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Transportation Research Center announces SMARTCenter automated vehicle testing facility in Ohio
The SMARTCenter gives transportation innovators opportunities to test automotive and mobility technologies in a safe, secure and repeatable real-world environment before the vehicles are deployed on public roads and highways. -
Mallard Manufacturing announces opening of Iowa carton flow rack production facility
All six types of Mallard carton flow will be produced in the Iowa facility. The style selected by customers is mostly dependent upon the size and style of inventory that will be stored in the flow system. -
ISA announces creation of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance will bring together a global group of stakeholders from end-user companies, control system vendors, IT and OT infrastructure providers, system integrators, and others affiliated with global industry to benefit everyone, especially the communities in which we operate and serve. -
WebNMS announces partnership with HMS Networks to focus on Industrial IoT Solutions
The strategic collaboration will leverage the potential of the IOT platform vendor to achieve data driven digital transformation in manufacturing industry. -
Customization in Food Manufacturing
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation This article explains how the future of food manufacturing will facilitate the same level of customization, automatically. -
SensorThink announces Tom Martin as Vice President of Engineering
Martin is implementing a digital platform that combines IoT, automation and data analytics to deliver solutions to the warehousing and distribution industries. -
Cimcorp announces partnership with Conveyor Networks to reach U.K. market
The cooperation with Conveyor Networks will focus on intralogistics solutions for the food retail and e-commerce markets. -
Decentralized Control Strategy vs MPC Industrial Methanol Distillation
The authors developed a novel, robust practical control structure to regulate an industrial methanol distillation column. -
ABB announces partnership with OKEA to support field developments in offshore operations
The MoU reflects future potential for OKEA to leverage ABB’s global digital resources and industry experience in sustaining lean and optimized operations for the future – with responsive business models to support field developments at a time of technological change in offshore operations. -
Westermo announces acquisition of Neratec Solutions
Neratec has about 25 employees and a Sales of approximately 6,5 MCHF (62 MSEK) in 2018 with operations is in Bubikon in Switzerland. The acquisition will have limited impact on BEIJER GROUP’s earnings in 2019. -
Northrop Grumman announces Kathy Warden as chairman of board of directors
Warden succeeds Wes Bush, who has served as chairman since July 2011. As previously announced, Bush will retire from the company and resign from the board on July 31, 2019. Donald E. Felsinger will continue to serve as the company’s lead independent director. -
Siemens to help Paragon VTOL Aerospace enhance software and hardware solutions for drone development process
Paragon produces industry-specific drone hardware ranging from security applications for agricultural theft and commuter law adherence to human passenger drones. -
Siemens to help Paragon VTOL Aerospace enhance software and hardware solutions for drone development process
Paragon produces industry-specific drone hardware ranging from security applications for agricultural theft and commuter law adherence to human passenger drones. -
Microchip Technology announces opening of Chennai, India research and development center
The new center will focus on IC design, physical design, Computer-aided Design (CAD), application and software development. It will also catalyze the development of the local ecosystem for integrated circuit design and specialized embedded systems development. -
The Security Implications of IIoT
By Michael Rothschild, Indegy The adoption of industrial internet of things (IIoT) technologies in manufacturing environments is unleashing major efficiency improvements and operational cost reductions. Along with these benefits, IIoT is also opening up operational networks to security threats they never faced in the past. -
Yokogawa Electric selected by ExxonMobil to establish Open Process Automation Test Bed
ExxonMobil and Yokogawa are members of The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF), an international forum of end users, system integrators, suppliers, academia, and standards organizations who are working together to develop the specifications for utilizing OPA technology in next generation process control systems. -
Applied Motion announces plans to build California headquarters
Applied Motion Products recently purchased land to build its new corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA, located in Santa Clara County at the southern tip of Silicon Valley. -
How Long Does It Take to Detect a Leak on an Oil or Gas Pipeline?
