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More than $6bn will be added in revenue over the next 4 years.

Introducing robotic automation to an established workflow can appear complicated and expensive. With the latest modular technology and intuitive setup tools, companies can quickly and easily begin capturing the benefits, and scale and upgrade their systems as confidence grows.

As IDTechEx predicted in its report, "Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040," robot shuttles are converging with robotaxis.

Mobile robots will take logistics sector by storm, with a 10-fold investment increase predicted between now and 2024. COVID-19 will be a significant driver in long-term mobile robot growth. Sales of AMRs set to radically outstrip AGV revenues.

Bosch Rexroth looks back on 30 years' linear axes development.

Optimizing mobile and remote operations in the new era of automation.

The electricity grid is undergoing its first evolution since the invention of the power transmission system, and energy storage devices, particularly mechanical energy storage devices, will play a solid role in this evolution.

Automation is the key to sustained economic prosperity for American manufacturing. However, in order to truly tap into its potential, the U.S. must ensure that the industry has the necessary talent pool to work in tandem with these new technologies. The key is a viable STEM education system that will create a pipeline of necessary talent.

Translating mathematical equations into code can lead to precision errors. The condition the system is intended to detect must match the scope of the math.

A proactive over reactive approach to OT cybersecurity is essential to keep the pace to face the threats in today’s IT/OT converged environments.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Alarm Management market reveals that alarm management in general continues to be a big issue in hydrocarbon processing plants, chemical plants, power plants, and other industrial process plants around the world.

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can improve industrial productivity by 50 to 70 percent but require adequate room to move about increasingly space-constrained factory floors.

Vector Controls and Automation Group, a leading manufacturing representative, distributor, and service provider, announce that they have formed a strategic partnership with IMI Critical Engineering.

The incorporation of Honeywell solution ControlEdge HC900 into Global Control’s furnace and oven offerings accelerates the OEM’s widespread availability and strengthens its competitiveness.

New toolkits auto-enable OPC UA capabilities–no additional coding required.

As industries strive to disrupt markets with new innovations, digitalization has proven to be a key driver in enhancing a company’s bottom line. The oil and gas industry is no exception.

How holistic thinking and Industry 4.0 technology are helping companies climb to the top of the manufacturing class.

Our customers must keep moving forward–in the new world, they are navigating new needs. They might need fewer machines than before or twice as many. That requires us to be flexible.

The speed of technological change today, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, requires a mental evolution for which not everyone is prepared.

Learn from an interview with Christopher Anhalt of Softing about markets, adoption drivers, competing standards, the horizontal and vertical integration of IT and OT, companion specification use cases, green-field and brown-field… and many other things relevant to use cases that have made OPC UA so successful.

Joint agreement expands on pioneering research and is expected to improve manufacturing cost and quality.

Industrial Software company AVEVA announced the acquisition of OSIsoft famous for the PI Historian for the purchase price of $5 billion, expanding the company’s digitalization offerings.

AspenTech and Wood announced a new partnership that will offer Wood’s clients Aspen Mtell® asset performance management (APM) technology for predictive and prescriptive maintenance.

Fluke Corporation announced that it led an investment in Everactive, a Silicon Valley-based technology company that sells category-defining batteryless, wireless Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions.

By 2040, Li-ion battery recycling will become a $31 billion market.

TrendMiner has announced the global expansion of its partner ecosystem to the regions North and South America, the Middle East, Russia, Asia Pacific and Australia.

The ISA hosted the Virtual Digital Transformation in Deepwater Production Conference on Sept. 16, 2020, featuring 11 speakers and panelists representing Shell, VisCo, BP, and more.

The collaboration between ABB and PT Shell will maximize lubricant output to meet increasing demand in Indonesia.

Square Peg led the round and joined existing investors to continue building cutting-edge solutions that protect IoT devices and glean key data-driven insights.

These programs honor the remarkable achievements and contributions of ISA members.

AspenTech is working toward what is called an SOP, or Self-Optimizing Plant.

For effective, resilient ICS cybersecurity, building a collaborative culture among IT and OT stakeholders is essential.

In his September column, 2020 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Eric Cosman discusses upcoming virtual events and conferences.

Attending the AVEVA World Digital Virtual Press Roundtable provided thoughts and insights about the impacts of the pandemic and recovery.

Registration open! Book your spot at the CODESYS Tech Talk Users Conference Oct. 16-22, 2020.

Center's research to improve technology adoption in the manufacturing supply chain.

Generative design and digital twins join other business drivers to increase demand for engineering simulation tools.

Telematics will evolve from being a “dot on a map” tracking solution to a digital automation platform that ultimately guides an effective and fast decision-making process.

After a lengthy period of connector manufacturers pursuing various approaches with regard to M12 PushPull locks, IEC 61076-2-010 is now finally bringing a system that is consistent across the industry.

Automation professionals from the ISA Mentor Program address a question they received: 'How can we develop and motivate new automation professionals?'

Next-generation distributed I/O and control open new possibilities for connected infrastructure.

Brand-new Industry 4.0 immersive experience center demonstrates smart factory technologies reshaping business today.

Strategic Alliance expands Wunderlich-Malec’s services that accelerates the adoption of Industry 4.0 for process manufacturing practitioners to develop.

Experienced leader, Ray Almgren, tapped to grow product offering and global distribution.

The International Society for Automation’s (ISA) 75th Anniversary has inspired a look into the future at the megatrends that will drive the automation industry during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

IMTS Network provides an entire channel of original programming that features powerful ideas for productivity and inspiring stories from the women and men who shape the future of manufacturing.

Cisco Investments joins Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Altira Group, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Next47 to fund Seeq product and market expansion.

Your plant or machine is assembled from objects–your control should be, too. New tools deliver the productivity of OOP without the complexity.

Perceptive Sensor Technologies (PST), the global leader in true Real-Time Fluid Identification and Condition Monitoring, has announced Hawk Measurement (HAWK) as their global sales partner.

Industrial sensors pose a risk to OT cybersecurity that is often overlooked.