
Rich Carpenter
Articles
IIoT, Industrie 4.0
January 6, 2021
Industrial automation unites the best of OT and IT
As operational and information technology roles progressively overlap in the industrial automation space, a hybrid operational technology/information technology (OT/IT) solution becomes increasingly necessary.
By Rich Carpenter
HMI, OI
October 29, 2019
HMIs enable operations and maintenance collaboration
Mobile interfaces facilitate convergence of operations and maintenance.
By Rich Carpenter
AI & Machine Learning
April 30, 2015
Control virtualization in an era of software-defined machines
The promise of the industrial Internet is to bring the strength of monitoring and analytics in the cloud to day-to-day decision-making via machines powered by embedded control systems—software-defined machines. Internet of Things (IoT) connects machines to machines, machines to people, and machines/people to the cloud with an expectation of a continuously improving experience.
By Rich Carpenter