Hardware Sensors vs Protocol-Native IIoT: Why IoTFlows SenseAi and MachineCDN Take Opposite Approaches
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The industrial IoT market is splitting into two camps, and the choice between them has long-term implications for your maintenance strategy, your budget, and your data quality. On one side: platforms like IoTFlows that deploy proprietary sensors to collect machine data from the outside. On the other: platforms like MachineCDN that connect directly to the controllers already running your equipment.
This isn't just a technology debate. It's a fundamental question about where manufacturing data should come from — and who owns the measurement infrastructure.