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Game4Automation introduces 3D CAD drawings for virtual commissioning
The original data of the manufacturers is based on the eCATALOGsolutions technology by CADENAS and can be integrated directly into Game4Automation as a free development framework for visualization, virtual commissioning, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in automated environments. -
McKinsey Study: Packaging industry generating about $900 billion in annual revenues
McKinsey found that after more than a decade lagging the industrial sector, packaging solutions improved operational performance with a 2 percent EBITDA margin expansion. Companies used capital more efficiently and realized higher revenue growth, which contributed to a 2.2 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2017. -
IoT & the Product Development Process
By Paul Welch, Arena Solutions While IoT helps create better user experiences and greater customer satisfaction, there’s also a clear need to manage the requirements that define how IoT capabilities will work in the first place. -
Hawk Measurement and FLO-CORP announce merger
The combined company is privately held and will operate under the Hawk brand. Les Richards will remain CEO of Hawk Measurement Systems. Jack Evans will remain President of Hawk Measurement and Dave Grumney, CEO of FLO-CORP, will become VP of Sales for Hawk Measurement. -
Why Systems Integrators Need to Advance Beyond Traditional Instrumentation and Control Skill Sets
The only barrier for systems integrators in learning basic scripting languages is having a passion for making things work and knowing how to use Google. -
Emerson and Dragos partner to enhance cybersecurity protection for power and water industries
Beyond this agreement, Emerson and Dragos will continue to explore additional areas of collaboration with regards to solutions used by Emerson power and water industry customers. -
Bosch Rexroth AG announces appointment of Dr. Heiner Lang to Executive Board
In his role, Lang will also be responsible for the three Bosch Rexroth business units which constitute the factory automation division (automation and electrification solutions, assembly technology, linear motion technology). -
Silicon Software and Basler announce management switch
Dr. Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler AG, will take over the management of Silicon Software GmbH until further notice. Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz, former Managing Director of Silicon Software GmbH, will assume strategic responsibilities at Basler AG with immediate effect -
Adesto Technologies announces two new members of Board of Directors
Hervé Fages, executive vice president and president of applied product technologies for Evoqua Water Technologies, and Susan Uthayakumar, president of Schneider Electric Canada, have joined its Board of Directors. These appointments bring the total number of Board members to seven. -
"Regulate Me!" - Artificial Intelligence Comes of Age
By Laura Sallstrom, Access Partnership Regulation should be targeted at actions and human behavior, not at a type of technology. Regulatory approaches that take this into account – like the ethics by design concept – are a good way forward. -
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announces Canadian headquarters site in Ontario
The Ontario office area will feature 18 ft. ceilings, glass walls and windows with exceptional views of key areas, all designed in Hexagon's style themes, colors and company design elements. -
Opportunities for ISA Member Engagement Abound
ISA regional sections and industry divisions offer members industry networking opportunities at local meetings and international technical conferences. -
Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announces Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice white paper
The white paper’s best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness is comprised of four phases: baselining the system, analyzing potential trustworthiness events, implementing trustworthiness targets and governance, and iterating and maintaining the resulting trustworthiness model. -
Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announces Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice white paper
The paper serves as an introductory guide to trustworthiness in IIoT, which is driven by the convergence of IT with OT, and includes a definition of trustworthiness, examples and a best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness in IIoT systems. -
Does Your Company Have Vision to Leverage Disruptive Industrial Automation Innovations?
When technology that has the potential for revolutionizing an industry emerges, typically only a few companies with vision see it as attractive and leverage it. -
OSI to help Californian irrigation district modernize transmission network
The Turlock Irrigation District, located in Turlock, California, is the first publicly owned irrigation district and one of four that provides irrigation water and power to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers within its service area. -
The Need for Green in 3D Printing
By Ben Smye, Matmatch It has been 35 years since the first instance of what we now think of as additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing. Lauded for its rapid production speed and minimal waste, the process is becoming a staple of product prototyping. However, there is still room to improve the sustainability of this process. -
Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) announces Marcel van Helten as President
Marcel was previously with Current, powered by GE, where he was the European Chief Digital Officer, responsible for transforming the business into a digitally-enabled and solutions-oriented business. -
Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announces Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice white paper
The white paper’s best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness is comprised of four phases: baselining the system, analyzing potential trustworthiness events, implementing trustworthiness targets and governance, and iterating and maintaining the resulting trustworthiness model. -
ISA announces Founding Members of Global Cybersecurity Alliance
ISA engaged with discussions, initiated by Schneider Electric, to create an ISA-led global, open and industry-wide alliance comprised of all cybersecurity stakeholder companies. ISA quickly expanded those conversations to include Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Claroty, and Nozomi Networks. -
Motlow State Community College announced as member of ABB Robotics Affiliate Education Program
In May 2019, ABB instructors began teaching certificate training classes at the recently built Automation & Robotic Training Center (ARTC) adjacent to the Motlow campus. -
AutomationDirect releases “Safety Components on Guard” white paper
This white paper offers an introduction to safety standards for guarding and protecting personnel; understanding safety fundamentals is critical to applying safety components properly. -
Automating a Workforce with Augmented Reality
By Seth Patin, Founder and CEO, LogistiVIEW AR technology ensures consistency, so an unskilled workforce can think and behave in the same way as those workers with years of experience. Workforce technology is all about efficiency, consistency, repeatability, and safety, regardless of the person performing the task. -
R+E Automation Technology announces transition to OPTIMA automation
The name emphasizes the company's affiliation with the family group from Schwaebisch Hall and is part of a successful integration process taking place over several years. -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Steady State Gain for a Standard Pneumatic Instrument Loop
Gain is defined in industrial control theory as the change in input divided by the change in output. -
Dataforth announces partnership with eagle.io to advance IoT cloud-based remote monitoring systems
Dataforth Corporation has partnered with eagle.io to enable customers to use their MAQ20 system and eagle.io’s cloud-based software to build an IoT cloud-based remote monitoring system -
Integro Technologies announces partnership with LUCID Vision Labs
Integro will offer the full line of LUCID’s products to the North and South American markets. -
MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process
The control center supervises the different subsections of 100 stations. MDT AutoSave Change Management System was installed to optimize the data backup and version control process. -
Moving Beyond Prototypes: Is 3D printing the answer for the manufacture of safety-critical vehicle parts?
By Kostas Poulios, Pailton Engineering This article explains how 3D printing is used in large vehicle manufacturing and whether this method could play a role in the production of safety critical parts. -
OSIsoft announces Michael Siemer as President
Siemer, an energy industry veteran with extensive experience in leveraging software technologies to transform complex industrial operations, comes to OSIsoft from Devon Energy Corporation