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Mr. Ross holds a degree in Industrial Management from Northeastern State University and brings 30 years of operations and production management expertise to Trust Automation.

Gallello is an established technology executive with a background in engineering vertical software solutions at companies, including MSC Software, Autodesk, Macromedia and Intergraph Japan.

Potential blockchain applications are protection and verification of device firmware and application software updates.

Collaborative robots employ technology that enables safe contact with humans, improving productivity. Appropriate risk assessments and workspace planning is required for safe collaborative operation.

Industry 4.0 initially focused on discrete manufacturing, and now there is an additional focus on process automation

The convergence of the IT and OT knowledge for industrial automation environments is well underway. Soon IIoT will approach the network edge for almost every industrial application.

In industrial automation, the mechanical-to-informatics ratio has nearly inverted over the past two decades in diverse industries including assembly, energy distribution, and batch processing.

IIoT enables machine builders to provide better service and support to customers and improve equipment availability.

Industrial and manufacturing operations data analysis is a different type of “big data” challenge than those faced in e-commerce, social media, search, or other domains.

Organizations that invest in a cybersecurity culture are unlikely to be a cybersecurity disaster news headline.

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to do more with less to improve financial results. The Industrial Internet of Things is a key solution.

Learn about industrial control system cybersecurity solutions what companies can do to avoid situations that can potentially derail security initiatives.

The only barrier for systems integrators in learning basic scripting languages is having a passion for making things work and knowing how to use Google.

The white paper’s best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness is comprised of four phases: baselining the system, analyzing potential trustworthiness events, implementing trustworthiness targets and governance, and iterating and maintaining the resulting trustworthiness model.

When technology that has the potential for revolutionizing an industry emerges, typically only a few companies with vision see it as attractive and leverage it.

Is IIoT really a game changer for the industrial automation and process control industries? Or is it just a trendy buzzword?

By John Fryer, Stratus Technologies To protect their networks and data, companies utilizing edge technology need to make sure that they are addressing cybersecurity threats on the edge. To develop the best edge security strategy for their specific operations, companies need to take into account the below best practices prior to implementation.

Operator insights from data analytics and asset performance management creates new energy efficiencies and expands capacity.

The value the IIoT brings is not about the amount of data generated. Rather it is about what is being done with that data

By Morteza Seraj, Mitsubishi Electric’ Efficient control hardware combined with the management and optimization offered by virtual power plants provides an opportunity to meet that challenge today. This article provides a practical overview of how virtual power plants can provide the answer.