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Forum Theme, “Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID World,” targets organizations that look to advanced digital technology and new business approaches to address today’s most pressing challenges.

Robotics innovators seek tech talent to work and live in Pittsburgh.

Opens 30,400 sq. ft. distribution center in St. Louis for PPE, MRO products, along with standard parts.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Machine Safeguarding Solutions market reveals that safety is an integral part of today’s factories, particularly in mature economies.

Prompted by the widespread and far-reaching implications of the novel Coronavirus, we have witnessed a sudden shift to a hybrid workforce that includes on-site, remote, and distributed teams. The vast majority of companies lack the remote infrastructure needed to maintain operational continuity and protect against cybersecurity risks associated with remote work.

Collaboration will combine Honeywell’s IIoT connected devices and safety software with Wolters Kluwer’s risk and environmental, health and safety management software. Offerings will help customers in asset-intensive industries protect workers, adhere to compliance requirements and facilitate business continuity.

Bedrock Automation, maker of Bedrock OSA®, the world’s most powerful and secure automation platform, has announced that the School of Bedrock™ is now open for free technical training in Open Secure Automation (OSA).

Many manufacturing firms have extended their safety programs to include COVID-19 mitigation, but large portions, if not all, of their initiatives, are handled manually, making it difficult to keep pace with rapidly changing conditions and disparate guidelines from multiple government agencies. Clearly, automation is required to keep pace.

AspenTech is working toward what is called an SOP, or Self-Optimizing Plant.

Attending the AVEVA World Digital Virtual Press Roundtable provided thoughts and insights about the impacts of the pandemic and recovery.

Automation professionals from the ISA Mentor Program address a question they received: 'How can we develop and motivate new automation professionals?'

The International Society for Automation’s (ISA) 75th Anniversary has inspired a look into the future at the megatrends that will drive the automation industry during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Paul Cooke, President & CEO of Bosch Rexroth North America, will retire on Dec. 31, 2020. His successor as of Dec. 1, 2020, will be Greg Gumbs, most recently VP & GM Electrical Automation Solutions at EATON Corporation.

Smart technologies could improve employee safety in the era of COVID-19.

Market-leading provider of the Connected Worker™ Platform is digitally transforming industrial frontline teams at the world's largest companies.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Field Service Management market reveals that several drivers have converged to enable growth.

Intel® Endpoint Management Assistant Now Integrates with Ivanti Neurons Platform to Self-Heal, Self-Secure and Self-Service for Remote Workers.

Automation professionals are critical to successfully selecting and applying these technologies and guiding management to maximize their productivity. This role will continue and expand, as more companies look to make informed productive technological investments and implementation decisions to yield profitable results.

The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) will hold its 10th annual SUMMIT on September 28 – October 1, 2020 in a virtual format. The virtual conference will harness the latest in technology to deliver the content and interactive experiences for which WiM conferences are known.

The prize, which is usually awarded during the opening of the WomenPower career conference, became part of the digital event after the corona pandemic caused the cancellation of HANNOVER MESSE. Engineer Powerwoman 2020 marks the eighth time that Deutsche Messe is honoring a pioneer in the STEM field who through her commitment, her ideas and her work promotes technical innovation within her company.