Comparison of IoT Platforms, Industrial Internet Platforms, and Integrated Management Platforms

Comparison of IoT Platforms, Industrial Internet Platforms, and Integrated Management Platforms

Dimension IoT Platform Industrial Internet Platform Integrated Management Platform Technical Features Device connectivity and protocol conversionEdge computing capabilities Full-process digitalization in vertical industriesIndustrial AI and digital twins Cross-system data integrationStandardized APIs and middleware Typical Technology Stack – Communication Protocols: MQTT/CoAP/LoRaWAN– Tools: Node-RED, AWS IoT Core – Protocols: OPC UA/Modbus– Tools: Siemens MindSphere, PTC ThingWorx – … Read more

Enabling Factory Equipment to Communicate Freely Like Mobile Phones

Enabling Factory Equipment to Communicate Freely Like Mobile Phones

The industrial internet is a strategic infrastructure for new industrialization and an important driving force for developing new productive forces. As the underlying communication technology of the industrial internet, the industrial IoT is the core technology for the safe operation of industrial automation systems. How does the industrial IoT make every industrial product “addressable, communicable, … Read more

IoT Application Technology | Unlocking the Communication Code from Smart Homes to Smart Cities

IoT Application Technology | Unlocking the Communication Code from Smart Homes to Smart Cities

The Internet of Things (IoT), as an industry covering a wide range of fields, has permeated various aspects of daily life. From identity authentication systems and electronic toll collection (ETC) to smart home control, IoT technology plays a core role in the integration of various hardware devices and network communications. With the continuous advancement of … Read more

Industrial Internet Series Deep Dive Part Three: Policy Support and Demand-Driven Development of the Industrial Internet from Concept to Implementation

Industrial Internet Series Deep Dive Part Three: Policy Support and Demand-Driven Development of the Industrial Internet from Concept to Implementation

※ The Industrial Internet is an Inevitable Choice for the Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing The Industrial Internet is the infrastructure for intelligent manufacturing. Its development has gone through several stages including cloud platforms, big data, and the Internet of Things. So far, major economies around the world have focused on platform-level projects such as … Read more

Empowering Intelligence Accelerates the Flourishing Development of Industrial IoT

Empowering Intelligence Accelerates the Flourishing Development of Industrial IoT

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), as a product of the deep integration of information and communication technology, intelligent science and technology, and industry, is a key support for the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy, and for implementing a new round of industrial revolution. “For most countries, leveraging the IIoT … Read more

Industrial Internet and Industrial IoT: Distinct Paths

Industrial Internet and Industrial IoT: Distinct Paths

(1) Research and Development Design Whether research and development design is part of manufacturing is questionable. However, research and development design is now moving towards 3D and simulation, such as users participating in DIY design online, 3D CAD, simulation CAE verification, simulation VRAR experience, and even prototyping: 3D printing (additive manufacturing). (2) Smart Manufacturing New … Read more

How Edge Computing Addresses Fragmentation and Complexity in Energy Internet

How Edge Computing Addresses Fragmentation and Complexity in Energy Internet

The mindset of the consumer internet faces severe challenges in the era of industrial internet and energy internet! ” Author | Wang Gang According to Lei Feng Network: On August 7, 2020, the Global Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Summit (CCF-GAIR 2020) officially opened. The CCF-GAIR 2020 summit is hosted by the China Computer Federation (CCF) … Read more

Four Major Trends in DCS Development Under Smart Manufacturing

Four Major Trends in DCS Development Under Smart Manufacturing

The modern industrial production process is rapidly developing towards large-scale, integrated, complex, and refined directions. Major equipment and significant projects increasingly rely on control systems for operational control.Control systems have become the brain and nervous system of modern industrial production processes, and their development level directly reflects the level of industrial production.Among them, Distributed Control … Read more

AI Applications and Future in Industry: From Data Analysis to Smart Production

AI Applications and Future in Industry: From Data Analysis to Smart Production

Introduction | The rapid development of artificial intelligence technology is quietly leading the fourth industrial revolution. Although there are still many challenges to be solved in the deployment of AI technology in the industrial field, this cannot stop the historical trend from moving forward. AI is bringing new changes to the industrial sector. Today, we … Read more

Accelerating Industrial Digital Transformation Through Industrial Internet Platforms

Accelerating Industrial Digital Transformation Through Industrial Internet Platforms

Author: Liu Ran1, Xie Xiaolei2 Affiliation: 1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Department of Industrial Engineering and Management; 2. Tsinghua University Department of Industrial Engineering Citation: Ran LIU, Xiaolei XIE. Improve the industrial digital transformation through Industrial Internet platforms. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2024, 11(1): 167–174 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-023-0286-9 Article Link: https://journal.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/10.1007/s42524-023-0286-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42524-023-0286-9 Keywords: Industrial digital transformation; Industrial … Read more