Frank O Smith, contributing editor

Trying to pick a winner: Competing industrial wireless standards stir—rather than clarify—issues

Wireless technology is proving itself in industrial settings. A number of manufacturers—lured by potential cost savings or the ability to place sensors in previously unreachable areas—are using industrial wireless networks. Most of these early adopters are pleased with the results of their projects, with the belief that the number of industrial wireless networks would multiply quic...