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Low power MCU family offers power-saving peripherals, hardware safety and secure code protection.

In his October column, 2020 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Eric Cosman discusses ideas to give the Society a more international scope.

The reshoring of manufacturers to the U.S. presents significant cyber risk challenges and opportunities.

Inspiring established companies with fresh ideas--this is the aim of the VISION Start-up Pitch Session, which will be held for the first time in November. The Digital Pitch Session for start-ups will be held on Nov. 11, 2020. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 28, 2020.

Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe, is digitalizing its wagon fleet with Nexeed Track and Trace from Bosch Connected Industry.

The Hailo-8TM inference chip expands the number of industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications possible for a wide range of industrial applications including optimization of production, processes, track & trace, logistics, quality, machine functions, and predictive maintenance by eliminating inherent limitations of server and cloud solutions with processing at the edge.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Manufacturing Execution Systems for Discrete Industries market reveals that manufacturing execution systems (MES) are a key technology for digital transformation, smart manufacturing, and enabling companies to overcome some of the headwinds created by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Quantum Automation has created a cloud-based IIoT solution which can be easily deployed to access valuable edge-sourced data and make it accessible for remote viewing, analysis, and control.

The SPEETEC® is a sensor solution for moving materials in a linear path and special processes.

Teledyne Imaging expands its GigE and USB3 camera portfolio with third generation Sony Pregius sensor.

Siemens is extending its edge application Analyze MyMachine /Condition with a corresponding Mindsphere application and thus demonstrating how edge computing and cloud computing can be intelligently combined.

The new AsteRx-m3 Pro+ is a state-of-the-art GPS/GNSS OEM board optimized for power consumption and ease of integration, delivering robust high-accuracy positioning to machine control application.

The new FBS-2UH gear unit series from Harmonic Drive® features a large, hollow shaft with a compact outer diameter.

Automating procedures with greater operator control and visibility can minimize human error, while improving quality and productivity.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Industrial PCs market reveals that while trade conflicts between China and the US and the global COVID-19 pandemic have stalled growth in the market for industrial personal computers to a certain degree, new technology and market trends will likely be growth drivers for the industrial PC (IPC) market moving forward.

Collaboration will combine Honeywell’s IIoT connected devices and safety software with Wolters Kluwer’s risk and environmental, health and safety management software. Offerings will help customers in asset-intensive industries protect workers, adhere to compliance requirements and facilitate business continuity.

Popularity of the DesignSpark community has accelerated, with membership more than doubling in the past three years.

While Li-ion batteries are dominating the stationary energy storage sector, a growing number of companies are developing different technologies to be competitive in the near future and bring to the market a more competitive energy storage system.

This edition of InTech Focus centers on fundamentals of process safety, including how safety best practices improve OT cyber security, managing SIS process measurement risk and cost, and the impact of ISA-84.1.