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Articles on industrial IoT — from the basics to implementation.

IT Infrastructure

Private 5G campus networks as the technological foundation for autonomous vehicles and handling machinery in industrial ports

Autonomous vehicles and mobile working machines place high demands on connectivity. When they navigate independently and work in real time with controllers, sensors, and digital twins, connectivity, low latency, high availability, and security become decisive factors. This turns the infrastructure itself into an enabler.

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ISO 50001: How digital heating data relieves energy management

Smart Heating and digital heating data create robust evidence, reduce manual effort and support continuous improvement in building operations. In ISO 50001 day-to-day operations, the data situation is decisive: Can consumption, measures and improvement be documented?

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IoT System House

IoT Planner vs. IoT System House

In industrial IoT projects, having a good idea alone is not enough. Before sensors are installed, data is connected, or processes are automated, thorough planning is required. This is exactly where the role of the IoT planner comes into play. However, planning is not the same as implementation.

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IoT Solutions

Room, Storage, and Environmental Monitoring in Industrial Settings

How does environmental monitoring work in industry? Learn how temperature, humidity, and storage conditions are monitored digitally.

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IoT Solutions

Asset Tracking in Industry and Manufacturing at a Multimodal Site

How Does Asset Tracking Work in Industry and Manufacturing? Learn how equipment, containers, and raw materials are tracked digitally.

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IoT Solutions

From PoC to a Scalable IoT Solution

How does an IoT pilot become a scalable solution? Learn what steps are needed to move from a PoC to a full rollout.

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IoT Solutions

IoT Dashboards and Visualization

How can IoT data be made useful for industry? Learn how dashboards, key metrics, and visualization support decision-making.

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IT Infrastructure

Site Connectivity for Industrial Plants

How can you connect industrial sites securely and scalably? Learn about the requirements for performance, security, and operations.

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IT Infrastructure

Hosting and Data Centers for IoT

What role do hosting and data centers play in the Industrial IoT? Find out why location, availability, and governance are crucial.

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CO2 and ESG Reporting from the Steam Network: What Data Companies Really Need

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Temperature Monitoring in the Steam Network: Why Small Deviations Can Have Major Consequences

Small temperature deviations in the steam network can compromise efficiency, safety, and process stability. Why temperature monitoring is critical. Background: briefing, context, core topic. Temperature monitoring in the steam network is a matter of control and transparency. Even small deviations between target and actual temperature can point to efficiency losses, process instability, or faults…

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IoT Solutions

Environmental Monitoring with IoT

How does environmental monitoring with IoT work? Find out how temperature, humidity, and air quality are captured and used digitally.

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Steam Network Monitoring with IIoT: Which Measuring Points Really Matter

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IoT Solutions

Predictive Maintenance with Vibration Sensors

How does predictive maintenance with vibration sensors work? Learn how machine conditions are detected early and failures are avoided.

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IT Infrastructure

OT/IT Integration in Industrial Environments

How can OT and IT be securely integrated in the Industrial IoT? Learn about the key architectural principles, interfaces, and operating models.

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IoT Solutions

IoT Solutions for Multi-Site Companies

How do IoT solutions work for multi-site companies? Learn how to ensure comparability, centralized analysis, and scalability.

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IoT Solutions

IoT Data Collection and Sensor Technology

How Does IoT Data Collection Work? Learn which sensors and data sources are important in industrial IoT solutions.

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How does Conneqtive Smart Steam improve efficiency, safety, and the carbon footprint in industrial steam systems?

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IT Infrastructure

Security and Segmentation in IoT Infrastructures

How can you effectively protect industrial IoT infrastructures? Learn why segmentation, access control, and monitoring are crucial.

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Digital Twin in the Steam Network: How Sensor Data Creates an Operational Advantage in Control and Decision-Making

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Monitoring Steam Traps and Condensate Drains: The Most Common Errors and Their Consequences

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IoT Solutions

Energy and Consumption Monitoring with IoT

How does energy and consumption monitoring work with IoT? Learn how electricity, heat, water, and other consumption data become transparent.

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IoT Solutions

Condition Monitoring with IoT

How Does Condition Monitoring Work with IoT? Learn how condition data from machines, systems, and components can be identified early on.

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IoT Solutions

IoT Solutions in Brownfield Projects

How Do IoT Solutions Work in Brownfield Environments? Learn how existing facilities, processes, and sites are being digitized step by step.

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ROI in the Steam Network: When Smart Steam Monitoring Pays Off

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IT Infrastructure

Cloud for Industrial IoT Solutions

When does the cloud make sense in industrial IoT? Learn how centralized data processing, scaling, and hybrid architectures work together.

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IoT for Steam Systems: Retrofit, Sensors, and Integration into Existing Plants

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IT Infrastructure

High Availability and Resilience for Industrial IoT Systems

How can you make industrial IoT systems fail-safe? Learn about the key architectural principles, redundancies, and operational models.

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Condensate in the Steam Network: Why It Poses an Efficiency and Safety Risk

Condensate in the steam network causes energy losses, malfunctions, and safety risks. Learn why monitoring and condensate management are critical.

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IoT Solutions

Predictive Maintenance in Practice: How Data-Driven Maintenance Drastically Reduces Unplanned Downtime

Unplanned downtime is one of the most costly risks in industrial operations. Predictive maintenance has been considered the solution for years – yet there is often a gap between theory and practice.

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IoT System House

What Is an IoT System House?

An IoT System House plans, integrates, and operates industrial IoT solutions from a single source. Learn how the model works and what sets it apart from traditional IT service providers.

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IoT System House

The Role of the IoT System House in End-to-End Process Automation

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IoT System House

Data Center for Industrial IoT Solutions

Why is the data center a core building block of industrial IoT architectures? Learn which requirements apply to hosting, availability, security, and operations. User need / key question: Why is the data center a central component of industrial IoT architectures?

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IoT System House

IoT as-a-Service in Industrial Environments

Learn when IoT as a Service makes sense in industrial environments, what benefits the model offers, and how it differs from traditional project-based approaches.

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IoT System House

Regulated Connectivity and Provider Status in IoT

Why is regulated connectivity relevant for industrial IoT? Learn what role provider status, availability, and trust play in industrial IoT solutions.

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IoT System House

IoT System House vs. IT System House

What sets an IoT System House apart from an IT System House? Learn why industrial IoT projects have to combine IT, OT, sensor technology, and process expertise.

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IoT System House

Cyber Resilience, NIS2 and ISO/IEC 27001 in IoT Operations

What requirements do NIS2 and ISO/IEC 27001 place on industrial IoT solutions? Find out how to build cyber resilience into IoT operations systematically.

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IoT System House

Predictive Maintenance and Energy Monitoring with IoT

How do predictive maintenance and energy monitoring create measurable value in industrial IoT? Find out which use cases are particularly relevant.

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IoT System House

IT Infrastructure for Industrial IoT

What IT infrastructure does Industrial IoT require? Find out what role networks, data centers, connectivity, and platform operations play in robust IoT solutions.

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IoT System House

Security by Design at the IoT System House

How can IoT solutions be built securely from the very beginning? Learn why security by design is indispensable in the Industrial IoT.

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IoT System House

How Do I Recognize a Good IoT System House?

How do you recognize a good IoT System House? Learn which criteria really matter when it comes to selection, architecture, security, and operating model.

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IoT Solutions

IoT Retrofit for Legacy Assets

How can legacy assets be retrofitted with IoT? Find out when a retrofit makes sense and what benefits it offers for brownfield environments.

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IoT Solutions

How IoT Makes Environmental Monitoring in Industry Robust

How IoT makes environmental monitoring in industry robust: with continuous data acquisition, transparent documentation, and reliable records for operations and regulatory compliance.

