Artificial Intelligence

How AI Improves Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Equipment

BySvend Svendsen

Predictive maintenance has been around for decades. The old version watched for sensor readings to cross fixed thresholds. Vibration above a set number triggered an alarm. Temperature above a set number triggered an alarm. The approach worked, but it only caught problems after they were already obvious. AI changes that. Instead of waiting for a…

Industries

Practical Applications for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

BySvend Svendsen

The internet is great. It holds the answer to almost every question ever asked, and offers opportunities never before seen. The internet has become a tool as much as a hammer and screwdriver, and industries are using the internet to open possibilities for better efficiency, more information gathering, and better data management. Industrial manufacturing companies…