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April 9, 2018: CERT Alert: Russia Targets U.S. Control Systems

March 26, 2018: Recent Cyber Threats - What You Should Know

March 15, 2018: The Digital Divide and the Challenge to Close the Gap

February 21, 2018: Could Blockchain Reshape the Way You Do Business?

February 5, 2018: Digital Manufacturing—How Will You Finance the Future?

January 18, 2018: Artificial Intelligence Trains Robots for Hazardous Inspections

December 21, 2017: Augmented Reality at Lockheed Martin and Newport News Shipbuilding

December 11, 2017: Cybersecurity: An Air Gap Comeback?

November 16, 2017: How Pepsi Bottling Ventures Benefits from Cloud-Based CMMS

October 31, 2017: Attention Manufacturers: Don’t Downplay the Malware

October 18, 2017: Blockchain in Manufacturing and AI on the Assembly Line

August 17, 2017: How BP’s Investment in Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Business

July 24, 2017: Is WannaCry the Industry’s Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call?

July 12, 2017: Global Economic Shifts Bring Uncertainty in Automation

June 27, 2017: Cybersecurity Investments and 3D Printing Services

June 14, 2017: PMMI and NAM Support Modern Workforce Bill

June 1, 2017: An Easier ERP and OEE as a Management Strategy

May 23, 2017: ABB’s Automation Acquisition & Cloud-Based Robot Control

May 10, 2017: Trump’s Impact on Automation

April 24, 2017: Lights Out Production, TSN Update & the Connected Supply Chain

April 11, 2017: A New Twist on Ethernet, Oil & Gas Security and Disruptive PLM

March 30, 2017: Is the Cloud Still a Concern?

March 20, 2017: Immersive Investments, Digital Factories & IIoT Partnerships

March 9, 2017: IIoT Update, the Sport of 3D Printing & Blockchain Benefits

February 28, 2017: The Latest on AI, AR, IIoT Analytics and Automation Investments

January 31, 2017: Industry Unites Around an Open Control Architecture

January 18, 2017: Building IIoT Bridges, Robot Predictions & Downtime Realities

December 13, 2016: Evolving IIoT, Ethernet and Operations

December 1, 2016: Ethernet Adoption Stops at Field Devices

November 29, 2016: Data Intelligence and EAM Acquisitions

November 18, 2016: New Powerhouse Emerges in Oil & Gas Services

November 03, 2016: Introducing the IIoT Security Framework

October 20, 2016: Rockwell Acquires Maverick, and the New Work World

October 11, 2016: The IIoT Killer—and Connected—Apps

October 4, 2016: Acoustic Sensing, Next-Gen IIoT & Beware of Ransomware

September 26, 2016: A Node-RED PAC; Data Analytic Demands; & Factory SDVs

September 20, 2016: Drones, Digitalization and DCS Trends

September 8, 2016: IIoT Standards and the Tesla Coil Tested Controller

August 29, 2016: Customizing Augmented Reality in Manufacturing

August 18, 2016: Have You Heard the News? There’s a New Malware in Town

August 2, 2016: The Evolution of PACs & Sustainability Standards

July 26, 2016: Plant Strategies for More Meaningful Data Use

July 19, 2016: Dashboards Get a Visual Boost

July 7, 2016: Microsoft and OPC Team Up on Device Interoperability

June 27, 2016: Control at the Edge—Turck’s New Take on I/O

June 14, 2016: IBM and Cisco Partner on Instant IoT Analytics at the Edge

June 2, 2016: Automation's Evolution From I/O to MES to Robots

May 24, 2016: The Digital Factory of the Future Is Here

May 10, 2016: Internet of Things Prompts New Businesses and New Roles

May 3, 2016: President Obama’s Manufacturing Message at Hannover Messe

April 26, 2016: Paper Mills and Power Plants Get Technology Upgrades

April 19, 2016: Embedded Systems Advance IoT

April 7, 2016: DMDII Seeking Cybersecurity Standard for Manufacturing

March 22, 2016: Nissan's Next-Generation Vehicle Design Infrastructure

March 10, 2016: Partnerships, Acquisitions and Innovations Boost Safety, Security and Technology Adoption

January 12, 2016: PTC to Acquire Kepware

December 2, 2015: Big Ideas from a Big Data Startup

November 19, 2015: Manufacturers Benefit from 3D Printing as a Service

November 4, 2015: New Internet of Things Acquisitions and Alliances

October 21, 2015: Expanding the Scope of Digital Manufacturing

October 6, 2015: Tackling Industry 4.0— The Right Way.

