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OPAF members think OT systems should adopt IT tools and techniques; vendors and integrators are on board. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022 Volume 6: IIoT & Industry 4.0.

Endress+Hauser is heading into its special anniversary year with momentum.

Managing Director Ulrich Krauss has decided to assume other responsibilities outside of Analytik Jena. The Endress+Hauser Group is handing over the management of the subsidiary specializing in laboratory analysis to Oliver Klaeffling as of Feb. 1, 2023.

Making something simple isn’t easy. Festo invested sizable resources over four years to create Pneumatic Essentials.

In this article, we’ll look at where technology has helped the manufacturing industry become an economic juggernaut, and what the future holds in the coming years.

Emerson will showcase Branson welding equipment and automated solutions for plastics joining and mold cleaning, in addition to ASCO miniature valve technologies for fluid control at the MD&M West trade show.

Any improvements in energy efficiency, achieved through water savings, energy savings or process improvements, translate directly into lower costs and increased economic efficiency.

Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $436.5 in November 2022, and the annual total value dipped below 2021 for first time in 2022.

Reduce failures and downtime using smart tank gauging systems. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Building better models provides operations personnel with vast plant insights. This feature originally appeared in the December 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Valmet has completed the acquisition of the U.S. based NovaTech Automation’s Process Solutions business.

If business leaders let data drive their decisions, it will be clear that automation, if done right, will bolster their organizations and help them race towards growth and profitability by taking their most talented people and getting them involved in higher order work.

Input/output (I/O) devices have advanced rapidly in recent years; the differentiators are blurring the lines that separated them. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Control Systems 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for September 2022.

Operational support services to optimize oil and gas production efficiency as well as reducing energy consumption and emissions.

UAO’s industrial standard for an industrial runtime, based on the IEC 41499 standard, is providing an open automation approach and advancing software-centric industrial automation.

Parsable research has revealed increased reception toward a career in manufacturing, but the industry still has barriers to overcome to attract the Gen Z worker.

ARC Advisory Group has been selected by Gron Fuels, LLC (“Grön Fuels”) as a strategic advisor providing consulting services and guidance in the strategy and selection of enterprise software and automation technology for North America's largest renewable fuels production facility to be constructed at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana.

A growing demand for DTM support for level measurement devices was a major factor for becoming members.

The combination of Moxa's robust hardware and FourPhase's innovative solutions and services is transforming the process of oil-and-gas recovery.

Designed to decrease the apprehension and intimidation some manufacturers might face during their initial foray into robotic automation, the new KUKA Robot Guide makes the process fast and easy to apply the right automation to specific application needs.