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The Future of Industrial IoT in Manufacturing: Trends in 2023 by Sravani Bhattacharjee
Manufacturers globally now recognize the disruptive potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). In 2023, IIoT adoption among manufacturers is expected to rise. According to Research and Markets study, in 2022, the estimated market value of IoT in manufacturing was $209.44 billion globally. The market value is forecasted to reach $397.86 billion by 2026 at a 17.4 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

IoT Connects Industries to Greater Safety by Sravani Bhattacharjee
Industrial workers are exposed to various hazardous conditions. Harmful radiation, extreme temperatures and low air quality, to name a few. In the United States, private industries report nearly 2.8 million nonfatal workplace accidents and injuries annually. A study shows that fatal workplace injuries affect 25 percent of construction workers in the construction industry.

How Digital Twin Technology Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing by Sravani Bhattacharjee
Virtually twinning products are now a reality, thanks to certain ground-breaking innovations in sensor technology, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and machine learning. Since 2015, digital twin technology has made giant leaps to revolutionize how factories design, build and operate. Valued at $7.48 billion in 2021, the global digital twin market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.1 percent from 2022 to 2030.

How Industrial IoT Applications are Reshaping Manufacturing by Sravani Bhattacharjee
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) converges physical hardware with software-driven intelligence to deliver transformative applications for the cyber-physical world. Manufacturing is a significant benefactor of this digital transformation. IIoT applications for manufacturing encompass monitoring and optimizing equipment performance, quality control, human-to-machine interaction and more.

Predictive Maintenance and the Promising Frontiers of Industry 4.0 by Sravani Bhattacharjee
For years, manufacturing companies relied on time-based equipment maintenance, where the machine's age decided maintenance requirements. Older machines had more frequent maintenance cycles.

Securing Industrial IoT Systems in the Post-Pandemic World by Sravani Bhattacharjee
The post-pandemic shift to remote work underscores a new trend in the industrial sector: the critical role of digitization, remote connectivity, remote monitoring and asset tracking in manufacturing. The result was an upward trend in IIoT adoption worldwide. Today, increased IIoT adoption puts the spotlight on IoT security's most crucial aspect: securing IoT systems.

Industrial Electronics: World Markets and Opportunities for Passive Components by Dennis Zogbi
From a supply chain perspective, the industrial supply chain is a grand ecosystem where pricing and volumes are respectable, but not as demanding or scrutinized as the high-reliability and sensitive components consumed in defense and medical end-use market segments. However, it is also not as intense as the trillion-piece markets for passive components in communications, computers and consumer electronics.

IoT Sensors: The Foundation for Smart Buildings by Poornima Apte
In the United States, the 2020 energy consumption numbers indicate a worrying trend: Buildings alone account for a staggering thirty percent of the country’s entire diet. It is becoming increasingly clear that meeting climate change goals will mean a shift toward smart buildings that have a lower carbon footprint and are able to use energy wisely.

Wearable Technology Drives Demand for Smart Sensors Worldwide by Victoria Kickham
Sales of wearable devices to grow 17% this year, spurring demand for smart sensors in everything from consumer to industrial applications. (more)

Technology Drives Opportunity in 2018 by Victoria Kickham
Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things top list of transformative technologies to watch this year. (more)

Smart Support Underpins IoT Growth: A Q&A by Michael Knight
In this Q&A with Electronics Sourcing North America, Michael Knight, president of TTI Semiconductor Group, tells how the company has enhanced its offering with the acquisition of Symmetry and the creation of a high-tech application engineering support service. (more)

Addressing the Need for Enhanced Memory Capability by Murray Slovick
To keep up with the explosion of data and bandwidth requirements in computing systems, NAND flash and DRAM memory suppliers are advancing their efforts to increase speed and performance, raise density and lower power - benefitting applications ranging from network servers to wearables, AI, mobile 5G and the Internet of Things. (more)

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Energy Monitoring in an IIoT World by Phoenix Contact
Smart instrumentation, monitoring, and the connected factory represent an exciting new era in industrial automation known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). IIoT is transforming the way we design and operate all kinds of equipment and even influences plant design as a whole. The promises of smart factories that can reduce energy consumption and boost uptime are firmly rooted in monitoring and collecting data on equipment of all types.

EtherNet/IP: When To Go Wireless by Phoenix Contact 
EtherNet/IP has become popular for industrial applications. Many of these applications use EtherNet/IP over wireless infrastructure. Because wireless networks have inherent latency and bandwidth limitations that wired networks don't have, there are several considerations to make when designing a wireless EtherNet/IP network. 

