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Secure Configuration and Operation of OPC UA
The OPC Foundation published a set of practical guidelines for the secure configuration and use of OPC UA in industry. This brochure helps readers quickly understand what OPC UA security has to offer and how to best use it. -
Automation & Industrial Technology Talent Trends for 2018
By Robert Cohn, Direct Recruiters, Inc. What’s in store for 2018 when it comes to talent within Automation & Industrial Technology? Here are 8 talent trends that will help to shape the workforce in the New Year -
Bentley Institute Press releases Plain Language BIM print and eBook versions
Plain Language BIM is written for beginners and for those with experience with BIM strategies to ensure all professionals are thoroughly prepared to be part of industry efforts focused on advancing BIM. -
Why MQTT Is an Ideal Connectivity Protocol for the Industrial Internet of Things
MQTT appears to be a protocol with a good track record, good adoption, and unique suitability for industrial control systems and IIoT applications. -
ABB to provide digital automation systems for Indian cement grinding facility
ABB will be undertaking complete project implementation of supply, erection, testing and commissioning for the electrical distribution and ABB Ability 800xA automation system for Emami Cement’s greenfield cement grinding unit at its plant in Orissa, India. -
AutomationDirect partners with ASO to offer factory safety solutions
Safety mats and edges are used to protect people and machinery from harm. A full range of sizes and lengths of mats and edges are in stock for immediate shipment. -
2018 ARC Industry Forum to focus on benefits and challenges of digital transformation
The 22nd annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 12-15, 2018, will focus on the new digitally-enabled technologies, approaches, and business processes that are disrupting the way industry, infrastructure, and municipalities around the world operate and serve their respective customers. -
A3 Report: North American automation market shattering records in 2017
The fastest growing categories in the first nine months of 2017 were Motion Controllers (24% to $147m), Sensors & Feedback Devices (20% to $116m), AC Drives (15% to $295m), Actuators & Mechanical Systems (13% to $479m), and Motors (11% to $1b). -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure Pressure in a Tank
Perform the calculation using dimensional analysis from conversion tables 33.9 ft water equals one atmosphere equals 14.696 lbf /in2 (psi). -
Siemens earns Society of Mechanical Engineers award for 3D-printed gas turbine blades
The Mechanical Engineering magazine Emerging Technology Awards is the first in the 137-year history of the Society that Mechanical Engineering magazine has singled out such future-focused technologies for recognition. -
CyberX announces tech integration with CyberArk to enhance remote access security
The CyberX platform is designed to deliver continuous ICS threat monitoring and asset discovery, ICS threat intelligence, and non-invasive risk and vulnerability assessments. -
Claroty partners with Leidos to enhance passive monitoring for ICS networks
Leidos customers will gain integration with the Claroty Platform for continuous threat monitoring, detection and response. The offering will be available through resale by Leidos to both current and future Leidos Industrial Defender ASM customers -
How to Pick the Right Fieldbus Protocol
There are four leading types of protocols commonly used in process plants: HART, PROFIBUSPA, FOUNDATION Fieldbus and WirelessHART. All four of these protocols are designed to connect field instruments to control and monitoring host systems, typically a distributed control system (DCS) or an asset management system -
ISA to Focus on Growth and Opportunity With the Promise of a New Year
ISA wants to make automation professionals better at what they do, to help their industries move forward. -
ABB works to integrate fast charging systems on Bulgarian highways
Working in close collaboration with the Terra53 integration partner and customer, eMobility International, ABB’s Terra 53 fast chargers now cover the international routes from Sofia to the Greek border -
RACO joins Ocean Data Systems' Dream Report Proven Partner Program
RACO is a supplier of remote monitoring systems for critical assets via traditional landlines or IIoT. RACO offers a hosted data solution, AlarmAgent.com, which centralizes data in the cloud and provides secure access to that data through an online Web Portal. -
ISA announces Don Dickinson as Symposium Chair for 2018 Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium
Taking place at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda on 7-9 August 2018—only 15 minutes from the nation’s capital—the WWAC Symposium will feature two days of technical speakers, an exhibitor hall, a tour of a local water plant, and technical training courses on a variety of topics. -
New Industrial Automation Strategies for Shale Gas Operators
Key challenges facing shale gas producers relate to the safety, reliability, efficiency, and flexibility of their operations. -
Dell Accelerating IoT Focus from Enterprise to the Edge
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things into manufacturing has seen several companies, many - like Dell - not previously associated with manufacturing, working to leverage the new technologies to enhance the industry with connected industrial solutions -
Schneider Electric announces commitment to 100% renewable electricity by 2030
These commitments will cover more than 1,000 electricity consuming sites around the globe, including 200 factories. Schneider Electric will leverage a broad range of renewable energy sources, including but not limited to solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. -
Inductive Automation designates Flexware Innovation as Inductive Automation Premier Integrator
Flexware Innovation is a system integrator based in Fishers, Ind. The company specializes in solutions in life science, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and discrete manufacturing. -
What Lies Beneath – Avoiding the Unseen Dangers of OT Vulnerabilities
By Scott Hollis, PAS Global Process control networks (PCNs) in critical infrastructure sites − refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturing facilities − all have potential danger swimming just below the surface in the form of undiscovered vulnerabilities. -
How to Reduce Diesel Engine Pollution Through a High-Pressure Common Rail Injection System [technical]
To improve the diesel engine performance, a high-pressure rail injection system has been shown to pay a vital role in reducing diesel pollution. -
AMK helps HERO GmbH decentralize servo drive technology for cleaner operations
Thanks to drive and control technology from AMK, the solutions of HERO GmbH in Sigmaringendorf, Germany, have done away with anything that is not actually needed to meet the precise product quality standards. -
SyTech announces strategic partnership with Tatsoft
With XLReporter’s custom connectors to FactoryStudio and point-and-click configuration, Users create informative drill-down, summary, utilization and regulatory reports from real-time, historical and alarm data. Completed reports are distributed via web pages, networked printers, PDF files and email. -
Ocean Data Systems' Dream Report now part of Rockwell Automation Encompass Program
Ocean Data Systems is now an Encompass Product Partner and Dream Report is a reference product in the program under the category of “Software Product – Report Generation”. -
Small and Mighty Robots
By Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Director, EU Automation For smaller businesses, investing in new technology can be daunting, especially where robotics and automation are concerned. This article discusses the features of robotics that are most useful for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Rated Torque for a Motor
The volts-per-hertz ratio (V/Hz) controls the torque of a motor. -
Honeywell announces investment in Flux Information Technology
Honeywell will also form a new joint venture company with FLUX's founder to serve customers outside China. Honeywell will hold a 75 percent stake in the new joint venture, which will initially focus on opportunities in the Asia Pacific region -
Renishaw and Identify3D partner to secure digital manufacturing process
By choosing to secure all digital data in the engineering phase, the technology enables users of Renishaw systems to protect their digital intellectual property (IP), enforce production rules and provide traceability in the digital supply chain






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