Machine monitoring for manufacturing efficiency supports that integration, helping manufacturers boost output, prevent breakdowns, and create safer, more responsive shop floors. Monitoring also helps ...

This is Industry 4.0 in action—digitally connecting the shop floor to practical opportunities for efficiency. Vikrant Tomar, founder and CTO of Fluent.ai, launched the company in 2015.

Competitors such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft aren't far behind. At IMTS, machine tool builder Okuma will be demonstrating the iPad's use on the shop floor by showcasing analytics tools that highlight ...