Industries used in the Mainstream with the Internet of Things

The IoT stands for itself in a world that is full of thrilling and revolutionary developments — and is just beginning.

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Although in some industries it is more useful than others, it extends beyond what many people know, some ways it changes.

In the following mainstream industries worldwide, the use of IoT is greatly noticeable:

1. Health care:
   The whole health sector is the leading IoT industry. Personal medical equipment, such as fitness equipment and bands, allows consumers to monitor their health. Other equipment helps medical officials to monitor patients and personnel, monitor the reliability or repair needs of equipment, and ensure the dispensation of medication.
2. Manufacturing:
   Manufacturing is also on the front lines of the first launch of IoT. Many applications are also available in this industry for next-generation hardware and software — but they are not without risks. Whereas some manufacturers currently use the IoT for everything from inventory and warehouse management to factory assembly operations, others hesitate to take risks.
3. Utilities:
   According to IDC, the energy and gas smart grid investment in the utilitarian industry amounted to $57.8 billion in 2016. IoT solutions have also been utilized by the oil and petroleum industry. IoT devices are also used for monitoring equipment over time, predictive maintenance, and additional safety monitoring at power generating plants, Middleton said.
4. Consumer Electronics:
   Much of the functionality of IoT affect industrial machines, collaborative robots or cobots as well as similar electronics of a professional level. However, this does not mean that consumer electronics go the way. There is already a significant number of IoT-driven consumer equipment available on the market and definitely more will happen.
5. Construction:
   While many construction roles still require manual work and a traditional approach to the job, innovations such as aerial drones, next-generation power tools, and automated machinery quickly come into being. There are today almost 600,000 IoT-related vehicles worldwide — all linked to an internal analysis team to support data processing and efficiency improvement.
6. Communications:
   The mobile revolution underlines the shift to IoT for telecommunications providers and other communications companies. Some half of the communications firms represented in the survey are either IoT-integrated or have it in important business areas.

Major Sources:
Forbes, DMNews, Azure IoT and ZDNet