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Industry 4.0 graphic.

<img width="495" height="400" alt="Industry 4.0 graphic." data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="Industry 4.0 graphic." srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-3-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Industry 4.0 in the Simplest Terms Possible

September 8, 2021

Industry 4.0 in the Simplest Terms Possible The manufacturing…

Worker confused on what decision to make because of poor data reliability.

<img width="495" height="400" alt="Worker confused on what decision to make because of poor data reliability." data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="Worker confused on what decision to make because of poor data reliability." srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-14-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Data Reliability: Do you Trust Your Data?

August 30, 2021

Data Reliability: Do you Trust Your Data? First of all, if you…

Graph illustrating manufacturing efficiency improving.

<img width="495" height="400" alt="Graph illustrating manufacturing efficiency improving." data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="Graph illustrating manufacturing efficiency improving." srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-11.58.09-AM-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

2 Strikingly Easy Steps to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency

August 23, 2021

2 Strikingly Easy Steps to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency Improving…

This graphic shows a few different data sets. It also illustrates the vast amount of different data you can acquire with an efficient factory floor data collection process.

<img width="495" height="400" alt="This graphic shows a few different data sets. It also illustrates the vast amount of different data you can acquire with an efficient factory floor data collection process." data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="This graphic shows a few different data sets. It also illustrates the vast amount of different data you can acquire with an efficient factory floor data collection process." srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-1.08.39-PM-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

How "Current" is Your Factory Floor Data Collection Process?

August 16, 2021

Your Factory Floor Data Collection Process is More Important…

This image illustrates the question, "What is real time visibility?"

<img width="495" height="400" alt="This image illustrates the question, "What is real time visibility?"" data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="This image illustrates the question, "What is real time visibility?"" srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-12-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

What is Real-Time Visibility? And Why it Changes Everything

August 9, 2021

What is Real-Time Visibility? What is real-time visibility?…

This factory floor could have improved efficiency with a real-time data solution. Which solution would be best? MES vs IoT?

<img width="495" height="400" alt="This factory floor could have improved efficiency with a real-time data solution. Which solution would be best? MES vs IoT?" data-srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-845x684.png 845w" data-src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-495x400.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="495" height="400" src="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-495x400.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="This factory floor could have improved efficiency with a real-time data solution. Which solution would be best? MES vs IoT?" srcset="//i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-495x400.png 495w, //i0.wp.com/ectobox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-How-to-Combine-Industry-4.0-with-IIoT-10-1-845x684.png 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

MES vs IoT: What's the Difference?

August 2, 2021

MES vs IoT: What's the Difference? MES vs IoT. Two manufacturing…