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Ewing-Foley, Inc. (EFI), a manufacturers’ representative firm that provides complete sales and marketing services to the datacom and networking industry, has announced its partnership with Softing Inc., an industry leader in industrial communications technology.

The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards is a good starting point for building secure industrial control systems.

HMS Networks is now expanding its Ixxat SG-gateway series for networking of energy components.

Recently announced by Thomson Industries Inc., and available in the UK from authorised distributor, Heason Technology, the new Electrak LL actuator series builds upon the well-proven Thomson Electrak range with a high-performance and high-efficiency brushless motor and integral electronics that eliminates the need for standalone control.

The global connectivity solution provider Fischer Connectors has extended its flagship series of ultra-rugged and harsh-environment connectors with two new products.

Automation professionals from the ISA Mentor Program answer questions about optimization and organization in smart factories.

AI software solutions for predictive maintenance, predictive quality and predictive energy.

Elevating interoperability, community, and innovation as imperatives for the smart manufacturing ecosystem.

Google Cloud and Siemens simplify the deployment of artificial intelligence to the shopfloor, empowering employees and improving overall quality.

The highly reliable, precision FLT93C Sanitary Thermal Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) is today helping a major pharmaceutical company assure the necessary high quality of its rinse water for injection (WFI) is maintained on its batch lines during the production of COVID-19 vaccine.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the signing of an agreement with NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) on April 13 to jointly undertake a proof of concept test (PoC) for the remote control of a plant system by utilizing 5th generation mobile communications (5G), the cloud, AI, and other technologies.

In the warehousing and logistics industry, pressures from increasing globalization including foreign competition and the need for ever faster operations has meant the industry has been an early mover on this innovative technology. Applications for IOT in this industry are already embraced, be it in the way warehouses inventory is tracked or how forklifts movements are monitored. IOT is allowing sites to raise the bar on performance to levels that were unattainable in the past, making sure they can compete in the global market.

The rotor and drive joint access from Seepex for large standard pumps saves up to 80% in maintenance time.

The four-day conference program included around 70 lectures, 8 workshops, and almost 80 experts from a range of companies.

The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) argues that the United States has a now-or-never moment to revitalize its industrial base and regain capabilities and market share—an effort that would simultaneously give the US economy greater momentum over the long term. The research takes a micro, activity-level view and finds that revitalizing growth and competitiveness in 16 key manufacturing industries could boost annual GDP by more than 15%.

ODVA is pleased to announce that CIP Security, the cybersecurity network extension for EtherNet/IP, has added support for resource-constrained EtherNet/IP devices. CIP Security can now provide device authentication, a broad trust domain, device identity via Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs), device integrity, and data confidentiality for resource-constrained devices such as contactors and push-buttons.

By expanding their GNSS/INS (Inertial Navigation System) product family, Septentrio starts offering more application-specific positioning and orientation solutions.

In his April column, 2021 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Steve Mustard discusses the journey of Argos, a new oil and gas platform.

With its portfolio of products and solutions, the HARTING Technology Group is positioned as an electromobility technology partner and pioneer - and thereby driving the energy transition forward.

Electromate has been recognized as the 35th Best Workplace in Canada.