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By Dr. Wolfgang Martin, Wolfgang Martin Team Will it create more jobs than it destroys?

Forecast for manufacturing production is to grow 1.1% in 2016, 2.4% in 2017, and 2.5% in 2018

On March 1st the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute hosted an End User Conference with a general focus on ISA100 Wireless Applications.

Centers are in Milford, Ohio, Lisbon and Munich.

United Launch Alliance selects video systems from Industrial Video & Control for monitoring safety of space vehicle launches

Vimba 2.0 supports Windows 10 and can be used in combination with Allied Vision's GigE Vision, Firewire, Camera Link and USB3 Vision interface cameras.

IRC5 Operations Web Based Training will teach students how to operate a robot, on their own schedule, without having to travel to a training facility

PLC Performance Enhancement by Field Programmable Gate Array Design

A motor branch circuit, including a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and one or more Motor Protection Circuit Breakers (MPCBs), is a complex system and its performance depends on all components, devices, configuration and their interconnection. This publication explains some considerations for the selection of MPCBs. The information in this paper has been developed through known engineering principles and validated by thorough testing and simulation.

270 new patent applications and 456 patents granted in 2015 is a new record.

Survey shows pitfalls of unplanned growth and underlying anxiety in ability to succeed in the face of growth and change.

Rotork RC200 scotch-yoke pneumatic actuators will be installed in new subway tunnels under construction for the Istanbul Metro.

Orders were down 30 percent from December, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. Year-over-year orders declined 21 percent.

Companies failing to upgrade aging IT systems will struggle to survive as the Internet of Things momentum gathers pace

T&M Solutions develops multidisciplinary solutions to test, measure, inspect, assemble and validate products in nearly all segments of the production industry.

The integrated automation solution will manage end-to-end production in the pulp industry — from the woodyard to the baling line — from a single control room

ISA's training and education opportunities in April 2016.

Hannover Messe is always an exciting and informative event which showcases products and innovations from around the world. This year, the theme is Integrated Industry and the United States will be the Partner Country. President Obama will be on hand to open and tour the fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

By Peter Thorne, Director, Cambashi New connectivity enables new data flows. New data flows trigger new ways of working. The changes that happened in production years (and in some cases, decades) ago can now happen in product development, driven by the new connectivity of Industry 4 and Internet of Things initiatives. This article explores Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) from the point of view of the design engineering process.

Implico is integrating OpenTAS software with SAP and field equipment at six tank farms and a refinery.

AggreGate Network Manager monitors Cisco-based wireless network and IT infrastructure of Peoples’ Friendship University.

The key trend of global smart motor market is the tremendous increment in the demand of smart motors for applications in industrial automation.

AutoQuiz: What is the MOST appropriate technique for modeling linear relationships for a large number of correlated inputs where the equations are unknown?

More than 5,000 exhibitors and 180,000 industry professionals, political and opinion leaders from around the globe will attend the event from April 25-29 in Hannover, Germany.

The study says that innovation and capital investment play a significant role in driving multifactor productivity growth.

Stephen Huffman will deliver a presentation to a nationwide assembly of K-12 STEM educators later this month that shows how competency models can help young people secure rewarding careers in automation, industrial cybersecurity and engineering.

January U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $153.14 million, down 2.1% from December’s $156.48 million and down 16.7% when compared with the total of $183.91 million reported for January 2015.

The new edition is available for comments until April 8, 2016.

ISA President Jim Keaveney tackles the issue of leadership and showcases ISA's extensive network of volunteers.

In Hall 15, Stand H31, NORD will present drive functions for smart factories, new approaches to condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, as well as advanced autonomous control functions of the latest electronic drive units.