With all the hoopla and commotion you might be hearing about the “Industrial Internet of Things” and how it might improve operations, what might this all really mean for your manufacturing and production operations?

Some of these components include digital sensors, control elements, and technologies and communications paths, such as data diodes and Microsoft’s Azure Cloud, to get this information into the right expert(s) hands in order to make decisions to reduce unplanned downtime, improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and operate more predictably and reliably.

Mike describes how these technologies open up connected services opportunities for remote experts that were difficult or perhaps impossible to achieve in the past. He shares examples such a 7% reduction in steam usage, avoidance of unplanned downtime, and optimized energy usage.

For more on finding practical approaches in applying the Industrial Internet of Things that deliver business results, check out the Industrial IoT pages. You can also connect and interact with other process improvement experts in the Improve and Modernize group in the Emerson Exchange 365 community.