The Missing ‘Industry 4.0/Digitalization’ Link – Open Programming Standard Conformance & Certification

By Bill Lydon
Achieving the benefits of digitalization requires organizations to leverage Industry 4.0 and IoT (Internet of Things) concepts, technology, and architecture with open standards.

Impact of COVID 19 on Manufacturing

ARC Advisory Group and Automation.com recently conducted a web survey to gain insights into the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on industrial manufacturers and what they are doing in response. ARC supplemented the survey responses with additional interviews from a cross section of industries. Here, we provide a summary of the results of that original survey supplemented with some additional insights from a second web survey performed in the interim. 

Digital transformation: Getting started, accelerating quickly

To gain insight about how organizations are keeping up with the changes and transformations taking place, the Digital Transformation Council and ARC Advisory Group, in conjunction with ISA and Automation.com, conducted a survey of industrial companies.

Kaspersky ICS CERT Report: 2020 attacks target suppliers of equipment and software for industrial enterprises

According to the latest Kaspersky ICS CERT findings, these hits were focused on systems in Japan, Italy, German and the UK and targeted suppliers of equipment and software for industrial enterprises. Research has shown that attackers used malicious Microsoft Office documents,

Neonode announces Johan Swartz as Vice President HMI Products

Mr. Swartz has spent more than 20 years in the semiconductor and technology industries focusing on B2B sales.

Hyster-Yale Group announces free lift truck operator training video content

The videos are available at no cost for a limited time through the company’s Yale and Hyster brands. The content covers characteristics of class I-V lift trucks, operating environment considerations, requirements of OSHA 1910.178 and safe operating practices.

Antaira announces IMP-C1000-SFP-bt series Ethernet-to-fiber media converter

• Antaira Technologies, LLC - formerly Aaxeon Technologies

ITSENCLOSURES announces NEMA 4 desktop IR282626-04 rack enclosure

• ITSENCLOSURES

Additel introduces ADT875-1210 and ADT878-1210 thermocouple calibration furnaces

• Additel Corporation

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 2020

Submit a caption for this month's Otto Mation Comic. If your caption is selected as the winner, we will send you a newly-designed Automation.com & Otto Mation mug.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 2020

Otto Mation is moving to the new Automation.com website! As we enhance our site, Otto still wants you to enhance his comics with your captions. If your caption is selected as the winner, we will send you a newly-designed Automation.com & Otto Mation mug.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - January 2020

The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Frank K, in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Frank!