There’s been a lot of buzz the past few years about how augmented reality can be used to guide workers through various maintenance and repair procedures. At Hannover Messe 2019...
A brief look at two of the many exhibits visited on our first day at Hannover Fair 2015. This video showcases the Bosch Rexroth exhibit and its focus on Industry 4.0 down to hydraulic...
To connect the technologies used in food and beverage production, packaging, shipping and recycling, Tetra Pak is working with a variety of partners—including ABB, SAP, Ericsson...
In two separate moves, Tetra Pak and SIG partner with Microsoft and GE Digital, respectively, signaling a shift toward smart equipment and modernized service operations.
Though IT and software-based approaches to industrial cybersecurity will continue to be critical aspects of automation system security, embedded firmware-based approaches are ...
A new white paper from the OPC Foundation provides details for end users, system integrators, device vendors and OEMs on how to secure industrial data exchanges with OPC UA.
SCADAfarm—a cloud-based system built by WaterForce and Schneider Electric on Microsoft Azure—helps farmers monitor and control their irrigation and wastewater, saving resources...
Cloud services were much in the limelight at the Honeywell Users Group symposium this year, including Honeywell’s new Experion Elevate cloud-based SCADA.
Demonstrations at GE’s Minds + Machines 2016 event show how virtualization is fast reaching a tipping across industry as more companies discover business-changing insights from...
The release of a new OPC UA open-source reference stack from Microsoft will speed the ability to connect plant floor devices of all types for greater interoperability.
Displays by Lenze and Beckhoff at Hannover Messe highlighted the trend toward enabling field-level devices to send data directly to the cloud for analysis.
Siemens and Microsoft announce the release of Siemens Industrial Copilot, which uses generative AI to improve how manufacturers design, develop, manufacture and operate.
By connecting Siemens Teamcenter PLM with Microsoft Teams and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, multiple new capabilities can be brought to industry, from helping frontline workers correct equipment...
As part of the new Siemens Teamcenter app for Microsoft Teams, this integration of generative artificial intelligence reportedly enables users to input feedback verbally to aid...
With a direct, high-level view of the impacts across industry, Microsoft’s Jeff Winter says when digital transformation is successful, it fundamentally changes everyone’s job....
Applying analytics tools in the same engineering platform as the controller, motion control, and HMI can lead to more successful Internet of Things implementations and boost competitive...
This first installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains how an ultra lightweight data transfer protocol became a widely used data gathering...
An Automation World survey reveals an uptick in cloud and edge deployments as manufacturers roll out performance monitoring, collaboration, quality assurance, and predictive maintenance...
A look at how digitalization and the need for scalability are driving more interest and investment in cloud-based industrial applications and how automation technology suppliers...
Applications of machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence have been recognized in robotics and analytics. Now the technology is adding some spice to basic control...
The plan includes a “cloud-first” strategy, leveraging AI, IoT, and digital twins across its businesses, focusing on intelligent supply chains, and delivering hyper-relevant consumer...
From getting data to the cloud to machine learning and analytics, there are some key aspects of the Industrial Internet of Things that should not be overlooked.
Shell, Baker Hughes, Microsoft, and C3 AI fuse their expertise to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) for energy sector applications.
The aim of this new partnership is to connect development, operations, and maintenance teams through a “singular, trusted data environment” that extends from the edge to the cloud...
The new automation model focuses on services that reduce a manufacturer’s financial risks by shifting the responsibility of asset acquisition on to the OEM or technology supplier...
PTC introduces Atlas, a SaaS-based product development platform, and teams up with Rockwell Automation and Microsoft to deliver Factory Insights as a Service.
Ansys, Dell, and Microsoft are among the founding members of a new consortium created to develop standard terminology and reference architectures around digital twin technology...
To help industrial companies address the challenges that come with deploying and accessing video analytics and vision systems, Sony and Microsoft have begun collaborating to make...
Manufacturers looking to move data to the cloud face unique challenges due to the nature of industrial business and existing capital investments. Here’s advice on how to assess...
From knowing the difference between basic and advanced analytics to applying the technology to address operations ranging from production to human resources, understanding analytics...
Intelligent agent technology promises to boost operations and engineering efficiencies by delivering ready access to critical data and encouraging more natural interactions with...
As more automation technology suppliers incorporate open-source tools, the ability to use open-source software in automation projects no longer depends on access to arcane software...
Additive manufacturing is no longer just for prototypes. Its increasing popularity and technical capabilities have pushed it into position to change the way manufacturers manage...
From security to digital twins to blockchain, Microsoft highlights a message of how it can help simplify and ease the adoption of these complex technologies, platforms and concepts...
An Automation World survey reveals both cloud and edge computing are central to IIoT-enabled predictive maintenance and performance monitoring applications, each at different ...
As manufacturers get more familiar with augmented and virtual reality, they are leveraging the technology for use cases in work instructions, remote expert guidance, quality inspection...
Cloud-based software is gaining traction in the industrial world after years of resistance as companies realize the benefits of reducing upfront costs, scaling more easily and...
A series of events across the U.S. and Canada this fall highlight the features and real world applications of the OPC UA industrial automation communication protocol.
Commercial IT technologies are infiltrating the factory floor. Here’s an explanation of some key tools that can increase productivity and reduce downtime with less investment....
In a city that serves as one of the world’s biggest oil and gas hubs, the latest Microsoft Technology Center shows off what cloud technologies and connected devices can do for...
Microsoft continues its focus on bringing cloud services, Big Data analytics, and business intelligence to industrial companies of all sizes with an increasing number of real ...
As the network infrastructure evolves to include more connected systems and smart devices, so must a company’s security strategy. The move is on to a built-in vs. a bolt-on model...
Research shows growth in machine and computer vision systems as food and beverage manufacturers look for help with quality control and traceability, and non-industrial sectors...
Though the transportation industry has been slower to change than factories, there are lessons to be learned in how railroads, trucks and loading docks are using PLCs, wireless...
Showing off some of the innovations that cloud platform Microsoft Azure enables, executives across the software company’s ranks explained the impact of the Internet of Things....
After years of more quietly operating with its industrial production software partners, Microsoft is becoming more visible in manufacturing through real world Internet of Things...
As the number of Internet users and connected devices explodes, the emerging economies around the world take on increasing importance. How we cooperate globally today will shape...
To track its manufacturing processes in real time, Omron Corp. uses Microsoft SQL Server and Excel with its Sysmac SQL Direct Link software. Here’s how they do it.
Positively impacting your company’s bottom line through the use of data connection and analytics is not just the far-off promise of the Internet of Things. It’s a reality that...
Data is at the center of nearly every automation technology advance, which is leading manufacturers to become overwhelmed by all the data they are now collecting. With its Big...
Transforming gradually over the past decade, today’s process control rooms incorporate new ways to collaborate and communicate enterprise-wide, and protect operators from fatigue...
As more manufacturers explore the idea of putting some of their applications in the cloud, a closer inspection of provider options—from public clouds offered by Amazon and Microsoft...
Integrated development environments let controls engineers more easily create and re-use code when designing multiple automation configurations on-the-fly.
Because phones, tablets and other mobile devices can squeeze latency and other waste from processes, they are rapidly becoming serious tools for manufacturing.
