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VITA has announced that Dean Holman has accepted the position as VITA's president and executive director effective Feb. 1, 2022.

When automation is fused with intelligent technology like artificial intelligence (AI), it can be more effective.

Protect smart manufacturing and IIoT systems using a security framework that presents information in matrices arranged by attack stages.

As the first camera manufacturer in the member group, Basler supports the platform in bringing together the fields of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) and establishing 5G in the industrial sector.

Recognizing a demand in the marketplace for thermoplastic to thermosetting elastomer bonded multicomponent solutions, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions invested in a Multicomponent Development Center to solve the issue of bonding these types of materials to each other.

A revolution is afoot, and investments in Decision Intelligence help shore up predictive analytics efforts, introduce a prescriptive simulation capacity, and empower executives to make optimal operational, tactical and strategic decisions.

We are now seeing the awareness and utilization of RPA expand into traditionally non-IT domains, promoting exponential growth of RPA across the organization.

UiPath, a leading robotic process automation (RPA) software company, announced it has become a Builder sponsor of The Smart Factory @ Wichita, a new Industry 4.0 immersive experience center by Deloitte.

The measurement and analysis of sound is a powerful diagnostic tool in noise reduction programs.

Mobile Industrial Robots experienced a 42% increase in sales in 2021 over 2020. December alone was a record month for the company, with close to 300 robots shipped, which is more than any previous month.

Universal Robots, the Danish producer of collaborative robots, has reported record annual revenue of USD 311M, 41% up on 2020 and 23% up on pre-pandemic results in 2019.

EGAT has moved forward with its policy of using clean energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions with smart technology by deploying Siemens' SICAM Microgrid Control and Photovoltaic Plant Control.

Continuous-process industries are at an inflection point regarding what they can do with automation, making now an ideal time to address inefficiencies and hazards. This feature was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.92 billion in billings worldwide in December 2021 (three-month moving average basis), according to the December Equipment Market Data Subscription Billings Report.

More than 100 companies from partner country Portugal have already registered for Hannover Messe 2022.

Has the industrial automation industry matured enough to avoid a standards war like the 1990s “Fieldbus wars?"

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aramco allowing the two companies to explore potential opportunities for seeding and localizing semiconductor chip manufacturing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, promoting growth in the industrial digital business domain.

Address challenges to quality operational data by paying attention to four key data aspects. This feature was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

The new facility will increase manufacturing capacity for large-volume products.

This feature explores the key strategies driving success in manufacturing environments that represent the vanguard of smart manufacturing/industry 4.0.

The AWS IoT TwinMaker provides a comprehensive set of tools and services to federate, model and make use of data from any source including sensors, controllers, video, drawings, 3-D models, ERP, logistics and energy to create digital twins leveraging existing and new data sources.

Somfy’s TaHoma Gateway has been selected as a Gold winner by Product Magazine’s MVP Awards in the Connected Home category for 2021.

Comau has developed and deployed an automated e-drive assembly line for Geely Automobile Holdings at its Geely Veremt plant in Ningbo (China), for the end-to-end assembly of the electric motor, gearbox and inverter.

The Xcelerator provides the ability to work in a collaborative and connected way, significantly reducing cycle times across each digital thread.

NEMA President and CEO Debra Phillips issued a statement in response to the White House's urging Congress to pass legislation—the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA)—to strengthen U.S. research, development, and manufacturing for critical supply chains, including semiconductors.

Inaccurate or overlooked alerts on manufacturing data can be reduced with proper data handling when developing and deploying predictive models. This article first appeared in the December 2021 issue of Intech magazine.

Kassow Robots is strengthening its sales team with the appointment of Ulrich Möller as sales manager for the DACH region. In taking this step, Kassow Robots reinforces its sales presence, which is an established goal for 2022.

Plans are to replace the distributed control systems (DCS) at pulp mills in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada with the Valmet DNA, a single automation system for process, machine, drives and quality controls.

Asset management software proves to be a comprehensive, customized, easy-to-use, quick to deploy, cost-effective, and flexible solution.

This vulnerability allows attackers to remotely control and execute code on vulnerable machines.

With a background in delivering award-winning cultural transformation, Jordan will lead the group’s talent and leadership capabilities and the development of an organisational culture that empowers its people.

Although it would be ideal to always select common controls and implementations for both IT and OT, organizations have had challenges in doing so. A new ISAGCA whitepaper explains how to apply ISO/IEC 27001/2 and the ISA/IEC 62443 series to secure operational technology environments. This article originally appeared in the December 2021 issue of Intech magazine.

While most of the Automation Salary Survey 2020-21 results focus on variations in salary, we also surveyed participants about other effects of the pandemic on the workplace, like changes in job functions, opportunities for remote work, and laid off or furloughed employees. COVID-19 is still affecting the workplace, but the survey results show signs of recovery.

Capvidia, a leading CAD software provider in model-based definition (MBD) workflows, saw another record year in 2021.

Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of innovator in edge analytics Crosser, shares insight into how manufacturers can calculate key performance indicators (KPIs) using edge analytics to make the most of their data.

The best automation solution on paper means nothing if it cannot be delivered in 2022. Even remarkable AGVs means nothing if manufacturers and logistics leaders cannot take delivery of the product until 2023.

