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IIoT
Will the Future of MES and SCADA Be More Closely Mixed?
The growing overlap in functionalities between MES and SCADA are likely to continue with tighter integration in pursuit of a single pane of glass.
Take5
The First Open Process Automation Platform Arrives
In 2015, ExxonMobil asked the industry for an open, integrated, and secure industrial control architecture. This year, the Coalition of Open Process Automation has introduced the first commercial offering. Watch this Take Five video for the full story.
IIoT
Unified Namespace: The Hub and Spoke Model for Your Data
Discover how the Hub and Spoke model for data has seen an increase in usage and what beneficial forces are driving adoption.
IIoT
Can Operations Technology Be Secured and Managed With IT Tools?
Find out how operations technology devices can be discovered, secured, and managed with the same kinds of tools used by IT, with an eye toward downtime avoidance and change management for asset management and cybersecurity.
Control
Is the Future of Automation Modular?
As standards orgs and suppliers drive the modular automation concept forward, the future of automation looks toward the re-imagining of complex processes and automation infrastructures into subsets of easily configurable building blocks.
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L-com Debuts New Short Length, High-Flex Cat5e Cable Assemblies for Use in Confined Space Applications
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Spartan Scientific Introduces High-Precision Solenoid Pump
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Handheld HMI Is Small and Lightweight
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Motion Control Program Features Unprecedented Level of Integration
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IIoT
Will the Future of MES and SCADA Be More Closely Mixed?
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Alternative Energy Power Management
IIoT
Unified Namespace: The Hub and Spoke Model for Your Data
Control
Is the Future of Automation Modular?
Process
Take5
The First Open Process Automation Platform Arrives
Control
Is the Future of Automation Modular?
Analytics
How and Why Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Applying Artificial Intelligence
Plant Maintenance
Managing Operations Technology with IT
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Take5
The First Open Process Automation Platform Arrives
Take5
Industrial Robots Get Collaborative
Take5
Network Requirements for Industry 4.0 Initiatives
Take5
Why Remote Access is Popular in Continuous Processing
Take5
Robotics Use in the High-Mix, Low-Volume Space
Communication
Emerson Introduces Control System Modularity
Module Type Package protocol automation standards will now be integrated into Emerson’s DeltaV and PACSystems control products.
Analytics
How and Why Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Applying Artificial Intelligence
From early identification of process degradation to quality inspection optimization, artificial intelligence can make a dramatic impact on a company’s competitive advantage, as evidenced by pharma industry applications.
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MP100 and MP300 Portable Label Printers
Panduit's portable label printers for electrical and network environments
IIoT
Can Operations Technology Be Secured and Managed With IT Tools?
Find out how operations technology devices can be discovered, secured, and managed with the same kinds of tools used by IT, with an eye toward downtime avoidance and change management for asset management and cybersecurity.
IIoT
Supporting Manufacturing IT Starts with Understanding Others
The key to delivering successful IIoT solutions to modern manufacturing problems begins with connecting with individual manufacturers and understanding their current technology, their day-to-day tasks, and where inefficiencies can be improved.
Take5
Industrial Robots Get Collaborative
In this Take Five with Automation World Video, learn how new technologies are allowing industrial robots to work alongside humans in factory environments.
Business Intelligence
Demystifying Standards Development and the Benefits of Involvement
To help guide technology suppliers and end users in how best to engage with and influence the standards development community, the Industrial Internet Consortium has released a whitepaper that explores standard-making history, terminology, and strategy.
Analytics
Google and Litmus Expand Edge-to-Cloud Partnership
This new partnership agreement centers on the integration of the Litmus industrial edge computing platform into Google Cloud’s smart factory suite.
Control
The First Commercial Open Industrial Control System Rolls Out
The Coalition of Open Process Automation unveils COPA QuickStart for open process automation.
Cybersecurity
Device-Level Security for Legacy Equipment
Rockwell Automation’s new CIP security proxy device allows older systems and equipment to use digital certificates and encrypted communication for enhanced cybersecurity at the device level.
Communication
IO-Link Gets North American Support Community
An agreement between PI North America and the IO-Link Community will educate the North American market about the IO-Link technology through seminars, workshops, technical training, trade fairs, and managing related product test and certifications.
IIoT
Digital Continuous Improvement Can Deliver the Promise of Industrial Transformation
In order to achieve your company's Industry 4.0 goals, it is essential to understand the drivers of digital continuous improvement (CI), where your company is starting from in their 4.0 and CI maturity, and what aspects of your organization to start with.
Business Intelligence
Industrial Marketing in the 4.0 Era
As Industry 4.0 continues to transform every branch of the manufacturing industry, marketing is no exception. Learn how implementing automation into your marketing approach can increase customer success.
Take5
Network Requirements for Industry 4.0 Initiatives
In order to be effective for digital transformation initiatives, an industrial network must provide ample interoperability, bandwidth, and determinism. Watch this Take Five video to learn more.
COVID-19
Smart Manufacturing in a Pandemic
COVID-19 put every manufacturer to the test. Massive fluctuations in supply and demand drove the need for immediate adaptation and improvement, increased customer support, and the use of remote or cloud-based solutions.
Analytics
Edge Computing and Containerization Bring Cloud Capabilities Onsite
Emerson’s PACEdge industrial edge computing platform allows end-users to containerize cloud-native applications to test them in a pilot environment and scale up as needed.
Workforce
How Automation is Helping Industry Adapt to Today’s Workforce Reality
Though it represents one of the greater job skill challenges for new entrants, technology is increasingly viewed as a key attractor for the next-generation industrial workforce.
Communication
Fieldbus in the Industrial Ethernet Age
With Ethernet having become the preferred industrial network type, do fieldbus networks still play a role? The answer depends on the application, even though Ethernet is clearly winning out.
Communication
Industrial Ethernet Advances Broaden the Network’s Value Across Industries
Recent innovations in industrial Ethernet’s physical layer—Single Pair Ethernet and Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer—are being heralded as game-changers for their ability to extend Ethernet cabling lengths and address hazardous environment concerns.
Supply Chain Management
Rockwell Automation Has Its Sights Set On the Cloud
The industrial automation supplier’s recent acquisitions of Plex and Fiix expand its supply chain and operations management vision.
IIoT
Three Scale-Up Pitfalls for Early-Stage Companies
A manufacturing scale-up project varies greatly depending on the development phase your company occupies. It's essential for early-stage companies to understand common issues that arise when first involving a system integrator and how to solve them.
Take5
Why Remote Access is Popular in Continuous Processing
Find out in this Take Five video why the use of remote access tends to be higher in the processing industries than in discrete manufacturing and where processing companies tend to use the technology most.
