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How to stop guessing and choose a historian based on the job that actually needs doing.

Although the final versions of the EN 62443 standards have not been released, manufacturers can use existing standards to start preparing to comply with them.

NineTenths to promote ISA/IEC 62443 to companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council to guide them in adopting secure, cutting-edge technologies.

KEYENCE BT-A600 handheld computers ensure compatibility with the Plex UX manufacturing platform while enhancing scanning performance.

Pave the way for modernization and enhance field visibility, diagnostics, and lifecycle management by integrating Ethernet-APL instrumentation with an existing DCS.

New Saginaw Precision division in Michigan brings precision ball screw and roller screw manufacturing in-house, strengthening Salient Motion’s vertically integrated approach to actuation.

New research shows manufacturers are investing in connected data, cybersecurity, and AI to improve quality, strengthen regulatory readiness, and enhance operational performance.

A user-friendly interface on a MOM system reduces training time, increases productivity, and creates a competitive advantage.

Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of industrial project design.

Intelligent automation that combines AI-driven decision-making with traditional rules-based processes is reshaping how life sciences organizations approach high-volume, repetitive work.

Students across the U.S. can apply for $3,000 scholarships for eligible technical education and training programs supporting careers in buildings, energy, and critical infrastructure.

Forge Cognition uses NVIDIA and Dell Technologies to deliver AI agents and real-time digital twins that address asset reliability, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort

Physical AI is transforming industrial automation, from autonomous robots to machine vision. Discover why reliable edge AI hardware, real-time processing, multi-sensor connectivity, and thermal stability are essential for real-world deployment.

ISA99 is forming work groups to review the effects of AI and supply chain requirements on IACS security.

A unified MOM platform makes material synchronization possible by providing updated material information to every facility in the network that needs it.

Lights out machining gets the headlines. But today, we’re exploring how automation’s biggest impact often happens with the lights on. Explore how the right solution can increase capacity, reduce scrap, and help skilled machinists focus on higher-value work.

The CRA may influence suppliers, asset owners and customers to expect cybersecurity to become a product characteristic throughout its lifecycle.

When designing an MES-ERP integration project, the placement of the planning and scheduling phases determines how many interfaces a plant will maintain for the life of its systems.

Siemens and Galp Energia collaborate to enhance a renewable hydrogen plant’s operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 110,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

Welcome to the October 2026 issue of the International Society of Automation’s online magazine, Automation.com Monthly, the annual roundup of OT Cybersecurity Trends. Learn how to secure connected legacy systems, prepare to resist quantum-computer-enabled decryption, manage end-of-life IoT devices, and more. Discover what the EU Cyber Resilience Act means for asset owners and automation suppliers. Access global research on industrial cybersecurity vulnerabilities, mitigations, and protection strategies. Discover resources for staying up to date on OT cybersecurity strategies at every level.

Data poisoning reduces AI accuracy by influencing what an industrial system learns and how it responds to inputs.

By digitizing instrumentation signals at or near the process and transmitting multiple measurements over a single communications link, Remote I/O helps facilities improve installation efficiency, simplify maintenance, and accommodate future expansion without extensive modifications to existing control infrastructure.

Following the creation of CISA guidance for asset owners, a group of authors created a document for automation suppliers about how they might improve their OT cybersecurity offerings. OPC UA brings strong cybersecurity protections to the entire automation industry.

In the face of rising AI-enabled critical infrastructure threats, industrials average 16 hours of downtime and up to $500,000 in losses from significant cyber incidents, says the report.

In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros discuss how to set up a data historian to transform data into information that can be used for process monitoring, diagnosis, prediction, optimization and continuous improvement.

How will aligning Switzerland’s regulations with the CRA impact Swiss manufacturers and customers?

Water shortages now rank as high as cyberattacks and supply chain disruption for industrial business continuity.

Manufacturers who build ISA/IEC 62443 into their secure development lifecycle can turn the EU Cyber Resilience Act into a passport to the European market and a stronger position worldwide.

For years, cybersecurity strategies in manufacturing focused primarily on protecting corporate IT systems while keeping production environments largely isolated from external networks. That model is being challenged as manufacturers create more connections between operational technology (OT) and enterprise systems to support business-wide initiatives.

Appointment of Honeywell Technologies veterans will strengthen leadership across the company’s businesses and support its long-term growth outlook

A controller connected to the Internet is exposed by design. The practical response is architectural: close the comm path and move process data through a controlled connection

How to develop an OT cybersecurity roadmap to transition to PQC algorithms designed to resist quantum-computer-enabled decryption.

