Mobile apps can transform the factory environment

10th March 2017
Posted By : Joe Bush

Factory environments are set for a massive transformation with the advent of Industrial mobile applications, spurred on by innovation in network infrastructure, adoption of IIoT and continuous technological advancements in handheld devices.

Coupled with IIOT, industrial mobile apps will create new business models and revenue streams aimed at enhancing connectivity, control, convergence and customer satisfaction, plus increase overall plant productivity, responsiveness, supply chain logistics and employee relations.

“Companies such as Cisco and Dassault Systèmes are offering industrial mobile apps to train field engineers globally via cloud enabled video technology and do real time troubleshooting. Rockwell and Honeywell also offer Industrial Ethernet and WiFi enabled devices to monitor and control plant assets and performance, and provide services to proactively respond to the kinetic needs of the customer,” said Frost & Sullivan Industrial Automation & Process Control Research Analyst Sharmila Annaswamy.

Global Industrial Mobility Market, 2016, part of Frost & Sullivan’s Industrial Automation & Process Control Growth Partnership subscription, has found that mobile app development for industrial purpose is expected to fuel the global ‘app economy’ and is set to achieve a double digit growth rate by 2020. More than 80% of top management executives feel that mobile technologies will play a pivotal role in keeping organisations ahead of global competition.

“Lack of clarity in planning an execution strategy, high investment and low awareness amongst stakeholders at various levels are some of the barriers in deploying mobility across manufacturing,” noted Annaswamy. “An umbrella strategy for corporate mobility, bridging business, and manufacturing needs will be indispensable for long term benefit realisation.”


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