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Sellafield Ltd and the National Nuclear Laboratory scooped the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award, sponsored by ExxonMobil, at the Institution of Chemical Engineers Global Awards, held Nov. 17, 2022.

These three areas represent some of the many ways companies can use pharmaceutical automation to make meaningful gains.

Operational support services to optimize oil and gas production efficiency as well as reducing energy consumption and emissions.

Registration now open for Automate, the best place to help companies find the latest innovations in robotics, machine vision, motion control and industrial artificial intelligence (AI).

iTwin will empower Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and advance Bentley’s engineering applications.

Leading industry experts highlight how software innovation is connecting data, building industrial ecosystems that empower teams and “transform value chains into agile, profitable and sustainable networks” across multiple sectors.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced this week that Rich Stinson, president and CEO at Southwire, has been named Chair of its Board of Governors.

UAO’s industrial standard for an industrial runtime, based on the IEC 41499 standard, is providing an open automation approach and advancing software-centric industrial automation.

Parsable research has revealed increased reception toward a career in manufacturing, but the industry still has barriers to overcome to attract the Gen Z worker.

Version 1.10 of this foundational document reflects the latest industry trends.

The event showcases best-in-class digital solutions that power resiliency, agility and sustainability.

See how ISA secures critical infrastructure across its many workgroups and resources.

HARTING Mexico Manufacturing announced the expansion of it's manufacturing facility with an inaugural ribbon-cutting event.

Employee burnout is a threat to your organization, and there are a couple of reasons why this could be the case.

As a sponsor of this year's NAMUR Annual General Meeting, HIMA presented an overall concept for the digitalization of functional safety with added value.

EtherCAT will not only be used in NASA's Lunar Gateway but is already being used in many other high profile space projects.

Maintaining a safe environment while controlling installation and maintenance costs is one of the biggest concerns when applying wiring practices in Division 2 hazardous areas.

From workforce changes and supply chain disruptions to evolution of semantic data models, socioeconomic trends push industry to respond. This feature originally appeared in Bill Lydon's 7th Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.

Here, we’ll explore how your business can inspire students and professionals to become the engineers of tomorrow.

The study finds that 98% of surveyed enterprises say they have been negatively impacted by a cybersecurity breach in their supply chain, an increase from 2021.

Weaponized cybersecurity attacks can destroy critical infrastructure systems that support daily life. This feature originally appeared in the Automation 2022 Volume 4: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Ebook.

EC3’s embodied carbon calculations help incentivize construction material manufacturers to reduce the carbon emissions of their products by investing in disclosure, transparency and material innovations.

The ongoing collaboration helps organizations of all sizes to accelerate the adoption of robotic applications by overcoming the skills gap related to robot programming.

In the "zero trust access" (ZTA) network security model, no one inside or outside the network should be trusted until their identify has been verified.

Global partners leverage benefits of Platinum Partner status across wide range of industries to focus on customers.

Engineers have always pushed for more measurements of a process since they allow for greater control. Accountants feel the exact same way.

ARC Advisory Group has been selected by Gron Fuels, LLC (“Grön Fuels”) as a strategic advisor providing consulting services and guidance in the strategy and selection of enterprise software and automation technology for North America's largest renewable fuels production facility to be constructed at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana.

Significant advances in technology, communications, and software enable digital manufacturing synchronization across the entire business structure. This feature originally appeared in Bill Lydon's 7th Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.

VirTeca, an Atlanta-based material handling solutions provider, takes a dramatic step forward in the industry by announcing the patent-pending application of their VirSatile Distributed Controls.

70% of errors that occur in manufacturing operations are from workforce errors, many of which can be traced back to paper-based work instructions, manual data entry or a lack of real-time feedback.

The multimillion-dollar, 11,400 square-foot facility gives company more opportunities to serve customers.

Watlow is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of Eurotherm from Schneider Electric Company on Oct. 31, 2022.

The awards were presented during North America’s largest gathering of hackers, builders, engineers and enthusiasts.

Nigel Smith, CEO of industrial robot specialist TM Robotics, explains how advanced automation and robotics can help manufacturers produce new medical innovations.

The traditional strict hierarchy architecture is giving way to a more responsive and direct model, bringing manufacturing into a real-time manufacturing business model.

Antec Controls, designer and manufacturer of precision airflow control solutions for critical spaces, has brought on David Gagnon as business development manager.

AMETEK Spectro Scientific has released a unique portable oil analysis laboratory that has delivered proven operational benefits for the US Military.

Bureau Veritas has announced its accreditation as an ISASecure Certification Body (CB) based in Taiwan.

An experienced enterprise software sales leader has joined Seeq to accelerate global growth and customer success.

More openness: Digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator accelerates digital transformation.

Experience actionable insights and expert knowledge designed to help improve industrial machinery, systems and other automation applications.

Companies are tapping into Ireland’s skilled cybersecurity talent pool and scaling European teams.

Not everything improves with age. As programmable logic controllers age, growing obsolescence creates challenges for effective operations.

Here are three ways that technology-driven payments will continue to shape our society.

April Ankrum will lead US Sales and Customer Service Teams.

What is your personal wish list of prospective achievements in process automation?

The partnership will accelerate digital transformation within industries, including oil and gas; energy; food and beverage; mining; steel mill and sugar production.

Developments in automation have brought us from using Windows to proprietary SCADA and HMIs to edge computing and powerful software, promising new levels in industrial communications. The feature originally appeared in the Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report 2022.

Festo Didactic, Lt. Governor Husted’s office, ApprenticeOhio, and industry partners look to the future for the Mason, Ohio, Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program.

Agriculture technology or “AgTech” will play a pivotal role in alleviating the building pressure on farmers to produce more by providing improved control and real-time data insights of farming operations for more efficient management of crops, resources and livestock.