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The Unified Namespace is Powerful for Industry 4.0, But How Does it Work?

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Many companies implement a Unified Namespace (UNS) to accelerate their Industry 4.0 projects. UNS is a great way to organize all of your data to establish a single version of the truth across your plant and enterprise. While the concept is really powerful, companies struggle to understand it well enough to implement it successfully.

Watch Kevin Jones, CEO and lead strategist at Ectobox, Inc., and David Schultz, the owner of G5 Consulting, introduce the concepts of the UNS, where it exists in an Industry 4.0 architecture, the benefits, and most importantly how to execute it.

Kevin Jones

Kevin is CEO and lead strategist at Ectobox, Inc., a Manufacturing Intelligence solutions company and Industry 4.0 systems integrator in Pittsburgh, PA. Founded the company 20 years ago. He is an IoT Inc. Certified IoT Professional, and an active member and on the board of the Allegheny Appalachian Chapter of SMRP, and member of PMPA and NTMA.

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David Schultz

David Schultz is the Principal Consultant for Spruik. He works with manufacturers to help them develop and execute strategies for their digital transformation and asset management initiatives. He has 25 years of automation and process control experience across many market verticals, focusing on continuous and batch processing.

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