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Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG)—a diverse coalition focused on expanding, integrating, and modernizing the North American high-voltage grid—has elected National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Vice President Operations Patrick Hughes as president.

Chinese manufacturing is under pressure from both ends: raw material and energy prices are rising sharply; while consumer demand is weak. However, despite considerable supply chain problems during the latter part of the year, the 4th quarterly update of our Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) tracker, shows that Chinese manufacturing is on track to achieve 5.9% growth.

Companies need to reevaluate their operations from the ground up to fully take advantage of IIoT.

The VMA membership elected the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, following the announcement of the slate of candidates at its Annual Meeting, which took place in October.

i.Sense CF.D sensors use high-frequency technology to detect defects in bus and data cables, preventing expensive system downtimes.

Endress+Hauser, a leading provider in the industry, offers a wide range of IO-Link products for a large selection of process parameters.

The UA Cloud Library makes it easier than ever to find, share, explore, and use OPC UA Information Models by applications, end-users and standards bodies.

The company has announced intent to acquire a healthcare IoT security provider. The Series E funding will be co-led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Deployment of Seeq software will expand production insights to support data-based decisions at Aramco.

Electric vehicle, commercial transportation, renewable energy and storage system designers can benefit from silicon carbide stack solution that drives performance and cost efficiencies and accelerates time to market by up to six months.

“In the past few years, open process automation and industry initiatives have focused on open modular, interoperable and portable solutions,” Bridget Fitzpatrick, Process Automation Authority for Wood Applied Intelligence, said during her keynote speech at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Process Industry Virtual Conference (PIC).

Vanderlande has successfully delivered its largest project on Russian soil to date, with the installation of its first ADAPTO shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) for Leroy Merlin, one of Russia’s largest DIY (do it yourself) retailers.

Automated wastewater treatment systems can help food processors remain in compliance with EPA and local standards, while significantly reducing the cost of treatment, labor and disposal.

ABB adds mobile connectivity to AquaMaster4 flowmeter, enabling 60% lower power consumption and identifying leaks 10 times faster than the market standard in an industry where every drop counts.

Yokogawa announces the release on this day of OpreX Managed Service: Cloud edition, a solution that supports remote monitoring and maintenance of OT/IT field assets using a cloud platform provided by Yokogawa.

Industrial software company secures funding from venture capital and strategic angel investors to meet customer demand and grow market share.

Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, has acquired core technology and intellectual property (IP) from Keyssa Inc., a pioneer in high-speed contactless connectors.

Now that bad actors have witnessed the impact an attack can have on critical infrastructure OT systems, they’re emboldened to try and expand cyber campaigns to illustrate supremacy and increase public distrust and anxiety. So, we’ll dive into some of the most significant concerns that OT leaders need to be aware of in the coming year–and what can be done to strengthen your security posture.

Digital transformation improves plant availability and enhances MEAG Power’s diverse generation fleet.