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The International Society of Automation celebrated the first-ever International Automation Professionals Day on April 28. The digital event engaged automation professionals from all around the globe to recognize their efforts in the vastly growing automation industry.

Faulhaber has integrated subsidiary PDT Präzisionsdrehteile GmbH from Nürtingen and thereby welcomed 34 new specialists to the Schönaich location.

Stratajam has been awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer grant for $256,000.00 to conduct research and development work on Real-Time Mineral Data Collection and Identification Module.

Asset Guardian Solutions Limited has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 standard for Information Security Management, a framework that will allow AGSL to take a holistic approach to secure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the company’s information assets.

Industrial Shields has presented its open source solutions for industry 4.0, robotics and automation, during the latest edition of the IOT Solutions World Congress, held May 10-12 in Barcelona.

Seeq Corporation launched Conneqt, the company's expanded global industry conference designed for manufacturing leaders to explore the latest innovations in advanced industrial analytics.

Wibu-Systems is returning in person to Hannover Messe from May 30 - June 2 for a busy and exciting four days of networking, discovery of new technologies, and introduction of Wibu-Systems’ own innovations to an enthusiastic audience.

Learn how underlying application information analysis can provide critical communications data to protect your network. This feature originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

How to implement Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications and transform smart factories using digital transformation becomes key to the survival of companies amid the current turbulent climate.

The ability to offload production logistics, overcome challenges in the worldwide supply chain and ease of maintenance over in-house design are among key factors that will drive the System on Module (SoM) market for the next five years.

Voxel uses AI to enable security cameras to automatically identify potential workplace hazards and operational inefficiencies, allowing on-site personnel to address concerns in real-time.

Swiss YC-backed startup Lightly has secured funding round led by Wingman Ventures to solve data challenges in machine learning as it plans to launch in Silicon Valley.

Endress+Hauser Canada has erected one of the country’s “greenest” commercial buildings for 20 million euros.

Advanced robotic technology meets the demand for sustainability and personalization in the automotive industry.

Dassault Systèmes announced that Comez International is using Dassault Systèmes’ digital planning and scheduling solutions to improve its production efficiency and its competitiveness.

As new security risks emerge and technologies improve, more sophisticated electronic security measures become necessary. This feature originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

Viking Masek Packaging Technologies, a leading manufacturer of automated packaging systems, was named a 2022 Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the second year in a row.

Industry-leading, cloud-based RobOps platform launches advanced capabilities providing data management and real-time operation for the new KIRA B 50 autonomous floor scrubber.

Because unscheduled downtime is far more costly than planned downtime, it’s important that manufacturers have real-time information about their equipment and processes to avoid unexpected faults and failures. Here Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of edge analytics platform developer Crosser, explains how edge analytics provides instantaneous data to prevent unscheduled downtime.

Mistakes often offer the greatest learning experiences. Mentor program participants share what they have seen in this four-part series.

Increased connectivity creates increased risks.

The first quarter of 2022 had orders totaling $1.47 billion, 26.5% higher than the first quarter of 2021 and the highest Q1 of any year since 1998. The first quarter of 2022 has been extremely impressive for manufacturing technology orders.

A new element to North America’s largest automation tradeshow and conference enables more to benefit from the latest innovations and best practices in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI), motion control and smart automation.

Machine learning and natural language processing outdo manual database research for critical product matching. This feature originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

Intelligent robotic automation developer Southie Autonomy announced it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by BootstrapLabs.

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. has expanded its virtual exhibition with new explorable 3D application environments, booths, event areas and products.

Bedrock OSA is the key to unlocking the value that has been suppressed by proprietary technologies, unnecessary complexity and cyber vulnerability. It provides revolutionary advancements in cybersecurity, openness, ease-of-use, simplicity of design, performance and user value.

For organizations undergoing digital transformation, reliable smart instrumentation and a knowledgeable userbase are the bedrock for implementing IIoT, Industry 4.0 and other modern solutions.

Intrinsics Imaging’s AI-powered vision system uses edge I/O to integrate cloud analytics into process controls. This case study originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

At this year's Control trade show, the manufacturer of X-ray and CT inspection systems announced that it will change its name to Comet Yxlon, effective Sept. 8, 2022.

To avoid disturbances in the process, these two features must be configured in all types of controllers.

Endress+Hauser Raman spectroscopy-based analyzer systems are a reliable and low-maintenance alternative to traditional gas chromatography/vaporizer systems for liquefied natural gas composition and energy content measurement during custody transfer transactions.

If your low-power application draws enough energy to prematurely exhaust a primary lithium battery, then it may need an energy-harvesting device in combination with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The feature originally appeared in the April issue of InTech magazine.

Gibson deploys an industrial IoT solution powered by Telit deviceWISE EDGE, a no-code platform, to enable operation optimization, preventive maintenance, and efficiency control for one of the world’s most important ports.

The International Federation of Robotics identified 13 SDGs, where robots help to create a better planet.

Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, named Gates Corporation “2021 Supplier of the Year.”

Innodisk, a global leader in industrial storage and embedded peripherals, is delighted to announce its latest business strategy. Together with its subsidiaries, Innodisk will make every effort to promote Edge AI computing technologies to the world.

Because digital transformation involves the most advanced forms of technology, it is easy for manufacturers to settle for lengthy implementation timelines. But they don’t have to.

Network Distribution has honored Novolex as its "most highly engaged" manufacturing partner, supporting the organization’s sales initiatives and advancements.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance will be presenting at the Hannover Fair 2022, from May 30 to June 2 (Hall 8, Booth C08), with the theme "Connect to the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance."

Ambi Robotics unveiled its new headquarters in Berkeley, Calif. to support company growth and new product development.

SEMI today announced the promotion of 20-year SEMI veteran Paul Trio to Director of the SEMI International Standards program, effective immediately.

New CREDEMUS and UBITO businesses create potential for exciting business opportunities.

Lean processes bring the holistic view and basic principles, while agile processes bring the flexibility of short-cycle implementations (sprints) for continuous improvement. This feature originally appeared in the April edition of InTech magazine.

Both member organizations will benefit from the sharing of smart city, smart home and smart building data models and ISO/IEC standards.

Aker, Cognite and Telenor are establishing a software security company to serve industry and operational technology.

This new collaboration shortens time-to-market for business-ready, edge-as-a-service solutions connecting legacy systems to the network edge and cloud.

System-integrated vibration analysis monitors the load-bearing capacity of steel structures in offshore energy production.

To be competitive in your industry, it is important to understand the difference between continuous improvements that leverage new technology and manufacturing digital transformation. This feature originally appeared in the April issue of InTech magazine.

By integrating online training specialist The Technology Academy into the Rohde & Schwarz technology group, the T&M specialist takes its customer trainings further into the digital domain.