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Nordic Iron Ore appointed ABB to scope process control and management systems for a future-proof and fully-digitalized mining operation at the Blötberget iron ore mine.

As part of the company’s pioneering approach, Axis often teams with manufacturing solution providers to keep pace with aggressive growth worldwide.

Wibu-Systems, a world-renowned IT security leader at the service of connected industry, has joined prominent German and Chinese industry partners and top actors from the academic world, including Germany’s RWTH Aachen University and the Beijing University of Technology, for the ProCloud3D research project.

Drive solution leader provides highly configurable gear units, electric motors, and variable frequency drives for precise control of conveyor systems, sortation devices and more.

CGTech will feature VERICUT version 9.2 in booth #334 at the Western Manufacturing Technology Show (WMTS).

Don’t let OT data traps be the downfall of industrial digital transformation.

Digital transformation can result in a connected, empowered workforce and highly agile operations. This puts industrial autonomy at the forefront of efforts to improve worker productivity, quality and safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

In order to minimize losses due to defects, manufacturers need precision during the production process. AI-based systems can be a great help here–but not all AI is created equal. Manufacturers need to understand the methods available and determine which one will help them keep defects to a minimum–or eliminate them altogether.

Beamex MC6-Ex Calibrator is ATEX, IECEx and North American certified and is designed for use in potentially explosive environments, such as offshore and on-shore oil and gas platforms, oil refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants where flammable gases may be present.

CloudRail has collaborated with Microsoft to lower the entry barriers for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions.

AAEON, a leading manufacturer of network platforms and edge computing solutions, has partnered with the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) and Chunghwa Telecom to help create the 5G Smart Manufacturing Technology Research and Validation Site (5G SMT RVS).

Controllers and smart devices are being created with cybersecurity in mind, but these products do not compensate for underlying infrastructure vulnerabilities. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

There are several factors to consider before specifying a particular Wi-Fi MCU. Before making a choice, it’s important to understand the different options.

The ecommerce world has only exploded over the course of the last year and a half due to the pandemic causing an increase in online shopping, and McMurray Stern has adapted with the industry.

Rollon, a leading manufacturer of linear motion guides, actuators and systems, is pleased to announce it has acquired Intelligent Machine Solutions, Inc. (iMS), a Michigan-based designer and manufacturer of standard and custom machinery for the automation industry.

ISAGCA asked NIST to consider referencing selected parts of the ISA/IEC 62443 standard when defining critical software, product security development life-cycle requirements, and technical security requirements. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

3D Printing now mainstream among 75% of mid-sized manufacturers polled, yet more flexibility needed to meet demands for quality, personalization and sustainability.

Suggestions on how to bring IT and OT together for a secured network system.

The new training course is just one of many that are offered on an international scale.

Siemens and SITA are providing the Kansas City Aviation Department with future-proof, scalable technologies for the Kansas City International (MCI) Airport’s New Terminal project, dubbed Build KCI.

Accelerating adoption in the chemical industry of the world's only system capable of continuous online monitoring of polymerization reactions.

As an ISA Fellow, Donald Dunn is being honored for many years of work on the education and standardization of terminology, as well as requirements and guidance related to alarm management and process industry safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

Leader in O-ring and vacuum sealing teams up with the world leader in semiconductor market repairs.

A new Danish company has solved a well-known and previously unsolvable challenge in the metal industry; Made4CNC has developed the world’s first completely automatic door opening solution for robotic machine tending, fitted to any robot and CNC machine in under an hour.

ANSI/ISA-18.2, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries, has found wide use and success in improving the development, design, installation and management of alarm systems across the process industry sectors. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

About two-thirds of manufacturers surveyed expect overall economic conditions in the U.S. to improve over the next 12 months.

New platform will provide on-demand training programs and live training events to window covering professionals at their own pace, from any location.

Anvl announced that their Connected Worker platform has surpassed the milestone of 10 million data points collected from frontline workers and supervisors.

2020 was an unprecedented year for all companies, and the challenges continue. Here we identify and address the most pressing business challenges that continue to force industrial automation professionals to respond.

Check out some of ISA Young Professionals Committee's Fireside Chats from earlier this year!

Chevron Australia and Aker Solutions chose ABB to supply the electrical power system from shore and subsea long step-out to Jansz-Io field, part of the Chevron-operated Gorgon natural gas project.

