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January 26, 2012: State of IT Security – A Study of Utilities and Energy Companies

December 8, 2011: Safety: Control System Cyber Security Certification Added, Manufacturing and the "Internet of Things" 

November 3, 2011: EDDL Enables Wireless Device Integration, Shopping for Microstepping Technology 

October 6, 2011: Exploring the Limits of Machine Vision, Electronics Assembly Made Flexible 

September 8, 2011: Teamwork, New PLCs Improve Printer Control 

August 11, 2011: Power Industry Refocuses, Faces "New Normal", Boiler Upgrade: Chemical Recovery for Nylon Production

July 7, 2011: Lean Manufacturing Leads to Opportunities for Pulp and Paper Industry Players, Refinery Benefits from Smart Devices

June 9, 2011: Process Genealogy Supports Traceability, Oil and Gas: Recovery, Is Thy Name Shale Gas?

May 5, 2011: 4 Questions on Successful Engineering Project Management, Processes Inhibit Industrial Energy Savings

April 7, 2011: Chemical Industry Grows, But Faces Energy, Regulatory, Workforce Issues

February 8, 2011: Future Engineers Need New Technology Education, Network Security and Robotics: Both Show Improving Economic Health

January 11, 2011:  Bringing CIOs and Operations Together, The Assembly Plant of the Future

December 8, 2010: Building Inner Excellence, Intel's Multi-core Technology Consolidates Controls

November 3, 2010: Faster, Cheaper, Smaller Stimulates Better Data Acquisition, Tie Lean Six-Sigma To Tangible Business Impact

October 6, 2010: FDT Adds .Net Support, Pulp & Paper Red Ink Turning Black

September 8, 2010: Motivating Knowledge Workers, Loop Tuning Grows Smarter

August 4, 2010: Talk The Language of Executives, Vision Outlook Blurred by Economy

July 7, 2010: Gulf of Mexico, Environment and Economy Confront Oil and Gas, Collaboration Tools - Benefits Now and Later

May 5, 2010: Pneumatics Integrates With Electronics, Water and Wastewater Reaps Unintended Consequences

April 7, 2010: Machine and Instrument Calibration Advances, Encouraging Economic Outlook for Machine Builders

March 3, 2010: Appropriate Network Connectors Bring Best Service, Flexibility, Integration Key For FPGAs in Automation

February 3, 2010: OEE: A Shop-floor Metric That Links Cost Reduction to Revenue, Multi-Core Virtualization Changes Process Controllers

January 6, 2010: Parallel Programming: Soon the Only Game in Town, Instrumentation Connectivity Breeds Better Business

December 10, 2009: Scripting and Integration, They’re Still Workhorses, But Industrial Computers Evolve

November 4, 2009: Interoperability Through Evolution, Water and Wastewater Industries Grow More Efficient

October 8, 2009: Automation Training and Education Advances, Machine Safety Automation Requires Planned Strategy

September 2, 2009: Advances in PID Loop Tuning Produce Benefits, Making Data Talk

August 5, 2009: Manufacturing ROI: Finding the Real Benefit, Darkened Economy Requires Better Machine Vision

July 9, 2009: Breaking Business Silos, Robots’ Future Is Non-Automotive

June 3, 2009: Distributed Computing: Serve It Up, Can Metals Remain a "Cornerstone" Industry?

May 6, 2009:   Becoming A Must-Have Application, Prognostics: Manufacturing’s Next Frontier

April 2, 2009:  OEMs Travel Choppy Economic Waters, Workflow Mapping Sprouts in Manufacturing

March 4, 2009:  Try Out A Lean Lifestyle, Time-Synchronized Ethernet

January 8, 2009: Gracious Professionalism: Take the Challenge, Safety and Diagnostics Emerge as Temperature Sensor Issues

December 4, 2008: KPIs Provide “Line of Sight” for Management, Asynchronous Messaging Means Being Loosely Coupled

November 6, 2008: Selling Automation Projects Internally, Operator Interfaces Expand Human Factors

October 9, 2008: Six Sigma Seeks Perfection, VFDs Reduce Wear, Save Energy

September 4, 2008: Lean Manufacturing Basics, Premium Motors Provide First-class Savings

August 8, 2008: Historians Make a Comeback, Faster, Cooler, Out-of-Box

July 2, 2008: Coriolis Meters Tackle Oil and Gas Issues, Tools Provide Global Collaboration

June 5, 2008: Measuring Return on Automation, Make Version Management a Best Practice

May 8, 2008: Reduce Capital Budgets Through Focused Planning, Software Services Integrate Applications

April 3, 2008: OEE Raises Long-Term Competitiveness, Engineer or Network Administrator?

March 6, 2008: What They Want: A Generational View, Take Steps to Stymie Cyber-Criminal

February 7, 2008: Tips From the Pros to Make Training Stick, SharePoint Server Distributes Collaboration

January 8, 2008: Integrated Development Environments Go Virtual, Global; Passionate Project Managers Deliver the Goods

December 4, 2007: Robots and Humans Interact Safely, Effective KPIs Bring Amazing Changes

October 30, 2007: Sharing, Drilling Down Via XML and its Relatives

October 4, 2007: OPC-UA Averts Interface-Protocol Explosions, Physics Produces Savings With Variable-Frequency Drives

September 6, 2007: Lean Gold Certification Emerges, Real-Time Data Integration

August 9, 2007: Data Acquisition In Your Pocket, Build Healthy Customer Relationships

June 27, 2007: The Ultimate Insurance Policy, Motion Control-in-a-Box

June 7, 2007: Getting Projects Approved, Simplify IT Complexity

May 3, 2007: Take Mystery Out of Control Loops, Negotiate Powerfully

April 5, 2007: Security Is a Journey, Installing Vision Systems Gets Easier

March 8, 2007: Troubleshooting Skills Top Training Needs, Winning the Battle of 42 Spreadsheets

February 6, 2007: Automation Studios Integrate Users’ Wish Lists, Healthy Relationships Manufacture Project Success

January 9, 2007: TCP/IP-Ethernet Tower of Babel Breeds Confusion; Teamwork Creates Clear, Accepted, Must-have KPIs