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Data Readiness: The Missing Link Between OT Data and Scalable Industrial AI
As industrial organizations race to capitalize on AI and other digital transformation initiatives, data readiness is emerging as the critical differentiator between organizations that experiment with AI and those that successfully scale it. -
Could a Virtual Twin Make Your Changes a Non-Event?
The manufacturers who come through this strongest will be the ones who used digital tools not just to cut costs, but to redesign how they operate. -
When Automation Changes the Job, Who Is Still Qualified to Do It?
Plant leaders should be able to answer four questions: What work changed? Who is affected? What evidence demonstrates readiness? What event will trigger another assessment? -
From Defense to Semiconductors: Will Germany’s Industrial Transition Be Enough?
Electric vehicles and battery manufacturing; aerospace and defense; semiconductors; life sciences; and the decarbonization of heavy industry account for a significant share of the country’s largest industrial investments. -
Digital Twins Go With the Material Flow in High-Throughput Environments
As automation continues to expand across manufacturing and intralogistics, the ability to understand and optimize material flow at a system level becomes increasingly critical and an effective differentiator. -
CESMII Discusses Importance and Future of Interoperability, Introduces i3X
CESMII and Manufacturing Leadership Council hosted a webinar to demonstrate interoperability under one shared architecture. -
From AI Pilot to Production: Where Industrial Cloud Costs Become Invisible
The cloud bill still arrives after an industrial AI system goes into production. What disappears is the clean line between that bill and the work being done on the plant floor. -
ISA Fellow Andrew McDonald: Utilizing AI with Organizational Judgment
Andrew McDonald, founder and principal consultant of Future of Manufacturing LLC, has been elevated to ISA Fellow in 2026. -
The Cost of Delaying Energy Optimization in Industrial Facilities
You're already spending $3 million. Here's why energy delay is a decision, not a default. -
Why High Voltage Doesn’t Need to Mean High Complexity
The challenge is not about adopting high voltage, but about making the best use of it. -
Unraveling Cybersecurity Myths in Chemical Manufacturing: A Path to Safer, More Resilient Operations
Here are some common ISA/IEC 62443 myths that still trip up chemical manufacturers. -
Beyond Connectivity: Why Cybersecurity Is Redefining Embedded Communication Modules
For automation equipment manufacturers, the message is clear: connectivity alone is no longer enough. -
AI Becomes Key Growth Driver for Machine Vision, Shows Uneven Impact Across Industries
AI is forecast to be one of the primary drivers of growth in the machine vision market through 2030. -
Cybersecurity in US Water Systems: Lessons from the Recent Incidents
While compliance asks, “Have we satisfied the requirement?” risk management asks, “Have we meaningfully reduced the likelihood or consequence of a cyber incident?” These rarely produce the same answer. -
The Case for Functional Safety in Modern Factory Automation
The practical advantage of functional safety is that it allows machines to keep working safely, rather than stopping by default. -
Building Automation a Better Way… With Existing Infrastructure
T1L provides reliable 10Mbps long-distance connectivity ideal for numerous building automation, manufacturing and industrial network infrastructure applications where IIoT edge devices may be installed at long distances from their control points. -
How Adaptive Intelligence Will Redefine Product Design and Manufacturing
As complexity increases and market cycles compress, organizations that succeed will not simply manage information more efficiently. They will build environments that interpret, anticipate and respond. -
ISA Fellow Rao Mannepalli: Advancing National Defense and Space Exploration
Rao Mannepalli, chief scientist of Leidos, has been elevated to ISA Fellow in 2026. -
The AI Maturity Map: Intelligence, Conscience and the Climb Toward Human-Like Cognition
AI maturity is not a race to deploy — it’s a climb toward intelligence and integrity. -
Low-Code on the Plant Floor: Empowering Engineers or Creating the Next Technical Debt Bomb?
Your plant already runs on low-code. It has for thirty years, and it was called Excel.
