Edge to Cloud Digital Transformation with AWS IoT SiteWise Edge and Belden

Digital transformation promises manufacturers the power to measure, connect, and unlock terabytes of data from the shop floor. Yet despite the promise of lucrative returns, the gains of digital transformation still remain unrealized with almost 70% of companies struggling to implement and scale their digital solutions, finding themselves trapped in “pilot purgatory” ( McKinsey Study) . This can be due to a number of factors such as project scoping and budgets, but in many cases the challenge starts at the very foundation of a company’s cloud journey where issues like legacy equipment connectivity, data operations, and scalability must be resolved in order to enable digital transformation. In the world of industrial automation and smart manufacturing, the ability to capture and analyze data from a wide range of assets and equipment is crucial when implementing industrial use cases such as asset monitoring, quality detection, and analytics. While primary sensors responsible for monitoring core processes are essential, secondary sensors can provide an even deeper level of insight that unlock new opportunities for optimization and improvement. In this blog post, we’ll highlight how the integrating AWS IoT SiteWise Edge with Belden (CloudRail) allows customers to connect to brownfield equipment, collect, and contextualize […]

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