Joseph S. Alford, PhD, an ISA Fellow and long-time contributing expert on ISA18, has been honored with a 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University’s College of Engineering, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

The IPC-CFX (Connected Factory Exchange) is a global standard to simplify and standardize M2M (machine-to-machine) and machine-to-MES communication for effective data communication between devices in a factory line.

Accenture’s confirmation that it was the target of LockBit 2.0 made global headlines, but the company is only the latest in what has now become a long list of cyberattack victims. According to data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, around 170 significant cyber incidents involving government agencies, defense organizations, and high-tech companies were recorded since August 2020.

More than 100,000 employees in the chemical processing and oil and gas sectors lost their jobs in 2020, and U.S.-based companies were already looking at a shortfall of at least 40,000 skilled positions by 2025. The knowledge drain and the related skills gap open up an opportunity to make digital solutions a key part of future operations.

Version 2.90 of the OPC UA .NET Standard Toolkits adds the Pub/Sub MQTT protocol to the SDK, support for UMATI NodeSet files, NodesSet2 XML handling, and performance improvements for your next OPC UA development project.

The demand for USB ports has increased exponentially due to the sheer number of these peripheral devices and gadgets, each of which requires the ubiquitous USB ports for communication and connection.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) and the Incident Command System for Industrial Control Systems (ICS4ICS) have announced the release of a cybersecurity first-responder credentialing program. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

The POC project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently opened its new Missile Defense Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville. The company’s MDFL is pioneering change with speed and precision to develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system.

Desai will help lead company's internal and external sustainability efforts.

Basin Water Resources, LLC (BWR) was selected by a major international gold producer to supply a dual-train nanofiltration (NF)/reverse osmosis (RO) pilot system to evaluate various membrane performance characteristics.

Nigel Smith, managing director of Shibaura Machine partner, TM Robotics, explains how clean room robots can eradicate the risk of human contamination.

In June PLCopen had a very successful virtual annual General Meeting. Part of the meeting related to changes in the Board of Management.

The implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure will play a key role in the deployment of smart grids across the country.

Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory recently acquired industrial cybersecurity business aeCyberSolutions, marking Deloitte’s fifth cyber acquisition of 2021.

Harold L. Wade, PhD, PE—ISA Fellow, Life Member of IEEE, book author, and all-around Renaissance man—died on 24 May 2021. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

New focus on technology innovation that fosters business transformation.

The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF) is thrilled to announce the members of the 2021 class of Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame inductees.

In his latest monthly column, ISA President Steve Mustard calls on YOU to volunteer with the Society.

When applying a security risk assessment on your business, be sure to review these three key security threats.

The automation division of a multi-disciplinary engineering firm has been chosen among a select few to partner with technology giant Siemens.

The move will help Accenture meet the accelerated demand to apply the power of data and digital to the design, engineering and manufacturing of products for leading companies around the world. Accenture’s expanded Industry X services enable productivity, growth and sustainability in core operations.

Bosch Rexroth’s Connected Hydraulics Roadshow is a traveling exhibit, bringing a complete “tradeshow booth on wheels” to plants and industrial parks across North America beginning September 2021.

The recent $30M growth round was led by Zeev Ventures and Insight Partners, with participation from Spider Capital and UpWest.

ISA executive board member Don Bartusiak, who has previously served as ExxonMobil’s chief engineer for process control, has become known as a significant champion of Open Process Automation. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

Kaman Distribution, a leading value-added distributor of bearings, power transmission, automation, and fluid power products, celebrates its milestone of 50 years in business.

Next-generation Everon mmWave solutions simplify deployment in small- and mid-sized venues, including offices, factories and hospitals.

ISA and Maschinenbau-Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of the German mechanical engineering industry association, or VDMA, are joining forces to offer a unique cybersecurity training program for German speakers. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

MyCare helps customers to better manage service and support cycles for their flagship metrology systems sold in North America.

CloudFabrix, a leader in AIOps solutions, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Verge.io, a leader in Software Defined Datacenter solutions.

Multi-pick end effector solution wins for pick-and-place robotics technology in logistics.

An interview with 2020 Engineering Leader Under 40 Award winner Sandeep Kumar Raju Vysyaraju.

Lynx Software Technologies and the CODESYS Group announce a technology partnership to bridge IT and OT worlds in mission-critical industrial environments.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announced the release of a position paper detailing the automation cybersecurity public policy views of the organization and its fifty industry-leading companies.

aeSolutions announced that the company has once again earned the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Safety Specialist Certification.

Arno Stock, business development manager at CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) member Renesas Electronics, looks at what TSN can offer and the latest achievements that are shaping the future of industrial Ethernet.

