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IFR Report: How nations invest in robotics research
What are the targets of the officially driven government research funding programs and what can we learn from these findings? This has been researched by the International Federations of Robotics and published in the new paper “World Robotics R&D Programs” by IFR. -
Mechanical Engineering Student Becomes MIT's First Black Woman Student President
Danielle Geathers, a mechanical engineering student at MIT, is the first black woman to lead student government in the school's 159-year history. -
IBASE Technology collaborates with National Chiayi University to build smart agriculture control room system
The collected agricultural production data and fertilizer management data are fed to a remote monitoring system using big data analysis technology to explore the most suitable agricultural production conditions and the best decision-making plan in visually creating a smart agriculture integration framework. -
FDT Group releases FDT 3.0 – FDT IIoT Server (FITS) standard
The FDT 3.0 standard is intended to accelerate the evolutionary journey into the Fourth Industrial Revolution by enabling an ecosystem of FDT-based solutions to meet demands for IIoT and Industrie 4.0 applications. -
PHD, Inc. announces Aurelio Banda as Chief Executive Officer
As President and CEO, Banda will oversee all activities and operations of PHD, Inc. leading the global organization by leveraging his 30 years of experience in the industrial automation industry. Banda has a background in technology leadership, business management, finance, operations, strategic development, and market strategy. -
CPAPs RE-INVENTed into Emergency Ventilators Using PLCs and HMIs
AutomationDirect helped the team supply large quantities of reliable automation components in a short span of time, delivering products ready for development right out-of-the-box. Should circumstances require it, RE-INVENT is ready to save lives. -
Beckhoff Automation helps Finnish company enhance medical testing kit production
A Beckhoff CX2040 Embedded PC with a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor controls the individual production modules using TwinCAT 3 NC I software -
Rapid Testing Production Lines Adapt to Combat COVID-19 Using PC Control
Machine builder Ginolis implements XTS and automation technology from Beckhoff for modular production of test kits. -
e-Magic announces joining of Digital Twin Consortium
Digital Twin Consortium is a global ecosystem of users who are accelerating the digital twin market and demonstrating the value of digital twin technology. -
ARC Advisory Group releases Fire and Gas Systems market research report
New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Fire and Gas Systems market reveals that manufacturers are switching to cloud-based systems to be able to provide employees with remote access to their gas detection systems. -
Leveraging the Digitalization Toolbox to Distance Workers in the COVID-19 Era
By Bill Lydon Running a manufacturing plant in the COVID-19 pandemic era means distancing coworkers and minimizing their interactions. Fortunately, there are a range of industrial automation solutions available that can help organizations achieve these new goals while also being consistent with digitalization investments to improve productivity. -
Case Study: Single-Serve Coffee Manufacturer Uses ERP to Double Business Volume
Pod Pack leverages DELMIAworks to automatically prompt line operators to run the appropriate inspections, trace and manage inventory, and achieve better utilization and uptime on existing equipment. -
Improving Analytics Productivity Across the Enterprise
By Takayuki Sugizaki, Yokogawa Electric Plant managers are faced with the dual challenges of increasing production efficiency while maintaining aging equipment, and corporate executives must do the same across the entire manufacturing enterprise. In the process industries, subject matter experts (SMEs) are those end user employees with the expertise required to understand processes and equipment. -
Emerson Contributes to The Open Group Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Forum
Emerson’s contribution will improve the efficiency of reservoir modelers and reservoir engineers, and enable multi-disciplinary integrated reservoir workflows, including geomodeling and flow simulation, on top of the OSDU platform. -
Understanding IIoT Batteries and Power Protection at the Edge
Industrial batteries are evolving to meet the demands of the digital world. Lithium-ion technology offers numerous advantages over lead-acid batteries for backing up mission critical applications. -
ONDO announces opening of South Africa office
The decision has come following the considerable interest towards ONDO agriculture automation solutions from local companies and the vast potential of the regional market. -
Redhorse Corporation announces Dr. John Zangardi as President
In this role, Zangardi will be responsible for the day to day operation of Redhorse Corporation and will be based in Washington, D.C. -
COVID-19 and Industrial Cybersecurity: Studies in Risk Response
COVID-19 and industrial cybersecurity discussions both provoke similar reactions. The psychology of risk response can explain why. -
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering announces acquisition of IPP Connect
The mGrid technology provides access to wholesale renewable power as well as software tools for helping utilities make the business case for investments in renewable delivery systems. -
3 Ways to Reduce Insider Cyberattacks on Industrial Control Systems
Protection against insider cyber threats requires an organization to first adapt a paradigm of deterrence as opposed to detection.




















