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LIGHT UP YOUR INDUSTRIAL IoT DESIGN 10 In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers are also leveraging IIoT to ensure health and safety compliance within the workforce. For example, electronic sensors can track employees' location on the factory floor and monitor their vital signs via temperature sensing. Industrial operations have undergone rapid development throughout the years with Industry 4.0, as adoption of IIoT can meet specific needs of different industries. Organizations are improving their customer experience, strategies, revenue streams, and process efficiency using IIoT. In hotel and hospitality, managers can integrate IIoT equipment into meeting the needs of their guests to give them a higher-rated experience during their stay. Similarly, the mining and energy industry can enhance the safety of both employees and assets at onshore and offshore locations with IIoT. Mining operations, for instance, are safer with gas sensors that can detect gas leaks as soon as they happen for early evacuation of the mine, or to detect the likelihood of mine shaft failures. Manufacturers have been increasingly incorporating Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions into their everyday processes (Figure 1). The most common IIoT applications, such as smart factories and automotive assemblies, utilize transducers, sensors, and actuators to make processes more "intelligent." In addition to scaling up operations, IIoT offers greater flexibility, reliability, and safety, which translates to an improved bottom line in several industries. Some of the latest trends in IIoT include predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, sensor technology, digital twin technology, health and safety compliance, and Industry 4.0. With predictive maintenance, manufacturers automatically detect possible machine failures before they occur, while remote monitoring using sensor technologies allows for real-time decision-making. Similarly, digital twin technology facilitates remote access of devices and equipment on today's factory floors, forecasting, and predictive maintenance to minimize costly downtime on operations. Figure 1: Industrial Internet of Things is being integrated into many modern manufacturing processes. (Source: ROHM) LATEST IIoT TRENDS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR