The Internet of Things, originally coined in 1999, has made its way into the vernacular only in the past few years; it is now commonly associated as being a puzzle piece of smart manufacturing. What lacked at the turn of the century was a clear understanding of how these “new-concept” devices would talk to systems of importance  (e.g., a controller or ingestion mechanism) and more importantly how they would be ultimately used to benefit our everyday lives. Home automation and other simple devices soon became commonplace, and we began to see their benefits. Industry found great utility in placing these devices within their own systems to capture information that may not have been native when the original system was developed. 

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