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IoT Solutions

How Vibration Sensors Use Machine Data to Inform Maintenance Decisions

How Vibration Sensing Turns Machine Data into Concrete Maintenance Decisions: Detect condition data early, plan maintenance, and improve equipment availability.

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IoT Solutions

Brownfield as a Pragmatic Entry Point to IIoT

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IT Infrastructure

What Belongs to the IT Infrastructure for Industrial IoT?

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IT Infrastructure

Edge Computing in the Industrial IoT

When Does Edge Computing Make Sense in the Industrial IoT? Learn about the benefits of local data processing for latency, security, and operations.

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IoT System House

IoT System House vs. IoT System Integrator

In industrial IoT projects, two roles often appear that seem similar at first glance: the IoT System House and the IoT system integrator. Both work on the technical implementation, both connect components, and both are relevant to project success. Nevertheless, their roles are not identical.

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA saves up to 30% on heating energy per year

How CURRENTA is reducing its energy consumption by up to 30% through smart monitoring and smart retrofitted heating systems.

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA automates the collection of consumption data

How CURRENTA leverages maximum data transparency to enable targeted cost savings and well-founded ESG reporting at CHEMPARK Leverkusen.

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA saves up to 30% in energy at CHEMPARK

How the CHEMPARK operator uses full data transparency as the basis for ESG reporting and targeted optimization.

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA reduces downtime for Rhine water pumps by up to 70 percent

Less downtime, longer operating times – how predictive maintenance increases the uptime and service life of CURRENTA river water pumps.

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IT Infrastructure

About 70 companies based at CHEMPARK are receiving structured campus cabling

How CHEMPARK provides secure and structured campus cabling for its approximately 70 tenant companies.

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA expects to save up to 1.6 million euros annually through the use of a digital twin for its steam networks

How CURRENTA uncovers opportunities for optimization through real-time monitoring of steam temperatures.

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Case Study: How Data-Driven Predictive Maintenance Drastically Reduces Downtime

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Smart Heating in Existing Buildings: How Companies Can Reduce Energy Costs and CO₂ Emissions

Watch our webinar recording to learn how LoRaWAN®-based heating automation with smart thermostats can significantly improve the energy efficiency of your buildings—in a way that’s measurable, scalable, and sustainable.

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Free Expert Consultation: Assessment of Your Steam Network and Opportunities for Optimization

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+++ Request the recording! +++ Live Webinar: Achieving Instant Savings with Smart Heating Control by Conneqtive and Enerthing

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Free Expert Consultation on Smart Heating

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White Paper (German Only): Smart Heating - Reducing Heating Costs in Building Management

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Short Interview: Smart Heating – Why Act Now?

In our technical article, we demonstrated how digital heating control lowers costs, reduces CO₂, and supports ESG goals. But how do you get started in practice? And what strategic value does automation offer businesses? In this short interview, experts from enerthing and Conneqtive provide answers:

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Digitalization saves energy: Smart Heating for efficient building management

Rising energy prices and stricter CO2 regulations are driving the digital transformation of building management. For building managers, energy managers, and site managers, this means that office and commercial spaces need to be operated more economically. Yet in many buildings, heating is used regardless of occupancy or outside temperature—an expensive mistake that wastes energy and budget. The solution? Digital heating control.

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From Sensors to Dashboards: How Pumps Use IIoT and LoRaWAN to Report Anomalies Themselves

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IoT Solutions

CURRENTA improves indoor air quality for optimal working conditions

How CURRENTA uses smart air quality monitoring to boost productivity, reduce sick days, and measurably improve indoor air quality.

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Cyber Resilience in the Chemical Industry

The increasing connectivity of production facilities, logistics systems, and control technology makes cybersecurity a strategic imperative for businesses. They must protect their critical infrastructure against growing cyber threats, comply with regulatory requirements such as NIS2 or ISO 27001, and at the same time ensure operational reliability and dependable connectivity.

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