The topic of data analytics is as much hyped as it is questioned – the spectrum of opinion ranges from “data as the new oil of the economy” to “analytics conclusions are not 100% reliable” and all the nuances in between. Each one is true in its own way. To help you better understand this topic, I gathered some recurring questions that production experts usually raise, and discussed them with our manufacturing analytics engineers, IT experts, and data scientists.

The Track & Trace testbed from the Industrial Internet Consortium will provide solutions for the manufacturing and maintenance of safety-critical products such as machines, vehicles, aircraft, and the like. In many of these sectors, more and more advanced industrial power tools are being used. To better understand the future usage scenarios of intelligent power tools in an industrial environment, I spoke to Sébastien Boria from Airbus. Sébastien is R&D Mechatronics Technology Leader for the Airbus Factory of the Future.