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Ash Sharma

Ash Sharma is the chief commercial officer for Interact Analysis and vice president of Research for Robotics & Warehouse Automation. He brings 20 years of experience to the table in sectors ranging from industrial automation and smart manufacturing to drones, robotics and medical technology.

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  • Connectivity, Productivity and Efficiency Benefits of IIoT Depend on Integrated Cybersecurity

    The Industrial Internet of Things is an important advancement, and a real opportunity to increase ROI and asset value. But first, industrial control systems have to be made secure from hackers and cyb
    By: Contributing Authors
    31 January, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Object Management Group announces three new standards

    Object Management Group announces three new standards

    The Object Management Group (OMG) released three new standards, six requests for proposal, two requests for comments, and elected new board members at its quarterly Technical Meeting in December in Burlingame, CA, USA
    31 January, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Axiomtek introduces GOT815L-511 and GOT817L-511 touch panel computers

    Axiomtek introduces GOT815L-511 and GOT817L-511 touch panel computers

    The GOT815L-511 has a 15-inch XGA TFT flat bezel LCD display with 420 nits of brightness. The GOT817L-511 has a 17-inch SXGA TFT flat bezel LCD display with 350 nits of brightness. These touch panel PCs are designed for use in humid or dusty environments.
    31 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for NOARK Electric announces M5 and M6 frames for Ex9M series Molded Case Circuit Breaker

    NOARK Electric announces M5 and M6 frames for Ex9M series Molded Case Circuit Breaker

    Each frame size offers a range of interrupting voltage ratings from 240-690 Vac and 250-600 Vdc and are compliant with global standards that include UL 489, CSA C22.2 No 5.1, IEC 60947- 2.
    31 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for ISRA VISION introduces Area Profile Scanner 3D system

    ISRA VISION introduces Area Profile Scanner 3D system

    The Area Profile Scanner 3D offers a combination of stereometry, triangulation and different types of illumination according to the specific application: a random pattern illumination of a multi-line illumination
    31 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Teracom releases TCW210-TH data loggers

    Teracom releases TCW210-TH data loggers

    Each TCW210-TH can monitor up to 8 temperature and/or temperature-humidity sensors of various brands and types (up to 24 different parameters each) via either 1-Wire interface and/or the more robust MODBUS RTU over RS485.
    31 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Fluke helps Rosendin Electric enhance data acquisition technologies

    Fluke helps Rosendin Electric enhance data acquisition technologies

    The first rollout will be at the company’s Reno, Nevada, facility and will feature virtual reality training designed by Rosendin’s building information modeling (BIM) department as part of a true construction workflow. Other company sites will implement the technologies throughout 2018.
    31 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for ABB helps establish power interconnect from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia

    ABB helps establish power interconnect from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia

    The Maritime Link is a 500 megawatt (MW) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) connection that will enable clean, renewable energy, generated in Newfoundland and Labrador to be transmitted to the North American grid in Nova Scotia.
    31 January, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ISA and Automation Federation promote Engineers Week 2018

    ISA and Automation Federation promote Engineers Week 2018

    Sponsored and organized by DiscoverE, Engineers Week, 18-24 February 2018, celebrates how engineers make a positive difference in our world and seeks to raise awareness around the need to attract more young people to the engineering profession.
    31 January, 2018 | 4 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Thumbnail for Endress+Hauser announces Heartbeat Technology for Liquiline CM44 and CM44R transmitters

    Endress+Hauser announces Heartbeat Technology for Liquiline CM44 and CM44R transmitters

    Heartbeat Diagnostics’ continuous analysis of transmitter/sensor system health status during operation enables recognition of related events when they occur.
    31 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2018 - A Year of Technology Driven Change

    Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2018 - A Year of Technology Driven Change

    After another busy year talking to a wide range of users, suppliers and industry consultants, and attending over 20 industry conferences and related events, I have another year’s worth of informed insights to share on the latest trends that will shape automation in 2018.
    By: Bill Lydon
    30 January, 2018 | 20 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Parker Hannifin introduces ACRView version 6.4.2

    Parker Hannifin introduces ACRView version 6.4.2

    ACRView is a code-development tool that assists users of ACR controller and IPA drive products to program, debug, and commission their application. Several features are incorporated to assist both the novice and expert users in developing code.
    30 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for POSITAL introduces heavy-duty version of IXARC incremental and absolute rotary encoders

    POSITAL introduces heavy-duty version of IXARC incremental and absolute rotary encoders

    These sensors feature impact-resistant Type 316L stainless-steel or aluminum housings with seals rated to IP67. They are designed for marine vessels, off-shore facilities, mines, cranes, wind turbines and other challenging locations.
    30 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Schneider Electric announces partnership with Cylance

    Schneider Electric announces partnership with Cylance

    Schneider Electric Software will work closely with Cylance to enable heightened levels of security for customers leveraging the Industrial Software Platform for Engineering, Planning and Operations, Asset Performance and Monitoring and Control across their industrial and infrastructure operations.
    30 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for HARTING highlights importance of Gigabit Ethernet and CC-Link IE

    HARTING highlights importance of Gigabit Ethernet and CC-Link IE

    Harting is highlighting the role of Gigabit Ethernet through its portfolio of connection technology, including support for CC-Link IE, the gigabit industrial Ethernet version of the CC-Link fieldbus.
    30 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Managing the Cybersecurity Threat to Hazardous Process Plants

    Managing the Cybersecurity Threat to Hazardous Process Plants

    Process industry plants contain hazards that can have very severe consequences if a loss of containment occurs. Many of the safeguards that have been designed by engineers to protect process plants we
    By: Contributing Authors
    29 January, 2018 | 11 minutes
  • Thumbnail for The Perfect Analogy for Electrical Safety Principles

    The Perfect Analogy for Electrical Safety Principles

    By Philip Allen, Grace Engineered Products Driving to work last week, deep in thought, pondering the many reasons companies use Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) in their electrical safety programs I finally stumbled across a perfect analogy for electrical safety principles.
    29 January, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ISA announces 2018 Leak Detection and Repair/Fugitive Emissions (LDAR) Symposium

    ISA announces 2018 Leak Detection and Repair/Fugitive Emissions (LDAR) Symposium

    Designed exclusively to meet the needs of LDAR and air compliance professionals, the three-day event, to be held 5-8 March 2018 in Galveston, Texas, features a technical program and lineup of expert speakers as well as ISA-led training, a vendor exhibition and networking activities.
    29 January, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Yokogawa introduces Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution (EPMS) R1.03

    Yokogawa introduces Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution (EPMS) R1.03

    Developed for deployment at the heart of the pipeline operations management environment, the EPMS supplements a core SCADA platform with specific gas and liquid applications that enable a pipeline operator to manage delivery contracts and associated logistics.
    29 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Novotechnik introduces RFX 6900 Series of touchless rotary sensors

    Novotechnik introduces RFX 6900 Series of touchless rotary sensors

    Housing of the RFX 6900 Series is anodized aluminum and sealed to IP 67 or IP 69K—depending on version. Conforms to ISO 13849 for safety related applications.
    29 January, 2018
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