{"id":21304,"date":"2017-03-06T22:50:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=21304"},"modified":"2024-08-24T06:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T03:05:54","slug":"mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Devices Are Propelling Industrial IoT Scenarios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Mobile_ubiquity\" >Mobile ubiquity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Why_mobile\" >Why mobile?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#A_variety_of_scenarios_to_optimize\" >A variety of scenarios to optimize<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Outside_manufacturing\" >Outside manufacturing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Want_details_Watch_the_video\" >Want details? Watch the video!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Related_slides\" >Related slides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#Further_reading\" >Further reading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/#About_the_expert\" >About the expert<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_ubiquity\"><\/span>Mobile ubiquity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The growth of data within enterprise IT is doubling about every three years. Looking at the big picture, we can see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/why-weve-entered-a-new-era-of-it-zettastructure-and-other-concepts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the zettabyte<\/a> (one million petabytes) being carried by the Internet in 2016 will increase a magnitude to one thousand zettabytes (called a yottabyte) around the year 2040. This is equal to one million exabytes, an amount of data that we can think of in the abstract but barely imagine in reality.<\/p>\n<p>The present reality for enterprise IT is challenging enough, though, as they see their own data needs increase significantly every year. And mobile data is leading the way. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/collateral\/service-provider\/visual-networking-index-vni\/white-paper-c11-738429.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grew 63%<\/a> overall last year, according to Cisco, almost triple the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/executive-perspectives\/annual-internet-report\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overall data growth of around 22%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Waygum-Mobile-IoT-Predix-Cisco-connected-devices-prediction.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Waygum-Mobile-IoT-Predix-Cisco-connected-devices-prediction.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Mobile IoT Predix Cisco connected devices prediction\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21368\" \/><\/a><small>The Internet of Things was \u201cborn\u201d between 2008 and 2009 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/dam\/en_us\/about\/ac79\/docs\/innov\/IoT_IBSG_0411FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cisco IBSG, April 2011<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>With industrial IoT well underway, mobile data isn&#8217;t the only expected growth point. The number of IoT devices will also increase. There were an estimated 25 billion devices in the previous two years. Cisco predicts this number to hit 50 billion by the year 2020. This growth is occurring as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/automated-manufacturing-approaching-industry-4-0-across-various-scenarios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industry 4.0<\/a> manufacturing era is being brought to life, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_mobile\"><\/span>Why mobile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So, it was appropriate to have mobile traffic as a key topic during a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Predix\/events\/231937012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Predix Industrial IoT meetup<\/a> in San Jose. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kgsundar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundar Krish<\/a>, CEO at Waygum.io, presented his thoughts on the topic and explained how the ubiquity of mobile devices affects the current industrial scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Industrial IoT is generally believed to be accelerated by several technologies and products getting better and cheaper\u2014in the sensor, edge computing, cloud, network connectivity, and big data spaces,\u201d he noted. \u201cHowever, one mega trend that actually contributes a lot more to Industrial IoT, yet somewhat under appreciated, is mobile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Waygum-Predix-Mobile-Industrial-IoT-Sundar-Krish.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Waygum-Predix-Mobile-Industrial-IoT-Sundar-Krish.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Mobile Industrial IoT Sundar Krish\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Mobile is probably the only driver that adds people into the mix. More people means more use cases.&#8221; \u2014Sundar Krish, Waygum<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sundar pointed out the most significant real-world example: \u201cevery industrial worker these days has a smartphone. What this does is bring in a whole lot of users, compared to just a handful of them before, and this <strong>explosion of user base<\/strong> will be crucial factor for innovations in Industrial IoT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Sundar Krish pointed out, mobile is the trend to focus on due to some key elements: in addition to portability and ubiquity, <strong>geolocation<\/strong> can help a lot within industrial workflows. As well, manufacturing plants are comprising <strong>large areas<\/strong>, so mobile devices are well suited here. Finally, they are more affordable than legacy <a href=\"http:\/\/machinedesign.com\/iot\/what-are-human-machine-interfaces-and-why-are-they-becoming-more-important\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">human-machine interfaces<\/a> (HMI).<\/p>\n<p>There are also other factors that make the case for mobile, not mentioned by Sundar. For one, the emergence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/4500255395\/Low-power-WANs-overlooked-for-IoT-connectivity-says-Beecham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low-power wide area networks<\/a> (LPWAN) may scale down the cost of deployment and power usage of setting up IoT connections compared to traditional cellular networks. With this, LPWANs open the door for more mobile and IoT projects to be financially feasible.