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By Divya Venkataraman, Rockwell Automation Given the unique risks that wireless communications face – which include the interception and monitoring of data, wireless frame spoofing, and denial-of-service attacks – security is absolutely essential. This article goes more in depth on securing industrial wireless networks

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Automation is rapidly perforating all sorts of industrial applications and the past few years have witnessed considerable rate of adaptation of automation devices and its accessories. Touch Based Human Machine Interface (HMI) are among the major automation oriented devices deployed across major applications in industrial automation, automotive, oil & gas sectors.

Effective HMI implementation requires discipline in design.

Warehouse Robots are the autonomous machines which are programmed for various material handling tasks carried out to efficiently stock the raw materials, semi-finished and final products in storage sites. There are various types of mobile and fixed robots which synchronously work for conveying the inventories across the warehouse.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The 2016 Hannover Fair was full of energy and industrial innovation, highlighted by an abundance of evidence that shows Industry 4.0 is moving from concept to real-world applications.

By Terumi Okano, AspenTech This article discusses the focus of chemical companies on implementing operational efficiency measures, such as reducing energy and driving maximum throughput of plant assets, using a model-based approach

Integrating a robot with another machine is often the most complex part of automation systems planning.

Americas is the dominant region for artificial lift systems industry with U.S leading the charge. Asia-Pacific is projected to have highest growth in the next few years due to growing adoption of artificial lifts in oil and gas applications.

With the flexibility of AggreGate IoT platform and the versatility of Tibbo Project System, we offer solutions tailored to the customer's unique requirements.

By Greg Goodwin, LNS Research This article dives deeper into the methodology of the 2015-2016 Metrics that Matter Research study, important trends around awareness and adoption, and how manufacturers are approaching analytics today to drive new value.

By Thomas Nuth, Moxa The Industrial Internet, or Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has been a term that has been over-used and under-represented within the automation and networking industry. It is a common example of an industry marketing to itself, rather than the customer.

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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are autonomous mobile robotic driverless vehicles employed in industries for material handling. The first AGV was developed by A.M. Barrett, Jr. in 1954 which navigated by following wires mounted in factory ceiling. This was employed in his industry, Barrett Electronics.

The APAC region holds the largest share of the market due to the large growth in the industrial production mostly in China and other South-east Asian countries. Experts estimate APAC industrial motors market to have a huge growth during the forecast period 2015 - 2020.

By Adam Bannaghan, Design Rule This article discusses three ways that the digital continuity of PLM helps manufacturers more easily deliver high quality innovative products.

The major drivers for Intelligent Motor Control Centers (iMCC) Market are the increasing focus of organizations on open communication networks, energy saving, efficiency improvement and the growing IoT technology in manufacturing and engineering.

Embedded System Market was valued at USD 152.94 billion in 2014 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% and reach USD 233.13 billion by 2021

Choosing the right industrial control system is fundamental to developing a profitable business.

By Alexander Hinds, W2Tech If you're new to automation, this article will help describe the different types and inner workings of linear motors.