Characteristics of Industry 4.0: Driven by the Internet and IoT

Characteristics of Industry 4.0: Driven by the Internet and IoT

Outdated manual labor can no longer meet the demands of modern manufacturing. Some developed countries began investing in automation technology early on to enhance productivity. Over the past few decades, with the informatization, digitization, and networking of various products, the production structure of the manufacturing industry itself has become more complex, refined, and automated. The … Read more

Research on IoT Technology Applications in Manufacturing

Research on IoT Technology Applications in Manufacturing

Introduction The first five issues of the “Research on Industrial Transformation” special edition received strong reactions and unanimous praise from the industry after publication. Recently, the sixth issue of the “Research on Industrial Transformation” special edition has been officially published. This public account will continue to report on the articles included in the sixth issue … Read more

Industrial IoT Database IoTDB and Its Applications

Industrial IoT Database IoTDB and Its Applications

This article is approximately 7200 words, and it is recommended to read in 15 minutes This article shares information about the industrial time-series database IoTDB (full name Apache IoTDB) and some of its applications. IoTDB originated from the School of Software at Tsinghua University. Under the leadership of Dean Wang, the team began focusing on … Read more

IoT and Big Data: Tencent Cloud IoT Industrial Solutions for Digital Transformation

IoT and Big Data: Tencent Cloud IoT Industrial Solutions for Digital Transformation

With the arrival of Industry 4.0, the manufacturing sector is entering a new digital era. Under this backdrop, industrial enterprises need to build new intelligent factories to support the upgrade of traditional industries to intelligent manufacturing. Integrating new generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and 5G into various processes, production, … Read more

Understanding the Relationship Between Industry 4.0, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data

Understanding the Relationship Between Industry 4.0, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data

Before becoming a new hotspot in 2015, it is necessary to understand what this new concept means and what its relationship is with other Internet concepts. In April 2013, the German government officially launched the “Industry 4.0” strategy at the Hannover Industrial Fair, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of German industry and seize the initiative … Read more

Development of Industrial Internet Platforms Towards Industry 5.0

Development of Industrial Internet Platforms Towards Industry 5.0

The term “Industrial Internet” has been frequently mentioned in the industry in recent years, corresponding to the “second half” of the Internet. Another similar concept is “Industrial Internet,” both of which are translated as “Industrial Internet” in English. Interestingly, the concept of “Industrial Internet” was proposed by the United States Industrial Internet Consortium, composed of … Read more

Analysis of SANY Heavy Industry’s Development in Industrial IoT and Smart Manufacturing Transformation

Analysis of SANY Heavy Industry's Development in Industrial IoT and Smart Manufacturing Transformation

Introduction This article analyzes the smart manufacturing development of SANY Heavy Industry, a leading enterprise in the equipment manufacturing industry, focusing on its transformation process in smart manufacturing and the construction of the IoT platform. It explores the construction of smart manufacturing and industrial IoT platforms for Chinese manufacturing enterprises, providing reference for building industrial … Read more

SANY Heavy Industry: Building a Local Industrial IoT Open Platform

SANY Heavy Industry: Building a Local Industrial IoT Open Platform

For the manufacturing industry, under the backdrop of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, intelligent manufacturing characterized by digitalization, networking, and intelligence has become a trend for future development. Cloud-based precise management of supply chains, continuous online monitoring, optimization of production equipment operation, energy data management, and industrial safety production in the … Read more

7 Innovative 5G+ Industrial Internet Applications

7 Innovative 5G+ Industrial Internet Applications

1. Lierda 5G Ultra-Converged Factory Reported by: China Telecom Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Branch Main Business: System integration, equipment sales, design and construction related to communication and information business; technical development, technical services, technical consulting, technical training; sales and maintenance of pagers, mobile phones, and their accessories; production and sales of telecom cards; customer service; house … Read more

Current Status and Analysis of the IoT Industry in China

Current Status and Analysis of the IoT Industry in China

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the internet that connects everything. The industry defines IoT as the connection of any item to the internet through information sensing devices such as RFID, infrared sensing, global positioning systems, and laser scanning, following agreed protocols to exchange and communicate information, achieving intelligent recognition, positioning, tracking, monitoring, and … Read more