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The International Society of Automation’s (ISA) Executive Director, Mary Ramsey, has decided to retire at the end of 2021.

Ditch the risk of manually managing code and configuration changes. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Mobile Industrial Robots, the global market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced a worldwide strategic collaboration with one of the world’s largest private companies, Koch Industries.

OT data challenges to securely executing a smart manufacturing strategy.

To help manufacturers understand, and overcome, some of the challenges associated with smart manufacturing, Martin Thunman, CEO and co-founder of leading low-code platform for streaming analytics, automation and integration for industrial IoT, Crosser shares his insight.

Consider these key questions to help ensure you choose a qualified solution provider. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Small companies may not have the luxury of state-of-the-art, high-end manufacturing and test equipment, but they can still embrace a hybrid workforce and harness untapped potentials of distributed and remote workers.

Non-destructive quality system measures melt-pool width and depth.

How automation takes on the task of human safety and life-saving functionality through the lens of war-torn environments.

A look at the current status of the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards.

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Barbara Frei as the new Executive Vice-President of its Industrial Automation global business.

Emerson will host a series of Green Innovation Days to provide industrial companies with valuable insights about transforming their operations to achieve environmental sustainability and decarbonization targets.

A brief history and overview of LiDAR and how the it has evolved and various applications.

An estimated 30% of compressed air is lost to unrepaired leaks. That means a loss in air pressure, which can lead to reduced productivity due to underperforming pneumatic tools. Neglected leaks can, over time, lead to unplanned downtime. Here's how to repair compressed air system leaks.

Here’s how to understand the current situation and develop a cybersecurity strategy. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

The management team of Okuma America Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, is pleased to announce that Goellner, Inc. has recently joined the Partners in THINC network!

Registration is open, and agenda posted for virtual conference and exhibits, June 8-10, 2021.

Here, James Sopwith, group strategic account director at multi-disciplinary engineering firm, adi Group, discusses engineering’s part in supporting a smarter, healthier and altogether more sustainable food manufacturing operation.

The many factors behind the change to edge architecture and computing.

Siemens Energy now relies on ServiceNow to connect operations and secure the manufacturing floor.

More industry sectors now recognize that by drawing on complementary tech and resources such as AI, the Internet of Things and Big Data, they can use Digital Twins to build new products and get them right the first time, says Kiran Raj, principal disruptive tech analyst at GlobalData.

Vessel executed successful autonomy capabilities demonstration with Sea Machines’ SM300 system.

Modular PCB interface for individual device development starting from batch size 1.

The award honors women in STEM who drive innovation and was presented at HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition.

Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has opened registration for online courses that educate engineers about diverse embedded design topics ranging from C programming to cryptography and help them to use its products most effectively.

Limitless automation.

Founded in 1946, Brooks Instrument is a global leader in advanced flow, pressure and vapor delivery solutions.

Nine out of 10 construction businesses predict a skills crisis by 2030, with 81% saying they will introduce robots in the next 10 years, with safety and the environment also catalysts for accelerating investment in robotics.

National capability sponsored by the Department of Defense addresses pressing issue of lack of skilled labor in U.S. manufacturing.

FieldComm Group is actively seeking qualified nominees for the 19th annual Plant of the Year Award. End users and manufacturers from all world areas are encouraged to nominate their plant or customer’s plant for this prestigious award.

Improving efficiency through real-time monitoring and control of distributed equipment. This article is from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Strong numbers and momentum point to a positive new year.

A new generation of analytics is being used to improve upon traditional continuous improvement efforts.

Schmalz Inc. was pleased to host a groundbreaking event to celebrate the expansion to their headquarters facility at 5850 Oak Forest Drive, Raleigh, NC., together with representatives from the project implementation team

Modern developer tools, comprehensive testing and new online repository streamline certification process for manufacturers and improves DTM access for end users.

New hand sanitizer packaging plant uses unique automation architecture to run at the pace of modern business. This article is from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Nozomi Networks Labs has studied the internals of the DarkSide executable and today we’re sharing our findings to reveal the techniques used by its machine code in three areas: the selection of victims and files, ensuring anonymity and anti-detection, and preventing data restoration. We also provide IoCs and decryption script to help you detect DarkSide.

