The Industrial IoT Blog
IIoT Insights by Henry Costa
Tag: Digital Twin
A digital representation of a physical asset or process that updates using real-time data. It is used to monitor performance, test scenarios, and improve decisions.
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Litmus at ProveIt! Conference 2026. Where Industrial AI Starts
Read more: Litmus at ProveIt! Conference 2026. Where Industrial AI StartsI sat through a Litmus session at the ProveIt! Conference in Dallas and I left with one thought in my head. Most AI in manufacturing conversations are backwards. People argue about models, copilots, vision, GenAI, and all that. Meanwhile, the…
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The Future of IIoT Applications: Where Industry Meets Innovation
Read more: The Future of IIoT Applications: Where Industry Meets InnovationBack in 2005, when I first worked with SAP xMII, the idea of “smart factories” lived mostly in PowerPoint decks and a few brave pilot lines. Today, machines, data, and people are more connected than ever. But the future of…
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Top 10 Data and Analytics Trends Transforming Manufacturing in 2025
Read more: Top 10 Data and Analytics Trends Transforming Manufacturing in 2025If you work in manufacturing, you’re probably tired of hearing how “data is the new oil.” I get it — but after years of connecting machines, data, and people, I can tell you: the right data and analytics tech really…
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How IIoT and AI Are Transforming Maintenance & Asset Tracking
Read more: How IIoT and AI Are Transforming Maintenance & Asset TrackingIIoT and AI are changing maintenance and asset tracking; it’s not hype, and it’s not just for big manufacturing conferences. I’ve seen the shift up close, from the early days of connecting a few machines to the reality today—where we…
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Large Language Model (LLM) Integration with IIoT for Real-Time Industrial Intelligence: What I’ve Really Seen
Read more: Large Language Model (LLM) Integration with IIoT for Real-Time Industrial Intelligence: What I’ve Really SeenLarge language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 are starting to show up in industrial settings, and—if you ask me—they’re about to change how we think about real-time intelligence on the shop floor. I’ll break down what I’ve actually seen, what works,…
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Current Trends in IIoT Applications – Insights from 2025
Read more: Current Trends in IIoT Applications – Insights from 2025Let’s talk about what’s actually changing on the factory floor with IIoT right now—not what slide decks and vendor pitches promise, but what’s really happening when teams connect machines, data, and people across different plants and industries. Some of these…
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Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and IIoT: Where They Meet on the Shop Floor
Read more: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and IIoT: Where They Meet on the Shop FloorLet’s talk about AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) in the world of Industrial IoT. I’ve been hands-on with both — Google Glass, HoloLens, and their cousins — and I want to share what I’ve actually seen work, what’s…
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Digital Twins: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds
Read more: Digital Twins: Bridging the Physical and Digital WorldsIf you’ve spent any time in a plant or a control room, you know there’s a gap between what’s happening on the floor and what’s visible on the screens in the office. That’s the gap digital twins are meant to…