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ABB to upgrade process control for Belarus substation
As part of the upgrade, the substation will be equipped with digital technology. ABB will supply protection and control equipment, an ABB Ability MicroSCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system and a digital process bus. -
National Tooling and Machining Association announces Dean Bartles as President
Bartles brings to NTMA almost four decades of experience in the manufacturing sector, most recently as the Director of the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire. -
Learning the Ropes of Industry 4.0: The future of engineering depends on training
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Businesses must work to encourage more people into this pipeline but must also ensure they are getting the best out of existing and new staff. This article discusses why employers must upskill both new and experienced staff. -
Tatsoft announces opening of San Francisco office
Customers can evolve their SCADA from the previous generations technology to a new environment leveraging the Microsoft .NET Framework, SQL databases, displays and Industry 4.0 concepts, the foundation for FactoryStudio. -
Key Insights to Control System Dynamics
Learn important strategies and concepts that can lead to a better industrial career and significantly improved system performance at your plant or facility. -
ISA announces Mary Ramsey as Executive Director
Ramsey, who has been serving as ISA’s Interim Executive Director since January of this year, has more than 25 years of industrial automation experience. She specializes in leadership, change management and strategy development/execution -
Digital Journey Continues at Inaugural HANNOVER MESSE USA
The HANNOVER MESSE USA event (Sep 10-15) will show how manufacturers, worldwide, are applying new technologies to improve manufacturing productivity and performance. -
ABB releases digitalization guide for oil and gas operators
The guide suggests that building a digital strategy requires preparing and retraining executives, investing in talent, continually exploring the potential of digital, assessing and benchmarking current data architecture, working the data harder and greater collaboration throughout the supply chain. -
Rockwell Automation opens nominations for 2018 Manufacturing Safety Excellence Awards
The awards celebrate manufacturers that make safety an inherent value in their company culture, compliance procedures and use of machine-safety technology. -
Okuma America announces addition of OPEN MIND Technologies to Partners in THINC
Okuma and OPEN MIND will collaborate on 4 and 5-axis projects using multi-function mill-turn and hybrid technology on Okuma machine tools. -
Siemens and Bentley announce extension of strategic alliance
The two companies have decided to extend their existing agreement, to further develop their joint business cooperation and commercial initiatives. -
PID Controller Design for Indirect Vector-Controlled Induction Motor [Technical]
Decoupling of the stator currents is important for smoother torque response of indirect vector controlled induction motors. -
Rockwell Automation helps Mosaic Company enhance DCS, visibility
To meet growing demands for increased crop yields, Mosaic needed to add a premium fertilizer product line to its New Wales, Florida, facility. In order to accommodate the new process, the company needed to drastically expand the existing distributed control system (DCS). -
Silicon Designs announces MEMS Variable Capacitive Accelerometer Samples via Amazon
This Amazon offering will allow Silicon Designs to distribute MEMS VC accelerometer samples to its customers, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week -
Being Versatile with IoT
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation IHS Markit predicts that there will be around 75.4 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the world by 2025. This article explains how the IoT is impacting consumer-facing businesses and what manufacturers can learn from that. -
Deloitte Report: Distinctive traits of digital frontrunners in manufacturing
Deloitte surveyed 193 C-level executives around the globe to identify frontrunner organizations in manufacturing that are leading on the path toward digital maturity and distinctive traits they possessed. -
AutoQuiz: Which Flowmeter Type Does Not Operate on the Principle That a Differential Pressure Is Developed Across a Flow Restriction?
A Coriolis flowmeter develops a flow measurement by measuring the degree of deformation (twisting) of a vibrating tube(s) as the fluid moves through the tube. -
Improving Manufacturing with Predictive Analytics
By Stefan Reuther, COPA-DATA Research by IndustryWeek shows that equipment failure is the cause of 42 per cent of unplanned downtime. This article explains how to leverage predictive analytics to reduce factory downtime and increase business competitiveness. -
igus helps automate German red worm factory
This company is using igus components almost exclusively to automate labor-intensive processes in the breeding and growing giant red worms, with the goal of expanding its automated units to support other small businesses who are searching for robotic solutions. -
KASTO helps Singaporean steel producer enhance automated sawing operations
In 2016, the management at Sin Ghee Huat decided to invest in extending its capacity. In its search for a suitable supplier, the choice fell on KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG


