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Technical, hands-on perspectives on industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, and AI applied to manufacturing — written by people who live the shop floor.

Articles

Production line with machine downtime
Industry 4.0
Machine downtime: the invisible cost
Every factory has a number nobody wants to look at too closely. It's the total time the machines stood idle — and the impact that has on the bottom line.
Industrial IoT sensors connected to equipment
Industry 4.0
Industrial IoT in practice: how to connect a factory that already exists
The number one objection from industrial managers when the topic is Industry 4.0 is always the same: "my machines are too old".
Timeline of industrial evolution
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The evolution of Industry 4.0: what comes after connected factories
Industry 4.0 brought the factory out of the dark, but it stopped at visibility. The next phase is about decision — and it has a name: Software Defined Manufacturing.
Operators in a modern connected factory
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 in practice: what delivers results and what's still just hype
Industry 4.0 is one of the most talked-about and least applied terms in the industrial sector. At any trade show, conference, or startup pitch, it shows up.
Software Defined Manufacturing diagram
Industry 4.0
What is Software Defined Manufacturing (SDM) and why it's changing industry
Imagine an operator who knows the factory in every detail — one who never sleeps, never misses a shift, and learns with every production cycle.
The Ubivis team in 2015
Industry 4.0
The Ubivis story: from automated industrial quality to Software Defined Manufacturing
In 2015, when Ubivis got its first project off the ground, "Industry 4.0" was still a buzzword freshly imported from Germany.
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