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Increased cybersecurity incidents have been crippling critical infrastructure and harming businesses. Here's how to respond.

Experts from IAR Systems highlight the most important aspects for successfully developing high-quality embedded software.

Cleo Robotics, developer of the Dronut aerial vehicle platform, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to deliver a number of prototype Tactical Dronut (TacDronut) systems for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

These four trends reveal broader industry patterns that encourage people to use automated technologies.

View our top 10 most-viewed articles for 2022! Special thanks to Digi-Key for contributing our top two byline articles of the year.

Terre Haute, Indiana-based Indiana State University recognizes Endress+Hauser for philanthropic efforts.

The concept of connectivity is not new. But the potential for wisely using data obtained through the right connectivity is the objective to be pursued. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Jeff Poulos, vice president of order fulfillment operations for Digi-Key, has been named a 40 Under 40 recipient by Prairie Business magazine.

Use layered defenses to provide cybersecurity for remote OT assets.

Any improvements in energy efficiency, achieved through water savings, energy savings or process improvements, translate directly into lower costs and increased economic efficiency.

Kistler has unveiled its newly overhauled website, which now gives easy access to the most suitable product solution for a large range of applications.

Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $436.5 in November 2022, and the annual total value dipped below 2021 for first time in 2022.

Siemens technology and capital is aiding 80 Acres Farms and its technology subsidiary, Infinite Acres, in expansion to meet global food supply demands.

Companies that want to reap the benefits of this exciting technology must understand the needs of industry players and start to build TSN-enabled systems.

LOPA is a valuable tool to analyze the risk associated with an event scenario and document the expected effectiveness of protective layers. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Badger Meter, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Syrinix, Ltd., a privately held provider of intelligent water monitoring solutions, for £15 million, funded with available cash.

Additive manufacturing has the potential to revolutionize in-field control valve maintenance, potentially saving process and industrial plants millions of dollars a year in maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) costs.

The Young Engineering Award will go to a woman from the STEM field who is no more than 30 years old and who has made exceptional contributions.

Global research has found that external stakeholders are increasingly expecting vendors to meet specific security requirements to win and retain business.

Discovering the IoT’s impact on sustainability and resource conservation.

Life sciences manufacturers are looking to other methods to shorten time to market. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

For what is now the twentieth time, Deutsche Messe is inviting entries for the Hermes Award–the world's leading industry prize–on the occasion of HANNOVER MESSE.

There’s no point in upgrading to Industry 4.0 applications such as IoT, robotics and automation if your existing network isn’t up to it in terms of performance and scalability.

Delta Controls is process-driven and identifies and addresses customers' needs to build and sustain solid, strategic partnerships while its state-of-the-art products save energy, effort and time.

The global industrial and automation control systems market size is expected to reach USD 377.25 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 10.3% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030.

The first book of a new two-volume set on flowmeter technology by Dr. Jesse Yoder is now available from CRC Press.

The award recognizes Brooks Instrument for Best in Class Performance.

Prices rose by 7.2% in 2022 and are projected to decline by 0.9% in 2023.

Reduce failures and downtime using smart tank gauging systems. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) successfully launched the EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW) world series, which took place in an online format from Nov. 21-25, 2022.

Valmet has completed the acquisition of the U.S. based NovaTech Automation’s Process Solutions business.

ABB’s technical engineering consultancy sold to TÜV Rheinland.

This investment in 14 MiR robots provided the Tier 1 automotive supplier with production stability and reliability in its Czech plant with return on investment (ROI) in less than two years.

During mid-November, Siemens announced its intention to separate out a three-billion euro motor and drives business into an independent entity.

Building better models provides operations personnel with vast plant insights. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Here are nine tips to ensure you have excellent cybersecurity during video conferences.

In 2022, the low-voltage AC motor market grew to a total of $17 billion, driven heavily by price volatility.

Beamex is pleased to announce the establishment of a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China, which began operating on Jan. 1 2023.

Behavior of the larval zebrafish in response to abrupt global dimming (a dark flash) was recorded using a Mikrotron EoSens CXP-4 four-megapixel camera linked to a Bitflow Cyton CXP4 four-channel CoaXPress frame grabber.

The global supply chain leader has been awarded six Best and Brightest distinctions.

Digi-Key Electronics announced that it has renewed its annual sponsorship with a Platinum Level investment for Women in Electronics, a 501(c)3 public charity which provides leadership growth and development, mentorship, networking, thought-leadership events and resources that advance results in gender parity in the electronics industry.

Use layered defenses to provide cybersecurity for remote OT assets. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

What would be a good control strategy to regulate a process in which the setpoint is continually changing?

Magnetic flowmeters are running neck and neck with Coriolis meters as a revenue leader in the global flowmeter market, according to a new study from Flow Research.

The ISASecure program announced a new ISASecure certification for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) components based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The new headquarters offers increased space for their growing business and expanding team of engineers.

The HVAC-Twin cloud-based platform transforms the HVAC design process.

RS Group plc has qualified as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), which measures the performance of companies selected with environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria using a best-in-class approach.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the release of its new Digital Transformation Training series, a set of courses covering emerging technologies associated with digital transformation. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

With a definitive business plan in place for the future, Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions has promoted Karl Kleppek to the position of company president and COO.

