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To help enterprises prepare for the implications of quantum computing, Sectigo, a commercial Certificate Authority (CA) and a provider of purpose-built and automated PKI management solutions, has created a broad set of 15 educational resources for security industry professionals in the form of a whitepaper, podcast episodes and transcriptions, and articles.

The whitepaper from HMS Networks provides an overview of the industry’s opinions towards 5G technology as an emerging trend and future standard in the manufacturing and industrial automation industry.

By Andrea Carcano, Nozomi Networks Recent research and experience in the modern world have shown that when things connect to the internet, they become a target for malicious hackers. It is imperative that smart building operators make security a priority.

MESTECH offers technology consulting services, solutions design and deployment, support, plant asset management, and staffing solutions for discrete, hybrid, and process applications across multiple industries including Life Sciences and Automotive.

With their BMP series Balluff has added an intelligent displacement sensor which provides the absolute position signal for the stroke travel of a piston via IO-Link as well as information about the sensor status and the current ambient conditions.

Features of these brushless voice coil motors makes them ideal for: Sorting, packaging, sampling, work holding and clamping, laser machining and drilling, scanning laser beam steering and filtering, wafer handling, and medical and pharmaceutical applications.

DCS migration topics: proper setting of tuning parameters, controller output scales, anti-reset windup limits, grounding, wiring, & configuration practices.

Each week during the month of October, Indegy will release a new video with a security executive who will speak from the front lines of OT cyber security. They will share their insights on the new threats to critical infrastructure and the steps they are taking to own, secure and protect against them.

Dream Report 5.0 R2 delivers the first of several FactoryTalk® connectors enabling it to access historical data without the need for third-party interfaces such as OPC or ODBC.

Gräff took up his initial managing director position at the Technology Group at the beginning of 2015 and joined the Group’s management board at the beginning of 2019.

The aim of the cooperation is to develop joint offers in the field of measurement and automation technology for the process industry. This involves the integration of measuring instruments and accessories into the next generation of mobile communication networks as well as digital services based on them.

This acquisition is intended to create synergies and opportunities for Dukane and Aurizon, allowing both companies to share their technical expertise in the hygiene, personal care, medical disposable and packaging industries.

Each week during the month of October, Indegy will release a new video with a security executive who will speak from the front lines of OT cyber security. They will share their insights on the new threats to critical infrastructure and the steps they are taking to own, secure and protect against them.

Dream Report 5.0 R2 delivers the first of several FactoryTalk® connectors enabling it to access historical data without the need for third-party interfaces such as OPC or ODBC.

The programmable IDEA Motor integrates a precision brushless servo motor with an IDEADrive controller. The IDEA Motor is specifically designed for real-time embedded motion control and is suited for autonomous execution of single-axis motion.

Of the Kaspersky solutions installed on ICS computers, 41.6% experienced and blocked a cyber threat. The three main cyber threats detected in energy ICS environments included worms (7.1%), spyware (3.7%) and cryptocurrency miners (2.9%).

By Frances Brunelle, Accelerated Manufacturing Brokers Selling a manufacturing company requires consideration of several factors, including automation-readiness.

The BionicOpter, a flying object based on the dragonfly, was named there as the world record winner for biggest flying robotic insect.

This is a sensor with a 12mm x 14mm footprint and a 1.65mm maximum height that is able to be integrated into ultra-thin devices such as SmartCard-type key fobs, traditional automotive key fobs, special miniaturized key fobs (sport keys), Smartphones (to be used as a digital key with the same user experience of current PKE access), and other devices such as hand-held controllers.

The enhancements are intended make it possible for companies to operate their plants, analyze industrial data and optimize their operations.