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Environment + energy leader recognizes UL 360 software for meeting external ESG and sustainability reporting requirements.

A new management team is to take over operational business of the company; the shareholders continue to be exclusively members of the Philipp family.

The preliminary World Robotics data for China released by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows a sales increase of industrial robots by 19% in 2020.

Manufacturing companies that network their machines and systems are particularly at risk from security vulnerabilities and attacks on their IT infrastructure. This was determined by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in the course of scientific investigations for the white paper "Cybersecurity in Networked Production," which has now also been published in English.

The Swedish SaaS company CheckProof helps shape future working methods by digitizing Frontline. The new funding strengthens the company to build safe, efficient, and sustainable companies worldwide.

Low-power RTG4 FPGA offers ‘new space’ system designers the industry’s highest reliability at lowest cost with shortest lead times.

AMT announced that it will hold two of its trademark conferences together at a unique event, MFG2021 + MTForecast, on Nov. 2-5, 2021 in Denver at Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.

The ACHEMA Pulse Live Days the Ethernet-APL organization, with members FieldComm Group, OPC Foundation, ODVA and Profibus & Profinet International showcased Ethernet-APL joint activity demonstrating, “IT-centric Instrumentation,” for process control, including hazardous areas.

Senseye study of major industrial firms finds that large facilities lose 27 hours a month to machine failures, on average, at the cost of $532,000 for each hour of unplanned downtime.

The Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) announce the 2021 Virtual Market Outlook Workshop.

IBM's growing partner ecosystem will help them scale IBM’s edge platform as part of theirhybrid cloud strategy and augments IBM’s extensive work across Systems, Storage, Cloud and AI.

70% smaller Ethernet interface offers miniaturisation potential for PROFINET users.

SICK received an Innovation Award from the Robotics Business Review for its LiDAR-LOC product, a software solution that enables contour-based localization using LiDAR technology.

The geared motors and heavy-duty industrial gears market was valued at $10.6bn in 2019. Following a -7% contraction in 2020, growth will quickly resume and a 2020-24 CAGR of 2.1% will see the market hit $13bn by 2024.

Looking at the total amount of O2 in the gas stream can be misleading because the stoichiometric excess O2 amount is the more important measurement.

As more and more businesses rely on cloud storage, moving your CCTV data over becomes very important.

Sharul A. Rashid of PETRONAS gives us a few examples of how his company institutes a hard-working cybersecurity culture in the workplace.

Global trade group will promote adoption of AI in industrial automation, focusing on new certifications, standards, education programs and events.

Plex Systems' leading subscription-based smart manufacturing platform accelerates customers' digital transformation and improves visibility into end-to-end production systems with easy-to-deploy, cloud-native solutions.

Jeff Winter, Sr. Director, Strategy & Marketing at Grantek, has been named one of Onalytica’s “Top Industry 4.0 Influencers 2021.”

The international FRABA Group has announced the creation of two new business units: UBITO and CREDEMUS.

Seasoned financial and advisory executive to drive growth.

The robotic systems will be used to accelerate parcel sortation to last mile providers.

Path Robotics, a Columbus-based artificial intelligence (AI) robotics company producing the world's first truly autonomous robotic manufacturing system, announced plans to expand its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, creating 140 new jobs.

The global Human Machine Interface Market is anticipated to reach USD 11.88 billion by 2026, according to a new study published by Polaris Market.

Digital solution connects steel melt shop operations with ladle and crane tracking and thermal loss prediction for higher casting speeds and additional output of 24,000 tonnes per annum.

Renault Group selects STMicroelectronics as key innovation partner, securing the supply of electric and hybrid vehicle advanced power semiconductors to be produced from 2026.

aDolus Technology Inc., a global authority on software intelligence for critical infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Mark Weatherford to its Board of Directors.

CoreTechnologie has developed a tailored version of its 3D printing software specifically for the requirements of Photocentric 3D printing machines and processes. In future, the tool will be delivered together with the printers of the British printing machine manufacturer.

New funding will accelerate the development and commercialization of easy-to-use AI for industrial quality inspections.

The relocation expands operations and capabilities for SELECT’s selective soldering systems used in electronics manufacturing.

If you're undergoing a digital transformation, don't forget to include your machine operators in this process.

CodeMeter technology protects IP and enables innovative sales models.

"Born digital" facilities to transform recycling of polypropylene, a high-volume, versatile plastic rarely recycled today.

New office increases sales, support and training resources for high-tech customers, particularly in oil and gas and petrochemicals.

ServiceNow recently debuted its first product designed for the manufacturing sector. The company is partnering with Siemens Energy to provide a software service that allows energy companies to monitor, identify and respond to cyber threats intended to attack critical infrastructure.

The global research reveals the disconnect between business decision makers and security teams, even as new risks from remote working and ransomware grow.

Combined firm will have 44 offices across North America and represents significant expansion for Salas O'Brien in the power and industrial marketplace.

OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced a series of partnerships to extend availability of OTTO Motors’ line of AMRs to a global audience.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) today announced that Maschinenbau Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of VDMA (mechanical engineering industry association), are joining forces with ISA to offer a unique, German ISA cybersecurity training program.

In this blog, we look at the steps involved in developing a dissector for a real-world use case, the well-known Cisco Nexus protocol. We’ve also posted a plug-in on GitHub to help the security community at large. Whether you’re a security researcher yourself, or you manage networks for an asset owner, this methodology and plug-in will help you troubleshoot networking issues and improve overall OT security.

Unified solution enables organizations to harness the power of factory data to unlock the value of smart manufacturing.

Vanderlande has signed a new contract with Australia’s largest food and grocery retailer, Woolworths, to deliver STOREPICK, a robotised, end-to-end automated case picking (ACP) warehouse solution.

OPC UA or MQTT, do they work together, or is one better than the other?

Read an excerpt from the Hal Thomas white paper, Leveraging ISA 62443-3-2 For IACS Risk Assessment and Risk Related Strategies.

The international Operational Technology Cybersecurity Expert Panel will plan to discuss numerous issues surrounding cybersecurity.

Following the announcements that Chicago’s McCormick place will hold events starting in July and that the state of Illinois lifted capacity limits and social distancing requirements on June 11, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show continued the positive momentum by unveiling the floor plan for IMTS 2022.

In compressed air, gas and vacuum systems, maximizing capacity is better than adding, according to Jason Dupriest, Industrial Systems Analyst/Designer, of ADG Concepts out of Fort Worth, Texas.

Plastic packaging manufacturer relies on SmartMONITOR from WERMA and optimizes its production within a few weeks.

If the Department of Defense (DoD) is to fulfill the recommendations of the final report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), it must become a fully AI-ready enterprise by 2025. This goal is at risk without a change in its traditional approach to data and acquisition.