Staying competitive for OEMs is no longer just about quality. It’s now about making everything intelligent in product and process to cater to the customers’ growing needs. IoT development is promising but sometimes appears like a maze of technical and operational challenges. The complexity of data streams and the need to ensure robust security, among others, are stalling OEMs. But with an effective IoT application development strategy, such challenges become a chance no other technology has.
Challenges in IoT Development for OEMs
- Complexity of data management: Large amounts of data generated by IoT devices complicate data gathering, storage, and analysis by OEMs. One of the main challenges for OEMs lies in the data flow between the hardware, the IoT platforms, and the applications.
- Security Issues: IoT is a highly vulnerable target to cyberattacks because of the large attack surface. OEMs shall ensure end-to-end security through devices, networks, and applications.
- Integration: Integrate the IoT system with other legacy infrastructure systems, third-party platforms, and other IT systems. Generally, considerable custom development is necessary, along with extensive testing to achieve interoperability.
- Limited IoT Expertise: Many OEMs lack in-house expertise to design, develop, and maintain IoT solutions. Such a skill gap can lead to project delays and increased costs.
- Scalability and Interoperability: OEMs must ensure their IoT applications can scale to satisfy growing demand, as well as integrate with other systems. The process requires careful planning and advanced capabilities in IoT application development.
- High Development Costs: IoT solutions are developed from scratch. In many cases, OEMs have to sacrifice innovation for budget and delay their time to market.
- Lack of Real-Time Insights: IoT monitoring systems are often absent in many OEMs. Thus, they do not tap actionable insights from device-generated data to predict failures or optimize performance.
Opportunities in IoT Application Development
- Smarter Products: With IoT, OEMs can add superior real-time monitoring predictive maintenance and remote management capabilities to their products. For example, smart factory equipment can predict the occurrence of failure, implying that downtime and repair would be greatly reduced.
- Data-Driven Insights: OEMs can use analytics and business intelligence to extract actionable insights from IoT data for better product design, optimization of operations, and improved customer experience.
- New Revenue Streams: The Internet of Things delivers value-added services for OEMs, such as subscription-based remote monitoring solutions, from traditional one-time product sales streams.
- Operational Efficiency: IoT-powered automation facilitates process efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and increased productivity of all manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics operations.
- Sustainability: IoT solutions may help OEMs easily achieve sustainability goals by optimizing resource usage, reducing waste, and lowering energy consumption.
How Bridgera’s IoT Development Services Make a Difference?
At Bridgera, we know the special pain points OEMs face in their IoT journey. That’s why our IoT application development services are specifically tailored to meet each stage of your product lifecycle. Here’s how we can help:
1. End-to-End IoT Development Services
We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including:
- IoT Application Development
- Firmware Development
- Web/Mobile App Development
- Cloud Solution Development
- Analytics & BI
- QA/Software Testing
2. Strategic IoT Consulting
Our IoT consulting experts collaborate with you to:
- Identify your business goals and assess your current systems.
- Develop a strategic roadmap with milestones and data architecture.
- Create proof-of-concept designs and prototypes to validate ideas.
3. Seamless Deployment and Integration
From building and testing to deploying hardware, software, and APIs, we ensure seamless IoT integration with your existing infrastructure while providing training and ongoing support.
4. Continuous Monitoring and Optimization
Bridgera enables you to analyze IoT data, refine features, and scale solutions to meet future demands. Our advanced analytics and BI capabilities turn your IoT data into a competitive advantage.
5. Flexible Professional Services Framework
Whether you’re starting small or scaling fast, Bridgera’s professional services framework adapts to your needs, addressing skill gaps and capacity challenges with precision.
Success Stories from the Field
- Remote Monitoring for Construction Quality Bridgera developed IoT solutions for a precision measurement company, enabling real-time monitoring of concrete and asphalt quality. This improved decision-making and minimized project delays.
- Smart Tabletops with Embedded IoT For a leading furniture manufacturer, we embedded Wireless Power Transmitters (WPTs) into tabletops, supporting wireless phone charging. This innovation revolutionized the work-from-anywhere trend.
- Optimizing Waste Hauling Operations Bridgera helped a waste removal company transition from spreadsheets to an IoT-enabled platform, optimizing fleet management and reducing operational costs.
Your Path to IoT Excellence Starts with Bridgera
At Bridgera, we understand the unique challenges OEMs face in IoT application development. Our custom IoT development services empower OEMs to:
- Achieve Faster Time to Market: We streamline the development process, enabling OEMs to launch IoT solutions quickly.
- Start Small, Scale Fast: Our scalable IoT platforms ensure OEMs can expand seamlessly as their needs evolve.
- Plan for Your IoT POC: Bridgera’s 2-week Proof of Concept (POC) delivers rapid prototyping, digital twin creation, and seamless integration with tailored IoT dashboards and reports. With 3 months of access for testing and demos, we help you unlock faster IoT adoption.
- Leverage Predictive Excellence: With advanced IoT data analytics and remote monitoring, we help OEMs optimize operations and prevent costly incidents.
- Integrate with Existing IT Systems: Bridgera’s white-label IoT solutions integrate seamlessly with ERP, CRM, and other enterprise systems, reducing complexity.
- Bridge Skill Gaps: We fill expertise gaps, ensuring smooth development.
- Tailored Solutions: Custom solutions for precise needs, ensuring success.
- Comprehensive Approach: Guidance from start to finish for seamless progress.
- Strategic Roadmap: Clear milestones, data architecture, and governance set for success.
- Prototyping: Ideas brought to life, data models defined, and components identified.
- Development and Testing: Robust solutions built with rigorous testing conducted.
- Deployment and Integration: Smooth IoT deployment, training, and ongoing support.
- Continuous Optimization: Data analysis, feature refinement, and scalability planning.
Bottomline
In conclusion, the IoT journey for OEMs presents its challenges, but it also provides great opportunities: from smarter products to new revenue streams and optimized operations. Bridgera turns the challenges into growth drivers with its tailored end-to-end IoT development services. We help you either launch a new product or refine your operations by providing the necessary expertise and support to stay ahead of the competition. Are you facing IoT challenges? Let Bridgera help you tackle them and build smarter solutions that work for you.
About Bridgera: Bridgera effortlessly combines innovation and expertise to deliver cutting-edge solutions using connected intelligence. We engineer experiences that go beyond expectations, equipping our clients with the tools they need to excel in an increasingly interconnected world. Since our establishment in 2015, Bridgera, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, has specialized in crafting and managing tailored SaaS solutions for web, mobile, and IoT applications across North America.
About Author: Gayatri Sriaadhibhatla is a seasoned writer with a diverse portfolio spanning multiple industries. Her passion for technology and a keen interest in emerging IoT trends drive her writing pursuits. Always eager to expand her knowledge, she is dedicated to delivering insightful content that informs the audience.