September 22, 2015: Three Trade Show Leaders Join Forces to Launch ProFood Tech

September 9, 2015: A New Kind of Control Room, IoT Actions, and a Move to the Cloud

August 27, 2015: M2M Grows in Oil & Gas; New Types of Cyber Attacks; and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in Action

August 18, 2015: A Look Into the Future: IoT, the Cloud, and Network Upgrades

August 11, 2015: Aveva Acquisition, Collaborative Robots, and the FDA’s Proposed Quality Metrics

July 23, 2015: Cybersecure at Heart, Oil Well Optimization, and New Collaborations

July 08, 2015: New Safety Systems, Security Partnerships, and Big Data Insights

June 23, 2015: Wearable Technology Moves from Military to Factory

June 10, 2015: The First Co-Created Products Come to Market - Introducing the ChillHub Smart Refrigerator

May 26, 2015: In the News: Cybersecurity, Serialization, and Innovation in Middle America

May 7, 2015: New Technology and Partnerships Advance Assembly, Safety, and Interoperability

April 23, 2015: YuMi Arrives and the Push to Human-Robot Collaboration is On

April 7, 2015: Get into the Groov - Mobility Made Easy. Plus, PackML Best Practices and FDI’s United Network

March 24, 2015: A Call to Action - Preparing for Cyber Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Digital Manufacturing

March 5, 2015: Bedrock Automation Redesigns Industrial Control

February 18, 2015: Safety First — Asset and Alarm Management Top Priorities in Oil and Gas Industry

February 11, 2015: Adding More Intelligence from Edge Devices to Cybersecurity

February 4, 2015: Internet of Things, 3D Printing, DCS Security and more

January 6, 2015: News from Rockwell, Hitachi, ABB, plus Remote Monitoring, Generic Ethernet and More

December 3, 2014: China Adopts EtherCAT as a National Technology Standard

November 13, 2014: The Effect of Oil Prices on Automation Spending

November 5, 2014: Sustainable Manufacturing, Improving Downtime and More

October 29, 2014: Integration Improves Operations and Asset Management

October 8, 2014: A Plan to Future Proof Automation Software

September 30, 2014: Cybersecurity: New Information on Dragonfly Malware

September 4, 2014: New HMI Standard, Internet of Things, Cost for New Product Intros

August 19, 2014: Control & Measurement Integration Advances

August 5, 2014: Automation World Focuses on the Industrial Internet of Things

July 17, 2014: Festo Didactic Acquires Lab-Volt to Support Technical Education

June 17, 2014: Automation World to Host Gateway to CSIA’s Industrial Automation Exchange

June 5, 2014: From TAC 2014: Modern Manufacturing Hiring Strategies

May 27, 2014: Safety Experts Espouse the Integrated Network

May 15, 2014: Designing and Building Operator Interface Panels

May 6, 2014: Near Field Communication Connection to Smart Motors

April 24, 2014: The DeviceNet of Things

April 16, 2014: Is There a Skills Gap?

April 2, 2014: Where Beer and Automation Come Together

March 25, 2014: HMIs as Troubleshooting Tools

March 5, 2014: Energy Management Website for Manufacturers

February 25, 2014: Calculating Rugged versus Consumer Cost of Tablet Ownership

January 28, 2014: Essential resource for machine safety applications

December 18, 2013: How are new capabilities changing industrial interfaces?

