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Rokster’s professional services team helps clients with little to no security auditing experience use the SecurityGate.io platform to uncover cyber risks and understand what to do next.

OT/IT convergence introduces new attack surfaces in industrial control systems.

Partnerships with Dragos and CrowdStrike and a new Cybersecurity Operations Center are helping Rockwell customers adopt a more proactive cybersecurity approach covering the entire attack continuum–before, during and after an event.

Many are choosing to outsource SAM services rather than do this quality testing in-house. Outsourcing offers manufacturers key advantages, including capital cost savings on SAM systems, access to specialized expertise in image management and analysis, and the ability to diagnose and isolate material defects.

State of Industrial Cybersecurity report reveals only 21% of organizations achieved full maturity for ICS/OT cybersecurity and regularly inform the C-suite and board about OT cyber status.

Accredited FDT Test Sites are now equipped with dtmINSPECTOR5 to automate and streamline testing of new FDT 3.0 WebUI-based DTMs entering the market.

The vector award for the best e-chain applications is entering its eighth round–and applications will be accepted until Feb. 11, 2022.

AMETEK Surface Vision, the leading provider of online surface inspection solutions, has helped a major Japanese paper product manufacturer improve the quality of its papermaking, as part of an upgrade to its production facility.

The variable speed drive market is back on track, with 7.7% growth predicted for 2021. Interact Analysis' latest market research offers insight into three important trends influencing the drives market: functional safety, predictive maintenance and efficiency regulations.

You can also view the full committee hearing on The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Industry Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure.

Some lessons on analytics in manufacturing from semi’s fault detection and classification culture.

Bipartisan legislation passed by Congress today includes nearly $415 billion for modernizing America’s infrastructure through electrification.

2nd Gen PlantPAx Solution-in-a-Box with ztC Edge and Stratus Edge Computing Experience accelerate edge deployment and illustrate paths to success at the edge.

Orders of new manufacturing technology totaled $590 million in September 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

Dresser Utility Solutions, a solutions provider for utility companies, and Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, have reached an agreement for the sale of Itron’s global gas regulator business and European commercial & industrial (C&I) gas metering business to Dresser Utility Solutions.

Yokogawa announces that it has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG (“Insilico”), a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services.

You are invited to see a demonstration of the first open control system based on the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) of The Open Group.

The HARTING-sponsored Volkswagen ID.4 EV USA tour team was awarded a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title.

Highly distinguished cybersecurity visionaries bring unmatched knowledge and insight to growing industrial security innovator.

What is the process for adopting new technology in your company, and how can you best implement?

Two key manufacturing nonprofits lead the drive to digital transformation and innovation.

NEMA retains officers from Southwire Company, Phoenix Contact, and Siemens USA.

The partnership with HT Solutions enables more organizations in the region to transform their threat automation, detection and prevention capabilities with the LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform.

Westfalia Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of logistics solutions for manufacturers and distributors, announces its automation technology will be installed in the new Ken’s Foods, Inc. warehouse located in McDonough, Georgia.

Francis Gregway “Greg” Shinskey, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., was born Oct. 29, 1931, and passed away peacefully in North Smithfield, R.I., on Sept. 25, 2021. He was 89.

The market for professional service robots reached a turnover of 6.7 billion U.S. dollars worldwide (sample method)–up 12% in 2020. At the same time, turnover of new consumer service robots grew 16% to 4.4 billion U.S. dollars.

TriMech, a leading provider of engineering design and additive manufacturing solutions, announced today it has acquired Adaptive Corporation and Forward Vision.

GridRaster’s latest industry study shows that businesses and manufacturers are seeing larger productivity gains and cost efficiencies through AR/VR technologies.

Global technology leader ABB now responsible for automation and electrification as plant increases process production from 140,000 to 220,000 tons of barley malt per year.

Endress+Hauser and the International Society of Automation (ISA) announce their collaboration efforts for training and certification. ISA will provide select certified training courses in conjunction with Endress+Hauser’s instrumentation training courses, with these courses offered onsite at Endress+Hauser’s process training units (PTUs) located across the U.S.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) presented the two-track Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference (CSIC) virtually on the 19th of October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

In a conversation with Rockwell Automation’s Matthew Giordano (pictured above), IS Solutions, partner manager, he described the companies scalable OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) solutions to achieve Industry 4.0 to understand “what is happening on the shop floor."

Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in engineering services and test solutions for connectivity and charging, today announced the opening of its new lab in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Products for conformal coating, dispensing, plasma treatment, curing, selective soldering, and X-ray inspection were showcased.

Moxa Global Technology Partner Manager and member of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) Chih-Hong Lin talks about the role of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and industrial Ethernet in shaping the future of industrial automation.

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has been named a “leader” in The Forrester Wave: Industrial Internet-of-Things Software Platforms, Q3 2021 report.

Mobile robot application expert Denise Ebenhoech from KUKA Robotics presented at the recently held Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Autonomous Mobile Robots and Logistics Conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

Beamex Inc. is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Two major recognitions of Universal Robots’ education programs from the U.S. federal Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM) and the State of Ohio’s Department of Education pave the way for schools and industry to further leverage cobots, offering employability in robotics careers while upskilling existing workforce.

