manufacturers are investing in Internet of Things capabilities). So, is the Internet of Things (IoT) really taking off? Not hardly and not yet, for a couple of reasons. First, digitally lacing together machines is a prerequisite for the IoT. But it’s not as if equipment is suddenly going to become self-aware and start producing [...]