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What Is IoT? Meaning, How It Works, and Industry Examples
IoT (Internet of Things) is a network of physical devices that send data over the internet. Learn what it means, its parts, how it works, and industry examples.
October 11, 2026
What Is AIoT? Meaning, How It Works, and Examples
AIoT combines artificial intelligence (AI) with the Internet of Things (IoT). Learn what AIoT means, how it works, how it differs from IoT, and real use cases.
October 11, 2026
Water Leak Detection with Minimum Night Flow (MNF)
How to detect water leaks by zone with Minimum Night Flow: when to measure, how to estimate leakage from flow meter data, and a worked example.
October 11, 2026
PLN kVArh Charges: Why Power Factor Drops and How to Fix It
PLN charges for excess kVArh when a plant runs below 0.85 power factor. Learn how it is calculated, what usually causes it, and how to monitor it daily.
September 28, 2026
Rooftop Solar Monitoring: Measure Your Plant's Real Savings
Rooftop solar only saves money when the plant uses what it produces. These are the metrics to track, from daily kWh output to performance ratio.
September 27, 2026
Soil NPK Sensors: How They Work and Where They Fall Short
Soil NPK sensors support precision fertilising when used correctly. Learn how they work, when they are reliable, and when you still need a lab soil test.
September 26, 2026
The Cost of IoT in a Plant: Components and Budgeting
What does IoT cost in a plant? Understand the components, from sensors, gateways, and installation to the platform subscription, and how to budget a pilot.
September 25, 2026
Digitising Production Logsheets: From Paper to Live Data
Paper logsheets arrive late, contain errors, and are hard to analyse. Learn how to digitise them, what sensors can automate, and what stays manual.
September 24, 2026
OTA Firmware Updates: Updating IoT Devices Remotely
OTA firmware updates refresh IoT devices without a site visit. Learn the benefits, the risks, and safe practices such as staged rollout and rollback.
September 23, 2026
ISO 50001: Energy Management Systems and the Data They Need
ISO 50001 requires an energy baseline, performance indicators, and a measurement plan. Learn what the standard covers and how monitoring prepares the data.
September 22, 2026
White-Label IoT Platforms: Sell IoT Under Your Own Brand
A white-label IoT platform lets system integrators and resellers sell solutions under their own brand without building a platform. Here is what to check.
September 21, 2026
Remote Generator Monitoring: Be Ready When the Power Fails
A generator is often only tested when the grid fails, and that is when it lets you down. Learn which parameters to monitor remotely via Modbus and 4G.
September 20, 2026
Factory Energy Audits: From Data to Efficiency Reports
A manual energy audit takes days of team effort and only captures one moment in time. Real-time consumption data turns it into an always-current report.
September 19, 2026
ANPR Systems: How Automatic Number Plate Recognition Works
ANPR systems read vehicle number plates from cameras automatically. Learn how they work, camera requirements, accuracy factors, and use at car parks and gates.
September 18, 2026
Setting Sensor Alarm Thresholds People Will Not Ignore
Alarms that fire too often teach teams to stop caring. Learn to set warning and critical thresholds, time delays, and escalation so IoT alarms get acted on.
September 17, 2026
Cutting Office AC Energy: Start with Usage Data
Air conditioning is often the largest electricity user in an office building. Learn data-driven steps to cut AC energy, from setpoints and schedules to upkeep.
September 16, 2026
Monitoring Plant Wastewater Treatment: Parameters and Limits
A failing treatment plant is often only noticed when lab results arrive. Learn which parameters can be tracked in real time and which still need a lab.
September 15, 2026
AI Forecasting for Production Load and Energy Demand
Anomaly detection answers "what is wrong right now". AI forecasting answers a different question: what will next week's production and energy load be?
September 14, 2026
SCADA vs IoT Platforms: Competitors or Complements?
SCADA controls processes on the plant floor; an IoT platform connects data across sites. Learn the differences, the strengths of each, and how to combine them.
September 13, 2026
Electrical Submetering: See Usage per Line, Area, and Tenant
Electrical submetering splits one PLN bill into usage per line, area, or tenant. Learn the benefits, how to choose measurement points, and where to start.
September 12, 2026
Automatic Weather Stations for Farming: Your Field Climate
A regional forecast is not always what happens in your field. Learn how an automatic weather station supports irrigation, spraying, and disease risk decisions.
September 11, 2026
Operator Training: The Key to IoT Adoption in Plants
A sophisticated IoT dashboard is useless if operators go back to logging on paper. Adoption training is often the most overlooked project step.
September 10, 2026
Sending ESP32 Data to an IoT Platform: HTTP and MQTT Guide
A practical guide to connecting an ESP32 to an IoT platform: register the device, send data over HTTP or MQTT, and see it on a dashboard. Includes sample code.
September 9, 2026
How to Read an Industrial PLN Electricity Bill, Line by Line
An industrial bill includes demand charges, LWBP and WBP kWh, kVArh, and a minimum charge. Understand each part so you know which lines can be reduced.
September 8, 2026
Pond Water Quality Monitoring: DO, pH, Salinity, and Ammonia
Dissolved oxygen can crash before dawn when nobody is on watch. Learn which pond water quality parameters to monitor and how to get early warnings.
September 7, 2026
When Your Plant Needs an IoT System Integrator
Subscribing to an IoT platform is easy. Wiring together legacy PLCs, three brands of power meter, and an existing SCADA: that is system integration work.
