The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) refers to interconnected sensors, instruments, and other devices networked together with computers’ industrial applications, including manufacturing and energy management. This connectivity allows for data collection, exchange, and analysis, potentially facilitating improvements in productivity and efficiency as well as other economic benefits. The IIoT is an evolution of a distributed control system (DCS) that allows for a higher degree of automation by using cloud computing to refine and optimize the process controls. (Source: Wikipedia)

According to the Internet of things agenda, The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of smart sensors and actuators to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Also known as the industrial internet or Industry 4.0, IIoT leverages the power of smart machines and real-time analytics to take advantage of the data that dumb machines have produced in industrial settings for years. The driving philosophy behind IIoT is that smart machines are not only better than humans at capturing and analyzing data in real time, they are better at communicating important information that can be used to drive business decisions faster and more accurately.

There are many definitions about what the Industrial Internet of Things is. Instead of delving on definitions of what people commonly refer to “Industry 4.0”, we want to dissect and highlight in this section, the benefits and rewards of implementing Industrial Internet of Things solutions inside manufacturing plants. Above all we want to provide you with workable solutions you can implement in your business today.

Businesses and manufacturers have a lot to gain from the 4th industrial wave that’s poised to sweep the old way of doing business, by transforming manufacturing in a radical and profound way, with the arrival of powerful computing, hardware and software solutions in production facilities.

We want to give you the basics of future things to come so that you can prepare yourself and your business for these major changes. The insights of this information will give you the knowledge and a road map about the resources you need to pull and reorganize to meet the challenges ahead. Knowing is half the battle, as the old adage says. To compete in a sophisticated environment, this starts with a clear vision of this environment, business resources and understanding of what your goals are.