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Despite COVID, reshoring is up in 2020. Job announcements for 2020 are projected to reach 110,000, which will bring the total since 2010 to over 1 million by year’s end.

Honeywell ThermoRebellionTM uses thermal imaging and artificial intelligence to quickly and accurately detect elevated skin temperatures before boarding flights.

There’s no doubt that this year has brought a mountain of change—especially in the manufacturing industry. As it is clear, this "new normal" will extend throughout most, if not all, of 2021, we need to collectively be better at identifying risk, empowering teams and adapting to change as it comes.

This edition of The IIC Journal of Innovation shows how IoT will play a crucial role in helping IT organizations adjust to the “new normal,” from working at home to social distancing.

Claudia Jarrett, country manager at obsolete parts supplier EU Automation, explains how, through automation, manufacturers can greatly enhance their processes—and address the US’s continued labor skills shortage.

E Technologies Group, one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States, announced today that Matthew Wise has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective Nov. 9.

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Universal Robots becomes the first collaborative robot manufacturer accredited to issue Continuing Education Units. The accreditation enables the cobot leader to provide a comprehensive collaborative robot curriculum for students and industry professionals that now launches as part of a Universal Robots Education Program package. The new education offering will be showcased at the virtual Cobot Expo 2.0 Nov. 16-17.

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?'