Two arenas and a manufacturing center are deploying private 5G networks for tech gains that include low latency, high reliability, and support for massive numbers of connected devices.

The appeal of private 5G is driving companies to explore ways to improve the performance, scalability and flexibility of their mobile networks.

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NextFlex ® , America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, today announced the formation of a new Institute Node in Missouri aimed to increase the volume, pace and coordination of FHE development. The new Node joins two previously established Nodes in New York and Massachusetts, demonstrating the momentum in FHE adoption...

Reported in 2014, hackers infiltrated the IT network of a German steel plant with a successful email “spear-phishing” attempt. Once they were into the system, the hackers subsequently were able to access the operational technology (OT) of the plant’s operating system. That’s when the crime turned deadly. The attackers compromised settings on the...

During the pandemic, the food processing industry was slammed. Supply chain issues slowed production. Runs on products resulted in empty shelves, and social distancing stretched the labor force impossibly thin. The meat processing industry was hit particularly hard by social distancing constraints and dangerous outbreaks. You could just about hear...

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while organizations are working hard to resolve the supply chain problems impacting the United States and the rest of the world, global disruption persists and has impacted nearly every industry. Berardino Baratta , VP of projects and engineering at MxD , is dedicated to identifying how...