Articles and News

How to stop guessing and choose a historian based on the job that actually needs doing.

Although the final versions of the EN 62443 standards have not been released, manufacturers can use existing standards to start preparing to comply with them.

NineTenths to promote ISA/IEC 62443 to companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council to guide them in adopting secure, cutting-edge technologies.

KEYENCE BT-A600 handheld computers ensure compatibility with the Plex UX manufacturing platform while enhancing scanning performance.

Pave the way for modernization and enhance field visibility, diagnostics, and lifecycle management by integrating Ethernet-APL instrumentation with an existing DCS.

New Saginaw Precision division in Michigan brings precision ball screw and roller screw manufacturing in-house, strengthening Salient Motion’s vertically integrated approach to actuation.

New research shows manufacturers are investing in connected data, cybersecurity, and AI to improve quality, strengthen regulatory readiness, and enhance operational performance.

A user-friendly interface on a MOM system reduces training time, increases productivity, and creates a competitive advantage.

Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of industrial project design.

Intelligent automation that combines AI-driven decision-making with traditional rules-based processes is reshaping how life sciences organizations approach high-volume, repetitive work.

Students across the U.S. can apply for $3,000 scholarships for eligible technical education and training programs supporting careers in buildings, energy, and critical infrastructure.

Forge Cognition uses NVIDIA and Dell Technologies to deliver AI agents and real-time digital twins that address asset reliability, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort

Physical AI is transforming industrial automation, from autonomous robots to machine vision. Discover why reliable edge AI hardware, real-time processing, multi-sensor connectivity, and thermal stability are essential for real-world deployment.

ISA99 is forming work groups to review the effects of AI and supply chain requirements on IACS security.

A unified MOM platform makes material synchronization possible by providing updated material information to every facility in the network that needs it.

Lights out machining gets the headlines. But today, we’re exploring how automation’s biggest impact often happens with the lights on. Explore how the right solution can increase capacity, reduce scrap, and help skilled machinists focus on higher-value work.

The CRA may influence suppliers, asset owners and customers to expect cybersecurity to become a product characteristic throughout its lifecycle.

When designing an MES-ERP integration project, the placement of the planning and scheduling phases determines how many interfaces a plant will maintain for the life of its systems.

Siemens and Galp Energia collaborate to enhance a renewable hydrogen plant’s operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 110,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

Welcome to the October 2026 issue of the International Society of Automation’s online magazine, Automation.com Monthly, the annual roundup of OT Cybersecurity Trends. Learn how to secure connected legacy systems, prepare to resist quantum-computer-enabled decryption, manage end-of-life IoT devices, and more. Discover what the EU Cyber Resilience Act means for asset owners and automation suppliers. Access global research on industrial cybersecurity vulnerabilities, mitigations, and protection strategies. Discover resources for staying up to date on OT cybersecurity strategies at every level.

Data poisoning reduces AI accuracy by influencing what an industrial system learns and how it responds to inputs.

By digitizing instrumentation signals at or near the process and transmitting multiple measurements over a single communications link, Remote I/O helps facilities improve installation efficiency, simplify maintenance, and accommodate future expansion without extensive modifications to existing control infrastructure.

Following the creation of CISA guidance for asset owners, a group of authors created a document for automation suppliers about how they might improve their OT cybersecurity offerings. OPC UA brings strong cybersecurity protections to the entire automation industry.

In the face of rising AI-enabled critical infrastructure threats, industrials average 16 hours of downtime and up to $500,000 in losses from significant cyber incidents, says the report.

In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros discuss how to set up a data historian to transform data into information that can be used for process monitoring, diagnosis, prediction, optimization and continuous improvement.

How will aligning Switzerland’s regulations with the CRA impact Swiss manufacturers and customers?

Water shortages now rank as high as cyberattacks and supply chain disruption for industrial business continuity.

Manufacturers who build ISA/IEC 62443 into their secure development lifecycle can turn the EU Cyber Resilience Act into a passport to the European market and a stronger position worldwide.

For years, cybersecurity strategies in manufacturing focused primarily on protecting corporate IT systems while keeping production environments largely isolated from external networks. That model is being challenged as manufacturers create more connections between operational technology (OT) and enterprise systems to support business-wide initiatives.

Appointment of Honeywell Technologies veterans will strengthen leadership across the company’s businesses and support its long-term growth outlook