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Ask the Automation Pros: What University Projects Are Needed to Support Process Control?
Like a lot of things in engineering and construction, it’s hard to teach everything and risky not to, but getting it right the first time saves time and money. -
One Manufacturer, Triple the Output
What’s needed to increase productivity by 200%? For Youngers and Sons Manufacturing Company, Inc, three Okuma Robot Loaders flipped the switch. -
What Does a Chiller Skid Have to Do With a $10 Billion Data Center?
Cooling OEMs answer that question with a PLC, not an IT department. If you are a controls engineer or an OEM product architect evaluating your platform for data center work, here are the questions you should ask.
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SIMATIC S7-1200 G2 Controllers
The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 G2 basic controllers are next-generation programmable logic controllers (PLCs) designed for compact, scalable automation across a range of industries. The G2 sets new standards for simple, high-precision controllers. -
Unify. Simplify. Accelerate. Meet MX Controller.
MX Controller is an all-in-one automation powerhouse engineered to transform your manufacturing operations. It integrates sequence, motion, and network control into a single, intelligent platform, providing high-speed multi-axis control. -
One PLC for Data Center Cooling Control
Reduce system complexity in data center cooling applications with a single device that handles control, communication and visualization. No gateways. No extra layers. Built for reliable, real-time operation. -
2026 State of Industrial AI Report for Manufacturing
Cisco's 2026 State of Industrial AI Report, surveying 350+ manufacturing professionals across 19 countries, explores how firms adopt AI, secure networks and scale operations.
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Ask the Automation Pros
This long-running series of discussions, curated by 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient Greg McMillan, gathers responses from ISA subject-matter experts on technical topics important to industrial automation professionals, academics and students.
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Otto Mation
Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. (Certified Automation Professional), which is an objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Those of us in the automation profession have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P. Follow the life of Otto through this unique comic series.
Automation and Control
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Your Blueprint for Unleashing Innovation
Break away from boring tech events. Find future-changing networking opportunities and industry insights at the Ignition Community Conference. -
SIMATIC S7-1200 G2 Controllers
The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 G2 basic controllers are next-generation programmable logic controllers (PLCs) designed for compact, scalable automation across a range of industries. The G2 sets new standards for simple, high-precision controllers. -
Schneider Electric Advances Open, Software-Defined Automation at Automate 2026
Schneider Electric demonstrated how open software-defined automation, digital intelligence and electrification are converging amid a resurgence in domestic manufacturing, heightened pressures to modernize industrial processes and aging infrastructure, and the data center boom. -
Humanoids Could Add 30% to Collaborative Robot Arm TAM
While both China and the United States have humanoid production capabilities, only China possesses a fully integrated collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturing ecosystem and a mature supply chain.
Industrial & OT Cybersecurity
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ABB’s Firmware Solution Cuts Device Update Time from Days to Hours in Process Industries
ABB Ability Field Information Manager (FIM) 3.5 is a vendor-neutral solution for managing and automating firmware across field device fleets. -
Integris Report Finds U.S. Manufacturers Facing Widespread Cyber Breaches as Smart Factory Adoption Accelerates
New research reveals 60% of manufacturers experienced email-based security breaches, while consumers increasingly judge brands on cybersecurity. -
runZero Presents runZero 5.0: Exposure Management Built for the AI-Attack Era
The new release accelerates the journey from initial discovery to verified remediation, empowering defenders to "Win by Default," even against AI. -
Report: State-Backed Cyber Actors Increasingly Hiding Behind Ransomware Operations
NCC Group warns the line between nation-state and criminal cyber activity is becoming increasingly blurred.
Industrial Safety
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Service Assurance Enables Transforming IP Camera Networks into Certified Life Safety Infrastructure
An AI-powered video analytics approach to hazard detection can monitor thousands of square feet visually and instantaneously, providing early-stage detection. -
ABB Enables Thermal Mass Flow Measurement in Safety-Critical Applications with SIL 2 Certification
ABB’s SensyMaster flowmeter now delivers verified thermal mass flow measurement for the chemicals, oil & gas, power & utilities and industrial gas industries. -
Ask the Automation Pros: What University Projects Are Needed to Support Process Control?
Like a lot of things in engineering and construction, it’s hard to teach everything and risky not to, but getting it right the first time saves time and money. -
Top 10 Things Automation Users Want from Vendors Before They Buy
New research from Automation.com and RH Blake reveals the B2B manufacturing buying journey.
Digital Transformation
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Your Blueprint for Unleashing Innovation
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Schneider Electric Announces Agreement to Acquire Cognite, Unlocking a New Level of Strategic Intelligence for Industrial AI
Schneider Electric has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Cognite. -
Siemens Celebrates European Leaders in Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Responsible AI Use at the Techcellence Awards
Siemens announced the winners of its third annual Techcellence Awards for Europe at Realize LIVE Europe 2026 in Amsterdam. -
Penguin Solutions Becomes an NVIDIA AI Factory Specialized Partner
Recognition validates Penguin's expertise designing, building, deploying and managing full-stack, NVIDIA -based AI factory infrastructure for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives and neocloud providers.
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Your Blueprint for Unleashing Innovation
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Schneider Electric Announces Agreement to Acquire Cognite, Unlocking a New Level of Strategic Intelligence for Industrial AI
Schneider Electric has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Cognite. -
Schneider Electric Advances Open, Software-Defined Automation at Automate 2026
Schneider Electric demonstrated how open software-defined automation, digital intelligence and electrification are converging amid a resurgence in domestic manufacturing, heightened pressures to modernize industrial processes and aging infrastructure, and the data center boom. -
ABB’s Firmware Solution Cuts Device Update Time from Days to Hours in Process Industries
ABB Ability Field Information Manager (FIM) 3.5 is a vendor-neutral solution for managing and automating firmware across field device fleets.
Operations Management
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Your Blueprint for Unleashing Innovation
Break away from boring tech events. Find future-changing networking opportunities and industry insights at the Ignition Community Conference. -
Schneider Electric Announces Agreement to Acquire Cognite, Unlocking a New Level of Strategic Intelligence for Industrial AI
Schneider Electric has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Cognite. -
Humanoids Could Add 30% to Collaborative Robot Arm TAM
While both China and the United States have humanoid production capabilities, only China possesses a fully integrated collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturing ecosystem and a mature supply chain. -
ABB’s Firmware Solution Cuts Device Update Time from Days to Hours in Process Industries
ABB Ability Field Information Manager (FIM) 3.5 is a vendor-neutral solution for managing and automating firmware across field device fleets.
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