Picture this: It’s 3 AM on a Tuesday, and your brake caliper machining line just went down. The overnight shift is scrambling to diagnose the problem while finished vehicle assembly three plants away starts running low on critical components. By morning, you’re looking at thousands in lost production and potential line shutdowns across multiple facilities.This scenario plays out in automotive plants worldwide, but it doesn’t have to. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming…