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Private 5G for Industrial Environments
Following major deployments by TCL Manufacturing, Volkswagen, and British Sugar, 5G is continuing to gain steam.
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Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
U.S. Government issues warning about new cyberthreats that impact control systems and SCADA devices across industries.
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What is Defense-in-Depth?
As more IIoT-connected equipment makes its way onto the plant floor, defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategies are supplanting perimeter-based approaches.
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Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations
J.M. Smucker, Covestro, Pretium use digital workflows for factory, field workers.
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Robot Predictions for 2022
Activity in the automotive industry, e-commerce, and other sectors will shape the growth of robotics technologies in the coming year.
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Assessing Industrial Controller Options
Learn the key differences among programmable automation controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs.
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The Benefits of Raman Spectroscopy for Process Analysis
While yet to be commonly used for in-line industrial applications, Raman spectroscopy could offer several potential advantages for liquid analysis.
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Error Detection Automation Simplified: Introducing the In-Sight 2800
See how easily the Cognex In-Sight 2800 can automate error detection. Powered by deep learning, it can solve a wide range of inspection applications quickly and easily — no programming experience required.
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Discover Why Your Peers Attended PACK EXPO East 2022
Watch interviews with PACK EXPO East attendees on what they came to find and what they discovered at the largest comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world this year.
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What is High-Performance HMI?
Understand the differences between high-performance HMI and video game-like HMI options and how they can affect operator performance.
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Safeguarding Your ICS Against the Log4j Vulnerability
Although no information about industrial control systems being breached via Log4j has yet been made public, the threat exists.
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Pharmaceutical Industry Applies Artificial Intelligence
How pharmaceutical companies are using artificial intelligence to improve asset performance management and predictive maintenance to avoid batch loss and reduce maintenance and repair costs.
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Bedrock’s Open Secure Automation Architecture Gets an Upgrade
Ease of configuration and SCADA redundancy added to Bedrock’s open, secure control system.
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Automation Startup Companies to Watch
Four industrial automation startup companies—InOrbit, Turntide, Noodle.ai, and Zededa—address issues such as the use of robots at scale, industrial motor modernization, supply chain waste, and secure, open-source edge computing.
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The Benefits of Change Management in Industrial Automation Workflows
While long employed in the IT, change management has yet to become standard operating procedure in the OT space, despite its many benefits.
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Inside Krispy Kreme’s Automation Upgrade
Krispy Kreme upgrades the Siemens drives on their doughnut-making equipment in all its stores to optimize production, save costs, and improve worker safety.
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The Smart Farm and Autonomous Tractors
Future smart farms include digital operations, AI, and autonomous tractors.
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ERP’s Growing Importance to Production Operations
How manufacturers are leveraging the connection between ERP and plant floor systems to improve production operations.
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Real-Time, Voice Programming for Robotic Applications
Comau's MI.RA/Dexter software allows end users to program robots in real-time using simple verbal commands, such as “look,” “touch,” and “execute.”
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How Industry is Using Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing Today
Comparing 2021 survey data on industrial cloud, edge, and fog computing use to a similar 2019 survey shows how the pandemic is transforming industry’s use of these technologies.
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Industrial Robots Get Collaborative
Watch 2021's Top Automation World Video: Learn how new technologies are allowing industrial robots to work alongside humans in factory environments.
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New Cloud & Cybersecurity Strategy for Rockwell Automation
Rockwell acquires Plex, Fiix, Oylo, and Avnet adding cloud-based software and cybersecurity services to its industrial control portfolio.
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When is a Retrofit Appropriate?
Retrofits can result in substantial cost savings, and enable an incremental approach to Industry 4.0 initiatives. However, they may not be the correct option in every case.