November 26, 2013: Sunday Night Football Shows Machine Vision Advances

November 14, 2013: Preventing a Cyber Pearl Harbor

November 6, 2013: Transition to Electronic Automation Draws Attention

October 29, 2013: Zen and Manufacturing Intelligence

October 17, 2013: GE Software Takes on Complex Manufacturing

October 3, 2013: Cloud Computing Bears New Manufacturing IT Fruit

September 26, 2013: Organic Quality Control: The Natural Approach to Manufacturing

September 17, 2013: Embedded Control Teaching Tool

August 29, 2013: Oil & Gas Projects on the Rise

August 20, 2013: Where PLCs Go, So Goes Manufacturing

August 13, 2013: Industrial Controllers Evolve with FPGAs

July 30, 2013: The Wireless Revolution: Transforming Industrial Networking

July 18, 2013: When will Safety Standards Become Standardized?

July 9, 2013: Manufacturing Renaissance Calls for Technical Education Reform

June 27, 2013: Everybody's Talking about BYOD. What's Your Take?

June 18, 2013: Honeywell Brings Virtualization to Blade Servers for Process Industries

June 5, 2013: Purdue Prof Digs Berkeley Prof’s Message about the Cloud

May 30, 2013: Are You Ready? The New Industrial Revolution Is Here

May 16, 2013: Is there a "fatal flaw" in engineering education? Purdue professor thinks so

May 8, 2013: Intelligence Drives HMI Interaction

April 17, 2013: Miserable Year for Semiconductors Boosted by Sensor Growth

April 4, 2013: First Vendor-led Industrial Network Certification Program

March 28, 2013: What do industrial purchasing departments have in common with the U.S. treasury secretary?

March 19, 2013: Certifications Accommodating for the Rise of Ethernet

March 7, 2013: A Surprising Lag in Advancement of Training Procedures in Energy Industries

February 28, 2013: Knowledge-Hungry Students Enjoy Automate 2013

February 6, 2013: New Sensor Reportedly and Industry First

December 19, 2012: How Windows 8 Benefits Manufacturers

December 4, 2012: Economic Snapshot: Manufacturing Survey Points to Steady Growth

November 20, 2012: Wi-Fi and the Future of Wireless Sensor Networks

November 13, 2012: Pack Expo 2012 Reveals Manufacturing Mood

November 6, 2012: Balancing Production and Security

October 17, 2012: Do Entrepreneurs Overlook Manufacturing?

October 2, 2012:  SCADA Software Maker Falls Victim to Chinese Hackers

September 25, 2012:   Internet of Things: New Software Platform Unveiled

September 19, 2012:  Are there pieces of the Mars Rover in your plant?

September 12, 2012:  Are your valves leaking? How do you know?

August 22, 2012: Ford uses Virtual Reality to Reduce Costs

July 25, 2012: What Helped Push Manufacturing Up 12% in May?

July 10, 2012: Nestle Tackles Key Areas that Defy Standardization

June 27, 2012: Featured Conference Coverage from Achema, HUG and Hannover  

June 25, 2012: More Information on a New Application Center for Process Control  

June 14, 2012: China Leads Machine-to-Machine Growth, Europe Close and more...  

June 05, 2012: Network Security Enhancements from Siemens, Industrial Ethernet Panel Debuts and more...  

May 24, 2012: Optimism Regarding U.S. Economy Continues to Rise  

May 3, 2012: Joint Network Concept Gets Practical  

April 18, 2012: Chinese Automation Investment on the Rise  

March 29, 2012: Metso Acquires South Korean Globe Valve Maker  

March 20, 2012: Mobile-Optimized Continuous Monitoring for Pharma Applications   

March 7, 2012:  SCADA Cyber Security Appliance Released  

February 22, 2012: Automation Suppliers Announcements At ARC Forum

February 7, 2012: U.S. Economy Trending Upward Into 2013

February 2, 2012: U.S. Industrial Manufacturers Expect Moderate Growth in 2012

January 25, 2012: Operator Involvement in Alarm Management

December 21, 2011: Next Green Energy Game Changer? Sea Power

December 13, 2011: Leadership Changes At Invensys Operations Management

November 16, 2011: Interoperability Test for Internet of Things

November 1, 2011: Omron Advances Integrated Logic, Motion

October 25, 2011: Re-shoring and The Cloud: Two Supply Chain Strategies

October 19, 2011: Toyota Wins Funds to Improve Wheel Manufacturing

September 21, 2011: How Automation Professionals Use iPads for Business

September 6, 2011: Machine Safety: Are You Prepared for the New Standard?

