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Uncertainty related to a measurement is a fundamental concept. You should not make measurements unless you are aware of the related uncertainty.

By Brian Joe, Emerson Automation Solutions Until recently—when engineers wanted to monitor plant equipment such as steam traps, pumps or heat exchangers—they were often faced with difficult, complex and expensive projects. New apps and wireless instruments make equipment monitoring much less expensive than with traditional methods

Improvements in pressure-measurement technologies are opening up new application areas, leading to operational improvements

The purpose of pressure taps is prevent gas or vapor accumulations in the connections between the pipe and differential-pressure (dP) measuring device.

By Steve Gansen, Cisco With manufacturing there has been a real struggle with a slowing demographic and attracting new talent, causing a considerable amount of institutional knowledge to walk out the door into retirement. Manufacturers can no longer be complacent in dealing with talent.

By Rick Delgado, Freelance Automation Writer Using Artificial Intelligence for cyber security is a relatively new idea that still is undergoing its incubation phase. Actualizing the significance of AI in data assessment and predictive analysis, advancements are being made in the technological sector to utilize this potential in addressing the growing challenge of cyber security.

Study of a novel teleoperation controller for a nonlinear master-slave robotic system with constant time delay in communication channel.

DFI’s EC500-SD series is a embedded system equipped with 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors and Intel® Q170 chipset. It targets machine vision applications requiring high computing power and accurate real-time data transition with minimal footprint.

By Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Director, EU Automation The need for the latest technology is also visible in the manufacturing sector as those working within it look to improve efficiency through Industry 4.0. This article discusses how the latest industrial trend, digital twinning, is shaping the future of manufacturing.

By Dr. Oliver Kleineberg, Hirschmann Automation and Control, a Belden brand As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continues to expand, its need for reliable and efficient control networks, free of bandwidth and latency issues, becomes even more important to support the large volumes of data – with and without real-time requirements – on which the phenomenon depends.

One of the top priorities for any manufacturing operation is the safety of workers and people living within the surrounding community.

NFPA's mission is to reduce fire and other hazards via scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems More and more companies are recognizing the value hidden in their process data, and are looking at ways to tap into it. If you need to provide access to OPC data on your plant system, say for analytics, predictive maintenance, or real-time dashboards, you'll need to secure your system from the kind of threat that WannaCry poses

By Scott A. Kortier, Schneider Electric Software Automation applications are benefiting from HMIs that have moved well beyond panel device replacers and are now collecting, filtering and displaying data from multiple machines or processes.

The challenge of the lack of interest in industrial careers by millennials is daunting.

By John Rinaldi, Real Time Automation In their latest series of announcements, it’s clear that OPC UA is key to Microsoft’s strategy of entering and dominating the factory floor through its Azure cloud services.

By Stefan Hoppe, OPC Foundation In November 2016, the Industrie 4.0 Platform published a checklist for classifying and advertising products as Industrie 4.0 “Basic,” “Ready,” or “Full”. To comply with the “Industrie 4.0 communication” criterion, even the lowest category requires the product to be addressable over the network via TCP/UDP or IP and to integrate at least the OPC UA information model.

The 2017 Hannover Fair taught us one thing above all others. Manufacturing winners and losers will be defined by their understanding and application of Industry 4.0 and IoT solutions.

The data that is really needed when selecting and sizing a control valve is rarely understood and specified.

A rotary valve has a flow closure member that rotates in the flow stream to modify the amount of fluid passing through the valve.