Sensors are fundamental building blocks of computer control of production systems. But they're often misunderstood.
With the Industrial Internet of things, everything is sensor equipped. And with wireless, cloud connected production equipment, the amount of data that can be aggregated is immense. But are those sensors telling the truth? Jim Anderton relates that with increasing sophistication, industrial sensors are surprisingly misunderstood on a fundamental level. There are three things to keep in mind.
In each episode of End of the Line, manufacturing veteran Jim Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations.
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