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  • Kaspersky Survey: 3/4 of respondents concerned about ICS cybersecurity incident

    Kaspersky Survey: 3/4 of respondents concerned about ICS cybersecurity incident

    To gain a better understanding of the issues and opportunities faced by ICS organizations today, Kaspersky Lab and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC – a CXP Group Company) conducted a survey of 320 global professionals with decision-making power on OT/ICS cybersecurity from 25 countries across the globe from April – May 2018.
    26 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Who Will Set Future Industrial Automation Standards?

    Who Will Set Future Industrial Automation Standards?

    By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The ability to enhance industrial and process automation efficiency, through the application real-time enterprise computing, cloud applications, and IoT devices. While such investments can be a gamble, the cards are laying in the automation industry’s favor.
    26 June, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • Womaster releases Bypass Technology explainer video

    Womaster releases Bypass Technology explainer video

    For the bypass demo, Layer 2 Managed M12 PoE switch MP310 and Layer 3 Managed M12 PoE switch MP614 were deployed in topology simulating onboard train network linear topology in train cars and train driver cabin.
    25 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Uncovering the New Wave of Manufacturing Service Leaders

    Uncovering the New Wave of Manufacturing Service Leaders

    By Vivek Joshi, Entytle The recruitment, management and retention of top talent within industrial manufacturing firms is an extremely hot topic of discussion today more than ever. Future leaders must be prepared for the role that will be. Not the role that is.
    25 June, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • Neural Network-Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis for a Non-Linear Multi-Tank System [Technical]

    Neural Network-Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis for a Non-Linear Multi-Tank System [Technical]

    Appropriate actuator fault estimation allows for the application of various fault tolerant control strategies enabling compensation of the faulty actuator by increasing performance of the other actuat
    By: ISA Transactions
    25 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Honeywell focuses on digital transformation at Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas symposium

    Honeywell focuses on digital transformation at Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas symposium

    More than 1,300 delegates from across the oil and gas, chemical, pulp and paper, and metals and mining sectors are attending the event, which features numerous displays of the newest technologies along with dozens of Honeywell- and customer-led sessions and technical discussions.
    22 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • ABB to help build Maharashtra, India digital substation

    ABB to help build Maharashtra, India digital substation

    ABB has received the order from the Engineering and Procurement Company (EPC) Stelmec Ltd. for this digital substation which will be operated by Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL),
    22 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Integration Objects releases OPC UA Client Toolkit

    Integration Objects releases OPC UA Client Toolkit

    Integration Objects’ OPC UA .NET Client toolkit is a collection of libraries, classes and interfaces that allows programming of OPC UA Client applications using .NET framework
    22 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Conveyco Technologies releases Warehouse Automation Guide

    Conveyco Technologies releases Warehouse Automation Guide

    The 12,000 word guide covers such topics as automation trends, KPI’s, robotics, labor availability, efficiency, AS/RS, G2P, poly-bags, safety, system maintenance, and more.
    22 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Is a Cobot Really What You Need?

    Is a Cobot Really What You Need?

    By Nigel Smith, TM Robotics Collaborative robots (cobots), machines that work harmoniously alongside humans, account for 3% of this market, but will reach 34% by 2025. This article explains what manufacturers need to understand before they jump on the cobot bandwagon, as this investment may not be as low-risk as it first appears.
    22 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • AutoQuiz: What Is the Best Tuning Method for a Catalyst Feed Flow Controller?

    AutoQuiz: What Is the Best Tuning Method for a Catalyst Feed Flow Controller?

    Only a closed-loop tuning method can be used with an exothermic reaction where the reactor can "run away" (increasing speed of reaction as the reaction progresses, catalyzed by its own heat of reactio
    By: Joel Don
    22 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Voith and Siemens partner to develop coupler condition monitoring solution

    Voith and Siemens partner to develop coupler condition monitoring solution

    The goal of the cooperation is a joint presentation of a preliminary solution at the Innotrans 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Both parties have shown the intention to further strengthen the cooperation by offering solutions for more Voith components on the Siemens Railigent application suite.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Need to Speed Up OPC UA Development? Use a Framework

    Need to Speed Up OPC UA Development? Use a Framework

    By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems SDKs tend to be collections of reference implementations, wrappers, helper classes, and sample applications aimed at giving you a head-start for building your UA app. Developers with experience in OPC UA find these tools indispensable. The problem is, in the end, they still need to build it.
    21 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
    Sponsored By Skkynet Cloud Systems
  • WERMA releases 'Signal Technology for Industry' guide

    WERMA releases 'Signal Technology for Industry' guide

    After a general introduction to the subject the reader is then given a detailed overview of the technicalities and functions of industrial signal devices. A detailed explanation of the different types of signals and their meaning together with the difference between the optical and audible signal devices is given.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Synchro Software

    Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Synchro Software

    The acquisition is designed to broaden Bentley’s ProjectWise construction offerings—which includes ConstructSim, a 4D construction modeling in project delivery of industrial plants.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Industrial Internet Consortium releases 8th edition of Journal of Innovation

    Industrial Internet Consortium releases 8th edition of Journal of Innovation

    The Journal of Innovation highlights the ideas, approaches, products and services emerging within the industrial internet such as IoT and digital transformation, AI, smart cities, the smart factory and edge computing
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • HEIDENHAIN announces sponsorship of University of Michigan’s Hyperloop team

    HEIDENHAIN announces sponsorship of University of Michigan’s Hyperloop team

    At the Hyperloop competition at SpaceX this July, its third phase called “Competition III” will take place. In order to win, the pod must accelerate to a speed faster than all of its competitors before fully braking in the short distance provided by the track.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Hannover Fairs USA announces Solutions Theater for IIoT education

    Hannover Fairs USA announces Solutions Theater for IIoT education

    The education programs and demonstrations will take place from September 10-14 on the HANNOVER MESSE USA trade show floor co-located with IMTS 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago on Level 2 of the Lakeside Building.
    20 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Hexagon AB announces acquisition of SPRING Technologies

    Hexagon AB announces acquisition of SPRING Technologies

    The company will operate within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division as part of the CAD/CAM and production software business currently led by the Vero Software brand.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • VDMA releases OPC UA companion specifications for robotics and machine vision

    VDMA releases OPC UA companion specifications for robotics and machine vision

    The OPC UA Vision companion specification is now available free of charge as VDMA Specification number 40100 (as release candidate version). The OPC UA Robotics companion specification is now available free of charge as VDMA Specification number 40010 (as draft version).
    20 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • AIA Report: Machine vision sales increase 19% in first quarter of 2018

    AIA Report: Machine vision sales increase 19% in first quarter of 2018

    North American sales of machine vision components and systems increased 19% year over year to $709 million in the first quarter of 2018, setting an all-time record for quarterly sales, according to new statistics issued by AIA, the industry’s trade group.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • How to Bridge the Generation Gap in the Process Industries Through Mentoring

    How to Bridge the Generation Gap in the Process Industries Through Mentoring

    One of the key benefits mentoring is the stability it brings to industrial automation and the process industries when done effectively.
    By: Contributing Authors
    20 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Moore Industries announces 50th anniversary celebration

    Moore Industries announces 50th anniversary celebration

    Since 1968, Moore Industries has been serving process manufacturing businesses and fortune 500 companies in oil, gas, mining, chemical, power generation, water/waste water treatment, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, semiconductor, and biotechnology industries.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By Moore Industries-International, Inc.
  • Rockwell Automation announces senior leadership transitions

    Rockwell Automation announces senior leadership transitions

    Ted Crandall, senior vice president, Control Products & Solutions (CP&S), one of the company’s two operating segments, announced his intent to retire near the end of the calendar year 2018.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Exploring the World of Virtual Commissioning

    Exploring the World of Virtual Commissioning

    By Robert Glass, ABB Industry 4.0 continues to open up new opportunities across food and beverage manufacturing. Virtual commissioning is one of these key technologies. This article explores the concept of virtual commissioning and how system testing can benefit the food industry.
    19 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Siemens and Evonik announce technology partnership

    Siemens and Evonik announce technology partnership

    Its aim is the development of an asset life cycle data model and its integration into the Siemens software solution Comos. The asset life cycle data model was developed by Evonik on the basis of the international DEXPI standard ISO 15956 and other internationally valid standards.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions releases 2018 Catalog and Design Guide

    Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions releases 2018 Catalog and Design Guide

    The catalog and design guide illustrates a range of products engineered for use as building blocks in linear motion assemblies depending on the customers’ application needs.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Examining the Role of Women in Engineering's History and Future

    Examining the Role of Women in Engineering's History and Future

    By Helen Marston, Cressall There are several women in our past that have changed the face of engineering forever, being highly praised for their skills and expertise. This article discusses the role of women in engineering throughout history.
    19 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Vuzix Corporation announces Vice Presidents of Operations and Engineering

    Vuzix Corporation announces Vice Presidents of Operations and Engineering

    Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, announced that the Company has appointed Zach Stone as Vice President of Operations and Shane Porzio as Vice President of Engineering.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • How Industry 4.0 and Digitization Improves Manufacturing Responsiveness, Quality, and Efficiency

    How Industry 4.0 and Digitization Improves Manufacturing Responsiveness, Quality, and Efficiency

    Automation is essential to the implementation of Industry 4.0 and IoT strategies as manufacturers realize low labor rates are no longer a winning strategy.
    By: Bill Lydon
    18 June, 2018 | 11 minutes
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