Bright Machines, an industry leader in intelligent, software-defined manufacturing, and SCVX (NYSE: SCVX), a special purpose acquisition company, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in Bright Machines becoming a publicly listed company.

AMETEK Surface Vision, the leading provider of online surface inspection solutions, has appointed Mike Hevey as its new divisional vice president/global business manager.

CmCloudContainers bring tried-and-tested security technology to the cloud.

Claudia Jarrett, country manager at industrial parts supplier EU Automation, discusses why manufacturers should invest in warehouse automation to increase efficiency and meet higher levels of demand.

Ensuring a real-time, deterministic response is a must for next-level Smart Manufacturing and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). While standard Ethernet cannot support this goal per se, different solutions have been developed to build suitable industrial communication networks. Thomas Burke, global strategic advisor for CLPA, gives an overview of the history of deterministic Ethernet technologies and how TSN can be a gamechanger in industrial communications.

Neurone-like junctions made of mixed oxide-based materials could reduce the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence operations.

Transaction marks sole source’s third add-on acquisition since acquiring Peak-Ryzex.

Seeing the full ripple effect of a cyberattack, it becomes more evident that increasing overall resilience requires a whole of community approach.

FDT Group Board of Directors to name replacement in the coming months.

The Siemens Spartanburg electrical products manufacturing hub expands to meet growing demand of critical infrastructure market.

High-Speed Cyton CXP-4 transmits data of 13 subsurface images at various depths captured at 720 frames per second and 2116 DPI with no latency.

As the economies return to normal, the industry needs to swiftly transform itself by leveraging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML) to build resilience and improve its value-chain.

Cellular IoT tracking device, worn by workers, makes complex industrial sites safety simple with advanced trigger and alert system.

Mission Secure wins "Hot Company in ICS/SCADA Security" in 9th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2021.

Imagine simultaneously working on the same complex product with colleagues in multiple distant locations while everyone sees the result of the work right before their eyes. That’s exactly what Ericsson-powered 5G will deliver for UK vehicle battery manufacturer Hyperbat in a proof-of-concept virtual reality digital twin partnership with communications service provider BT and other technology leaders.

Providing around 8 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is no easy task. Glass vials are a crucial factor in the delivery of the billions of doses of vaccine. Any interaction between the container and the liquid inside must be prevented, as any chemical interference could affect the vaccine. An extremely reliable solution for inspecting vaccine vials comes from Isotronic GmbH, which developed the automatic tubular glass inspection system "VialChecker." IDS industrial cameras from the uEye CP camera family are used as image processing components for dimensional and surface inspection.

AAEON, an industry leader in embedded AI Edge systems, announces new software support for the BOXER-8200 series of embedded PCs featuring NVIDIA Jetson System on Modules (SOM).

Remote connectivity to field devices, configuration and monitoring features.

At Nozomi Networks, many of our urgent engagements happen after an attack, when the customer realizes they didn’t have the visibility into their networks to see the malicious behavior ahead of a breach.

The food sector currently accounts for around 30% of the world's total energy consumption and contributes over 20% of the total GHG emission. Further, it is expected that the energy consumption will increase by 5% in the next five years in the food processing sector, adding to manufacturers' annual operating costs. All this means there is a strong need for food companies to adopt sustainable practices and measures.

Bill shares his observations of the recent BioPhorum MTP (Module Type Package) standard Plugfest days, where users and vendors collaborated moving towards the goal of achieving plug-and-play equipment interoperability for the biopharmaceutical and other industries. The user and vendor participants in the PlugFest were highly professional and focused on positive outcomes.

An overview of ISA's standards system as sanctioned by the United Nations and operated by the IEC.

Modern, open automation platform reaches final milestones.

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $437.9 million, an increase of 16.1% over February 2021 and an increase of 41.6% over March 2020, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

If you’re a critical infrastructure or industrial organization, or a government agency, you should certainly review CISA’s advice and use it as a guide to improve your defenses. It covers many of the basic tenets of securing your infrastructure. That said, advice is great and useful, but action is better and more impactful.

Learn how ShopVue's MES solution helped this division of Parker Hannifin Aerospace manage human resources to improve profitability.

Intel and byteLAKE collaborate on an AI solution that can help paper mills increase efficiency and save costs.

A look at what we know so far about the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, with comments from some of ISAGCA's member companies.

