ScienceDirect Service innovation and smart analytics for Industry 4.0 and big data environment

Abstract Today, in an Industry 4.0 factory, machines are connected as a collaborative community. Such evolution requires the utilization of advanceprediction tools, so that data can be systematically processed into information to explain uncertainties, and thereby make more "informed" decisions. Cyber-Physical System-based manufacturing and service innovations are two inevitable trends and challenges for manufacturing industries. This paper addresses the trends of manufacturing service transformation in big data environment, as well as the readiness of smart predictive informatics tools to manage big data, thereby achieving transparency and productivity

Climatology of New Particle Formation and Corresponding Precursors at Storm Peak Laboratory

Thirteen years of measurements of ultrafine (3-10 nm diameter) aerosols are presented from a remote high elevation (3210 m a.s.l.) site in Colorado, Storm Peak Laboratory. Previous work has shown that frequent new particle formation (NPF) occurs regularly at the site (52% of days). This long-term climatology of ultrafine aerosols clearly shows a seasonal dependence on new particle formation at Storm Peak Laboratory, reaching a maximum during the spring season and a minimum in summer. Recent sulfur dioxide data indicates a strong source region west of Storm Peak Laboratory, and this wind direction corresponds to the predominant wind direction observed during NPF events