<\/p>\n<p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beechamresearch.com\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> by Beecham Research estimates that LPWANs will account for 26% of all IoT connections by the year 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_variety_of_scenarios_to_optimize\"><\/span>A variety of scenarios to optimize<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sundar then went on to outlining several potential use cases involving mobility. (In this article, we also add some other examples relevant to the topic.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remote monitoring.<\/strong> &#8220;The <em>de facto<\/em> use case for any industrial IoT system, such as GE&#8217;s Predix, is monitoring,&#8221; said Sundar. With remote monitoring, users can access anything and everything from anywhere and anytime.<\/p>\n<p>Sundar noted that a workforce equipped with smartphones in an Industrial IoT deployment \u201ccan maximize manufacturing time through having intelligent mobile workloads for monitoring.\u201d In paticular, he mentioned the iron\/steel and oil\/gas industries.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Remote-Monitoring.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Remote-Monitoring.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT Mobile Remote Monitoring\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21467\" \/><\/a><small>Alerts and remote monitoring (<a href=\"https:\/\/waygum.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image credit<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Upticks in keeping things online can result from the instant response afforded by ubiquitous mobile technology, he said, in contrast to \u201ccurrent environments that have two people in a control just waiting to get an alert or call.\u201d Remote monitoring enables mobile workflows, digitization of information, and knowledge capture.<\/p>\n<p>Location-based security works in this realm, as the system responds to commands \u201conly if a user is in a certain place in a factory at a certain time.\u201d By, in essence, becoming a manufacturing facility&#8217;s \u201cmobile layer,\u201d mobile monitoring can help improve uptime by as much as 30%, he said.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Remote-Monitoring-v2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Remote-Monitoring-v2.png\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT Mobile Remote Monitoring v2\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21488\" \/><\/a><small>Remote monitoring through Waygum (<a href=\"https:\/\/waygum.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image credit<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Another example when remote monitoring plays an important role is Mercedes-Benz \/ Daimler&#8217;s case of using Cloud Foundry (read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/a-car-app-in-6-months-mercedes-benz-daimler-gains-pace-with-cloud-foundry\/\">our post<\/a> on this). The company developed the <em>Mercedes me<\/em> app, which provides users with remote vehicle control\/status along with other services, such as car sharing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile workflows.<\/strong> \u201cIn an industrial setting, what you do with information has critical importance,\u201d Sundar said. He outlined how an existing set of manual steps can be orchestrated into workflows using mobile devices. A general example would be a plant manager talking to a mechanical engineer about some issue, who then talks to others throughout a plant.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bord-G\u00e1is-Energy-Asset-Performance-Management.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bord-G\u00e1is-Energy-Asset-Performance-Management.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT Mobile Bord G\u00e1is Energy Asset Performance Management\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21493\" \/><\/a><small>24\/7 monitoring offers Whitegate\u2019s engineers operational recommendations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/gas-power\/products\/digital-and-controls?UTM_Source=GEDigital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GE<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21537\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bord-G\u00e1is-Energy-Asset-Performance-Management-app.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bord-G\u00e1is-Energy-Asset-Performance-Management-app.png\" alt=\"GE APM on mobile\" width=\"80\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21537\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gepower.com\/services\/waukesha\/upgrades\/catalog\/asset-performance-management-for-waukesha-gas-engines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile APM<\/a><\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<p>More specific examples could include scheduled and unscheduled maintenance workflows, as well as those involving installations and surveys.<\/p>\n<p>Bord G\u00e1is Energy\u2019s Whitegate power plant in Ireland uses GE&#8217;s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution to digitize the facility. Through GE&#8217;s APM, the power plant has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/gas-power\/products\/digital-and-controls?UTM_Source=GEDigital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24\/7 monitoring<\/a> through over 140 sensors throughout the location, providing a consolidated view of performance along with early warnings to prevent unscheduled downtime. All this information can be seen through traditional systems and on mobile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digitization.<\/strong> Sundar cited this area as one in which many remaining inefficient practices could be updated. \u201cThis may look very obvious, but there is still a tendency to see people doing many things in an offline manner in manufacturing facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThings still being done in a pen-and-paper fashion could be moved onto mobile apps that bring a lot of value.\u201d \u2014Sundar Krish, Waygum<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the same breadth, GE created an RFID-driven dashboard to optimize the flow and tracking of materials in one of their assembly plants in Fort Worth. Although it didn&#8217;t use mobile technologies at the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/smart-locomotive-manufacturing-material-tracking-with-predix-and-rfid-tags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our article<\/a> was written, mobile devices could be a good addition to their cart tracking system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/predix-meetup-project-outcomes-rfid-tagging.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/predix-meetup-project-outcomes-rfid-tagging.png\" alt=\"predix-meetup-project-outcomes-rfid-tagging\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17983\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaboration.<\/strong> According to Sundar, \u201ccollaboration in the form of social media is a killer use case in consumer markets.\u201d However, its use in manufacturing might be much broader. \u201cThere could be a lot of impact with collaboration tools, doing such things as taking pictures and videos and sending them around to address issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-GE-Mobile-Notes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-GE-Mobile-Notes.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT GE Mobile Notes\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21556\" \/><\/a><small>Mobile Notes enables collaboration across teams (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/digital\/applications\/hmi-scada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GE<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/digital\/applications\/hmi-scada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GE&#8217;s mobile solutions<\/a> enable operators and technicians to respond to alerts anywhere, speeding up resolutions to critical issues when detected. Users can track assets, process key performance indicators, and receive notifications and alerts with prioritized task lists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge capture.<\/strong> Sundar noted how machine data is now being created as never before, but is not being effectively captured into workflows and collaborations. \u201cIf you also include user locations, you can create a knowledge base and do all sorts of machine analysis and other big data analysis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile as an edge device.<\/strong> Sundar said this final potential use case \u201cis overlooked a lot. We know that edge computing, or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fog_computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fog computing<\/a>, is a big trend. Everyone wants to create their own edge device, but they often ignore the mobile smartphones that are the most common and cheapest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thinking of the phone itself as an edge device could work, for example, in the case of a pipeline that&#8217;s lined with sensors. A field service technician could \u201cwalk around and connect a mobile phone via bluetooth (to particular sensors). In that way, it functions as sort of a modem and as an edge device.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outside_manufacturing\"><\/span>Outside manufacturing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are many other scenarios other than manufacturing, where mobile technologies can improve IoT (or industrial IoT, to some extent).<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) develops an IoT product to support edge computing and cloud computing in small critical spaces. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vertiv.com\/en-us\/products-catalog\/thermal-management\/thermal-control-and-monitoring\/icom-cms-monitoring-and-control-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iCOM CMS<\/a> system for monitoring room conditions and <strong>cooling equipment performance<\/strong> is accessible through a mobile app. This approach may be applied to plants\/factories, office buildings, etc.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Mobile-Industrial-IoT-Vertiv-Liebert-iCOM-CMS-edge-computing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Mobile-Industrial-IoT-Vertiv-Liebert-iCOM-CMS-edge-computing.jpg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Mobile Industrial IoT Vertiv Liebert iCOM CMS edge computing\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21502\" \/><\/a><small>iCOM CMS mobile dashboard for thermal monitoring (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FWkXYpnTyjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image credit<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We also wrote about our participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/iot-for-airlines-smart-baggage-tracking-with-rfid-tags-and-cloud-foundry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">baggage-tracking testbed<\/a> aimed at automating some of the processes within an <strong>airline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is pushing to improve and digitize the handling of airport baggage by June 2018. With radio-frequency identification (RFID) as the core technology, the IIC testbed looks to implement a smart baggage-tracking system that will enable passengers to check the status of their luggage via a mobile app, thus reducing mishandling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Baggage-Customer-Experience.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Baggage-Customer-Experience.png\" alt=\"Baggage Customer Experience\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16094\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, this approach\u2014combining RFID-based tracking and mobile monitoring\u2014can be widely used to optimize manufacturing\/goods workflows.<\/p>\n<p>A lot is being done by Bosch, as well. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/bosch.io\/iot-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IoT platform<\/a> is targeted at the connected facilities, covering many industrial scenarios\u2014in and outside manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bosch-industrial-analytics.