Revolutionary approach to pick-and-place offers unrivaled speed, flexibility and ease of use.

PureCycle Technologies is planning a network of global facilities to enable large-scale recycling of a common but rarely recycled plastic. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical announces the launch of its Rapid Development Center in Delano, Minn.

Siemens announced today that is has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Industrial IoT Platforms and Applications in Manufacturing 2021 Vendor Assessment.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA), along with admeritia GmbH, announced that it is a contributing organization for the release of the “Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices.” This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

By coupling threat detection systems with intelligent actions, organizations can better protect their processes from internal and external threats.

Hexagon experts embark on a summer mission to make manufacturing smarter for users across the U.S.

One of the key challenges of this century is to find solutions on how we can ensure access to a sufficient supply of healthy, diverse, and safe food for a growing global population while limiting the impact on the environment and coping with climate change. Advancing sustainability and efficiency with IIoT innovation in today’s agriculture are a central part of the solution.

The mechatronics and automation innovator will showcase packaging industry updates in PC-based control, IIoT, drive technology and EtherCAT networking solutions.

Industrial OT systems supported by enterprise IT organizations are seeing a switch from on-premises datacenters to public cloud computing architectures. Automation can help with the migration.

Vision-guided robotics deploying 3D machine vision has become the cornerstone of the global race for greater automation. In contrast to 2D vision systems, which can only provide 2-dimensional output images without depth information, 3D vision technologies are able to cope with the intricacies of the 3-dimensional space, delivering a 3D point cloud with X, Y, and Z plane data.

A growing list of leading manufacturers are finding that AR can be applied to a variety of industrial issues.

To gain a competitive edge, industries today need to take advantage of digital solutions to aid in their many production needs.

The ISAGCA recently released a public position paper that describes the policies and associated reference standards supported by the alliance.

Automation pros need to figure out how to operate servers and other power-hungry equipment while optimizing power consumption. Intelligent power distribution units (PDUs) control and distribute power as well as provide metering and switching capabilities.

Booth demonstrations and special presentations highlight new systems and solutions for applications ranging from subsea to cloud-based technologies at OTC 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Orders for manufacturing technology totaled $490.3 million in June 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

OPC UA and MQTT are open-source technologies representative of the industrial automation architectural shift toward greater flexibility and interoperability. The OPC UA IIoT Starter Kit combines them so users can create solutions for bandwidth-constrained applications.

Here, Hamish White, CEO of telecommunications software provider Mobilise, explores how the telecoms industry is adopting digitalization on every level.

IoT gateway devices market trends are driven by rising digital transformation and the increasing requirement for remote health monitoring and connected medical devices across the healthcare sector. In addition, IoT technology also provides remote monitoring and real-time access to a patient’s health data, fostering industry expansion.

Datacom Sales Group, LLC, a manufacturers’ representative firm that provides sales and marketing services to the datacom and networking industry, has announced a new partnership with Softing Inc., an industry leader in active network testing and cable testing products.

Integrating cloud-based geoscientific imagery platform with geology data management and modeling tools, helping solve earth, environment, and energy challenges.

In recent years, there has been a global shortage of welders. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) reports that almost 81% of manufacturers can’t find enough skilled welders to meet their needs. Thankfully, automation can help fill the gap. Here, Claudia Jarrett, US country manager at automation parts supplier EU Automation, explains why cobots may be the solution to the world’s welding shortage.

Prudent American Technologies, a premier USA-based contract manufacturer of highly engineered injection molded plastics and precision machined products, is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Jackson as business development manager, Aerospace.

In a dynamic labor and supply chain landscape, IntelliStok saves manufacturers time and money.

Bright Machines Modular Production Approach reflects growing trend of standardized machine modules to improve efficiency and profitability.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces CRC Distribution as an authorized Trelleborg distributor.

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A review of recent cybersecurity incidents that impacted critical infrastructure, and how the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards thwarted many of them.

New facility in Broomfield, Colorado, will add training opportunities, high-tech showroom and space for recently formed Advanced Applications Team.

Nozomi Networks Labs has discovered five vulnerabilities affecting Mitsubishi safety PLCs, used in many industries. Asset owners should assess their security posture now and take general mitigations until patches are available.

The Executive Summary and Conclusions of "Mining Electrification: Vehicles, Generation, Repurposing 2022-2042" gives the current and future mining situation and electrification options in new infograms, roadmaps, and forecasts. Interpretation and data gathering is by PhD level, multilingual IDTechEx analysts worldwide.