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RS’ sponsorship of GR MotoSport team at Bennetts British Superbikes championships this week brings the highest international safety standards on engineering equipment to safeguard riders.

Sfera Labs has a vision to provide innovative technology bridging the best of the Maker World with the industrial automation market with the introduction of the Iono Pi Max.

In his October column, 2020 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Eric Cosman discusses ideas to give the Society a more international scope.

The reshoring of manufacturers to the U.S. presents significant cyber risk challenges and opportunities.

Inspiring established companies with fresh ideas--this is the aim of the VISION Start-up Pitch Session, which will be held for the first time in November. The Digital Pitch Session for start-ups will be held on Nov. 11, 2020. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 28, 2020.

Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe, is digitalizing its wagon fleet with Nexeed Track and Trace from Bosch Connected Industry.

The Hailo-8TM inference chip expands the number of industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications possible for a wide range of industrial applications including optimization of production, processes, track & trace, logistics, quality, machine functions, and predictive maintenance by eliminating inherent limitations of server and cloud solutions with processing at the edge.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Manufacturing Execution Systems for Discrete Industries market reveals that manufacturing execution systems (MES) are a key technology for digital transformation, smart manufacturing, and enabling companies to overcome some of the headwinds created by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Collaboration will combine Honeywell’s IIoT connected devices and safety software with Wolters Kluwer’s risk and environmental, health and safety management software. Offerings will help customers in asset-intensive industries protect workers, adhere to compliance requirements and facilitate business continuity.

Automating procedures with greater operator control and visibility can minimize human error, while improving quality and productivity.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Industrial PCs market reveals that while trade conflicts between China and the US and the global COVID-19 pandemic have stalled growth in the market for industrial personal computers to a certain degree, new technology and market trends will likely be growth drivers for the industrial PC (IPC) market moving forward.

Popularity of the DesignSpark community has accelerated, with membership more than doubling in the past three years.

While Li-ion batteries are dominating the stationary energy storage sector, a growing number of companies are developing different technologies to be competitive in the near future and bring to the market a more competitive energy storage system.

While COVID-19 has accelerated developments in smart buildings, these building trends and innovations will move in new directions post-COVID.

Senseye, the leader in Predictive Maintenance, secures investment from NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund to expand its presence in Japan and increase R&D.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Plant Asset Management market reveals that the services segment of the market is expected to have the highest growth over the five-year forecast period.

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, leading developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction (OT) agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

Online initiative provided entertaining educational platform for school students to explore and develop their computer programming skills.

Ada Lovelace Day, held on 13 October 2020, celebrates women in STEM. Events will take place virtually this year.

Bedrock Automation, maker of Bedrock OSA®, the world’s most powerful and secure automation platform, has announced that the School of Bedrock™ is now open for free technical training in Open Secure Automation (OSA).

Autodesk, GE Digital and Northrop Grumman join Ansys, Lendlease and Microsoft as founding members.

An often overlooked element of overall equipment effectiveness comes in the form of poor power quality.

Autonomous vehicles are often touted as the answer to road safety problems. How might they benefit road safety in the future?

The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards provides a risk management methodology for industrial cybersecurity with a foundation based in physical security.

New global report from Claroty shows the importance of IT and OT interconnectivity in order to advance digital initiatives and thrive in a post-pandemic future.

Jenoptik, a global leader in smart manufacturing solutions, announces the appointment of Steve Green as President of JENOPTIK Automotive North America.

MHS, a single-source provider of material handling automation and software solutions, announces its membership in the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the only trade group in North America organized specifically to serve the robotics industry.

Essential for the convergence of IT and OT, FLC is also important for upgrading legacy systems.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Warehouse Automation & Control Systems market shows that substantial order backlogs and strong demand from e-commerce fulfillment projects will enable the market to eke out growth in 2020.

When HANNNOVER MESSE opens its doors in April 2021, companies will once again have the opportunity to bring their products to life at the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology–analog, digital and hybrid.