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bosch-industrial-analytics-1024x444.png\" alt=\"bosch-industrial-analytics\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21580\" \/><\/a><small>Manufacturing Analytics with Bosch (<a href=\"https:\/\/bosch.io\/manufacturing\/solutions\/data-analytics\/manufacturing-analytics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image credit<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>In addition, their <a href=\"https:\/\/bosch.io\/mobility\/intermodal-transportation\/success-stories\/movebw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moveBW project<\/a>, for example, integrates smartphones and web-enabled vehicles to offer users an option that links motorized personal transport with alternative modes of transportation. As part of the company&#8217;s initiative to improve mobility in Stuttgart, the mobility assistant helps users plan intermodal routes while considering services, such as public transportation, car\/bike sharing, and parking-space management, as well as information on traffic jams and construction areas.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bosch-mobility-assistant.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Bosch-mobility-assistant.png\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT Mobile Bosch mobility assistant\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21552\" \/><\/a><small>App reduces congestion by encouraging the use of all modes of transportation (<a href=\"https:\/\/bosch.io\/mobility\/intermodal-transportation\/success-stories\/movebw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bosch<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The mobile technologies and IoT are also merging within the Smart City concept. The solutions that are developed to facilitate large cities can also be adapted to manufacturing, more or less.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona embraced the concept of smart cities and started on its digital transformation a few years ago. It has sensors all over the city capturing large amounts of data on a daily basis. These sensors provide the necessary data to operate Barcelona&#8217;s digital bus stops, smart parking spaces, smart lighting systems, and smart garbage bins. Quick-response signs have also been placed all over the city to provide location-based information to smartphone users. The smart initiatives are projected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/tosv2.html?vid=&#038;uuid=4dfe9052-a3cc-11ec-8d10-75616f4f6850&#038;url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAxNC0wMi0yMy9iYXJjZWxvbmEtcy1zbWFydC10cmFzaC1jYW5zLXBhdmUtd2F5LWZvci1tb2JpbGUtZnV0dXJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">save an estimated $4 billion<\/a> in costs in the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>Engaging technologies like this\u2014for instance, to monitor and control light conditions or garbage bins\u2014can improve worker experience at an industrial facility in various scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Sundar-Krish-Meet-up.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waygum-Predix-Industrial-IoT-Mobile-Sundar-Krish-Meet-up.jpeg\" alt=\"Waygum Predix Industrial IoT Mobile Sundar Krish Meet up\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21475\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his turn, Sundar concluded the meetup noting that by taking the broad view of the use of mobility in this new era of manufacturing, any number of potential new entrepreneurial solutions and companies are \u201cjust waiting\u201d to be created to take advantage of abundant opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Want_details_Watch_the_video\"><\/span>Want details? Watch the video!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"video-details-td\">\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 45%; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 14px;\">\n<p><strong>Table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">What are some of the trends driving industrial IoT? (<a href=\"#wistia_w7ajoswx7q?time=1590\">26&#8217;30&#8221;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">What makes mobile a key trend in industrial IoT? (<a href=\"#wistia_w7ajoswx7q?time=1730\">28&#8217;50&#8221;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">How can mobile improve industrial IoT? (<a href=\"#wistia_w7ajoswx7q?time=2111\">35&#8217;11&#8221;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Q&#038;A. Do Predix and other platforms have problems with native mobile and web mobile security? (<a href=\"#wistia_w7ajoswx7q?time=2530\">42&#8217;10&#8221;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Q&#038;A. How will continued automation impact the significance of mobile in industrial IoT? (<a href=\"#wistia_w7ajoswx7q?time=2930\">48&#8217;50&#8221;<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><script charset=\"ISO-8859-1\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_w7ajoswx7q\" style=\"height:320px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_slides\"><\/span>Related slides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/vuvumKXmGG2iDr\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_reading\"><\/span>Further reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/automated-manufacturing-approaching-industry-4-0-across-various-scenarios\/\">Automated Manufacturing: Approaching Industry 4.0 Across Various Scenarios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/smart-locomotive-manufacturing-material-tracking-with-predix-and-rfid-tags\/\">Smart Locomotive Manufacturing: Material Tracking with Predix and RFID Tags<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/a-car-app-in-6-months-mercedes-benz-daimler-gains-pace-with-cloud-foundry\/\">A Car App in 6 Months: Mercedes-Benz \/ Daimler Gains Pace with Cloud Foundry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/2016-2017-trends-industry-4-0-or-industrie-4-0\/\">2016\u20132017 Trends: Industry 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_expert\"><\/span>About the expert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kgsundar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sundar-Krish-Waygum-bio.png\" alt=\"Sundar Krish, Waygum bio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21337\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px;\"><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kgsundar\/\">Sundar Krish<\/a> is a founder and CEO at Waygum. 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