Internet of Things: time, cost and maintenance savings

Yes, it is a hype mainly focused on consumers, but IoT is more important for our industry than you´d expect. Just like at home you can save on energy by finetuning the management of light, heat and air. Other solutions which is being used by a number of print manufacturers is maintenance and supplies. Not only will this generate efficiency, but also save on time spent on ordering. More futuristic is operator recognition and access status. Sensors and complete IoT systems, currently focused on the consumer market, will rapidly become more affordable, also for industrial application. Read a short explanation on IoT via this link. More information is readily available, for example a dedicated Wikipedia page.