September 6, 2026
Modbus RTU vs Modbus TCP: Differences and When to Use Each
Modbus RTU runs over RS-485 serial cable, Modbus TCP over Ethernet. Learn the differences, the limits, and common mistakes when connecting them to IoT.
September 5, 2026
Compressed Air Leaks: The Hidden Cost in Your Plant
Compressed air leaks keep compressors running even when production stops. Learn to measure them from compressor power data and prioritise the repairs.
September 4, 2026
How to Measure Soil pH: Methods, Ideal Ranges, and Actions
Soil pH decides whether plants can take up fertiliser. Compare ways to measure soil pH, from test strips to sensors, and learn the steps to correct it.
September 3, 2026
CCTV Video Analytics for Plant Safety and Operations
Factory CCTV has mostly been for after-the-fact investigation. AI video analytics turns it into real-time PPE detection, zone alerts, and insight.
September 2, 2026
Tank Level Sensors: Types, Installation, and Monitoring
Tank level sensors prevent empty tanks, dry-running pumps, and overflow. Learn the sensor types, how to install them correctly, and how to monitor remotely.
September 1, 2026
Three-Phase Load Imbalance: Impact and How to Detect It
Three-phase load imbalance overheats motors, wastes transformer capacity, and trips breakers. Learn how to calculate it and monitor it before damage.
August 31, 2026
What Is MQTT? The Lightweight, Reliable IoT Protocol
MQTT is the publish/subscribe protocol behind millions of IoT devices. Learn how it works, brokers, topics, QoS, and when to choose MQTT over HTTP.
August 30, 2026
Industrial IoT Cybersecurity: Factory Network Blind Spots
Connecting factory machines to the cloud brings new risk when OT and IT networks mix. The blind spots that often get missed, and how to close them.
July 23, 2026
Rotating Machine Vibration Monitoring Without New Wiring
Pumps, motors, and compressors often fail without warning. How to monitor machine vibration and temperature with wireless sensors, no shutdown needed.
July 23, 2026
Real-Time OEE Monitoring: Where Your Factory's Number Leaks
OEE calculated by hand at shift end is stale before anyone reads it. How to track availability, performance, and quality in real time on the line.
July 23, 2026
Precision Irrigation: Watering by Soil Moisture Data
Watering on a fixed schedule wastes water, pump electricity, and fertiliser. How to schedule irrigation from soil moisture and rainfall data with InFarmer.
July 21, 2026
Integrating IoT with ERP: Patterns That Work in Production
An IoT dashboard separate from the ERP forces operators to read two screens and retype numbers. The OpenAPI and MQTT patterns that survive in production.
July 21, 2026
LoRaWAN vs Cellular vs Cable: Choosing IoT Connectivity
The sensors are installed but the data never arrives. How to choose the right IoT connectivity for pumps, tanks, and panels far from the plant network.
July 21, 2026
Choosing an IoT Platform for a Factory: 8 Technical Criteria
A wrong IoT platform choice only hurts in year two, when migration costs more than the original project. Eight technical criteria to test before you sign.
July 21, 2026
Factory Peak Load (WBP): How to Cut Electricity Costs
Factory power bills often rise from peak load and poor power factor, not higher output. Learn how to monitor both per production line with InEnergy.
July 21, 2026
Greenhouse Monitoring with Sensors: Data-Based Irrigation
Schedule-based irrigation wastes water and caps yield. Learn which greenhouse sensors actually matter and how InFarmer turns them into decisions.
July 20, 2026
Connecting Legacy Modbus RTU PLCs and Meters to the Cloud
Your legacy machines likely already produce data, it just never leaves the panel. A practical guide to retrofitting Modbus RTU with IncludeGateways.
July 19, 2026
Cold Storage Temperature Monitoring: Protect the Cold Chain
A single overnight temperature excursion can write off a whole chamber. How IncludeBox wireless sensors watch cold storage 24/7 and produce audit evidence.
July 18, 2026
Machine Anomaly Detection: When Thresholds Stop Being Enough
Threshold alarms only fire after a limit is crossed. Learn when machine-learning anomaly detection is genuinely worth applying to factory sensor data.
July 17, 2026
Predictive Maintenance: How to Reduce Machine Downtime
Sudden machine failures stop production at the worst time. Learn how IoT-based predictive maintenance works and how to start with your most critical machines.
July 17, 2026
5 Ways AIoT Cuts Industrial Operating Costs
Operating costs keep squeezing margins. Learn 5 ways AIoT, from predictive maintenance to energy efficiency, cuts costs without adding more staff.
July 16, 2026
Industry 4.0 in Indonesia: A Guide to Plant Transformation
Industry 4.0 is more than a trend. Understand its core pillars and the practical steps to start a staged, measurable digital transformation in your plant.
July 15, 2026
Start IoT Monitoring Without Replacing Your Devices
IoT does not have to start with new machines. A guide to monitoring with the devices you already have over Modbus, MQTT, and HTTP, plus sensors where needed.
July 11, 2026
Smart Agriculture: IoT for Precision Farming and Savings
Watering and fertilising by habit is expensive. Learn how IoT brings precision farming: irrigating by soil moisture and fertilising by actual field conditions.
July 10, 2026
IoT Dashboards for Factory Operations: What They Need
A good dashboard turns thousands of data points into decisions. Learn what a factory IoT dashboard needs, how to build one, and when a custom build makes sense.
July 6, 2026