In pipeline leak detection, If we know upstream and downstream pressure and flow, we can make assumptions about what is happening on that piece of pipe. -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Uptime for an Automation System
The most important measure for production equipment support is operational availability, or “uptime.” -
Reliable Controls announces Thomas Leslie Zaban as President
Mr. Zaban has taken the first half of 2019 to transition into the top position of the firm while continuing with his executive sales and marketing responsibilities. -
HARTING announces innauguration of European Distribution Center
The 20-meter-high shelf warehouse can accommodate approx. 7,000 pallets and 120,000 containers. Installation work involved laying 100 kilometres of IT cabling, 40 kilometers of sprinkler piping and container conveyor technology with a total length of 1,000 meters. -
The Benefits of Kitting: Improving Assembly Efficiency
The benefits of kitting are well known because assembly workers immediately become more efficient. Manufacturers who do not utilize some form of kitting are bottle-necked in material flow. Kitting starts with the production team defining the kit of combined parts. -
Webinar Recording: Uncertainty in Calibration
Watch this webinar to understand how you can use statistics in measurement. -
Phoenix Contact to host 4th annual Smart Communities conference
Phoenix Contact USA will host its fourth annual Smart Communities conference on Tuesday, August 20, at the company’s U.S. headquarters, 586 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, Pa. -
Yaskawa Motoman announces Beistle Company as winner of “Win a MotoMini” contest
The Smart Series suite of products, including the MotoMini robot, enables implementation of a robot system. Only weighing 7 kg, the MotoMini robot provides application flexibility in small part handling and assembly applications. -
Quantum Water Services announces start of operations focusing on wastewater in oil & gas industry
The company looks to capitalize on this large and growing market focusing on comprehensive wastewater treatment generated during the on-shore production of oil and gas from either conventional or frac-drilled wells. -
Siemens Summit Touts Digital Twins and Transformations
Disruption and transformation were twin themes the Siemens 2019 Automation Summit, with the digitalization of industrial processes promising the way forward to greater process stability, productivity, and maintenance efficiencies. -
Renishaw announces opening of U.S. Fixturing Centre of Excellence for inspection machines
The Centre of Excellence for metrology fixturing design and manufacturing is located just a few miles away from R&R’s existing Grand Haven operations, but is approximately three times the size. -
Vuzix announces patent filing for waveguide-based augmented reality smart glasses
These smart glasses would incorporate multiple components of Vuzix IP and technology/ecosystem it has built around smart glasses -
The SEMI Smart Manufacturing Initiative releases semiconductor industry’s Benchmark Survey
The survey was created by subject matter experts from the Americas Chapter of the SEMI Smart Manufacturing Technology Community. Member companies include Intel, Applied Materials, EMD Performance Materials, MAX International Engineering Group, Cimetrix, Jabil and SUNY Polytechnic Institute. -
Process Plants Need New Approaches to Leverage Actionable Information From Big Data
Turning data into information requires process knowledge, but it should not require a high level of IT expertise and engagement. -
Rockwell Automation announces expansion of Threat Detection Services
To help prevent incidents and combat the unpredictable threats that cause them, industrial companies around the world can now manage cyber risk in their operations using the Rockwell Automation Threat Detection Services powered by the Claroty threat detection platform. -
DENSO announces grants to 26 North American colleges and universities
Grants will be used towards programs focused on design, materials management, mechanical and electrical engineering principles, thermodynamics, robotics and more. -
OMRON announces Andy Zosel as President & CEO of OMRON Microscan
Since the acquisition of Microscan Systems, OMRON has invested in the development of new products and integrating code readers with OMRON's automation technology. -
Return of the IoT Botnet: Silex Exposes the Soft Underbelly of IoT Devices
By Alan Grau, Sectigo Like the Fast and Furious movies, IoT botnets and cyberattacks just keep coming. The most recent attack, the Silex botnet, is particularly nasty. It doesn’t use devices to create DDoS attacks or attempt to steal personal data. -
AutoQuiz: How to Troubleshoot a System Failure Due to a Bad Component
Troubleshooting is often an iterative process. If the proposed solution is not the correct one, further analysis and data collection are warranted. -
Process industry veteran Walter Steward passes away at 80
A 35-year veteran of the industrial process instrumentation and controls market, Walter joined YCA while the company was still in NYC in the late 70s. He was part of the small team that coordinated the move and building of the Newnan, GA USA headquarters and manufacturing facility. -
Cooling Tower Optimization
By Darcy Simonis, ABB Food and beverage production requires a large range of temperatures. This means that plants must have effective cooling systems to deal with the excess heat. Removing the excess heat from the system requires a cooling tower, however, traditional designs require frequent maintenance -
IGEL releases info brief on developoing Linux OS-based devices at the edge
