(Originally published in AandCtoday.com) Lean manufacturing in today’s industrial world surrounds the continual investment in technologies that create added value, while reducing waste. As an increasing number of facilities move toward this approach, the processes involved in connecting all these various, disparate systems becomes increasingly complex. This is especially true for operations running under the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) umbrella. However, as a broad s

Whenever I talk about our work in Energy Harvesting, I'm usually met with the same confusion. People often associate energy harvesting with alternate energy, and while there are similarities, the two have very different goals. First, alternate energy is the term used for large scale production of energy from renewable sources, such as wind farms and solar panels. The goal of alternate energy is grid offset, or reducing the use and dependence on fossil fuels. Energy Harvesting

(Original Published in NASA Tech Briefs) When most individuals hear “energy harvesting,” they often think of alternative energy sources like wind and solar power. There is a distinct difference, however, between alternative energy and energy harvesting, or EH, approaches, based on the amount of power each can generate. Alternative energy commonly focuses on grid off-set methodologies aimed at reducing fossil fuel usage. For example, wind turbines are capable of producing up t