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Factory communications

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Reliable, High Performance Wireless Systems for Factory Automation

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With the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Smart Manufacturing Systems provide a vision of future manufacturing that incorporate highly dynamic physical systems, robust and responsive communications systems, and computing paradigms to maximize efficiency, enable mobility

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NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Research Report on Wireless Deployment Challenges in Construction – A 5G Strategy

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on the Impact of TIG Welding Interference on Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks