How Many Automation Devices Are Available for the Industrial Internet of Things?

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and its potential to transform production operations is one of the hottest current topics in manufacturing.  Along with Industrie 4.0, IT/OT convergence, and Smart Manufacturing, the IIoT is cited as the latest means for making manufacturing production more flexible, more cost effective, and more responsive to changes in market demand.  Not surprisingly, numerous market forecasts attempt to quantify the potential inherent in the IIoT, promising that billions of “things” or devices, worth trillions of dollars, will soon be connected. more