Technology evolves. This isn’t a surprise to anyone, but it doesn’t make knowledge of how it evolves any less important. After all, when you understand the capabilities of new and old technologies alike, you can understand what they have to offer you and your business. One type of technology that is rapidly changing right now […]
Category Archives: Technology
The core process of logistics operations has remained relatively constant for some years. Various advancements have been made over to improve supply chain efficiency and those in the logistics industry have gotten fairly comfortable with how those advancements are used within their daily processes. Because of this, companies haven’t spent much time searching for newer […]
Overview Paris Metro wanted to improve the safety of hundreds of construction workers in tunnels with Litum, while expanding its underground rail line. Litum’s lone worker safety solution that accompanied the construction project consisted of UWB RFID-based sensors worn by personnel, and their location data was collected through a mesh network set up in the […]
The challenges of IoT Ops – Installation and service at scale Distributed people Positioning of equipment and service requests Staff training Complex connectivity Device traceability Ensuring the correct location for each device Capturing meta data for the asset Secure enrolment and trust Device configuration Maintaining the correct configuration for each device Changing project contexts over […]
Overview When it comes to emergency services and safety, Ferrero has a sweet solution for its plants, with an automated mustering system from Litum. Using just a mobile phone or tablet, and Litum’s app, safety personnel or managers can identify workers in the case of an evacuation, and detect any missing individuals. Objective Accurate account […]
Challenges and opportunities for connecting manufacturing equipment ALMiG (or Automatic Air Pumps, Automatische Luftpumpen) Group, an industrial air compressor manufacturer located in Germany is using 5G Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technologies NB-IoT and LTE-M to connect both new and legacy machines with minimal investment. The aim is to connect machines to cloud analytic platforms […]
The UK government, Glasgow City Council and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC) have formed a partnership, backed by substantial government investment, to establish Glasgow as a leading smart things and Internet of Things (IoT) innovation hub in Europe. The alliance will centre around a £2.5 million public and private sector investment into a 250-desk […]
Trends help companies determine what they should be doing about common challenges and the modern business landscape. Operators across industries are seeking to stay on top of relevant trends to help make the decisions that will shape their company’s operations in the coming year. One type of trend that is applicable across industries but of […]
At the beginning of each year, across every industry, industry leaders release the top trends they predict will be the most impactful in the coming months. This is an especially popular topic in the technology space due to how rapidly the industry evolves. With how quickly technology is innovated and how impactful the innovations are, […]
Halo Microelectronics has announced the launch of its HL7009A, a high-efficient 3.6A switching charger IC ideal for smartphones, tablet computing and mobile IoT devices. The HL7009A is a fully integrated, all-in-one switch-mode Li-Ion battery charger IC that can charge a single cell with a maximum current of 3.6A. It simplifies charging by removing power path […]