Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions

Hi,

(Long answer): Technically what you'll find are often components or bits of systems or SaaS, it's not a solution. The solution cannot exist until you (or someone on your behalf) has designed it, and then developed and deployed it, ideally to meet (amongst other things) your business needs.

If initial needs are very basic (e.g. for a simple initial trial) then you could ask any IoT device manufacturer (for say one of the types of things you wish to monitor or control) to set you up a simple demo, using whatever platform they use (might be their own, or one they are familiar with).

Or, even more basic, you could have a play with any IoT platform, most have demonstration software or products, e.g. Azure, AWS, even Arduino I think. It doesn't matter too much since the solution has not been designed at this point, and you're rather using the trial as part of your research to decide what you want in your actual solution.

If you really want to move forward and design and implement a solution, then you could hire someone to help you with this, but often you will also need at least a few people in your firm (particularly developers) to dedicate time to the project too. If you really do want to hire someone for a period of time to design the solution for you, if you place the job requirement on your work website or normal site you use for recruitment, or maybe provide the link to it or detail here, I am sure someone may reply (I might depending on the circumstances).

However, if you're not at that stage yet, or wish to see what others have done, and if you're completely new to this, it's best to visit a trade show (e.g. there was a free-to-visit large IoT show in London just a week or two ago - and there's a less focused, more generic but larger show in London Excel in two weeks time from now) where you will find hundreds of firms showing their components or SaaS and so on. They will all be able to tell you how their offerings were used in solutions, and it's easier then to see which ones align with your needs, and they may even point you to individuals and firms that they worked with to help build those solutions for the end customer. I'd strongly recommend it, because it's a very quick way to start seeing some of the possibilities, and roughly gauging what you will want or need. I don't know your location, but if you keep an eye out I am sure there will be similar shows at least in your region (and sometimes it is worth visiting trade shows for similar-ish industries too, to see what others may be doing if they have similar requirements.

While IoT refers to consumer technology, IIoT specifically targets industrial applications. I didn't know that. 

You didn't inquire about the industry and the question didn't provide that detail. It involves interconnected devices, such as sensors, actuators, and advanced analytics platforms. Predictive maintenance, which prevents equipment failure, as well as supply chain optimization and increased operational efficiency are some applications.

Does IIot match an industry or is it just a collection of data generating sensors and their collectors?

Hi Sean,

I suspect IIoT is an informal acronym than the full phrase Industrial IoT. The trade shows mentioned are industry/business focused so would have been ideal for the OP as a first step, if they are serious about moving forward.

The industrial part trickles down to requirements such as not having access to the devices for upgrades (I.e. remote upgrades become more important than USB update for a consumer item), needing to have security usually (and proving it), ability to not need to manually configure every single device (because the particular industry/enterprise may be purchasing hundreds, versus a consumer who doesn't mind a slower onboarding per device), maybe far more expensive cloud data storage (might need to mine data later, or might need to process more in near-real-time), more power options perhaps, or run for the life of the product without needing to change batteries, and a bit more ruggedness perhaps, run in colder/hotter temperatures etc. There are all manner of sensors and actuators etc., but it's not a solution, just a bunch of components or at best systems, until the work is done to understand the specific business and technical requirements, and design a solution that provides whatever processing, storage, presentation, control, reports etc that are needed to meet those requirements (i.e. to me it's illogical to ask the original question 'which IoT solution to choose', because no IoT solution already exists for the OP; they have to do the hard work (or hire someone) to design that, and then implement that.

You got all that out of I am here looking for IIoT solution for organization.". Wow!

I too struggle with acronym's. It's a bit like suncream... You need to apply liberally when out there in the field... or at trade shows. Otherwise you get burnt.

For me, "Industrial" implies environmental conditions. So temperature rating is a big thing (to -40C to 105C etc). Other aspects that apply are voltages (typically can accept 24V) and then immunity to noise etc.

Arduino Opta is a great case study of how you take a consumer led IoT product to switch it over to industrial: https://www.arduino.cc/pro/hardware-arduino-opta/

I too struggle with acronym's. It's a bit like suncream... You need to apply liberally when out there in the field... or at trade shows. Otherwise you get burnt.

For me, "Industrial" implies environmental conditions. So temperature rating is a big thing (to -40C to 105C etc). Other aspects that apply are voltages (typically can accept 24V) and then immunity to noise etc.

Arduino Opta is a great case study of how you take a consumer led IoT product to switch it over to industrial: https://www.arduino.cc/pro/hardware-arduino-opta/