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The recent SolarWinds supply chain cyberattacks serve to underscore an age-old cybersecurity tenant, and the reason we need to continue beating the drum as cybersecurity professionals: Use a layered approach to OT security.
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Endress+Hauser Announces Rust Automation & Controls as its Sales and Service Representative
Rust Automation & Controls joins the automation manufacturer’s representative network to support customers in portions of the Western U.S.
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HARTING collaborates with MIT to help identify innovative CONNECTIVITY+ opportunities and thus expands a longstanding cooperation.
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Amazon’s New Predictive Maintenance Offering is Cutting Edge
Amazon announced a suite of new AWS machine learning services. To many, this announcement appeared to be Amazon’s launching off point towards being a major supplier of predictive maintenance solutions. However, this announcement follows a long history of Amazon carving out its capabilities in industrial digitalization.
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Supply Chain Management with Digital Transformation
Process plants can use digital tools to break down silos, avoiding needless cost and waste.
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Manufacturers Must Adapt Workers’ Skills for Fast COVID-19 Recovery
Claudia Jarret, US country manager at EU Automation, explains that if manufacturers want to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, they mustn’t overlook the importance of reskilling their workforce for maximum economic recovery.
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Industrial AI Smart Camera for AI Vision at the Edge based on Intel Atom E3930 and Movidius Myriad X VPU
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The MadgeTech Titan S8 has 8 programmable channels to measure and record temperature, current, voltage, pulse, and frequency in real-time.
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The OPC Foundation and Automation.com come together to bring you this informative ebook to highlight the benefits and the potential of the OPC UA technology for end users, system integrators and operators in the world of Industrial IoT.

Download the new OT/ICS Cybersecurity ebook and discover an emerging cyberthreat—misuse of DNS protocols—as well as learn how a zero-trust approach to OT/ICS/SCADA cybersecurity works. You'll also learn about open and secure SCADA systems, and more.

Reading this handbook will help you prevent problems and instead optimize air/gas flow meters to operate safely and effectively for the long haul with minimum cost.

This edition of InTech Focus concentrates on understanding the fundamentals of IIoT-enabled valve controllers, including the range of sensors & switches that make valves and instruments smart, and the benefits of remotely mounting valve positioners.

Obtain accurate data in real time to improve process efficiency, ensure product quality, and achieve the desired ROI.
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This new edition reflects the continuing evolution of technology and its effects on automation and control.
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Learn about the crucial tasks CSTs are responsible for and the skills they need when implementing a new system or plant.
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Beckhoff CX20x3 Incorporates AMD Processors into Successful Embedded PC Series
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Swift Sensors Launches Sub-Zero Temperature Sensor to Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Monitoring and Storage Requirements
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Automation Cartoons - January 2021
Help us caption this Otto Mation comic! Submit your clever and/or funny caption ideas using the form below. If your caption is selected, you'll win an Otto Mation coffee mug!
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Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 2020
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Automation Cartoons - November 2020
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