ABSTRACT
The Internet of Things (IoT) has a wide range of applications, integrating networks, and sensors in the industrial domain, including robotics, connected factories, automated warehousing and logistics, boosting efficiency of manufacturing, track and trace of equipment including tools and asset management, integration with VR/AR for machine functioning and parts view, which was not possible until today, preventive maintenance and proactive alerts for minimizing downtime, energy management, waste disposal along with effluent and discharge control, connected assets streaming real-time data and connected products transmitting information on self and surroundings, and integration with 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Another aspect is leveraging the synergy of operating technology with digital technology and extending to fully autonomous self-drive vehicles such as tractors, leading to a shift in the business model from selling physical products to digital services. Use of wearable technology has ensured workers safety or tracking their whereabouts. With the ability to connect people, process, data, and objects universally, there exists numerous case studies of utility of the IoT in industries as well as domestic use cases, which are discussed in this chapter.
