The AW Top 5: Pulse for May 10, 2013

    May 13, 2013
    A glimpse into how a major automation player is tackling rapidly changing global manufacturing industries leads our list this week.
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    Leading the boards this week is a look into how Invensys Operations Management, a major industrial automation player, is positioning itself to serve global industries. Though lower down the list than last week, readers are still showing considerable interest in a story related to embedded computing in industrial settings. Here’s the AW Top 5 Pulse for May 10, 2013:

    1. The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry
      By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 5/7/2013
    2. Control System Replacement to Improve Production
      By C. Kenna Amos, Contributing Writer, 5/6/2013
    3. Taking Charge of Code Change
      By James R. Koelsch, Contributing Editor, 3/26/2013
    4. Three Questions: Shale Oil and Gas on the Cusp?
      By Grant Gerke, Contributing Writer, 5/2/2013
    5. GE Adopts Latest AMD Processors for Industrial Computing
      By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 5/1/2013

    Though big industry trends tend to move slowly—evolving over several years—if you’re interested in taking the pulse of the automation industry’s interest at any given moment, check out Automation World’s Top 5 post every Monday. Statistics are based on visits to all articles posted on www.automationworld.com for the previous seven days.

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