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Company’s ceramics are essential to high-tech innovation in communications, computing, medicine, automobiles, space exploration, many other industries.

See the recipients for the recently announced ISA 2021 Celebrating Excellence Awards.

Franklin Templeton and Temasek lead Blaize $71m Series D funding aimed at acceleration of AI Edge Computing and Automotive/EV product roadmap.

How to mitigate and assess your cyber risks in an automated manufacturing environment.

Enriching subsurface digital twins through electromagnetic remote sensing for water, environmental and infrastructure resilience.

Hymer uses WERMA CO2 traffic lights to ensure the health and safety of all persons present.

PI North America, the non-profit member-supported trade association for promoting industrial networking technologies in North America, has signed a contract with the IO-Link Community, on behalf of the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation (PNO) to become a Regional IO-Link Interest Group (RIOLIG) for North America.

In the evolving landscape of electric vehicle manufacturing, is "giga" always better? Within this sector, a rivalry between two diametrically opposed manufacturing methods is playing out.

Catching up with Utilita: currently using three measuring machines for microcomponent inspection.

Continued improvement in the quality of the revenue mix with software at 74% of revenue.

The new Fluke IRR1-SOL Solar Irradiance Meter makes the critical measurements needed for installing, testing, and maintaining photovoltaic systems.

Startup Autobahn program connects new companies with major brands for investment and development.

Increasing efficiency using real-time, tag-based localization solutions. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

With environmental concerns looming, CO2 has been at the forefront of new refrigerant alternatives.

With this major project, the two Groups are promoting the development of electricity storage which is essential in driving the evolution of the energy market towards greater sustainability.

According to 2019 figures from the UK Government, there are now just over a million women (1,019,400) in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce. This translates to an increase of more than 350,000 women (24%) entering these areas of work. While this may be encouraging to hear, there is still a long way to go for gender equality in these male-dominated industries.

How can Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) edge analytics improve manufacturing efficiency?

The right software can dynamically detect changes in data patterns and create best-fit forecasting models to account for multiple variables like warehouse workload, employee preferences, corporate equity rules, labor laws and regulations, and much more.

Air entrapment or gas bubbles are one of the most common causes of poor fluid performance and parts failure in modern fluid management. Loris Medart, a fluid dispensing engineer with more than 20 years’ experience and founder of feed systems manufacturer SR-Tek, discusses the eight most common reasons for gas entrapment and how they can be avoided or managed out of the production process.

Comau UK and Ilika plc, a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, are collaborating on a 12-month Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) funded project, to design the scale up of Ilika’s lab-based manufacturing capacity.

Honeywell today announced that its cloud-based Honeywell Enraf Inventory Calculation Module (HEICM) has been integrated into Royal Vopak’s MyService Terminal Management System (TMS).

Endress+Hauser BioSense to develop equipment and methods for fast molecular analyses.

Current technologies are enhancing our connectivity today and bringing us closer to seamless connectivity tomorrow. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

To provide cybersecurity for the many devices and connections encompassing industrial automation and IIoT systems, organizations should follow a three-pronged approach based on the right policies, technical tools, and education.

ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance Chairperson Megan Samford recently sat down for this interview with NasdaqTV's TradeTalks.

Seeq on AWS enables faster insights for their customers Covestro and allnex with features and innovation for advanced analytics.

HARTING has been a member of the nationwide pioneering initiative of Climate Protection Companies for a total of ten years.

Siemens to add FORAN marine design software to its Xcelerator portfolio of integrated software and services, helping marine customers adopt a comprehensive digital twin approach to ship design and construction.

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Rohan Kelkar as the new executive vice-president of Power Products global business.

Comau was named a GM Supplier of the Year winner in General Motors’ 29th annual Supplier of the Year awards.

The data model forms the basis for standardizing data across a wide range of raw input data. But what exactly is a data model, and why is data modeling important for Industry 4.0? This post aims to address these questions and provide an introduction to modeling data at scale.

Know where vulnerabilities lie and the steps needed to secure interfaces and monitoring systems. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

Outsourcing product design and development can bring fresh perspectives to internal design teams and empower corporate R&D managers to take on new projects.

Advanced Handling Systems (AHS, LLC) announced today that they have been contracted by Comoto Holdings to design and integrate an Exotec Skypod System to optimize its Omnichannel aftermarket fulfillment process.

With the new funding led by Innovation Endeavors, Fero Labs expands its sustainable solutions to help factories reduce emissions, optimize quality and increase profits.

Acquisition adds to Robotics and Machine Automation solutions to deliver unique automation portfolio, further expanding into new industry segments.

"Digitalization in Machine Tool Manufacturing - Infinite opportunities from infinite data" is this year's Siemens trade show motto.

‘A problem shared’–new virtual assistance support service from ABB provides instant access to virtual face to face expert technical advice.

Here, Claudia Jarrett, US country manager at industrial automation supplier EU Automation, explains how some of the most common downsides of cobots are being overcome.

Learn how to empower operations to adapt and thrive in the next normal business environment.

Research scientists with the Energy Materials Telecommunications Center, National Institute for Scientific Research in Quebec, Canada, have developed a groundbreaking technique to acquire 3D images at over 1000 frames per second with resolution as high as 1180 x 860--far beyond the capabilities of available systems today--by eliminating information redundancy in data acquisition.

SPE enables IT and automation to walk hand in hand. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

Read an excerpt from the recently published white paper, Applying ISO/IEC 27001/2 and the ISA/IEC 62443 Series for Operational Technology Environments.

Whether it's smart maintenance, quality control, or inventory, operationalizing AI in manufacturing leads to many benefits.

The series of six executive webinars will feature a range of technologies leading up to Automate, North America’s premier automation trade show.

Letter of intent signed for the construction of one of Europe’s largest energy storage facilities in Wunsiedel, Germany.

Customerville to be integrated into the IFS Cloud proposition helping IFS customers increase engagement with their own customers, improve revenue and profitability, and drive product, service and outcome innovation.

Honeywell and Alturus will collaborate to provide Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) and deliver meaningful performance.

Understanding your application can help to miniaturize your battery-powered solution. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

Nigel Smith, CEO of Shibaura Machine, formerly Toshiba Machine, partner, TM Robotics, gives three rules to live by when choosing a 3D vision system for manufacturing.