Humans have developed numerous technologies to make communication easier, faster and, most importantly, cost-effective. For industrial automation, effective communication is the real-strategic tool for improving a company's productivity. Here, Steve Hughes, managing director of power quality specialist, REO UK, explains why businesses need to keep pace with developments in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Traditionally, factories operated with a labyrinth of mechanical and electronic devices. Now, more and more manufacturers are adopting IoT because of the growing need to transmit copious amounts of data, in real-time, between different automation systems to control machines, as well as monitor and synchronise production lines.
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