August 24, 2011: Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 103.9% from June 2010

August 9, 2011: Equipment Manufacturer Deploys Microsoft Tag Codes

July 22, 2011: Honeywell Partners with SAP for ERP

July 5, 2011: Obama Administration Supports Advanced Manufacturing

June 22, 2011: Manufacturing Disinvestment in China?

June 7, 2011: PAS, NovaTech Partner for Substation Automation

May 3, 2011: Raw Materials Costs Top List of Concerns for Manufacturers

April 20, 2011: iPad app empowers the mobile manufacturing workforce

April 5, 2011: Jody Markopoulos Named to Head GE Intelligent Platforms

March 16, 2011: New ISA99 Task Group Targets Cyber Threat Gaps

March 2, 2011: India's Engineering Exports To Reach $120 Billion by 2015

February 16, 2011: Cyber Attacks Victimize Oil and Gas Companies

February 1, 2011: Rockwell Automation to Acquire South African Systems Integrator

January 18, 2011: Teledyne to Acquire Dalsa for $342 Million, China

December 21, 2010: Industrial Cyber-incidents Database Goes on Sale

December 7, 2010: ABB Acquisition of Baldor to Create Synergies

November 17, 2010: Rockwell’s Automation Fair Draws a Crowd

November 2, 2010: Beijer Electronics Acquires QSI Corp.

October 20, 2010: Emerson Focuses on Overcoming Automation Complexity

October 5, 2010: ABB Invests, Partners In Energy Applications

September 22, 2010: Easier Integration for PACs and PLCs with Machine Tools

September 7, 2010: Ford Plans Wireless Software Downloads During Vehicle Production

August 18, 2010: Record Attendance Of Nearly 3,000 at NI Week

August 3, 2010: Control Systems a New "Bull’s-eye" for Hackers

July 21, 2010: Honeywell Completes Acquisition of Matrikon

June 16, 2010: Energy Grabs Keynote Focus at WBF Event

June 1, 2010: SAP Targets On-demand

May 19, 2010: Driving Packaging-line Productivity

May 4, 2010: Consortium Reports New Findings on Alarm Rates

April 6, 2010: Numbers Indicate Strong Revival In Indian Manufacturing

March 17, 2010: Advantech Targets In-vehicle Computing with DLoG Acquisition

March 2, 2010: Invensys Reorganization Explained

February 17, 2010: Communication and Integration Products Debut at ARC Forum

February 2, 2010: CC-Link Ups the Ante in High-speed Industrial Ethernet

January 21, 2010: Manufacturing Growth Continues

December 1, 2009: OPC Xi Interface Approved

November 19, 2009: Invensys Operations Management Sharpens Aim

November 3, 2009: Attendance Down, Activity Up at Emerson Users Event

October 13, 2009: Industry Trade Shows Follow Divergent Paths

October 1, 2009: Renewed Vigor at Invensys Client Conference

September 15, 2009: First ISA Industrial Wireless Standard Approved

September 9, 2009: National Instruments Touts Innovation at NI Week

September 1, 2009: GE and Fanuc Announce Agreement to Dissolve Joint Venture

August 18, 2009: HCF Releases WirelessHart Test System Upgrade

August 4, 2009: Nonprofit to Offer Control-systems Cyber Incidents Data

July 14, 2009: Energy, Wireless Solutions Highlight Honeywell User Conference

June 16, 2009: Robot Vendors Persevere

June 2, 2009: Yokogawa Users Gather Despite Economy, Swine Flu, More 

May 5, 2009: Caution, Optimism Combine at ABB Event

April 1, 2009: Partnership Promises Combined Process Safety and Cyber Security Certification

