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Mission Secure wins "Hot Company in ICS/SCADA Security" in 9th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2021.

Imagine simultaneously working on the same complex product with colleagues in multiple distant locations while everyone sees the result of the work right before their eyes. That’s exactly what Ericsson-powered 5G will deliver for UK vehicle battery manufacturer Hyperbat in a proof-of-concept virtual reality digital twin partnership with communications service provider BT and other technology leaders.

Providing around 8 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is no easy task. Glass vials are a crucial factor in the delivery of the billions of doses of vaccine. Any interaction between the container and the liquid inside must be prevented, as any chemical interference could affect the vaccine. An extremely reliable solution for inspecting vaccine vials comes from Isotronic GmbH, which developed the automatic tubular glass inspection system "VialChecker." IDS industrial cameras from the uEye CP camera family are used as image processing components for dimensional and surface inspection.

AAEON, an industry leader in embedded AI Edge systems, announces new software support for the BOXER-8200 series of embedded PCs featuring NVIDIA Jetson System on Modules (SOM).

Remote connectivity to field devices, configuration and monitoring features.

At Nozomi Networks, many of our urgent engagements happen after an attack, when the customer realizes they didn’t have the visibility into their networks to see the malicious behavior ahead of a breach.

The food sector currently accounts for around 30% of the world's total energy consumption and contributes over 20% of the total GHG emission. Further, it is expected that the energy consumption will increase by 5% in the next five years in the food processing sector, adding to manufacturers' annual operating costs. All this means there is a strong need for food companies to adopt sustainable practices and measures.

Bill shares his observations of the recent BioPhorum MTP (Module Type Package) standard Plugfest days, where users and vendors collaborated moving towards the goal of achieving plug-and-play equipment interoperability for the biopharmaceutical and other industries. The user and vendor participants in the PlugFest were highly professional and focused on positive outcomes.

An overview of ISA's standards system as sanctioned by the United Nations and operated by the IEC.

Modern, open automation platform reaches final milestones.

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $437.9 million, an increase of 16.1% over February 2021 and an increase of 41.6% over March 2020, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

If you’re a critical infrastructure or industrial organization, or a government agency, you should certainly review CISA’s advice and use it as a guide to improve your defenses. It covers many of the basic tenets of securing your infrastructure. That said, advice is great and useful, but action is better and more impactful.

Learn how ShopVue's MES solution helped this division of Parker Hannifin Aerospace manage human resources to improve profitability.

Intel and byteLAKE collaborate on an AI solution that can help paper mills increase efficiency and save costs.

A look at what we know so far about the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, with comments from some of ISAGCA's member companies.

Open-source collaboration to encourage digital twin innovation.

High quality, simple solution easy TeSys provides an accessible product line for small business contractors, panel builders, system integrators and more.

Rockwell Automation and Cisco to bring IT and OT teams together to combat today’s rapidly evolving industrial cybersecurity threats.

Kollmorgen announced today that it has completed the requirements to participate in Ericsson’s Industry 4.0 partner program, delivering value through its industry-leading platform, used by vehicle builders to create driverless logistics automation solutions.

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI), a U.S.-based, build-to-order machine tool manufacturer, is pleased to announce a partnership with Ohio State University's Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME).

Expands leadership in Industrial AI with hybrid models, deep learning APC and empowers data scientists to collaborate with domain experts.

Basler AG impresses the jury once again with its excellent management.

As global economies transform, new market and employment opportunities emerge, bringing with them the need to develop new skills.

Colonial Pipeline experienced a ransomware attack that forced the operator to shut down operations. This cybersecurity incident shows how hackers target industrial operations and critical infrastructure. This story was published with permission from ISSSource.com.

Forward-looking organizations are thinking about energy as a key factor in their market competitiveness and seeking solutions to overcome the capital and risk barriers that come with energy infrastructure upgrades.

In any industry that uses industrial automated control systems (IACS), the potential consequences due to cyber-attacks range widely.

U.S. DOE dedicated $4M to fund projects that strengthen America’s manufacturing sector.

In this insight, we look at the current state of play for the industrial robotics industry in a range of key sectors and make some predictions for the industry in the short and longer term.

Both industrial water and energy must be properly and carefully managed to ensure asset reliability, adherence to energy and environmental regulations, and efficient and economic production processes. A solution for these challenges is to use advanced analytics.

As the hybrid workforce gains traction across OT sectors, IT leaders must be prepared to secure this digitally transformed landscape.

Ewing-Foley, Inc. (EFI), a manufacturers’ representative firm that provides complete sales and marketing services to the datacom and networking industry, has announced its partnership with Softing Inc., an industry leader in industrial communications technology.

The ARM Institute fellowship program supports the Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing (AIM) Higher Defense Industry Consortium.

More supply chain executives are now implementing warehouse visibility systems to complement their analytics data.

Allied Motion Technologies released a new guide to its custom motion control solutions for advanced medical robot applications.

Chart Industries, Inc. signed a Development and Commercial Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with ABB, Inc., to support Chart’s modular offerings for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, water treatment and CO2 Capture projects.

ICONICS, Inc., a group company of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has appointed Mr. Edward (“Ted”) Hill as the company’s new President and CEO.

Cybersecurity tips for manufacturers employing robotics.

mCloud Technologies Corp. announced Arnel Santos has joined mCloud as executive vice president and president, Americas and the company’s senior executive for its regional business in North America.

Our list of the 10 integrations every manufacturer needs with their ERP includes some that are new and some that have been around awhile. If you don’t acquire them soon, expect to be left behind–by your customers and your industry.

The TASI Group of Companies has reached an agreement to acquire Mission Communications, Norcross GA.

Securing valuable IIoT data is a business imperative, demanding reevaluation of traditional architectures and adoption of new best practices.

In advance of Mother’s Day, the Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) announces the launch of “Moms in MFG,” a new event and year-round community for women who serve dual roles—manufacturing industry professional and mom.

How should the International Society of Automation (ISA) evolve to support an increasingly diverse membership?

Dell Technologies provides a consistent approach to infrastructure, data, applications and security for a future with millions of systems at the edge.

Association for Advancing Automation (A3) stats reveal second-largest quarter ever for non-automotive sales, with COVID accelerating ongoing trends.

An InfraTec thermography automation solution supports the monitoring of one of the world's largest solar tower power plants in the middle of the Atacama Desert.

Partnership with OTTO Motors provides additional options for making material handling systems more productive, efficient.

Five proactive steps help secure your systems against malware and malicious use.

IndustryWeek taps key Ohio Manufacturing Associations, MAGNET & The Smart Manufacturing Cluster for collaboration on The Manufacturing & Technology Show 2021.

Leading innovator in protecting industrial automation and control systems software announces record growth in 2021 with 50% increase in annual turnover due to global demand for its Enterprise Solution.