You’ve likely heard or read about the predictions stating smart, connected products, systems, and machinery will transform manufacturing. Sensor-based technology promises to bring seas of contextual data to manufacturers for a wide range of exciting, disruptive applications from predictive analytics to automated machine maintenance. These are the high-profile benefits generating excitement.
But, if you look past the hype, you can see smart technologies also address some of the basic fundamentals of manufacturing, like productivity, efficiency, and customer service.