The IDC InfoBrief finds that the digital worker’s demand for speed, collaboration and innovation has never been higher. This is compounded by the rapid growth of Millennials and Generation Z employees in the workforce. -
igus linear guides help Spanish company build drones keep pests at bay
The “FitoStinger” was developed by the Technology & Advances Centre of Barcelona. It includes an extendable arm, which allows the precise spraying of pesticides. The maintenance free linear guides made by igus are a key component to the drone. -
InProcess Instruments announces partnership with Chromatotec Group
This agreement is reinforcing their collaboration initiated in 2012 on worldwide sales, maintenance and service provision of online GC-MS equipment with IPI MS integrated as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) by Chromatotec. -
Air Products and Chemicals wins 2019 Customer Excellence Award from Siemens
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. provides atmospheric and process gases to a variety of manufacturers, as well as sell related equipment that manufacturers to create their own gases onsite. -
RT Engineering announces opening of Controls Direct automation parts store
Controls Direct’s goal is to deliver an easy process for ordering automation parts. They offer support, with access to all of RT’s mechanical and electrical engineering expertise, whether if it just more information on a product, or assistance for any ongoing or future projects. -
CIMdata releases 2019 Simulation & Analysis Market Report
The PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the PLM market during calendar year 2018. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. -
What Should a Plant Manager Do During the First 90 Days on the Job?
Learn five "must-do" activities that every new industrial plant manager should build into initial plans to ensure everything kicks off in the right direction. -
FDT Group announces Executive Committee approval of FDT IIoT Server (FITS) specification for release to the FDT membership
The emerging FITS standard, set to release at year-end, will provide control system and device vendors with the opportunity to advance their intelligent automation solution offerings with FDT's standards-based, platform-independent, information-driven business models meeting the demands of the process and discrete markets. -
FDT Group announces Executive Committee approval of FDT IIoT Server (FITS) specification for release to the FDT membership
The emerging FITS standard, set to release at year-end, will provide control system and device vendors with the opportunity to advance their intelligent automation solution offerings with FDT's standards-based, platform-independent, information-driven business models meeting the demands of the process and discrete markets. -
Dow Performance Silicones earns 2019 Customer Excellence Award from Siemens
At an executive level meeting called in 2017 between Siemens and Dow, the companies mutually agreed to initiate a special program called “PCS 7 health check.” The main objective was to optimize system reliability. -
Ohio Manufacturing Workforce Partnership awarded $12 Million Department of Labor grant to scale manufacturing apprenticeships
The funding will play a vital role in helping Ohio address the workforce shortage and skills gap affecting manufacturing, as manufacturers across the state have repeatedly cited workforce as their top issue of concern. -
Democratizing Digitalization to Achieve Manufacturing Competitiveness at PTC LiveWorx 2019
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com While attending LiveWorx 2019, for example, it was obvious to me that that PTC has created the most open system architecture which manufacturers can use to leverage digitalization and collaboration to achieve strong competitive positions in their industries. -
Samsung Electronics selects Optomec’s Aerosol Jet for electronics production
The Optomec Aerosol Jet 5X system supports 5-axis of coordination motion with a 200mm x 300mm x 200mm (x, y, z) print envelope and the ability to print features ranging from 10 microns to millimeters. -
Rittal partners with Atos and Siemens to develop Intelligent Edge Data Center
The ‘Intelligent Edge Data Center’ (IEDC) is a configurable datacenter solution that enables companies to process IoT data in real-time -
A Superhero’s Toolkit: The Engine Behind Automation
By Jack Wilson, Optimum Consultancy Services Even superheroes have toolkits that can make or break their ability to power automation for large complex processes. This article covers a few of those tools. -
Industrial Internet Consortium announces IIoT Maturity Assessment
The IIoT Maturity Assessment helps organizations become adopters of IIoT by guiding business managers through a range of questions about the adoption, usage and governance of IIoT within their organizations. -
Sager Electronics announces acquisition of Technical Power Systems
Sager Electronics, a North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, announced it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Technical Power Systems -
Raw Beginnings: The Evolution of Offshore Oil Industry Pipeline Safety
A lot of insight and work goes into oil industry leak detection projects, and a lot of amazing things come out. -
Yale helps Continental Tire enhance drive process optimization
Continental Tire needed a technology-based solution to provide greater lift truck fleet visibility and drive process optimization. The telemetry solution needed to address four key areas. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of a Markov Model Computation?