Proposed FCC regulatory update would help facilitate ultra-wideband for industrial safety, physical AI, robotics, automation and real-time asset tracking.

The ability to fill cybersecurity roles requires rethinking hiring strategies, investing in reskilling and implementing tools like AI.

Agilicus and ISAGCA to work together to advance OT cybersecurity.

Magnetic flow meters have proven to excel in challenging applications. This Q&A with Cheng Vue, Global Product Manager at Emerson, covers how the company is innovating with magnetic flow meters that are more intelligent, trustworthy, and easier to use.

The European machine vision industry is expected to grow by 3% this year, and there is a positive demand for machine vision products made in Europe for 2027.

The article sets three conditions that qualify a task, names six places to start, and argues that the real question is not which model you subscribe to but whether your software platform can give one structured access to its own engineering model.

In addition to a successful backup, nine conditions determine whether OT recovery takes hours, days or weeks.

Industrial companies are increasing cybersecurity investment as connected operations, AI adoption and IT/OT convergence expand operational risk.

WAGO marries the craft of brewing with modern automation to help create the perfect beer.

New 36,000-square-foot center will prepare students and workers for careers in HVAC, electrical, industrial maintenance and other manufacturing trades.

The first Particle device with cellular, Wi-Fi and satellite NTN connectivity is helping global IIoT deployments stay connected beyond terrestrial network coverage.

Five bundles bring together essential Fluke tools around real-world workflows, giving students, recent grads and apprentices a clear path from foundational safety checks to advanced diagnostic.

AI’s operational guidance is only as current as the data it pulls from. What's your process for updating your AI data, and who is responsible?

This article explores how a resilient software foundation and a microkernel architecture can isolate critical workloads, contain faults, and support lifecycle cybersecurity. It highlights how foundational platforms such as QNX can enable secure and safe software-defined industrial modernization approaches that are essential in building and managing resilient systems throughout the systems lifecycle.

The ISA/IEC 62443 framework, along with DeNexus’ expertise, will enable industries to assess, quantify and assign a cost to risk.

The newly updated Fourth Edition of A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge is the only officially authorized book covering ISA’s body of knowledge core competencies. This revised guide provides an overview of important automation concepts and processes, while also describing the technical skills required to implement them in today’s industrial environment.

The new mark of five million robots operational in factories worldwide is more than double the number seven years ago. The strongest growth is taking place in Asia, followed by Americas. Europe is moving ahead more slowly.

Implementing the CRA is an opportunity to achieve higher levels of product security maturity by actively anticipating and preparing to address security issues that may arise throughout a product’s lifecycle.

The new facility will help customers across the Middle East and Africa reduce operational disruptions and accelerate time-to-market.

Level data from unreliable field instrumentation can turn an expensive automation investment into an operational liability. The solution is radar.

Regular, versioned backups of SCADA projects should be managed diligently. Without them, you may or may not be able to recover your data when the system fails. We got lucky.

Vention’s new physical AI lab focuses on advancing robotic manipulation from cutting-edge AI research to reliable, scalable manufacturing deployment.

Factories generate enormous quantities of sensor data, yet most of it is never translated into timely operational decisions, leaving significant production capacity unrealized. The next industrial advantage will belong to companies and countries that build infrastructure capable of interpreting this data in real time and using it to improve factory operations.

A global study found that 85% of Asian energy leaders rank advancing autonomous operations as a top strategic priority.

MISUMI Americas supports new technology development by providing capital and access to a Fortune 500–caliber global manufacturing supply chain.

Recent incidents have accelerated efforts to help water utilities improve their cybersecurity posture. One of the most significant is Project Watershed 250.

Through controlled access to Claude Mythos 5, Rockwell security teams are exploring ways to improve secure-by-design innovation and the resilience of critical industrial operations.

P&G expands AI-based inspection system using Siemens' industrial AI and edge computing platform.

Advanced digital tools can optimize performance and reduce costs, but only when based on accurate, connected data. This article discusses how data can be captured and structured to facilitate all the promises of a digitally integrated facility.

BitFlow’s 2027 machine vision trends are paving the way for manufacturers to achieve near-zero defect rates.

New initiative brings together machine builders and software and automation technologies to address manufacturing challenges through integrated solutions.

