Though the Internet of Things (IoT) is booming in the U.S., German manufacturing leaders expect more IoT in their factories in the future. Yibada reported the results of a recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) survey of 300 U.S. and German manufacturing executives that showed a much greater enthusiasm for IoT by the Europeans. It found that only 17% of both American and German manufacturers had applied digital solutions to their factories to date. However, a sizeable 40% of German execs said they plan to implement IoT in future manufacturing processes, compared to only 25% of the Americans. Currently only 8% of U.S.