IIoT or the Industrial Internet, makes use of intelligent sensors and actuators to improve manufacturing and industrial processes. It enables large and small manufacturing units to analyze data in real time and make optimum use of data generated every second by machines.
The underlying tenet of IIoT is that smart machines are superior to legacy systems in both data collection and real-time analysis, as well as in relaying critical information that can be used to make correct business choices at a faster pace. IIoT is essential to processes like Predictive maintenance (PdM), energy management, improved field service and asset tracking in an industrial setting.
A typical industrial IoT ecosystem includes: