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The Push for Industrial Cyber Security Standards: A Look at Underwriters Laboratory Efforts
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com While industrial automation suppliers can claim products are cybersecure it is hard to prove. Standards and certification, like electrical and safety device requirements, today for cybersecurity are one such way for companies to illustrate that proof. -
Essential Tasks to Automate in Active Directory Management
By Anton Pozdnyakov, Softerra If your IT staff is buried under a load of simple but time-consuming manual tasks, this means that you’re also stuck business-wise and can’t move forward. So, you either slowly go down or you finally start automating. -
Siemens to focus on the Digital Enterprise at SPS IPC Drives 2017
Exhibiting under the banner “Discover the Value of the Digital Enterprise” in Hall 11 across an impressive 4,400 square meter exhibition space, the company will be presenting the latest additions to its Digital Enterprise portfolio. -
Dell Technologies announces new IoT division
Dell Technologies unveiled its Internet of Things (IoT) vision and strategy, a new IoT division as well as new IoT specific products, labs, partner program and consumption models -
Abaco Systems names Rich Sorelle as Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sorelle brings over 30 years of experience as a defense electronics executive across a variety of roles, with deep professional experience in manufacturing, engineering, program management, and business development -
Wibu-Systems announces status as Dell IoT Solutions Partner
Through this partnership, Dell customers can deploy Wibu-Systems IP protection and IoT software licensing and license tracking solution on their Dell Edge Gateway 5000 Series and Embedded Box PC 3000 and 5000 Series systems. -
Industrial Internet of Things: Why Mobile Applications are becoming increasingly important for the industry
By Paulo Jorge de Almeida, ecom Why are applications and software solutions becoming increasingly important in the industry? And, how will they enable process improvement within hazardous areas? This article aims to help provide answers to these questions. -
Elmo Motion Control Provides Intelligent Turret Control for Israeli Tanks
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chose Elmo's Gold Eagle servo drives for use in the Israeli Merkava tanks after a demanding set of testing both in the lab and in the field. -
Are IP 67 PoE Ethernet Extenders the Answer for Industrial Connectivity?
By Brad (Biju) Oommen, Networking Solutions Consultant With rapid digitization, Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ethernet extenders can greatly benefit PoE enabled network devices such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, IP Paging systems, IP cameras, IP phones, IP Horn Speakers, Sensors and Wireless access points. -
EdgeX Foundry and the Quest for Multivendor Interoperability
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com EdgeX Foundry is an open source project to build a common open framework for Internet of Things (IoT) edge computing and an ecosystem of interoperable components that unifies the marketplace and accelerates enterprise and Industrial IoT. -
Comark announces acquisition of DLI
The combination of Comark and DLI brings the consolidated customer base an choice of industrial computing solutions. DLI’s mobile computing technology is a complement to Comark’s industrial computing solutions. -
noax earns 2017 Red Dot Award for S21WP industrial PC with PCAP touch technology
The Red Dot Award tracks the most prominent trends and appraises the best products worldwide. The award is divided into three disciplines: Product Design, Communication Design, and Design Concept. -
BCMI announces acquisition of Arduino AG
Following the acquisition, Mr. Massimo Banzi becomes the new Chairman and CTO of Arduino. Dr. Fabio Violante will be appointed as the new CEO, replacing Mr. Federico Musto who will pursue other opportunities outside Arduino AG. -
What Automation Users Need to Do RIGHT NOW: Preparing for your inevitable cybersecurity incident
By Marty Edwards – Managing Director, Automation Federation With the ever-increasing drumbeat of cyber-attack pounding louder and louder in the background, organizations utilizing automation systems of any kind need to take proactive, defensive steps immediately to avoid significant business disruption and lost revenue. -
How Microsoft Is Leveraging OPC UA to Get an Irreplaceable Position in Your Factory
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. -
Hannover Fair 2017: Integrated Industry Empowers World Competition
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. -
Rockwell Automation announces TechEd training event
The Rockwell Automation TechED event will feature over 750 hours of training, including hands-on labs, technical sessions and discussion forums. Attendees can learn about the techniques and technologies to maximize their manufacturing and production operations. -
Rockwell Automation CEO lauds potential of IoT at IoT World Forum
According to the Global IoT Decision Maker Survey published by International Data Corporation (IDC), nearly one-third (31 percent) of those surveyed have already launched IoT solutions, and another 43 percent are looking to deploy solutions in the next 12 months. -
Why PKI matters for the IIoT
By Alan Grau and Dave West, Icon Labs Just as cyber-attacks take many forms and exploit a wide range of vulnerabilities in the target device, so too is cybersecurity multi-faceted. A fundamental, but often ignored, aspect of cybersecurity for IIoT devices is strong authentication. -
Nordson to present automation papers at Contamination, Cleaning, and Coating Conference in Amsterdam
Transitioning from Manual to Automated Conformal Coating, by Michael Szuch, Nordson ASYMTEK and Optimizing the Plasma Treatment Process Prior to Conformal Coating to Eliminate ESD Induced Failures, by David Foote, Nordson MARCH, will be presented on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
