The phenomenon known as theInternet of Things is already impacting nearly every industry, and the revolution is just beginning. Research firm Gartner predicts that 6.4 billion devices will be connected to the internet by the end of this year, and Cisco forecasts 50 billion devices will be online by 2020. The ability to connect devices, equipment, cars and even people to collect, send and respond to data is the new frontier in manufacturing.
