IIoT and Industry 4.0 are omnipresent topics in today’s industry tradeshows and blog posts. A lot of products promise to help you achieve vertical integration of production flow and…
Microsoft Exchange API in your Java code
Your Java code needs to send mail using Microsoft Exchange Server. Or you need to read email from Microsoft Exchange Server using Java. Or maybe it is the calendars that you are interested in and you are trying to get information from there or trying to sync…
How to Make Sense of Machine Data in Smart Factory 101
“Digital transformation” and “smart factory” are the terms that have been around for a while, but only advanced manufacturers apply them to practice. The idea of machine to machine communication …
JAVA DEVELOPERS: Talking to Microsoft Dynamics in your Java code
Have you ever considered connecting to Microsoft Dynamics from your Java code? Yes, I know… you’d rather stay away from anything Microsoft… But what if you could get the data from Microsoft Dynamics (or even to Micros…
How to read email from Exchange Server – a Python tutorial using Connect Bridge
This article describes how to make Python connect to Exchange, that is, how to read mail from a Microsoft Exchange Server (Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, Online) using a Python language script.
American Equipment Manufacturer Streamlines Business Process with Connect Bridge
“A week with Connect Bridge did what 10 years of development attempts failed to do” Customer: RPS Corporation Headquarters: Racine, WI, USA Activity: Production of industrial floor cleaning equipment Product application: The Connect…
How to Integrate Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and Business Central with Any Software for Live Data
Cloud ERP systems are revolutionizing the ways companies do business right in front of our eyes. One of the key players changing the business world is Microsoft with their Dynamics 365 software. According to Capterra’s research…
Integrating machine data with business software: One API for total connectivity
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are being left behind in the race to digitally transform factory floors. And it’s up to independent Software Vendors (ISVs), System Integrators (SIs), to bring affordable, …
Small Enterprises and Industry 4.0: A Challenging Environment
Richard F. Majer, of flupo Systemtechnik, specializing in industrial IT and automation technology for SMEs in the era of Industry 4.0 and IoT, discusses connecting machines via OPC UA with ERP, CRM and other business…