IoT Blog

The Future of Predictive Maintenance in Metalworking

2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

With metalworking companies across all industries facing increased demands, engineers need to rethink plant and maintenance tasks and operations. Customers are expecting greater manufacturing flexibility, more reliable, fast-turnaround product shipments and higher quality standards — all at lower costs. To stay competitive, metalworking companies need to identify more efficient approaches to a variety of production tasks. This need for ongoing efficiency is leading metalworking companies to what...(read more)

Challenged by IoT Implementation? Consider a Framework for Deployment

2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

The challenge of moving from a successful IoT pilot program to implementing a broad deployment can be daunting and should not be undertaken lightly. But if... Read the full text. (read more)

Going Digital in Manufacturing- How Smart Can We Become via IoT Adoption?

2020-10-15T04:00:00Z

In lean manufacturing, life can change pretty dramatically when you are not waiting for the next fire drill. With expanded knowledge and control IoT adoption... Read the full text. (read more)

Listening to Our Collective Voice Delivers IoT Empowered Customer Value

2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

As the digital era dawned and the enormity of IoT empowered possibilities became clearer, our teams explored the ways in which motion and control products... Read the full text. (read more)

Does Digital Transformation Necessitate Cross-Functional Collaboration?

2020-08-12T04:00:00Z

As we are amidst Industry 4.0 and manufacturing’s digital transformation, companies both large and small are grappling with an array of new ways to conduct... Read the full text. (read more)

Is Factory Due Diligence Required to Undertake a Discrete IoT Journey?

2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

While it is not necessary or even desirable to convert an entire factory at once to IoT-enabled processes and machines, it hasn’t always been clear to end... Read the full text. (read more)

Taking a Discrete Path to IoT ROI in Manufacturing

2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

As the management of manufacturing plants and other assets grows more complex, integrating automated monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) at the discrete level provides a built-in safeguard against unplanned downtime or consequential damages. And it addresses one of the roadblocks many have discovered with a top-down enterprise-level path to IoT: the requirement for significant investments in infrastructure around equipment and business processes, with little ROI to show for it in...(read more)

Industrial IoT Solutions With Voice of the Machine at Bauma China

2018-12-14T14:28:00Z

The ever-changing industrial Internet of Things has revolutionized the traditional landscape and business model of the construction machinery industry. Domestic and foreign parts and service providers have increased their investment and continuously launched innovative products and technical solutions based on the industrial Internet of Things. From November 27th - 30th, 2018 Parker brought its Voice of the Machine™ industrial IoT platform to the Shanghai Bauma Exhibition. The technology covers...(read more)

The Industrial IoT Journey: A Framework for Moving from Pilot to Broad Deployment

2018-11-08T21:00:00Z

It seems like every industrial company is at some stage of planning for or deploying industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology. According to a survey of IoT decision makers and influencers in the manufacturing, oil, and gas, and transportation industries by Bsquare for their 2017 Annual IoT Maturity Survey , 86 percent of participants had adopted IoT solutions. Almost all believed that the technology will provide a significant or tremendous impact on their industry. Yet, while there is certainly...(read more)

Who Holds the Stakes When Deploying IoT? Everyone

2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

As a company that has produced motion and control components and subsystems in core industrial sectors for 100 years, Parker has recently taken a significant step forward by embarking on a digital transformation. Between our own journey and working with customers seeking to leverage the Industrial Internet of Things, we’ve arrived at certain truths about the process of building digital ecosystems of connected products. One of those truths is that an effective enterprise of connected “things” must...(read more)

When New Machines Have a Voice, What Will Old Machines Do?

2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

Last year, PwC found that 85 percent of U.S. manufacturers are already delivering, or planning to deliver, products with IoT capabilities. Considering the promise of IoT, this should come as no surprise. Manufacturers, including Parker, are moving quickly to IoT-enable their products because of the exciting new capabilities IoT technologies deliver. For example, equipping off-road industrial equipment with telematics systems that send data to a centralized fleet management platform provides the...(read more)

Aggressive Measures for Industrial Cybersecurity

2018-06-06T12:30:00Z

As the technology that powers the Internet of Things (IoT) progresses, it’s changing the way industrial companies operate. But that technology brings security risks. Ransomware. Malware. Viruses. Account hijacking. Cybersecurity threats to the IoT are a reality that must be confronted. And as more devices are connected to the Internet, the possibility of further security breaches rises. There are over 300 million new devices connected to the Internet every month. These devices go into a variety...(read more)

How IoT Analytics Can Optimize Productivity

2018-06-05T19:00:00Z

From our personal devices to medical systems and online shopping, it’s clear we live in a digital world—and the rapid progress of that world is driven by data. The collection and application of data are everywhere. It’s why there’s been substantial investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) across all major industries. But collecting data is not enough. A precise analytics strategy is necessary to fully understand the data. Because real value can only be obtained from data when it can be analyzed...(read more)

Taking IoT to the Last Mile by Listening to the “Voice of the Machine”

2018-06-04T17:00:00Z

If you’re familiar with Parker, you know we’ve been manufacturing components and subsystems for industrial equipment for a long time. One hundred years to be exact. You also know the world is much different today than it was 100 years ago—or even five years ago for that matter. One of the biggest recent advancements in industrial manufacturing is the proliferation of sensors on all types of industrial equipment, from connectors, hose and tubing to pumps, motors, actuators and filters. Data...(read more)

Defining the Value of IoT in a Connected World

2018-05-22T12:15:00Z

There’s volumes of material that focus on the technology behind IoT. However, a more significant discussion should be had around the value IoT delivers. While that value must begin with end users of the technology, it can’t stop there. To ensure future success, IoT must cascade and deliver value to equipment manufacturers and distributors as well. In this stage of IoT development, value relates primarily to the visibility and insights IoT applications provide and the performance and uptime...(read more)