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To CNC or not to CNC?
By Jonathan Wilkins In industry, both 3D printing and CNC machining allow manufacturers to produce complex parts but sometimes it can be difficult to know which technology will better suit an application. This article discusses the applications for CNC machining and additive manufacturing. -
Webinar Recording: Practical Limits to Control Loop Performance
Learn the contribution of each PID mode, why reset time is orders of magnitude too small for most composition and temperature loops, and other PID controller issues. -
ABB and Intel to collaborate on distribution automation systems
At the core of the agreement is ABB Ability smart substation control and protection for electrical systems, SSC600, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors. -
AutoQuiz: How to Convert a Transmitter's Current Output Signal to a Voltage Input Signal
Place a resistor across the input terminals of the controller to convert a transmitter's current output signal. -
Cyber Florida announces of Cyber Defense for SMBs resource
With input from experts in academia, private industry, government, and the military, this guide offers guidance to help SMBs identify the most cost-effective cybersecurity best practices for their business. -
Smart Cities without Infrastructure
By Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx The smart materials and robotics approach to smart cities is far more powerful than the initial IT and sensor centric approach and it is cracking the problem. -
PPC Flexible Packaging announces acquisition of HFM Packaging
PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL, is a specialist in flexographic printing and converting of flexible films, bags, and pouches The firm operates five manufacturing facilities in Buffalo Grove, IL, Mission, KS, Rome, GA, Payson, UT, and Colombia, South America. Its facilities are SQF and ISO-9001 certified. -
The Year of Decentralization: Energy trends heading into 2019
By Jürgen Resch, COPA-DATA As the EU sets the pace in the global race against climate change, this article forecasts the key trends for energy in 2019, which will reaffirm Europe's position in the global renewable energy market. -
PAS Global announces growth heading into 2019
Cyber Integrity provides the most comprehensive inventory of the ICS, beyond what is visible using network monitoring solutions. It enables companies to identify vulnerabilities, detect unauthorized change, and address compliance requirements to reduce ICS cybersecurity risks and improve process safety. -
Cressall releases enclosure design infographic
The guide aims to support design engineers as well as resistor end users across all industries to understand the requirements of their power resistor enclosure. -
Ponemon Institute releases study on Managing Safety, Security and Privacy in the Interconnected World of IT, OT and IIoT
The purpose of this study is to understand the concerns that organizations have for functional safety, cybersecurity and data privacy when there is a convergence of IT, operational technology (OT) and industrial internet of things (IIoT). -
Magline announces Fran Bridges as Vice President of Engineering
Bridges is responsible for the development, design and innovation of new products as well as continuous improvement of current designs to assist in growing and strengthening the line of product offerings. -
FieldComm Group announces OPC Foundation (OPCF) endorsement of process automation device information model specification (PA-DIM)
Announced at the 2018 ARC Forum, FieldComm Group and the OPC Foundation presented their joint vision for creating a protocol independent, process automation device information model (PA-DIM) specification to implement the requirements of the NAMUR Open Architecture (NOA). -
OSIsoft announces partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to support microgrid and renewable technology research
The collaboration between OSIsoft and INL is intended to enable government and industry partners to advance the adoption of microgrid and renewable technologies -
The Case for Wireless Power Transfer
By Henry Boger, Independent Consultant Wireless power transfer eliminates the need for batteries and the replacement of batteries by a skilled technician who is required to go part way up a 100-foot distillation tower on the midnight shift. -
Graphic Produces introduces Best Practice Guide for Chemical Risk Assessment
Professionals in any industry that work with or produce chemicals will learn how to identify, evaluate, and control chemical hazards to improve safety. -
How to Use Pattern Recognition Software to Automate the Analysis of Plant Historian Data
Predictive analytics, a relatively new dimension to analytics tools, can give valuable insights about what will happen in the future based on historical data. -
HIMA announces partnership with genua to enhance automation security
The key aspects are secure remote maintenance of plants and machines, encrypted communications over the Internet, and monitoring of industry protocols at critical network interfaces. -
Investigating the Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) Trend
By Nigel Smith, TM Robotics Robots as a Service (RaaS) is a business model for deploying robotic automation on lease. This article examines the potential of RaaS, when compared to traditional robot purchasing. -
Tosibox announces Pekka Sillanpää as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
As CTO, Pekka Sillanpää will focus on driving R&D work and software development, generating growth and sharing his expertise to position Tosibox as a thought leader in its industry. Sillanpää will also become a member of the Tosibox executive management team. -
IFS announces addition of Corning Data to IFS Partner Network
As an Oracle JD Edwards Partner, Corning will leverage its industry experience in manufacturing, aerospace and defense, construction, high tech, and food & beverage to maximize business value for IFS customers. -
Kistler Group announces opening of Shanghai office
The building strengthens the Swiss corporation's presence on the Chinese market, enabling it to offer products and services from one single source to local customers in the future. -
Bedrock Automation announces partnership with Wood for secure automation solutions
Under the agreement, Wood automation & control, will deliver Bedrock Open Secure Automation (OSA) to its clients in energy and industrial markets. -
How to Overcome the Challenges of Distillation Column Analysis
Advanced process simulation empowers engineers with greater insight into key processes and enables faster problem solving for distillation column analysis. -
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) announces selection of 11 robotics projects
ARM projects work to strengthen U.S. manufacturing by addressing critical gaps in industrial and collaborative robot deployment and skills development to support plant automation. -
Epsilon announces Colin Whitbread as Managing Director
Whitbread will lead the global technology, service and operations teams from Epsilon’s London office. He will be responsible for driving the transformation of the company’s technology innovation and delivering new levels of customer experience for the global business. -
Indegy announces integration of Cybersecurity Suite with IBM’s QRadar Security Intelligence Platform
The integration between its Indegy Industrial Cybersecurity Suite and IBM’s QRadar Security Intelligence Platform i designed to bridge the visibility gap between enterprise information technology (IT) environments and industrial, operational technology (OT) environments. -
Cybersecurity and Physical Safety
By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology As entire systems have become electronic and software-based, safety and security must also be delivered digitally. This article explains how cybersecurity vulnerabilities can diminish physical safety -
AutoQuiz: What Flow Sensor Naturally Generates a Pulsed Output to Represent Flow Rate?
Turbine meters almost universally use a magnetic pickup to determine the number of rotations of the spinning turbine element. -
Rockwell Automation helps Midwest Farmers Cooperative enhance distributed control systems
MFC worked with system integrator Wachter Inc. to design an automated facility, based on the PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation.