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How IoT buzzwords are hampering technology’s potential.

Cantier MES 4.0 and Litmus Edge are tightly integrated for shop floor digital transformation projects with rapid time-to-value.

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology relies on the ability of devices to determine their location based on distance, moving direction and relative position to other devices. To meet the UWB ecosystem’s testing needs, Rohde & Schwarz and Colby Instruments have collaborated to offer a concerted test solution that accurately simulates the moving direction of UWB devices.

The global instability and increase in remote work caused by the pandemic have played a role in raising the salience of ICS cybersecurity issues. In particular, phishing attacks and spam campaigns are becoming more common. Here's how to stop them.

Supertec Machinery Inc., one of Taiwan’s leading machine tool manufacturers, has chosen to base new versions of its renowned Plunge type of CNC Cylindrical grinding machines on NUM’s Flexium+ CNC platform.

With the IoT, AI and big data analytics implementations in place, equipment suppliers are now able to provide value-added services in addition to simply selling products to expand into a service-oriented business model. Equipment suppliers need to have a plan and commit R&D resources before they are clear about customers' intentions.

5G, which is capable of providing speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G, may revolutionize how companies use IIoT devices.

Whirlpool Corp. furthers its commitment to sustainability with carbon-neutral cloud infrastructure, while ensuring reliable, low-latency access to critical business systems.

Autonomous manufacturing powerhouse CloudNC is continuing to expand and enhance the capacity of their CNC facility with new machines from their manufacturing equipment partner DMG Mori.

PC-DMIS Community can access 8+ hours devoted to user education, new features, sneak peeks and face time with top software experts from June 14-16, 2021.

Presentation topics will encompass HART-IP, WirelessHART and PA-DIM technology solutions for digital transformation in process automation.

Orange Business Services, a global network-native digital services company, collaborated closely with Ericsson during the development of the new service. It will offer the service to its enterprise customers.

Fluence Analytics, a startup that provides combined hardware and software analytics solutions to polymer manufacturers, today announced that Craig Allshouse has joined the team as an executive advisor.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a world leader in engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications in demanding environments, is pleased to announce that Linda Muroski has been named one of Industry Era’s 10 Most Inspiring Women Leaders of 2021.

Festo announces that Kim Harper-Gage, who joined Festo in February 2020 as vice president of operations, has been appointed chief operating officer, and John Holmes, who has more than 25 years of experience at Festo, has been appointed vice president of sales–North America.

Comprimo, Worley’s Sulphur Technology business, is now an authorized licensor for Controls Southeast Inc. (CSI), an AMETEK Company, for a new and patented sulphur degassing technology called ICOn. To date, there is one ICOn unit in operation and two scheduled to start in 2021.

Exploring the application, limits and myths of data analytics.

Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. What do these terms mean? Can they be used interchangeably or not?

Mission Secure one of five OT/IoT Security companies JMP Securities believe have the capability to dominate the respective market.

Slow recovery out of pandemic predicted up to end of 2023 or into 2024.

KPM Analytics, a global leader in scientific instrumentation for analyzing critical parameters in the food, agriculture, industrial, and environmental sectors, continues to invest and expand its global footprint and infrastructure to better serve its growing customer base.

Zivid, the 3D machine vision camera company, has been named a Gold Honoree in the 2021 Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards for its industrial Zivid Two on-arm 3D color camera.

Effortless integration of Telnet and browser-based warehouse management software with wearable barcode scanners accelerates data capturing and provides guidance with all senses.

Lanner’s edge computing appliances, combined with the Hailo-8 AI Acceleration module, offers the highest performance, lowest power, and most cost-effective edge AI hardware solutions for smart cities, smart retail and Industry 4.0.

Select Intel Atom x6000E series processors certified for applications that must adhere to strict functional safety standards.

This month Interact Analysis released the first detailed assessment of the after-sales services market for warehouse automation installations.

Understand these factors to protect mixed ICS and IoT environments. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) today announced the publication of the Global Industry Standards for Industrial IoT whitepaper to offer industry guidance in the development, adoption and use of IIoT standards.

NXM's autonomous IoT security software is recognized by UL as first component to achieve both PSA Certified and UL's Secure IoT Component Qualification.

Hexagon presents three days of user education, subject matter experts and a virtual showroom to explore the benefits of smart manufacturing from June 14-16, 2021.

Electromate Inc. is pleased to announce that, at the upcoming fifth annual Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses being held on Wednesday June 9, Excellence Canada will be awarding Electromate with their Canadian Business Excellence Award.

Matrox Imaging’s lineup of boards support the highest speeds available in CoaXPress 2.0.

Leadership teams from Okuma America Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (Rowan-Cabarrus) are pleased to announce a corporate training partnership between the two organizations.