Electromechanical Switch Design Considerations In Smart Home IoT Applications by Panasonic
A part of the Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Home systems and devices often operate together, sharing usage data among themselves and automating actions based on the homeowners' preferences.

Addressing the Demands of Today's Test & Measurement Applications by TE Connectivity
Most companies are always looking for ways to lower capital and operational expenses while at the same time use new and advanced technology to become more dynamic in manufacturing, network capacity, autonomous functionality and more. 

Designing for Today's Connected Applications by TE Connectivity
Today, consumers value the improved control, energy efficiency, reliability, and convenience of intelligent devices, influencing the trend of having high-end, connected applications that can communicate with the user, other applications and the cloud. The trend of quicker and smarter connectivity is posing as an opportunity for designers to leverage some of the reliable, proven products within the market.

Optimized for Battery Life and Reliability: Quartz Crystals for IoT by Abracon
The demand for battery operated/long-life wireless devices is increasing. Demand is being driven by increasingly affordable, power-efficient processors and radios. Developers commonly apply super low power System-On-Chip (SoC) radio/processors to support small devices with multi-year battery life. Often, the dominant factor in such a product’s cost and size is the battery, with battery size dominated by the standby current, and standby current dominated by the low-frequency clock-oscillator.

Speaking a common language: Getting your devices ready for IIoT by: Phoenix Contact
Regardless of the specific industry, everyone has similar goals—to do more with what you already have. In much the same way that your personal smart devices may receive new features thanks to a firmware upgrade, industrial facilities are driven to find ways to get more out of the equipment that they already own.

The Fifth Generation of Wireless Network Communications by TE Connectivity
Most industry analysts agree that upwards of 75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected by 2025, and most will use wireless technology. 4G may not be able to keep up, so thankfully, 5G is on its way. This fifth generation of wireless technology brings advantages in three areas: greater speed to move more data, lower latency to be more responsive, and the ability to connect many more devices at once from sensors to smart devices.

The Quiet Spark Plugs Behind the IoT: Sensors by Panasonic
As the Internet of Things continues its astonishing growth, smart and connected technologies are at the forefront of most IoT conversations. Lesser recognized are developments in Sensors that are making these smart devices possible.

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Additional Resources

Sensor Solutions for Productivity Applications By Sensata
For more than 100 years, Sensata has provided a wide range of customized, sensor-rich solutions that address complex engineering requirements to help customers solve difficult challenges in many industries. Sensata's solutions help to make products safer, smarter, more productive and connected

Molex and 5G Technologies: Planning for RF Success
Evolving wireless applications are demanding faster data rates at higher frequencies and are requiring quicker total throughput times for data. 5G networks incorporate frequencies more than 10 times higher than 4G, supporting a wider range of devices and applications.

Smart Support Underpins IoT Growth: A Q&A with Michael Knight  In this Q&A with Electronics Sourcing North America, Michael Knight, president of TTI Semiconductor Group, tells how the company has enhanced its offering with the acquisition of Symmetry and the creation of a high-tech application engineering support service.

WEBINAR: Engineer Smarter, More Productive Machinery with TE Connectivity Machine manufacturers are integrating smarter, more connected components into their unique design specifications. With the opportunity to increase productivity, safety, and throughput, there is a demand to transition to autonomous machinery across many industries.

Case Study: Secure remote access to SCADA networks via the cloud by: Phoenix Contact
Hermes Systeme GmbH supports industrial and municipal customers in complex applications, such as designing SCADA systems. To support customers without incurring travel costs, Hermes Systeme needed a remote maintenance system that ensured a secure connection. The mGuard Secure Cloud gives Hermes Systeme a flexible and cost-effective solution to securely access end customer applications.

Amphenol RF Enables the Internet of Things by Amphenol RF
The Internet of Things (IoT) is delivering the promises of greater efficiency, improved production, enhanced and new services, and deeper levels of control and data acquisition for city planners, city managers, agriculture, manufacturing, and individuals. 

TTI, TE Connectivity and the Industrial Internet of Things by TE Connectivity
The Internet of Things (IoT) brings communication and control to objects across all areas of life. From lights, appliances and digital assistants in smart homes to traffic control, security, and electrical grid optimization in smart cities, IoT transforms how humans and devices interact with each other. 

Powering the Industrial Internet of Things by Thierry Bieber, Molex
In manufacturing, early identification of process or product variance allows early correction, which reduces defects and increases efficiency. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enables a new way of targeting and reducing variability. Processes that require variable elements, such as temperature, pressure, and viscosity, or industries that require precision placement of components, such as automation, are benefiting from the growing number of deployed sensors and from the insights generated from the data they produce.