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Banner Engineering's Clean Workspace Monitoring System establishes scheduled workspace sanitizing as an integral part of the return-to-work process.

Plant Process Management deemed critical for Plant Safety and Optimization, according to 451 Research.

In the future, all materials scientists and chemists will have access to machine learning tools to enhance their R&D.

The dawn of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era will render the usual playbook of continuous shrinking and packing more and more transistors into chipsets will become unsustainable.

An overwhelming majority of survey respondents believe that, in the future, industry standards will be “extremely important” (63%) or “important” (33%). Most respondents (87%) believe that industry standards make processes and facilities safer.

Almost every mechanical room and system on campus has been improved with the energy efficiency measures available from advanced building management systems.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Industrial Cloud Application Platforms with IoT market reveals the criticality of applying modern software methods for industrial innovation.

An ISA Fellow describes his family history in mining, engineering, and aviation while speculating about the future of industrial automation.

While the economic implications of COVID-19 threated to shadow the Great Depression, Harel Boren, CEO and co-founder of Inspekto, explains why Autonomous Machine Vision (AMV) could be the new New Deal.

Automation professionals are critical to successfully selecting and applying these technologies and guiding management to maximize their productivity. This role will continue and expand, as more companies look to make informed productive technological investments and implementation decisions to yield profitable results.

By Bill Lydon Open system options continue to emerge from nontraditional suppliers and standards groups, and this is a trend that I expect will accelerate and enable multivendor interoperability at all levels of the system architecture.

The latest marine automation systems can improve vessel connectivity, enhance efficiency, and improve safety and competitiveness by reducing the number of on-board crewmembers required to operate vessels safely and in compliance with maritime laws and regulations.

The partnership will allow both companies to further align with the needs of the growing Australian defense sector for embedded computing applications.

The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) will hold its 10th annual SUMMIT on September 28 – October 1, 2020 in a virtual format. The virtual conference will harness the latest in technology to deliver the content and interactive experiences for which WiM conferences are known.

In this monthly column, 2020 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Eric Cosman encourages members to get more involved.

Both wired and wireless networks have been undergoing a significant evolution during the past decade, enabling greater opportunities to those who leverage the advancements in the next one.

There is an increasing recognition that an integrated cybersecurity approach is required for an entire manufacturing and production company. Many manufacturing companies are realizing with the integration of IT, OT, automation and other functions that designating one leader responsible for all cybersecurity for the company is most effective.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) shares 5 articles about automation cybersecurity from July 2020.

Sensor Technology has harnessed the phenomenon of SAW or Raleigh waves, which were first observed over 100 years ago and which form a major part of the destructive force of an earthquake.

Through this agreement, both SAP and Siemens will be able to complement and integrate their respective offerings in order to offer customers solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain, service and asset management.

Verified hardware and software enhance interoperability and allow faster time to production.

The partnership reinforces ForwardX’s ability to address customer pain points and deliver solutions across increasingly competitive industries.

As a 30-year business executive, Geiger has held multiple executive leadership roles across supply chain and technology for Walmart, Walmart International, and Sam's Club. His expertise covers all aspects of supply chain management, including sourcing, inventory, transportation, logistics, and automation. Geiger is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer for Trimark USA.

The prize, which is usually awarded during the opening of the WomenPower career conference, became part of the digital event after the corona pandemic caused the cancellation of HANNOVER MESSE. Engineer Powerwoman 2020 marks the eighth time that Deutsche Messe is honoring a pioneer in the STEM field who through her commitment, her ideas and her work promotes technical innovation within her company.

By Bill Lydon Time synchronization and accelerate the continued integration of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) groups. This trend has been facilitating changes in organizational structures, and the creation, in many cases, of integrated IT/OT groups.

During each one-hour session, industry experts will lead discussions about the latest technology developments in smart infrastructure and buildings. The free events will be held every other Tuesday, beginning on July 14, from 11 a.m. until noon.

Festo is hosting a real-time visit to an exhibition booth at the First Festo Virtual Exhibition on 15th and 16th July 2020.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Machine Vision Systems (MV) market reveals that the trend toward robotics and smart manufacturing makes machine vision technology an indispensable tool for industrial automation.

By Bill Lydon Accelerating the application of collaborative types of robots is the integration of vision systems with artificial intelligence, and this integration is enabling a range of new applications.

By Bill Lydon, Implementing Digital Twin concepts is quickly becoming fundamental for organizations achieve real-time integrated manufacturing.

Rhonda Pelton, an ISA member, was recently recognized as #8 on the EMPower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list for 2020.

Though predicted years ago, COVID-19 has made autonomous forklifts an immediate reality for small footprint manufacturing facilities.

Birla Carbon has relied for many years on a distributed control system to optimize the production of carbon black powder. When it came time to modernize their DCS, they implemented an IO migration strategy to minimize plant downtime and hardware replacement costs.

The findings from the latest Honeywell Industrial USB Threat Report show that the total amount of threats posed by USB removable media to industrial process control networks remains consistently high, with 45% of locations detecting at least one inbound threat.

To accelerate market share gains for Beckhoff, Lee will work directly with strategic accounts as well as with the experienced local sales and applications engineering team. He reports to Joe Martin, West Region Manager.

The Cobot Expo is free to attend and is open for anyone with an interest in collaborative robotics, July 28-30, 9am-4pm EDT. Attendees are invited to visit booths that feature new insights and resources on the most common cobot applications such as machine tending, packaging and palletizing, product inspection, assembly, welding, dispensing, and finishing.

By Antony Bourne This article highlights what he believes are three major ethical issues facing the industry, as manufacturers weigh up their AI investments and embark upon this new technological direction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtuosity exclusively offers Virtuoso Subscriptions that bundle — with a Bentley infrastructure modeling, simulation, or construction application — the virtually delivered services of Virtuosity’s experts to accelerate and advance the success of an infrastructure practitioner.

At the click of a button, visitors can download resources on additive manufacturing (AM), artificial intelligence (AI), Industry 4.0, cyber security, obsolescence, sustainability and the circular economy.

The worldwide market for artificial intelligence software will expand to $98.8 billion by 2025, rising by a factor of six from $16.4 billion in 2019—despite the varying effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across different industries, according to Omdia.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has named Milton Coleman as its new Vice President of Sales, Katsutoshi Urabe as Sr. Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development, and Ken Innami as Vice President of Business Development.

In this book excerpt from ISA Publishing, the author explores a real-world example of calculating OEE.

Here are three reasons why you should consider attending the 2020 Virtual Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference, an event hosted by ISA.

Remanufacturing enables existing robot users to sell inactive or legacy robots to ABB with an attractive buy back service, rather than scrapping them or leaving them unused in a corner of the factory.

Nielsen brought his background in mechanical engineering to his role at MiR, along with the experience gained from more than 25 years of managerial positions with major international corporations such as Danfoss and Siemens.

In its new report, “Building Robotics Solutions,” Lux Research creates a framework for selecting robotics vendors based on the key capabilities and level of customization required.

By Jonathan Wilkins This article explains how the manufacturing industry can prepare for unanticipated periods of increased demand.

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a prerequisite to the Professional Engineer (PE) exam, which engineers need to pass to practice in the U.S.

Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has, for the first time, created transparency over the energy consumed in cottage cheese production at its Falkenberg location. This involves the use of the Baumer Flex-Flow sensor, which is able to measure the temperature of the medium as well as the flow rate.