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Foremost Electronics, the engineering-led, Essex-based importer and specialist distributor of electromechanical components, is continuing to grow its product offerings into the industrial and automation markets through increased cooperation with IDEC and leaders in machine automation and safety.

IOTech’s Edge Xpert will provide edge computing platform for BSI’s siteView Building Management and Automation Solution.

Rockwell Automation Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, and The Pyure Company, announced today a five-year strategic agreement that will allow the companies to work together to provide solutions to improve indoor air quality and fight the spread of COVID-19.

Busy municipal water engineers will find that the new Water & Wastewater Treatment Guide from Fluid Components International (FCI) explains how to optimize flow measurement in 20 different municipal applications to enhance water and wastewater treatment process efficiency while also reducing operating costs at the same time.

The laboratory will provide core UL testing, certification and engineering services addressing the automotive, electronics, engineered materials, retail and technology industries.

The value of human life is incalculable. Our industries and manufacturing facilities have not evolved to a stage where worker injuries are completely eliminated. But we have advanced significantly in worker safety compared to the first few epochs of the industrial revolution. This was made possible by a gradual improvement in mechanization and process automation.

Advanced structural engineering made possible with CodeMeter-protected CAD technology.

Automation and safety systems protect us from serious incidents. Here’s how to prevent these potential catastrophes before they occur by applying proper safety procedures and standards. This article was originally published in the Automation 2021: Control Systems Ebook.

The Solvay Novecare chemical plant reduced downtime and improved safety by tackling an alarm management overhaul. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

The virtual conference runs Sept. 20-22 and offers an in-depth overview of robot safety.

Wibu-Systems, a world-renowned IT security leader at the service of connected industry, has joined prominent German and Chinese industry partners and top actors from the academic world, including Germany’s RWTH Aachen University and the Beijing University of Technology, for the ProCloud3D research project.

Nigel Smith, managing director of Shibaura Machine partner, TM Robotics, explains how clean room robots can eradicate the risk of human contamination.

aeSolutions announced that the company has once again earned the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Safety Specialist Certification.

Booth demonstrations and special presentations highlight new systems and solutions for applications ranging from subsea to cloud-based technologies at OTC 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Nozomi Networks Labs has discovered five vulnerabilities affecting Mitsubishi safety PLCs, used in many industries. Asset owners should assess their security posture now and take general mitigations until patches are available.

Process Insights, the market leader in premium technologies and solutions for the process and research industry, has opened a new facility in Houston, Texas, to better support its customers, distributors, contractors, and suppliers with improved delivery times, as well as on-site engineering, application consulting and process control solutions.

The path forward is clear. In order to maximize their competitiveness, manufacturers will need to start automating their workplace safety much like they already automate other aspects of their operations.

Hymer uses WERMA CO2 traffic lights to ensure the health and safety of all persons present.

Air entrapment or gas bubbles are one of the most common causes of poor fluid performance and parts failure in modern fluid management. Loris Medart, a fluid dispensing engineer with more than 20 years’ experience and founder of feed systems manufacturer SR-Tek, discusses the eight most common reasons for gas entrapment and how they can be avoided or managed out of the production process.

Honeywell today announced that its cloud-based Honeywell Enraf Inventory Calculation Module (HEICM) has been integrated into Royal Vopak’s MyService Terminal Management System (TMS).