Systems that exhibit a Markov property are ones in which the future does not depend on the past. -
AVEVA announces agreement with Canadian oil and gas company to deliver supply chain management solution
The cloud-based solution will enable Husky to plan and schedule its enterprise value chain from crude supply to product distribution through a single and unified system. -
Comau to build an automated manufacturing line for lithium-ion battery modules for Leclanché
The solution selected by Leclanché is capable of automating the entire battery manufacturing process, from pouch cell stacking and welding to the final assembly of up to 32 different product configurations. -
Rotork helps Australian sewage treatment plant to enhance flow control
Third generational IQ multi-turn electric actuators have been installed on eight penstock gate valves to control the flow of wastewater entering the STP in Murrumba Downs, a suburb in the country’s state of Queensland. -
Siemens to help European Space Agency develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing
The Design4AM project will result in a validated process for using Siemens’ additive manufacturing software to design and produce optimized, light-weighted structural parts for space applications, such as, among others, fittings (structurally bonded to CFRP panel), supports, and bipods. -
Arena Solutions announces strategic partnership with eBOM
Under the partnership, eBOM will be able to replicate its sales model to all resellers in EMEA and Israel by enabling companies to streamline collaboration with distributed teams and supply chains throughout the new product development process. -
What is Deep Packet Inspection and Why Is it Needed for Industrial Cybersecurity?
By Jon Lavender, Dragos To gain an understanding of ICS protocols and the inherently valuable data within them, deep packet inspection (DPI) is a necessary component of a comprehensive industrial cybersecurity technology. -
AVEVA announces agreement with Canadian oil and gas company to deliver supply chain management solution
The cloud-based solution will enable Husky to plan and schedule its enterprise value chain from crude supply to product distribution through a single and unified system. -
ISA Leaders to Validate and Advance Strategic Direction
ISA values your contribution to the Society and is always working with leaders to better improve our collective performance. -
iBASEt announces collaboration with Amazon Web services for MES software in the cloud
Working with AWS, iBASEt provides A&D manufacturers with a platform to leverage native services to create and deploy a variety of applications and manage regular platform updates. -
Siemens helps Brazilian aircraft manufacturer enhance product development process
Octans Aircrafts is producing its first aircraft model that will undergo the certification process, the 300A, with capacity for five seats. The company plans to achieve positive results by reducing the time and cost of its processes through the implentation of key technology from Siemens. -
COPA-DATA announces redesigned Partner Community
With 240 companies being certified members and spanning more than 45 countries, the COPA-DATA Partner Community (CDPC) has a global footprint. -
DENSO announces Hirokatsu Yamashita president of DENSO Products and Services Americas
Yamashita brings more than 26 years of experience with DENSO in its sales, business planning, and administrative operations to his new post. Over time, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility within the corporation’s overseas network, as well as DENSO headquarters in Japan. -
Mitsubishi Electric announces Scott Summerville as President
In his new position, Summerville will be responsible for expanding MEAU’s value proposition in the Americas’ market by leveraging strategies to grow revenue and market share across all business segments as well as to define the company’s future vision and develop and deploy operational and growth strategies. -
Menzel announces transition to digital order management
The manufacturer of large industrial motors is working to shorten its response times and improve the quality of operational processes, whilst creating transparency through a unified data base, which is available to every employee in real time. -
Book Excerpt + Q&A: Security PHA Review for Consequence-Based Cybersecurity
In process industries, mechanical safeguards have been replaced with digital devices. Problem: They have created gr3eater risk from cyberattack. -
Rockwell Automation announces opening of Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Center
The center will provide live manufacturing demonstrations, hands-on trials utilizing new technology and events showcasing collaboration with industry experts and Rockwell Automation partners. -
PLCopen announces changes to Board of Management
In view of his changed responsibilities within Siemens, Dirk Vielsäcker proposed to transfer his Board membership to his colleague Steffen Stang.