Last year Endress+Hauser invested more than 200 million euros in production, filed 276 innovations as initial patents and brought 40 new products to the market. 2020 was also the year in which the cornerstone of a small revolution was laid, as virtually the entire product portfolio was simultaneously expanded with a new communications technology. In an interview, three leading players involved in the introduction of Ethernet-APL explain where the challenges lay and how the industry will benefit from this development.

CGTech has released a white paper titled “True Constant Chip Thickness Machining: The New Standard of NC Program” to discuss a method of creating optimized NC programs to limit chip thinning and excessive forces on CNC machines and cutting tools.

A new case study released, highlighting the success of Mitsubishi Electric’s PLC data logging and diagnostics technologies, as well as its variable frequency drives.

For the inaugural event of the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Women Influencers program, seven women in the manufacturing, technology and supply chain industry participated in a virtual panel discussion about how to bridge the gap for women in their fields, particularly in aerospace.

The ability to make data-driven decisions in real-time is a very important goal for manufacturing operations leaders.

Biometrics provides a quick, accurate, and easy way for people to prove who they are through various recognition and authentication methods.

Photon system increased solar power generated by 10%, while reducing cost of labor by 20-30%.

IBASE Technology Inc., a world leader in industrial computers and embedded systems, announced today that three intelligent industrial computing solutions have been selected by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs as winners of the 2022 Taiwan Excellence Awards.

The company upgraded its process control system without any interference to planned production across three plants in three cities.

With the new Ethernet-APL communication technology, users in the process industries have gained a strong partner at their side in their quest for higher efficiency and increasing quality. This new form of data transmission will give digitalization a boost in process engineering production environments. Data from all areas of a process system will be connected in a secure and practical manner and made available from a central point. This helps users derive valuable information from vast amounts of data points.

Partners offer incredible activations and innovations as the engineering and manufacturing community reconnects Nov. 3-4 in Minneapolis.

IOTech’s Edge Xpert will provide edge computing platform for BSI’s siteView Building Management and Automation Solution.

IMTS 2022 will showcase AM solutions as part integrated manufacturing technology offerings in the Metal Removal, Quality Assurance, CAD/CAM, and other Technology Pavilions covering 1.1 million sq. ft. of exhibit space.

AMETEK Land and AMETEK Surface Vision have appointed Nancy Bradbury jointly to the role of director, Human Resources (HR), increasing the company's leadership development capabilities.

The performance of the LV drives market is closely tied to overall global manufacturing output. In "normal" economic crises, manufacturing tends to endure a sharp contraction, followed by a strong rebound before plateauing. But the COVID-19 crisis has gone very differently. Slow vaccine uptake, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are all coming together to cause a much slower recovery in the manufacturing sector, and therefore in the LV drives sector, than might have been expected.

Companies like BASF face the challenge of keeping countless production systems and plants around the world up to date with the latest technologies. To make sure that powerful technologies are employed without any surprises occuring, new instruments and technologies are first put through their paces–and the introduction of Ethernet-APL is no different.

Both companies kick off developments to ensure quality and trust in a machine-to-machine (M2M) connected world.

The Group's role has been central to the realization of an entertainment venue unlike any other in the world, one which will help consolidate Dubai as a tourist destination of global appeal.

The breakthrough system, developed by robotics experts in the 3M Abrasive Systems Division, is revolutionizing the detection and repair of paint imperfections on the automotive assembly line.

Mobile solutions are promising as they give professionals visibility to vital data right from the production floor.

Open-source collaboration drives digital twin innovation.

Universal Robots, which has just released its Q3 results for 2021, has reported record quarterly revenue of USD 78 million, up 46% on last year’s Q3 revenue and 31% up from its pre-pandemic Q3 revenue of 2019.

Learn OnRobot is a free-to-all, online learning platform that guides users of all skill levels through the steps required to design and deploy collaborative robot applications.

International report also reveals 52% of respondents feel more valued as a frontline worker since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Wholly owned subsidiary to offer capital and management resources to companies in workforce services, extended reality, blockchain, big data, AI, IoT and data analytics.

2020 is the third most successful year ever recorded.

The Fifth Annual Conference recognized security leaders and organizations with inaugural Pinnacle Awards.

The software will help reduce electricity consumption by up to 6% and power loss by more than 10%.

Rockwell Automation Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, and The Pyure Company, announced today a five-year strategic agreement that will allow the companies to work together to provide solutions to improve indoor air quality and fight the spread of COVID-19.

Known as the gold seal of a professionally managed control system integration business, the Control System Integrators Association’s landmark certification program provides manufacturers with an important tool for use in evaluating and selecting automation control and information system integrators.

Trade show & conference, running concurrently with the quality show, kicks off Wednesday with keynote presentation about smart manufacturing.

Digitalization and sustainability–these are the key topics at HANNOVER MESSE 2022. The world's leading trade show for industrial technology thus promotes more climate protection in business and industry and clearly illustrates how digitalization, automation and regenerative energies can collectively contribute. After the long pandemic-induced break, HANNOVER MESSE runs in April 2022 as a face-to-face event.

Automation company adds value to North American customers through investments in U.S. infrastructure.

Successor to lead FDT through industry transformation and collaborative evolution.

Industrial asset & service proposition drives momentum with major customer wins.

Exhibit to feature new GP200 Series pressure-based mass flow controller (P-MFC) and other fluid measurement and control technology for advanced semiconductor processing.