From virtual commissioning to performance modeling, digital twin technology can provide a wide array of benefits. It’s important to decide first what you want from it to know ...
The Sinamics Perfect Harmony GH180 outdoor-duty drive from Siemens handles temperatures of -45 to 45 ºC, water (rain and snow) and air laden with chemical and salt contaminants...
Valpak’s highly advanced, automated production operations require little human intervention to generate the 20 billion coupons it sends in 500 million envelopes annually.
The digitally based Sitrans FX330 Vortex flowmeter from Siemens is suitable for HVAC and auxiliary systems and is versatile enough for use in many process applications.
Governor Rick Snyder addresses the need to keep focused on manufacturing in Michigan—and the United States—and to redefine what it means to choose a skilled trade as a career....
We get a lot of questions here at PI North America from end users, distributors, system integrators, and device vendors. Here are our answers to the questions we get asked most...
A shift in focus toward delivering all its software as a service—and how that software drives specific hardware capabilities—underlies Siemens new vision of itself as a tech company...
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...
An Automation World reader survey detects a rising interest in alarm management best practices. It finds that, though many users are investing in new software, many are also missing...
The Simatic PCS neo is a next-generation distributed control system built on a web-based collaboration platform that unites global engineering and operations teams within a single...
Continuing with our series of articles exploring the future of automation, we peek this month at controllers and IPCs. The newest versions are smarter, faster, smaller and easier...
To increase capacity at a brewery in Mexico, Constellation Brands used Siemens technology to roll out a global automation and controls standard to over 20 OEMs, ensuring consistency...
Pressure to bring more products to market faster while maintaining quality and control has food and beverage manufacturers digitizing many aspects of the process, aiming to connect...
As more suppliers look to enable predictive maintenance and reduce production downtime, even greater benefits will accrue from optimizing the functioning of a production process...
From lowering barriers to entry to changing capex and opex strategies, software and machines as-a-service are changing the business of technology and manufacturing.
IoT, AI, and blockchain form the foundation of the machine economy marketplace. Watch this Take Five video to learn more about the future of self-sufficient machines autonomously...
Though the concept itself varies among vendors, the digital twin is poised to help manufacturers optimize production, reduce costs and aim for continuous improvement.
Ethernet installations are growing fast, but about a quarter of Automation World survey respondents say they have no plans to move away from serial devices anytime soon.