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Latest IIC publication discusses role of IoT in future of supply chains

Automation Mag

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) released the latest edition of its Journal of Innovation (JoI) titled The Role of IoT in Shaping the Future of Supply Chains. Early Learnings from a Logistics Testbed – Investigates data logistics ecosystems based on existing IIC testbeds.

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Rotor Technologies propels advances in autonomous helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Pilots fly into wires, get disoriented in inclement weather, or otherwise lose control, and almost all of these accidents can be prevented with automation. We have a very careful approach to automation, but we also retain a highly skilled human expert in the loop,” Xu said. “We Xu explained.

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PLC module coordinates real-time data in coal shipping application

Control Engineering

Integrating programmable logic controllers (PLC) to business systems to manage operations used to be a manual process, but module technologies can help coordinate them and become more automated. Reducing environmental impact, costs and processing times are high priorities across the supply chain. Courtesy: Softing.