Mobile Devices will hit the Factory Floor

Jim Pinto Technology Futurist

Presented Sep 11, 2013

Accelerating Future

n  The future is coming fast n  Technology acceleration taking

twists and turns n  Leadership needs agility n  Being competitive demands

change

Paradigm Shift

Digital Technology Shift

n  PC to Thin-clients n  Tethered to mobile devices n  Wired to wireless connectivity n  Client-server to cloud-based n  Centralized to Distributed n  Industrial Internet n  Machine-to-machine (M2M)

Factory Computing

Factory Floor Computing

n  Becoming "mixed use" computing environment n  Mobile devices rapidly gaining largest share of

the client computing power

Post-PC Era

n  PC-centric winding down n  Thin-client computing

delivers vastly improved productivity at lower cost

n  Information and displays accessed from anywhere with smart-phones or tablets

n  Widespread security threats

The State of PCs

Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders

Security – Primary Issue

n  Post Stuxnet awareness n  External & Internal virus insert n  PC USB ports primary problem n  Wireless creates new access

Tablets Overtaking PCs

Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders

Mobile Devices

n  Exploding commercial use n  Reduced costs n  More functions n  Improved operating

efficiency n  Boosts productivity n  Increased throughput

Fool-proof Security

n  Mobile Devices have Embedded IP-cameras

n  Rear-facing camera disabled n  Image-recognition before

access n  Device is wiped if lost or stolen

Fundamental Change in Use

n  PC Internet n  2012 350 million PCs sold n  Shared or Used at work n  Semi-portable (Laptops) n  Web & websearch

n  Mobile Internet n  Personal n  Taken everywhere n  Web, websearch, Apps,

Social, Location, Service, Integration, Prediction, APIs, Image-recognition, Contactless transactions, data exchange

Fundamental Change in Scale

n  PC Industry n  2012 350 million PCs sold n  1.6 Billion in Use n  Replaced every 4-5 years n  Shared

n  Mobile Industry n  1.7 Billion sold in 2012 n  3.2 Billion mobile users n  Replaced every 2 years n  One per person (BYOD)

The Future is Mobile

Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders

Tablets in 2013

n  Over 200m in 2013 n  Driven by size & price n  Flood of cheap Chinese

Androids n  Prices under $150

Business Move to Mobile

n  Google buys Motorola $ 12.5 Billion

n  Microsoft buys Nokia $ 7.2 Billion

Fast Changing World

n  Mobile computing is the future

n  Tablets outselling Desktop PCs & notebooks combined

n  Driven by the personal use - creating mind-share all types of users

n  Mobile phones and tablet based computing driven into work environments

Fundamental Change

n  Internet & Mobile world merging

n  Industrial world driven by Productivity

n  Tablets are accelerating change

Needs-based Information

n  Old : Data recorded – but not used

n  New : Information when and where needed

n  Relevant information

Adaptive Mobile Computing

n  Applications (content) will be delivered to users and devices with relevance to their location, skill set and the events occurring around them

Relevant Information n  Organize applications,

data, and users n  Information delivered to

users based on login credentials, location, or specific events

n  Operators react and solve problems from virtually anywhere.

Relevant Info Delivery

n  Information n  Location n  Job n  Experience n  Availability n  Diagnostics

n  ACP is first to market with "complete" mobile computing solution

n  Addresses needs of mobile users in Factory

n  Leverages geo-positioning and scanning n  Resolve location and deliver relevant

content.

Breakthrough Software By

Automation Control Products, Alpharetta, GA

Release: February 2014

n  Paradigm Shift n  Post-PC Era n  Wireless Everywhere n  Mobile Devices n  The Cloud n  M2M n  Industrial Internet

n  Mobile Devices in the Factory

Pinto's Pointers

Related Links

n  Mobile Devices in Automation: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/mobiledevices.html

n  Post-PC Era: http://www.jimpinto.com/enews/22feb2013.html#5

n  Industrial Automation and the Cloud: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/indautocloud.html

n  Automation Internet of Things: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/automationiot.html

n  Automation Infotech Futures:http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/infotechfutures.html

n  JimPinto.com: http://JimPinto.com e-mail: jim@jimpinto.com