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With announcements at their annual North American Innovation Summit, the industry leader continues to spark innovation across sectors and pave the way to a more sustainable future.

How can India better implement Industry 4.0 and IIOT into each of their processes?

From raw materials for plastics and semiconductor chips to household products such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer, one thing is abundantly clear: automated manufacturing is needed now.

Certification to the ISA/IEC 62443-4-2 standard provides assurance that Johnson Controls and the YORK brand adhere to stringent ISASecure technical security requirements for IACS components.

Schneider Electric has joined other industrial leaders and pioneers to form UniversalAutomation.org, an independent, not-for-profit association managing the reference implementation of a shared source runtime. IT and OT software vendors, industrial end users, OEMs and academics will share a common automation software layer across their automation technology regardless of brand.

Recently, Dayco’s San Luis Potosi (SLP), Mexico facility, is selected by Ford as one of its “ChEP 100 Best Managed Companies with outstanding Quality performance” for the year 2020.

Rokster’s professional services team helps clients with little to no security auditing experience use the SecurityGate.io platform to uncover cyber risks and understand what to do next.

Engineers responsible for methane-fueled electric power co-generation systems, oil/gas production and storage and pollution control, will find the ST80 Series Thermal Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) is the solution to measuring methane (CH4) and providing emissions data to meet emerging government environmental regulations and reporting requirements.

OT/IT convergence introduces new attack surfaces in industrial control systems.

Many are choosing to outsource SAM services rather than do this quality testing in-house. Outsourcing offers manufacturers key advantages, including capital cost savings on SAM systems, access to specialized expertise in image management and analysis, and the ability to diagnose and isolate material defects.

State of Industrial Cybersecurity report reveals only 21% of organizations achieved full maturity for ICS/OT cybersecurity and regularly inform the C-suite and board about OT cyber status.

Partnerships with Dragos and CrowdStrike and a new Cybersecurity Operations Center are helping Rockwell customers adopt a more proactive cybersecurity approach covering the entire attack continuum–before, during and after an event.

Launching the Hygienic Building Kit, autoVimation presents the world's first mounting system for machine vision applications that is suitable for installing cameras, lighting and lasers in the food and pharmaceutical industries or in cleanrooms.

Dover Motion announced that their newest product SmartStage XY, the first of its kind high performance sample positioning stage where the motion controller, drive circuit and encoder are ALL built-in, has been named a winner in both Design World’s 2021 LEAP Awards and Machine Design’s 2021 Idea awards in the motion control category.

New IP67-rated SCP-X outputs 10A to meet increasing power requirements of automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

High-precision and low-maintenance: Bosch Rexroth adds new EMC-HP series for loads of up to 100 kN to its range of electromechanical cylinders.

The new solution provides manufacturers with seamless machine connectivity, delivering visibility and real-time operational KPIs to drive continuous improvements.

Recently launched at Eastec 2021, LaserUltra dramatically increases capacity and reduces waste through highly accurate and fast in-process measurement and compensation.

Accredited FDT Test Sites are now equipped with dtmINSPECTOR5 to automate and streamline testing of new FDT 3.0 WebUI-based DTMs entering the market.

The vector award for the best e-chain applications is entering its eighth round–and applications will be accepted until Feb. 11, 2022.