Emerson is to automate a production facility that will help the Netherlands meet the EU sustainable aviation fuel mandate.

America’s manufacturing expansion faces not only a labor shortage but a loss of institutional knowledge as experienced workers retire. Factories must capture human decisions alongside machine data to create a sovereign knowledge repository that helps future workers diagnose problems, act faster, and avoid repeating mistakes.

In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros share strategies for enhancing control system reliability.

Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance and SPE Industrial Partner Network have merged to create a new unified entity.

Why AI-enabled workflows fail when organizations automate the visible task but leave the human decision logic behind.

Water utilities move from reactive to proactive maintenance using centralized asset data to improve visibility, reduce maintenance and support growth.

The ISA Automation Summit & Expo (ASE) returns to the Walt Disney World, this time at Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 27–29 September 2026, bringing a sharpened focus on artificial intelligence, robotics and hands-on professional development.

Learn about the benefits and risks of low-code on the plant floor, applications for cybersecurity in United States water systems, the future of interoperability and more in this month’s topical roundup!

Welcome to the latest issue of the International Society of Automation’s online magazine, Automation.com Monthly. September 2026 covers...

For plants weighing modernization against budget and downtime constraints, extracting existing HART data is one of the lowest-disruption steps available.

A practical look at how guided wave radar works, what makes it different from other level technologies, and how to install and apply it successfully.

ISA Fellow Sarah Fluchs is bridging the gap between engineering and cybersecurity, making cybersecurity more accessible, proactive and measurable.

The new partnership brings refurbished Siemens automation products to the Sparepartsnow digital marketplace.

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. has appointed Limor Spector as senior vice president, Innovation, Ventures & Commercialization for the company’s key innovation organizations.

The expanded facility strengthens customer partnerships and supports growth across Australia and New Zealand.

Collaborative robot (cobot) and actuator suppliers are benefiting from the rapid growth in humanoid robot production.

Cyber incident reporting is entering a new phase on both sides of the Atlantic.

Only 58% report that all or nearly all of their data is fully governed, leaving significant gaps as manufacturers look to scale AI across factories, supply chains, enterprise applications and edge environments.

The acquisition expands OTC’s rotating equipment service and repair capabilities across the Central United States.

The AI-ready carrier-neutral facility strengthens digital infrastructure in Mexico and the Caribbean interconnecting key hubs across the Americas.

ABB will explore how its automation, electrification, instrumentation and communication solutions across its three business areas can enable the SMR projects to scale. 

The rapid expansion of newer sectors is contributing to manufacturing growth.

The advanced process control solution has been used across seven finish mills over one year and across a kiln operation for five years.

Rockwell Automation’s MES and ERP solutions will help the beverage manufacturer connect production data and enable reliable, on-premises execution to support future growth.

This regulation shifts vulnerability and incident handling from an internal practice to a legal obligation that mandates rapid detection, assessment, coordination and regulatory response.

Under the theme “Motion in Automation,” igus will demonstrate how motion components and automation technologies can work together to help manufacturers simplify machine design and improve production efficiency.

Chamberlain brings 30 years of industrial experience to a growing team.

Open, scalable systems integrate with the stadium's existing infrastructure — avoiding a costly rebuild while supporting more than 81,000 fans on matchday.

When selecting the right End-of-arm tooling (EOAT) for physical AI-driven robotic applications, these four requirements are critical.

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has announced a new Ebook in collaboration with Qorvo, exploring next-generation RF wireless designs for drones, satellite communications and industrial IoT.

As Swissbit marks its 25th anniversary, the company sees itself well positioned for the next market phase with its own development and manufacturing expertise in Europe.

The delivery of technology will strengthen reliable low-carbon power generation and energy security in Romania.

Faro Creaform will showcase its latest portable metrology technologies at IMTS 2026, held from Sept. 14-19 in Chicago, Illinois.

The certification demonstrates KUKA's commitment to developing automation solutions that meet evolving cybersecurity requirements while assisting manufacturers in protecting critical production assets.

The Autonomous PlantPAx-powered application continuously improves refrigeration systems to help reduce energy costs and equipment strain.

63% of OEMs plan U.S. capital investment through 2027 as reshoring activity and contract-manufacturer quoting increase.

ABB’s Machine Automation Division announced the appointment of Christian Strahberger as its new division president. Christian Strahberger succeeds Florian Schneeberger, who tragically passed away in an accident in April.