When many think of the Industrial Internet, they only think of manufacturing. As you've just seen, our definition is wider in this book. However, manufacturing requires a closer look, and we'll provide that in this section. We'll begin with an IIC testbed initiative and then provide some more examples of IIoT deployment in manufacturing.
Manufacturing IIoT architectures and examples
A manufacturing test bed
The Industrial Digital Thread (IDT) is a manufacturing-related testbed under the IIC. The IDT aims to drive efficiency, speed, and flexibility through digitization and automation of manufacturing processes and procedures.
Manufacturing processes should rely on feedback from customers and the field operations...