Quality control automation has become increasingly viable with the rise of machine learning.

What do you do when you must patch your OT to face today’s growing cybersecurity threats?

The right edge platform removes roadblocks to creating innovative and long-lasting applications. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Combined expertise and technological resources aim to boost the competitiveness of McPhy in the low-carbon hydrogen production and distribution equipment market.

After achieving record sales in 2021, the drive technology leader continues to find success and surpass its previous goals.

A new book details company’s role in advancing automotive fluid systems technology since 1922.

Better collaboration between academic institutions and industry practitioners can improve outcomes for industrial businesses and the schools, professors and students they depend on. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced that RoviSys has been designated a Platinum System Integrator Partner as part of the PartnerNetwork Program.

RTOS are designed to handle time-sensitive operations and ensure that data is processed quickly and accurately.

Leaders in technology, analytics, defense, education and business development will provide strategy and guidance.

The cyber threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, but with more than 760,000 open positions in the US, the gap between supply and demand remains wide.

Leaders in technology, analytics, defense, education and business development will provide strategy and guidance.

The new season covers sustainability and waste reduction for a changing planet.

Automation, IIoT and wireless technologies are fundamental to current mining and metals companies. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

ABB to use Boliden’s certified recycled and low-carbon copper in electric motors and electromagnetic stirring technologies.

Moore Industries has done its part to get a historic World War II boat back in the water.

System integrator Farm Data Systems helps agricultural producer save time and produce better yield with automation and IoT technologies. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Systems Integration 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for November 2022.

The two industry associations are cooperating closely, especially on testing implementations.

Now that construction of the company’s new Reception Building is complete, Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens AG and Markus Söder, minister-president of the German State of Bavaria, have visited the building to mark the grand opening of the Siemens Campus Erlangen.

Industrial automation manufacturer Banner Engineering announced its DXMR90-X1 smart industrial controller has received Gold in the Industrial Automation category at the 2022 Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program Awards.

The right technology choices can ease integration and reduce risks, while helping you meet your business goals.

According to Moxa, the reasons OT data is leaving its safe nest are closely tied to today's operational needs.

It is worth doing some homework when it comes to sizing and selecting flowmeters. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Anybus CompactCom 40 CC-Link IE TSN expands the CC-Link IE TSN development ecosystem to create future-proof industrial automation devices.

If business leaders let data drive their decisions, it will be clear that automation, if done right, will bolster their organizations and help them race towards growth and profitability by taking their most talented people and getting them involved in higher order work.

This move delivers far-reaching and complex skills to help manage the modern industrial IT and automation ecosystem.

Chromasens announced today it will participate in the upcoming Photonics West exhibition sponsored by the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), scheduled for Jan. 18 to Feb. 2, 2023 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Join us at the 27th Annual ARC Industry Forum to speed up your digitalization, sustainability and energy transition initiatives with strategies and stories from your peers.

Here are a few ways that data can improve fleet safety standards.

Time-sensitive networking can help system integrators and end users enhance deterministic and reliable communications performance. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Systems Integration 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for November 2022.

The electrical safety and predictive maintenance innovations include the GraceSense wireless condition monitoring software Add-On Profile (AOP) being added to Rockwell Automation's Studio 5000 Logix Designer (v35).

A new working group will develop an ISA technical report providing guidance on how to apply digital information during the operation and maintenance activities of the functional safety lifecycle. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Across industries, there’s a major cybersecurity skills gap–and OT is acutely impacted by it because IT skills in general are often lacking here.

Author Steve Mustard continues his excerpt series with a look at implementing cybersecurity to facility teams.

ISA 2022 President Carlos Mandolesi provides a wrap up of some of the important Society events that happened over the course of the year.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division today announced a partnership with New Zealand-based Scada Systems, Ltd., a global leader of industrial solutions for power generation and transmission as well as other markets.

Digital sustainability, a key concept in today’s world, stems from the far-reaching digital transformation that companies have to tackle and the need for them to exploit their data to add value.

To tackle AI tasks at the edge, we’re bridging the gap between the edge and the data center.

A new era in safety technology will be revealed at ProMAT 2023 by AME.

AspenTech, in collaboration with FT Longitude, conducted a survey of 400 pharma professionals (200 U.S.-based) in drug development or manufacturing.

An integrated automation platform in high-performing infrastructure enhances building automation.

The best severe service application solutions can be found with research, process knowledge and SME advice. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Systems Integration 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for November 2022.

A valve-sizing veteran provides perspective on calculating a gas’s compressibility for control valve sizing. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Control Systems 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for September 2022.

The H2Eco Award is presented to national and international companies that contribute an outstanding commitment to a green hydrogen economy by technical innovation, economics and entrepreneurship.

This people-centered approach to digital transformation brings workers and managers into the age of Industry 5.0.

Robotics and integrated feeding modules can optimize line feeding processes in manufacturing. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Systems Integration 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for November 2022.

Synergy is defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a superior result not independently obtainable. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

It empowers Azure Synapse Analytics users to discover deeper insights and enhance ML models.

The designation recognizes Seeq’s expertise in enabling faster insights and better business outcomes for life sciences customers, including Bristol Myers Squibb, with advanced analytics innovations.