Category: Concepts and Definitions

The Role of IoT in ESG

by Andy Slote - Jun 01 2023

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) is a hot topic lately, trending in discussions about the changing world, including how we attempt to manage the negative aspects and influence future…

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The Human Machine Interface – Part Two

by Richard Gate - May 01 2023

HMI – Human Machine Interface, is the link between machines and their Human operators or users. Moving right to the other end of the time scale in part two of…

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HMI: The Human Machine Interface – Part One

by Richard Gate - Mar 01 2023

HMI (Human Machine Interface) is the link between machines and their humans. It is often seen as a very modern thing that is only relevant to the computer age, but…

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Applying Overall Equipment Effectiveness to Manufacturing

by Andy Slote - Feb 01 2023

Companies often use “Overall Equipment Effectiveness” (OEE) as a factory metric to measure how effectively a manufacturing process runs.

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The Digital Twin

by Richard Gate - Jan 01 2023

Welcome to the New Year of 2023. Could this be the year where a number of strands come together? IoT, Networks, Virtual Worlds, Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence to shape…

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Beauty in Science, Technology, and IoT

by Richard Gate - Dec 01 2022

Firstly, a little early but Merry Christmas to all. It’s a beautiful time of year for me talk about beauty in the context of simplicity, elegance, symmetry, and information. Recently…

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Office Indoor Air Quality

by Andy Slote - Nov 01 2022

We usually assume the air quality in an office environment is at least acceptable. Still, with many indoor spaces, there is often no monitoring for unacceptable conditions or the presence…

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Machine Learning vs Artificial Intelligence

by Richard Gate - Oct 01 2022

Machine Learning (ML) and particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), get a lot of bad press which seems to be inspired by TV series and movies.

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People Tracking

by Andy Slote - Jul 01 2022

One of the many applications where the Internet of Things delivers significant value is “people tracking,” which primarily refers to monitoring a physical persona rather than a digital one in…

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The Public Perception of IoT

by Richard Gate - Feb 01 2022

This blog post came about as the result of a question to my wife. To be fair to her, she has never had any involvement in IT, so the answer…

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