When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole.” – Nikola Tesla (1926)
When quoted in 1926, this may have seemed far-fetched. However, today one only needs to look at their own smart phone to be reminded that wireless technology is here in our daily lives and is the facilitator of many types of productive applications. This includes improving the efficiency of collecting and transmitting data in a manufacturing environment.