There is such a high level of data available in manufacturing that it can become overwhelming. Organizations are limited in the amount of data that they can reliably contextualize and convert to information and are further limited in how much information they can act upon.

Caja Robotics, a leader in robotic and flexible goods-to-person solutions for order fulfillment announces today they will be working closely with Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, to integrate Caja robotic systems in the USA.

The ISA88 standards committee, Batch Control, will soon begin work in concert with IEC SC65A on an update of Batch Control Part 1: Models and Terminology. This piece originally appeared in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

Ultimo and XMReality have launched a partnership to help customers improve efficiency and increase safety in field maintenance jobs.

IWS sets up a hub-and-spoke services and support capability to fuel expansion of digital completions technologies.

MLOps is a set of tools and practices which help ensure that the development and release of ML models is orderly, repeatable, and scalable.

ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announces that the first Incident Command System for Industrial Control Systems (ICS4ICS) exercise at S4 will be held in Miami on April 18, 2022 at 2 p.m.

There are a lot of use cases for 5G and private wireless in the context of factories and warehouses. But there are untapped opportunities using private 5G networks for automotive retail.

Trillium and Termomeccanica Pompe have signed a joint agreement that will bring the Termomeccanica Pompe, Gabbioneta Pumps, and Begemann brands together under the Trillium umbrella in Italy.

The new 5-year plan for the robotics industry in China focuses on promoting innovation, making China a global leader for robot technology and industrial advancement.

IoT Breakthrough announced that TrendMiner, a Software AG company, has been selected as winner of the “IoT Analytics Solution of the Year” award in the 6th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards program.

In Bad Säckingen, WERMA's red flashing beacons warn citizens when the fire service is called out. "When we receive an alert, every second counts," said Mark Jagenow, who has volunteered as a deputy commander for the past six years.

Atik Metal, one of the world’s leading and most reliable companies in the foundry industry, has approved AMETEK Land’s Cyclops L portable pyrometer for use in its furnaces, with the aim of replacing its traditional dip thermocouple instruments.

Survey finds nearly 90% of companies incorporated sustainability goals into product design, but other priorities continue to compete for organizational focus.

Due to the current situation surrounding Covid, Deutsche Messe AG will stage the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology from May 30 to June 2. The new date provides exhibitors and visitors with planning security.

These trends are set to bring innovative use cases to transform the industry and ensure the sustainable management of water and its availability. Climate change and water scarcity are challenges that must be tackled urgently. The future depends on digital transformation as a way to extract value from data and turn information into business intelligence.

Hargrove Controls + Automation is the 2022 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized Integrator Category. Karen Griffin, vice president of Hargrove Controls + Automation, discussed how her company approaches leadership in an interview with CFE Media.

Can another standards war be avoided with exciting new industrial multivendor interoperability and plug and play standards?

Trends that emerged in 2020 and 2021 are likely to develop and become even more important in 2022.

Seeq’s annual partner awards program honors excellence in delivering the next generation of process manufacturing improvements.

The ISA95 (IEC 62264) standards have an important place in the Industry 4.0 smart factories of the future. The key is an extended ISA95 activity model. This article was originally published in the October 2021 issue of Intech magazine.

Manufacturers should invest in IoT projects for three reasons: IoT projects improve efficiency, IoT proofs showcase latest technology, and IoT encourages creative thinking.

To ensure the safety of customers, partners and employees, the ARC Industry Forum 2022, originally planned to be held in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 14-17, will be postponed to June 6-9, 2022.

Helmut Schmid will take over as CEO in January 2022, as successor to the previous CEO Franz Humer.

The Industry IoT Consortium announced that the BIRD INITIATIVE (Business Innovation powered by Research & Development) is now a participant of the IIC Negotiation Automation Platform Testbed.

The new investments will help Formic accelerate deployments of robotics-as-a-service for U.S. manufacturers.

Demand better of your suppliers, because in this world safety relies on security.

Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Repsol to supply an integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the first advanced biofuels production plant to be built in Spain.

From production to processing, as well as packaging applications, NORD’s drive systems are built for long service life and high performance.

A growing list of leading manufacturers are finding that AR can be applied to a variety of industrial issues. This article was originally published in the October issue of InTech magazine.

Thomas Jefferson once said, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Given what we have all experienced over the past 2+ years, Digi-Key Electronics' Eric J. Halvorson tends to agree with Mr. Jefferson. Looking ahead in 2022, here are five trends Halvorson predicts for the world of industrial automation.

The problem concerns IDEMIA biometric readers designed to organize access control, in which privileged commands can be executed via the management protocol.

Johan Jonzon of Crosser offers advice for controlling the chaos that legacy equipment can create. Blending the old with the new can be easier than you think!

The University of Texas at Austin, Rohde & Schwarz and FormFactor have collaborated to characterize a new technology for RF switches that improves battery life performance and supports higher bandwidths and switching speeds.

I am starting my term as President of the International Society of Automation (ISA) and will have the honor to lead the Executive Board.

Automation.com published 2,600 industrial automation feature, news and new product articles in 2021. Here are the best-read ones that you might have missed.

A prestigious annual awards program recognizes standout Internet-of-Things companies and products.

The IPC-CFX IIoT-based, “Plug and Play” standard is successfully utilized, together with Aegis’ FactoryLogix MES Platform, across all key process types.