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    Renown for editorial excellence, Automation World covers the entire spectrum of industrial automation technologies, software and devices. AW reports on developments in discrete manufacturing, batch/hybrid processing and continuous process operations.
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    The complexities of industrial automation are leading innovators to develop new technologies aimed at improving production and supply chain issues. This article highlights eight...
    Tim Gellner, Systems Integration Consultant, Rockwell Automation
    Tim Gellner
    Nov. 9, 2021
    MES implementation can take many routes, with some more successful than others. In this article, we follow three different clients and discover how their early MES implementation...
    The variety of applications suitable for remote wireless sensors.
    Sol Jacobs
    Nov. 7, 2021
    Lithium battery-powered remote wireless sensors enable WirelessHART communications to reach increasingly remote locations, even in extreme environments.
    Michael Bowne, Executive Director, PI North America
    Michael Bowne
    Nov. 5, 2021
    Once again, a group of companies has banded together to create a vendor-independent standard and found a home in Profibus International to promote, harmonize, and certify their...

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    Josh Eastburn, Director of Technical Marketing, Opto 22
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    Nov. 3, 2021
    With the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things, production systems are driving toward a seamlessly connected future, in which all mechanical, electrical, and intelligent interfaces...
    Middle River Power’s Tracy, Calif., plant.
    Jeanne Schweder
    Nov. 2, 2021
    Replacing legacy combustion turbine and duct burner controls with Emerson’s Ovation distributed control system technology enabled a Middle River Power plant to better adapt to...
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    Stephanie Neil
    Oct. 26, 2021
    ABB’s acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group positions the company to deliver a complete portfolio of AMRs, robots, and machine automation.
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    A critical key to effective control system security requires understanding how cyber-attacks occur.
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    Oct. 7, 2021
    Through a partnership with Rockwell Automation, Georgia-Pacific is using remote access to transform itself from an organization of scattered siloes to become a more digitally-...
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    TÜV Rheinland’s predictions for the robotics industry reflect changes in consumer and manufacturing trends brought about by the pandemic.
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    David Miller
    Sept. 24, 2021
    While there is a strong business case for retrofitting many pieces of equipment to facilitate digital transformation, it may not always be the best solution.
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    David Miller
    Sept. 23, 2021
    Even as technology continues to advance, organizational challenges remain the biggest impediments to Industry 4.0.