Open-source collaboration to encourage digital twin innovation.

High quality, simple solution easy TeSys provides an accessible product line for small business contractors, panel builders, system integrators and more.

Rockwell Automation and Cisco to bring IT and OT teams together to combat today’s rapidly evolving industrial cybersecurity threats.

Kollmorgen announced today that it has completed the requirements to participate in Ericsson’s Industry 4.0 partner program, delivering value through its industry-leading platform, used by vehicle builders to create driverless logistics automation solutions.

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI), a U.S.-based, build-to-order machine tool manufacturer, is pleased to announce a partnership with Ohio State University's Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME).

Expands leadership in Industrial AI with hybrid models, deep learning APC and empowers data scientists to collaborate with domain experts.

Basler AG impresses the jury once again with its excellent management.

As global economies transform, new market and employment opportunities emerge, bringing with them the need to develop new skills.

Colonial Pipeline experienced a ransomware attack that forced the operator to shut down operations. This cybersecurity incident shows how hackers target industrial operations and critical infrastructure. This story was published with permission from ISSSource.com.

Forward-looking organizations are thinking about energy as a key factor in their market competitiveness and seeking solutions to overcome the capital and risk barriers that come with energy infrastructure upgrades.

In any industry that uses industrial automated control systems (IACS), the potential consequences due to cyber-attacks range widely.

U.S. DOE dedicated $4M to fund projects that strengthen America’s manufacturing sector.

In this insight, we look at the current state of play for the industrial robotics industry in a range of key sectors and make some predictions for the industry in the short and longer term.

Both industrial water and energy must be properly and carefully managed to ensure asset reliability, adherence to energy and environmental regulations, and efficient and economic production processes. A solution for these challenges is to use advanced analytics.

As the hybrid workforce gains traction across OT sectors, IT leaders must be prepared to secure this digitally transformed landscape.

Ewing-Foley, Inc. (EFI), a manufacturers’ representative firm that provides complete sales and marketing services to the datacom and networking industry, has announced its partnership with Softing Inc., an industry leader in industrial communications technology.

The ARM Institute fellowship program supports the Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing (AIM) Higher Defense Industry Consortium.

More supply chain executives are now implementing warehouse visibility systems to complement their analytics data.

Allied Motion Technologies released a new guide to its custom motion control solutions for advanced medical robot applications.

Chart Industries, Inc. signed a Development and Commercial Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with ABB, Inc., to support Chart’s modular offerings for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, water treatment and CO2 Capture projects.

ICONICS, Inc., a group company of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has appointed Mr. Edward (“Ted”) Hill as the company’s new President and CEO.

Cybersecurity tips for manufacturers employing robotics.

mCloud Technologies Corp. announced Arnel Santos has joined mCloud as executive vice president and president, Americas and the company’s senior executive for its regional business in North America.

Our list of the 10 integrations every manufacturer needs with their ERP includes some that are new and some that have been around awhile. If you don’t acquire them soon, expect to be left behind–by your customers and your industry.

The TASI Group of Companies has reached an agreement to acquire Mission Communications, Norcross GA.

Securing valuable IIoT data is a business imperative, demanding reevaluation of traditional architectures and adoption of new best practices.

In advance of Mother’s Day, the Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) announces the launch of “Moms in MFG,” a new event and year-round community for women who serve dual roles—manufacturing industry professional and mom.

How should the International Society of Automation (ISA) evolve to support an increasingly diverse membership?

Dell Technologies provides a consistent approach to infrastructure, data, applications and security for a future with millions of systems at the edge.

Association for Advancing Automation (A3) stats reveal second-largest quarter ever for non-automotive sales, with COVID accelerating ongoing trends.

An InfraTec thermography automation solution supports the monitoring of one of the world's largest solar tower power plants in the middle of the Atacama Desert.

Partnership with OTTO Motors provides additional options for making material handling systems more productive, efficient.

Five proactive steps help secure your systems against malware and malicious use.

IndustryWeek taps key Ohio Manufacturing Associations, MAGNET & The Smart Manufacturing Cluster for collaboration on The Manufacturing & Technology Show 2021.

Leading innovator in protecting industrial automation and control systems software announces record growth in 2021 with 50% increase in annual turnover due to global demand for its Enterprise Solution.