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In the age of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and data-driven economy, manufacturers face increased global competition, shorter product cycles, and changing customer demands, shifting the manufacturing paradigm to Industry 4.0, the smarter manufacturing of tomorrow. In the future, a factory has to be digitally connected to be smart, to improve flexibility, efficiency, and throughput.
The value of smart machines for manufacturing applications is real. With them, you can enjoy real-time data collection, remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and can apply machine learning for improved production quality.
Predictive maintenance is an approach used among all types of organizations to achieve increased productivity and efficiency. In this video we will discuss the strategic and operational benefits of predictive maintenance and cover a four step approach to get started with predictive maintenance.
In a smart factory with mass customization, the customer order and the inventory and supplier systems are all connected to streamline the schedule of incoming materials to be “just-in-time” for the production process. And outgoing deliveries to customers will also have a more reliable schedule.
A connected smart building is built to support the diverse production activities with better energy efficiency, safety and security, and sustainability. With the integration of the Industrial Internet of Things, manufacturers are moving towards a digitalization opportunity to build a smarter, more optimized and manageable manufacturing facility. Facilities are now being connected to deliver operationally efficient, safe and profitable manufacturing processes.
Smart factories require IT and OT to be integrated by connections to sensors, machines, and production lines, making the ICS network in these factories more vulnerable to the external and internal threats. So the top priority when enabling cybersecurity is to create a “clean” network environment to protect smart machines, production lines and ultimately your entire factory.
As network complexity increases with smart factories connected to the industrial internet of things, whitelisting traffic control becomes inadequate to provide effective network security for industrial applications. What is needed are well-designed firewalls that can allow or deny traffic based on protocols, to enable checks on control data commands at the application layer, such as Modbus TCP deep packet inspection.
It’s always a challenge for general industrial users to configure security-related parameters. In order to manage the complex network with ease and prevent unauthorized access, utilize a comprehensive automation profile function that supports most common fieldbus protocols, including EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Modbus/TCP, and PROFINET. Users can easily create a secure Ethernet Fieldbus network from a user-friendly web UI with a single click.
