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ISA's 2021 Analysis Division Virtual Conference delivers technical papers, highlights trends, and reviews best practices for online process analytics.

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $322.5 million in January 2021, a 29% decrease from December 2020, but a 12% increase over January 2020, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure plans to transform its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, into a carbon neutral location by 2023.

To meet the new demands of today, hardware must evolve from control and rules-based systems to data-centric environments to accommodate edge AI.

With some estimates placing high levels of automation at just 3% of all goods produced, there is a clear need for business owners to wake up to the benefits technology can provide in building the factories of the future. Here, Ian Millington, MD of adi Automation, a division of the multidisciplinary engineering company, adi Group, discusses how an accelerated adoption of technology can help fix supply chain vulnerabilities and boost business prospects in 2021.

AMETEK–a leading supplier of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices–is hosting a company-wide Virtual Trade Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

One leading industrial automation giant, specialized in Manufacturing, Production and Lifecycle Services for Valves, Actuators & Regulators, and other plant assets faced practical difficulty in configuration and maintenance of their various field devices. Utthunga developed a single Device DTM, which reduced the operational time and time to market while ensuring compliance with FDT 1.2 standard.

Accompanying the MAX48 linear encoder, the MAX30 provides integrated cylinder position measurement for mobile machines.

Fraunhofer ITWM and TOPTICA Photonics have jointly developed an industrial solution for inline coating thickness measurements in non-destructive material testing.

Operators can drive plants to their maximum capability and avoid costly incidents with a fully integrated corrosion and erosion monitoring suite of software and service solutions.

New to the ADVANCED Motion Controls® FlexPro® digital servo drive family are the FE060-45C-CM and the FE060-45C-EM.

The CODESYS TECH TALK Spring 2021 will focus on the latest and exciting innovations in all areas related to the engineering of controls systems which offers a unique opportunity for engineers to dive deeper into new scientific innovations and walk away with strategic insights on how to enhance manufacturing strategies and new technologies.

Careful sourcing of remote access devices and their components is critical to ICS cybersecurity, in order to safeguard against supply chain attacks.

Germany students develop 3D printer for cost-effective production of structural elements.

Expanded product offering with robust device certification and characterization gives customers programmable logic solutions ideal for thermally challenging environments.

The company joins the world in recognizing engineering’s achievements and its role in supporting sustainable development.

NEMA welcomes a recent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory publication, U.S. Industrial and Commercial Motor Systems Market Assessment (MSMA), a study that delves into considerable detail on the number, disposition, and operating characteristics of electric motor-driven systems in U.S. industrial and commercial facilities.

FreeFORM Technologies delivered a complex end-of-arm tooling solution in 17-4PH stainless steel for a high-volume automotive inspection process using binder jet 3D printing technology from ExOne.

HMS Networks launches new PTC Marketplace solution which enables users to bridge machine data to PTC’s ThingWorx® Platform using Ewon® Flexy and the Talk2M® cloud.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure introduces the new KNX Touch Control TC5 room operator unit.