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In this article we share with readers in the OT space the terminology, concepts and IT perspectives we’ve learned to help them have collaborative discussions with IT, to weigh risks together, evaluate options to address risks, and accomplish movement of data for operational & business needs.

Food plants make extensive lab based quality measurements to ensure product quality. Coriolis flowmeters can make some of these measurements in real time, saving time and money. From January 2021 InTech Focus.

Seamless connectivity between IT and OT networks has become a fundamental business need, but it requires a fresh look to balance confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Industrial automation marketing needs more modern methods and approaches. This part of the blog series focuses on podcast advertising, OTT, and CTV.

At ISA99 meetings in October 2020, committee members clarified several aspects of the ISA/IEC 62443 standards for automation cybersecurity.

In specific cases, the use of a thin client to access the OT system environment can be advantageous when compared to a traditional desktop computer.

Whether you’re a production department supervisor at an automotive manufacturer, machine tool builder, contract manufacturer or job shop, the question is always the same, though the answers are distinctly different. The question is, of course: How do we begin the journey towards the digital factory, which is surely on the horizon for all of us?

The best defense against nation state APTs is to incorporate layers, using several technology barriers within each layer. Employ independent and highly secure monitoring tools that aren’t vulnerable to the same cyberthreats and your critical OT systems will be much more secure.

A new automation couple has surfaced: pairing supply chain planning with pricing optimization.

Review the concept of data analytics, its various types, and its applications in the manufacturing and process industries.

The ISA Data Analytics in Upstream Oil and Gas Virtual Conference will explore the benefits of creating a fully modernized data analytics program.

At the height of the pandemic, the world was facing a state of emergency, the manufacturing industry was in crisis, and the global supply chain was on the brink of destruction. With factories in danger of being shut down worldwide and social distancing mandates in place, the demand for new technologies—and AI, in particular—skyrocketed.

Amazon announced a suite of new AWS machine learning services. To many, this announcement appeared to be Amazon’s launching off point towards being a major supplier of predictive maintenance solutions. However, this announcement follows a long history of Amazon carving out its capabilities in industrial digitalization.

Process plants can use digital tools to break down silos, avoiding needless cost and waste.

Only with a good marriage of engineering and sales automation can ETO (Engineer to Order) manufacturers provide rapid responses and compelling quotes to customers; quotes include custom documents, 2D drawings, 3D models, renderings, and more.

An automation professional from the ISA Mentor Program answers the question: 'What are some opportunities for wireless measurement and control?'

Knowledge of roles and responsibilities in the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards is critical to IACS cybersecurity.

Claudia Jarret, US country manager at EU Automation, explains that if manufacturers want to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, they mustn’t overlook the importance of reskilling their workforce for maximum economic recovery.

Personalized online instrumentation portals ease information exchange, reduce specification and ordering errors, and ensure access to updated documentation.

Cyber-physical systems are key to the implementation of the concepts of Industry 4.0.