Latest IoT Predictive Maintenance News

Vodafone doubles its NB-IoT network sites to cover 98% of the UK

Vodafone has doubled the number of its NB-IoT network sites in the UK to cover 98 percent of the country’s geography.

The operator has invested heavily in deploying NB-IoT sites to meet growing demand from customers across the country.

“We have invested in NB-IoT because we want to offer our customers the right tools for the right job, in a way which is affordable and accessible for every customer,” says Anne Sheehan, Business Director at Vodafone...

20 July 2021 | Enterprise

IoT AI services to reach £2.6 billion in revenue by 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services within the IoT sphere are expected to grow by 40% annually, reaching $3.6 billion (£2.6bn) in revenue by 2026.

The latest from global tech advisory firm ABI Research's new report, the findings indicate that the value in the technology stack is shifting beyond hardware and middleware to analytics and value-added services.

In fact, whilst COVID-19 negatively impacted lots of industries, it seems to have...

19 July 2021 | AI

BT and ABP launch IoT trial at the Port of Ipswich

BT has partnered with Associated British Ports (ABP) to launch an IoT trial at the Port of Ipswich.

The trial will explore how the IoT can help to digitise the port’s logistics and operations processes and speed up the movement and processing of goods.

Andrew Harston, Region Director, Wales and Short Sea Ports, Associated British Ports, said:

“The trial with BT is an exciting step in the Port of Ipswich’s journey to becoming a smart port.

The...

5 July 2021 | Enterprise

How the IoT has been used to respond to COVID disruption

Due to the restrictions imposed to halt the spread of COVID-19, namely lockdown and social distancing, buildings emptied out. It is only recently that people have returned to offices, as well as pubs and restaurants, and even then there are strict rules in place to prevent an outbreak. But—as many an embattled waiter, bartender and barista has found—it is hard enough to manage even a small space, let alone a many-storied, multi-purpose building.

IoT is an elegant solution....

7 June 2021 | IoT

Arrow Electronics teams up with IBM and National Instruments for predictive maintenance suite

Arrow Electronics has announced that it is teaming up with IBM and National Instruments in order to offer a predictive maintenance suite that enables data-driven operations in oil and gas plants, factories, mines and other rugged environments.

With the integration of National Instruments’ advanced industrial monitoring devices with IBM’s analytics/AI and asset management software, the new Wireless...

9 August 2019 | Enterprise

Topaz Energy and Marine team up with Baker Hughes for IoT-enabled vessel maintenance

Dubai-based marine logistics firm Topaz Energy and Marine has placed an order and signed a long-term contract with GE-owned oil company Baker Hughes to deploy the latter’s lubricant condition monitoring system, VitalyX, in order to enhance the maintenance and field time of every vessel in Topaz’s fleet.

The VitalyX system, which is a mix of IoT and latest sensors with condition monitoring software,...

13 May 2019 | Enterprise

Predictive maintenance: How a small team of AI scientists can change the world

The confluence of emerging technologies - and their impact in concert - is becoming ever-more pronounced. Edge computing has previously been something of an unsung hero - but for the Internet of Things (IoT), and more specifically predictive maintenance, it is increasingly key. Take driverless cars as an example. Mike Fay, business development manager at Dell Techologies' IoT and embedded computing group, notes it is an edge device in itself. "You have to do it at such a pace to get it to...

26 April 2019 | Enterprise

Hitachi Vantara looks to intelligent maintenance with latest releases

Hitachi’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hitachi Vantara recently introduced data-driven, AI-based Lumada Maintenance Insights IoT solutions at the NEXT 2018 event.

Thanks to the use of highly precise, prescriptive and predictive algorithms that these solutions help customers in anticipating breakdowns and guide them on important maintenance repairs, improving operations and avoiding equipment downtime. These...

28 September 2018 | Enterprise

3DSignals raises $3 million in funding for predictive maintenance technology

(c)iStock.com/Alex Sava 3DSignals, an Israel-based developer of sound-based predictive maintenance systems, has raised $3 million to expand company operations, targeting the US market. The seed funding round was led by Grove Ventures and other additional investors. The company’s proprietary hardware and software platform allows maintenance engineers and technicians to listen to their machines with remote ultrasonic sensors, anticipate problems with real-time alerts, and prevent critical...

10 October 2016 | Enterprise

The importance of predictive maintenance in IoT diagnostics

(c)iStock.com/muchomor Every device, no matter how connected, has the potential to break. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to permeate every sector of manufacturing, from transportation and logistics to automotive and utilities, businesses are turning to predictive maintenance (PdM) to reduce downtime and maximise efficiencies. Recent advances in technology have made PdM more affordable and available to manufacturers of all sizes. By using data that connected machines provide to...