Let’s look at a physical demonstration that shows the link between functional safety and ICS security, and review what can be done to prevent malware from disrupting production and threatening safety.

Mike Laspisa shares a Q&A with various experts regarding instrumentation specification expertise, covering topics such as selection and installation.

Sourcing developer and system architect expertise to solve new problems.

MHI Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I), a leader in the design and manufacture of compressors, drive turbines, gear boxes and their control systems, has appointed Jun Fukuda as its new president and CEO.

How the adoption of ISA/IEC 62443 could wholly benefit critical infrastructure in African institutions.

The relationship between volunteers and staff is covered in this May column from current ISA President Steve Mustard.

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to Senseye PdM to take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure to drive Industry 4.0 development and reduce unplanned downtime.

Leadership teams from both Okuma America Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, and legendary NASCAR Championship-winning race team Richard Childress Racing (RCR), are pleased to announce a 20-year milestone in the formal business relationship between the two organizations.

Endress+Hauser has achieved 76 out of 100 points in the international EcoVadis sustainability rating, four more than in the previous year. The Group achieved a ranking in the top group for the fifth year in a row in 2021 and is now among the top one percent of the companies compared.

In the world of increasing interest in open systems, Endress & Hauser showed its technological openness and innovation in the areas of sensors, edge devices and smart instrumentation.

More than 66% of US manufacturers report most or all of their IT infrastructure is now in the cloud.

For its Fischer LP360 connectors from the Fischer Freedom Series, which have already won numerous industry awards, Fischer Connectors has now been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design in two categories: the "Mobile Phones, Tablets and Wearables" category, and the new "Smart Products" meta-category.

KPM Analytics announced the launch of their new website today.

IFR releases “World Robotics R&D Programs."

Service contracts will become a significant source of regular revenue for OEMs and integrators.

Steve Sundstrom was appointed president of SATO America, LLC to accelerate the company’s transformation into a customer-centric provider of auto-ID solutions in North America.

Companies join forces to implement digital and remote condition monitoring to the critical electrical systems of the Gina Krog platform.

The International Society of Automation’s (ISA) Executive Director, Mary Ramsey, has decided to retire at the end of 2021.

Ditch the risk of manually managing code and configuration changes. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Mobile Industrial Robots, the global market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced a worldwide strategic collaboration with one of the world’s largest private companies, Koch Industries.

OT data challenges to securely executing a smart manufacturing strategy.

To help manufacturers understand, and overcome, some of the challenges associated with smart manufacturing, Martin Thunman, CEO and co-founder of leading low-code platform for streaming analytics, automation and integration for industrial IoT, Crosser shares his insight.

Consider these key questions to help ensure you choose a qualified solution provider. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

Small companies may not have the luxury of state-of-the-art, high-end manufacturing and test equipment, but they can still embrace a hybrid workforce and harness untapped potentials of distributed and remote workers.

Non-destructive quality system measures melt-pool width and depth.

How automation takes on the task of human safety and life-saving functionality through the lens of war-torn environments.

A look at the current status of the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards.

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Barbara Frei as the new Executive Vice-President of its Industrial Automation global business.

Emerson will host a series of Green Innovation Days to provide industrial companies with valuable insights about transforming their operations to achieve environmental sustainability and decarbonization targets.

A brief history and overview of LiDAR and how the it has evolved and various applications.

An estimated 30% of compressed air is lost to unrepaired leaks. That means a loss in air pressure, which can lead to reduced productivity due to underperforming pneumatic tools. Neglected leaks can, over time, lead to unplanned downtime. Here's how to repair compressed air system leaks.

Here’s how to understand the current situation and develop a cybersecurity strategy. This article comes from the Ebook Automation 2021: OT/ICS Cybersecurity.

The management team of Okuma America Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, is pleased to announce that Goellner, Inc. has recently joined the Partners in THINC network!

Registration is open, and agenda posted for virtual conference and exhibits, June 8-10, 2021.

Here, James Sopwith, group strategic account director at multi-disciplinary engineering firm, adi Group, discusses engineering’s part in supporting a smarter, healthier and altogether more sustainable food manufacturing operation.

The many factors behind the change to edge architecture and computing.

Siemens Energy now relies on ServiceNow to connect operations and secure the manufacturing floor.

More industry sectors now recognize that by drawing on complementary tech and resources such as AI, the Internet of Things and Big Data, they can use Digital Twins to build new products and get them right the first time, says Kiran Raj, principal disruptive tech analyst at GlobalData.

Vessel executed successful autonomy capabilities demonstration with Sea Machines’ SM300 system.

Modular PCB interface for individual device development starting from batch size 1.

The award honors women in STEM who drive innovation and was presented at HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition.

Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has opened registration for online courses that educate engineers about diverse embedded design topics ranging from C programming to cryptography and help them to use its products most effectively.