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Guidance to help organizations design, develop, and operate networking solutions as they move to digital transformation.

Bill Lydon's annual Automation & Control Trends Ebook, this year sponsored by Yokogawa, presents the Digitalization Dozen, 12 trends manifesting the digital revolution.

The new meter’s thin jaw, CAT III 1500 V safety rating, and IP54 rating for dust and water make it ideal for installation and troubleshooting in solar environments.

Multi-dimensional measurement provides consistent quality.

Download this ebook to learn more about Companion Specifications, the importance of OPC UA for business software, protection against hacker/malware attacks, how to get started with OPC UA, and more.

The latest ISA Mentor Program blog answers the question: What is the best way to install a DP in level applications with a wet leg?

In 2019, PETRONAS leveraged the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards within their company to coordinate a cybersecurity taskforce.

Recently the Manufacturing Media Consortium and its founder, TR Cutler (TRC) set up a new division examining the role of manufacturing and technology in the entertainment industry. What follows is an interview of Jacob Kyle Young (JKY) actor and founder of Post Modern Entertainment.

Nozomi Networks Inc., the leader in OT and IoT security, today announced a $100 million pre-IPO-funding round to help accelerate the company’s growth phase and extend its market leadership.

There is a huge base of installed machines in the world, typically referred to as “brownfield." This represents a tremendous opportunity for a predictive maintenance solution that can be “bolted-on” existing equipment to provide condition-based monitoring. For this solution to succeed, it must include: support for many machines in a single eco-system; simple, quick and remote commissioning; flexible choice of attached sensor devices; and built-in security.

With an increase in online shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McMurray Stern recognized a greater need for their expertise. Shifting to automation, they have helped a mass number of companies, and have been able to improve their solutions in order to meet everyone’s needs.

Pyle joins the Graham Packaging team from Dana after a long history in the global automotive industry.

IEEE 802.3bt Type 3/4 capability makes the power to drive computers possible.

Now joining the Advanced Motion Controls FlexPro family are the first of their "Mini"-sized servo drives. With a slight size increase, these drives can output over double the current and operate on higher voltage than existing micro-sized FlexPro drives.

Huron Technology Corp. would like to introduce the Ergo Conveyor, also known as the People Mover Conveyor, which is an ergonomic solution for high volume and large product manufacturing and assembly lines.

New tool leverages Xilinx Vivado ML Editions technology to keep separately developed IP secure.

The paper “Controlling industrial dead-time systems: When to use a PID or an advanced controller” won the nomination from the editorial advisory board as the best paper published in ISA Transactions in 2020.

POSITAL has received certificates of compliance for its family of kit encoders that feature BiSS C interfaces. These encoders are designed to be installed in motors or drives, providing the control system with position feedback to over single- or multi-turn operating ranges.

Warehouse OEMs and integrators can accelerate successful project completion of even increasingly complex, automated systems with advanced platforms.