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The newly updated Fourth Edition of A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge is the only officially authorized book covering ISA’s body of knowledge core competencies. This revised guide provides an overview of important automation concepts and processes, while also describing the technical skills required to implement them in today’s industrial environment.

Regular, versioned backups of SCADA projects should be managed diligently. Without them, you may or may not be able to recover your data when the system fails. We got lucky.

Factories generate enormous quantities of sensor data, yet most of it is never translated into timely operational decisions, leaving significant production capacity unrealized. The next industrial advantage will belong to companies and countries that build infrastructure capable of interpreting this data in real time and using it to improve factory operations.

Advanced digital tools can optimize performance and reduce costs, but only when based on accurate, connected data. This article discusses how data can be captured and structured to facilitate all the promises of a digitally integrated facility.

America’s manufacturing expansion faces not only a labor shortage but a loss of institutional knowledge as experienced workers retire. Factories must capture human decisions alongside machine data to create a sovereign knowledge repository that helps future workers diagnose problems, act faster, and avoid repeating mistakes.

Unified Namespace (UNS) is becoming a critical enabler for the next generation of manufacturing. It provides an a real-time, contextualized representation of the factory.

The global strategic alliance will deliver advanced grid monitoring and real-time visibility for power utilities worldwide.

The information teams use to inspect, diagnose and repair industrial machines is flat. Gains in uptime and efficiency will come not from collecting more data, but from giving field and office teams a shared spatial view of the same reality.

"Critical infrastructure depends on systems being available when people need them most," said Dave Joyce, CEO of Macrium Software.

“We look forward to our partnership with ISASecure to ensure our energy systems and Costa Rican residents are protected from cybersecurity attacks," said Erick Obregón Navarro, ICE Dirección Ciberseguridad y Protección Empresarial, Gerencia General.

The program recognizes and rewards system integrators with the tools, training and support needed to grow their business and deliver exceptional project results.

Ovation Green software provides digital framework to maximize output, maintain grid stability and ensure reliable, round-the-clock clean power delivery.

HIMA's revenue has risen by 2.4% to 190.5 million euros.

Ovation Green software delivers digital tools to strengthen operational decision-making and support stable, sustainable service for co-op members.

Morocco’s critical infrastructure operators are pushing toward digitalization. Beyond checking compliance boxes, what does it mean to have a facility that is truly cyber resilient?

Industrial automation in clean energy is transforming how electricity is produced, stored and delivered.

Redfish-inside PLCs — driven by Unitronics — are reshaping cooling, control and DCIM integration.

Combining industrial grade ultra‑wideband technology and the omlox open locating standard, SICK’s Coriva real-time location system continuously monitors vehicles, goods and material to support operational efficiency improvements.

The integration of PlantESP and Asset Intellect helps manufacturers turn control loop diagnostics into faster operational decisions.

Siemens and Rittal have entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop future-proof, sustainable solutions for more efficient data center power distribution in the IEC market.