The Impact of Industrial Automation on the Maintenance Department

Industrial automation has been a bit slower to make an impact on the maintenance department. The nature of the work and the conservative tendencies of industry are perhaps some reasons for this. Recently, though, there has been more focus on automation in maintenance. These efforts have led to influence maintenance in several ways, which will be covered below.

Ivanti Acquires MobileIron and Pulse Secure to Deliver Intelligent and Secure Experiences Across All Devices

The combination cements Ivanti’s position as a global market leader in Unified Endpoint Management, Zero Trust Security, and IT Service Management.

AI-enabled Testing Tools Market: Investments into Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition Growing

According to a latest report by an ESOMAR certified market research and consulting firm, global AI-enabled testing tools market revenues will grow at over 13% CAGR through 2030.

Zero-trust Approach to Industrial IT Security Mitigates Risk of Attack and Downtime

Sponsored by DriveLock SE
The onward march of smart factory and digitalization initiatives has led to a huge increase in the IT connectivity of industrial manufacturing systems. This raises important questions about how to secure them–especially heterogeneous systems.

Schneider Electric's Annette Clayton Elected as NEMA Board of Governors Chair

NEMA welcomes officers from Southwire Company, Phoenix Contact and Siemens USA.

Edge Computing Enables IT and OT Convergence with Three Core Benefits

On the whole, the value of IT and OT convergence with Edge Computing offers three core benefits to enterprises that need to extract data from the operational edge, gain insight, manage mission critical applications, and reduce IT costs and management.

Pro-face Announces High-Performance, Energy-Efficient, Basic HMI

• Pro-face America

WISER Unveils One-Click Calibration of Wireless Location and Tracking Devices

Emerson and QRI Launch Cloud-Native Analytics Software for Reliable Reservoir Opportunity Identification

• Emerson Automation Solutions

Automation Cartoons - November 2020

The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by James H., in Illinois. Congratulations, James!

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - September 2020

Following a long perusal of an unprecedented number of hilarious submissions, we present not one but TWO caption contest winners! Caption number one was submitted by Jerry L. from Ontario. Caption number two was submitted by Troy W. from Pennsylvania.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 2020

The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Alvin A., in New Jersey. Congratulations, Alvin!