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Festo helps Kentucky community college establish program to prepare women for manufacturing and Industry 4.0 careers
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC), a recipient of a $2.85 million-dollar grant from the Kentucky Work Ready Skills Initiative (KWRSI), has invested in a innovation lab to prepare students for the future of work by giving them a real-world glimpse into advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 careers. -
The IIoT Opportunity: Accelerating Insights with Advanced Analytics
By Michael Risse, Seeq Corporation As manufacturers transition to Industry 4.0, it becomes critical to accelerate the extraction of insights from ever-exploding quantities of process data. -
OSI to help Californian irrigation district modernize transmission network
The Turlock Irrigation District, located in Turlock, California, is the first publicly owned irrigation district and one of four that provides irrigation water and power to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers within its service area. -
Comau to build an automated manufacturing line for lithium-ion battery modules for Leclanché
The solution selected by Leclanché is capable of automating the entire battery manufacturing process, from pouch cell stacking and welding to the final assembly of up to 32 different product configurations. -
On Demand Webinar: Remotely Configure Connectivity for Improved Security and Efficiency
In this webinar, Kepware and JPI introduce the KEPServerEX Configuration API and discuss two advanced use cases that allowed JPI to quickly implement critical connectivity for their customer’s operations -
Amazon Web Services: The Next Industrial Automation Software Disruptor?
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Amazon is clearly focused on manufacturing and, based on industry events, interviews, analysis, and briefings with users applying AWS technology, is causing another round of disruption in industrial automation. -
Cost-Effective Option for Using Cellular Data for SCADA and Data Acquisition at Remote Sites
A cost-effective option for SCADA and data acquisition at remote sites, but efficient protocols and careful data handling are required -
Emerson to enhance control for Nebraska water/wastewater facility
Emerson will install 68 Ovation controllers to control and monitor various utility processes including high-voltage breakers; gas distribution network flow and pressure; water treatment plant control; water well level monitoring; and wastewater lift station monitoring. -
Digital Safety for the Energy Industry: Inside Siemens & TÜV SÜD’s cybersecurity partnership
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Cyber threats continue to be a prominent concern as the digitalization movement grows ever larger. Siemens and TÜV SÜD are partnering to try and counter these concerns. -
Mitsubishi Electric announces acquisition of ICONICS
ICONICS’ software products are used for SCADA, HMI, IoT, mobile, analytics and cloud applications. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. -
Emerson helps U.K. refinery implement terminal automation system
The scalable, enterprise-level midstream logistics management solution based on Emerson’s TerminalManager software and DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) is working to help the terminal achieve its goals -
Unlocking the Value of SCADA and HMI
By John Fryer, Stratus Technologies Modern SCADA and HMI systems are essential tools that go way beyond traditional control loop applications. The data they collect, process and display is increasingly an important element for historians and emerging analytics and IIoT applications. -
TM Robotics announces robot sketching demonstration for Automate 2019
TM Robotics will exhibit a range of Toshiba Machine’s robots, including the THL500 SCARA, which will be creating free artist impressions of visitors at booth number 6763. -
Why Energy and SCADA Meters for Utility, Industrial and Commercial Applications Need Cyber Secure Encryption
By Chris Leone, Erran Kagan, and Luna Koval, Electro Industries/GaugeTech Over the past few decades, cyber security has become a serious concern of banks and large commercial corporations. But what about the energy sector? -
OSI to help Spanish power company enhance SCADA/Generation Management System
This system with replace an aging SCADA/GMS currently servicing the Balearic and Canary Islands, two Spanish archipelagos in the Mediterranean Sea and off the coast of northwestern Africa, respectively. -
Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2019 – Accelerating Change & Reaching the Tipping Point
The pace of technological change in the automation industry seems to be accelerating as we head into 2019, driven by innovations developed for Internet of Things and general computing. -
Radiflow releases 'SCADA Attackers Taxonomy and Analysis' whitepaper
In the company’s whitepaper, Radiflow explains that while the reporting on cybersecurity incidents and attack campaigns is on the rise, each reporting organization uses a different analysis methodology. -
Exploring the Virtual Plant
By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology Every plant has its unique lifecycle, which sees both equipment and employees evolve over time. This article explains the concept of virtual commissioning and its benefits when installing new plant equipment. -
Schneider Electric announces partnership with Nozomi Networks
Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will collaborate with Nozomi to provide customers in the industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure segments advanced anomaly detection, vulnerability assessment and other cybersecurity solutions and services -
Selecting the Best Control System for Automation Applications
Many factors come into play when selecting a new or upgraded control system, with careful consideration of each resulting in the best outcome.