March 4, 2009: Virtual Reality Comes to Plant Training

February 18, 2009: SAP Touts Modularity With Latest Software Platform

February 5, 2009: Automation Suppliers Go for Headlines at ARC Forum

January 21, 2009: Leadership Changes at Top Process Automation Companies

January 12, 2009: Economic Slowdown Hitting Chinese Machine Builders

December 16, 2008: Schneider Electric Launches Automation Platform

December 2, 2008: Rockwell Automation Hosts Busy Week for Users in Nashville

November 18, 2008: Global Acquisitions for ABB, Rockwell

October 21, 2008: Wireless Takes the Stage at ISA Expo

October 7, 2008: Wireless Everywhere at Emerson Users Exchange

September 16, 2008: FBI Reaches Out to SCADA Users

August 19, 2008: HCF Rolls Out WirelessHart Compliance Verification Tool

August 5, 2008: Siemens Struts its Stuff in the Windy City

July 15, 2008: Manufacturing Trends Drive New Microsoft Vision

July 1, 2008: SAP Acquisition of Visiprise Could Shake Up MES Market

June 17, 2008: Innovation, Knowledge Take Stage at RSTechEd

June 3, 2008: ISA100 Wireless Committee Forms WirelessHart Subcommittee

May 20, 2008: ABB Stresses Collaboration at Annual User Conference

May 6, 2008: Siemens' Traveling Expo Set to Enter the U.S.

April 17, 2008: Database of Industrial Cyber Security Incidents to be Resurrected

April 1, 2008: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Ups Ante in Manufacturing Software Market

March 18, 2008: Rockwell Automation to Acquire European Safety Business

March 4, 2008: Start-up Launches Operational Performance Management Solution

February 22, 2008: Vendors Compete for Attention at ARC Forum

February 5, 2008: New Contenders Set to Enter Automation Controller Fray

January 17, 2008: Manufacturing Drives India’s Economic Growth

January 3, 2008: Deciding the Future of OMAC

December 13, 2007: Rockwell, Dassault Join Hands to Target Digital Factory

November 29, 2007: Nosbusch Sees Process as Best Opportunity, What About China?

November 20, 2007: Rockwell Automation Touts Wide Range of Products at Automation Fair 2007

November 8, 2007: Rockwell Automation to Acquire Pavilion Technologies

October 16, 2007: Wireless Makes Noise At ISA Expo

October 2, 2007: Brazilian Ethanol Provides Opportunity for Automation Suppliers

September 18, 2007: WirelessHart Ready for Prime Time

September 4, 2007: New Security Certification Launched for Industrial Controls

August 21, 2007: Profibus "Maturity" Declared

August 7, 2007: High Interest, Slow Adoption for Industrial Wireless

July 17, 2007: The Next Big Thing for Manufacturing: Search

June 28, 2007: ISA’s Gouhin Discusses Workforce Development

June 19, 2007: Turck Pushes Process Automation and RFID Products

June 13, 2007: Packed House at PAF 2007

May 15, 2007: Phoenix Contact's Bulls-eye Strategy

May 1, 2007: Cisco, Rockwell Automation Collaborate on Ethernet Implementation Guides

April 17, 2007: Watch Out For Bluetooth Hacking

April 3, 2007: ABB User Conference Plays to Record Crowd

March 21, 2007: Opto 22 Launches Complete Product Redesign

March 13, 2007: Lessons in Cyber Security, Foundation Fieldbus Not a "Fieldbus?"

February 20, 2007: New Robot Safety Standards to Spawn Tech Changes

February 1, 2007: Siemens Acquires UGS, Manufacturing Back on Track?

January 23, 2007: Emerson Launches 2.4 GHz Products

January 4, 2007: Make2Pack Demonstrates Interoperability