NI Debuts Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) Lab to Promote Innovation and Collaboration
NI Industrial IoT Lab is a space where companies can work together on Industrial IoT technologies and solutions
AUSTIN, Texas — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 11, 2017 — NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of solutions that enable engineers and scientists to solve the worlds greatest engineering challenges, announced today the opening of the new NI Industrial IoT Lab at its Austin headquarters.
Industrial IoT Lab focuses on intelligent systems that connect operational technology, information technology and the companies working on these systems. Designed with flexibility for the future, the labs operational focus includes areas such as microgrid control and communication, advanced control for manufacturing, and asset monitoring for heavy equipment.
Additionally, the NI Industrial IoT Lab fosters collaboration between different companies to improve interoperability. In this space, companies with expertise in communications protocols, controller hardware, I/O components, processing elements and software platforms come together to validate end-to-end solutions that can dramatically change the way businesses operate. Companies sponsoring the NI Industrial IoT Lab include: Analog Devices Inc, Avnu Alliance, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Industrial Internet Consortium, Intel, Kalypso, OPC Foundation, OSIsoft, PTC, Real-Time Innovations, SparkCognition, Semikron, Viewpoint Systems and Xilinx.
"We are excited to strengthen partnerships with other world-class technology companies. A working showcase for new technologies can help all companies involved drive breakthrough innovations for utility grids, manufacturing, asset health monitoring and several other industries," said Jamie Smith, business and technology director at NI.
The lab is a working showcase for Industrial IoT technologies, solutions and systems architectures. Through demonstrators, such as the on-site Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) testbeds, participating companies can promote innovative solutions and drive discussions with the domain experts that see the real-world challenges.
To learn more about the new NI Industrial IoT Lab, please visit www.ni.com/iiot-lab.
About NI
Since 1976, NI ( www.ni.com) has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the worlds greatest engineering challenges with powerful platform-based systems that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from a wide variety of industries - from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics - use NIs integrated hardware and software platform to improve the world we live in.
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