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Boliden Kokkola and ABB Advance Automation with Ethernet-APL Integration
Pave the way for modernization and enhance field visibility, diagnostics, and lifecycle management by integrating Ethernet-APL instrumentation with an existing DCS. -
Industry Networks Merge into Single Pair Ethernet Association
Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance and SPE Industrial Partner Network have merged to create a new unified entity. -
Festo Brings Hazardous Area Automation to Class I, Division 2 Applications
Fieldbus connectivity improves installation, uptime and performance in hydrogen, chemical and refining applications. -
Cybersecurity: A Key Factor in Industrial Communication Technology Product Longevity
Manufacturers hoping for equipment longevity need to choose industrial communication technology with cybersecurity in mind. -
Beyond Connectivity: Why Cybersecurity Is Redefining Embedded Communication Modules
For automation equipment manufacturers, the message is clear: connectivity alone is no longer enough. -
Beckhoff Celebrates 40 Years of PC-Based Control
For 40 years, PC-based control technology has laid the technological foundation for all Beckhoff automation components and solutions. -
EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) Member Meetings in Asia Draw Strong Attendance
The fast-growing ETG membership figures — particularly in Asia — underscore EtherCAT’s rising adoption as a leading Industrial Ethernet system: 44% of ETG members worldwide are located in Asia. -
Murrelektronik Unveils Six New Automation Solutions at Automate 2026
The new product portfolio simplifies decentralized automation with intelligent connectivity, enhanced safety and streamlined machine integration. -
Endress+Hauser Tests Multi-Vendor Scalability of Ethernet-APL with Yokogawa DCS
Endress+Hauser, in collaboration with Covestro, BASF and Yokogawa, has conducted a further large-scale Ethernet-APL scalability test, extending validation to more complex and heterogeneous process automation environments. -
The Silent Automation Layer Nobody Talks About: Middleware Becoming the Real Control System
Middleware became a control system, and it did so without inheriting any of the discipline we spent seventy years wrapping around control systems. -
Beckhoff Meets Growing Security Requirements Driven by Cyber Resilience Act and Machinery Regulation
Beckhoff is actively driving standard development to bring automation technology in line with the new EU regulations. -
New Technologies Lower the Barrier to Capturing Legacy Machine Data
A new generation of lower-cost smart sensors and industry-standard connectivity protocols are making it easier, faster and more affordable to augment legacy shop floor equipment. -
Antaira Unveiling More Than 30 New Products at Automate 2026
Antaira underscores commitment to automation market with debut of rugged switches to drive network reliability across diversified applications. -
What Does a Chiller Skid Have to Do With a $10 Billion Data Center?
Cooling OEMs answer that question with a PLC, not an IT department. If you are a controls engineer or an OEM product architect evaluating your platform for data center work, here are the questions you should ask. -
ABB Ethernet-APL Technology to Support Future Autonomous Operations at Chinese Chemical Facility
ABB has been selected as a strategic partner for intelligent chemical production facility in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. -
Open, Proprietary or Managed Ecosystems Require Critical Business Management Decisions
Industrial control and automation systems investments require critical business management decisions for long term competitiveness, growth and profits over time. -
Beckhoff Celebrates 30 Years of TwinCAT Automation Software
A single software platform for all automation functions marks three decades of success in the field. -
How to Choose and Deploy the Right Industrial Ethernet Switch
Antaira Technologies breaks down 10 mission-critical capabilities that separate industrial-grade switches from commercial-grade compromises — and why it matters on the plant floor. -
Why SGP.32 Specification Is Changing the Rules of Vehicle Connectivity
Software-defined ecosystems exist for both industrial vehicles and consumer automobiles. The SGP.32 specification is at the center of a change in how vehicles connect to mobile networks globally. -
PI North America Holds 4th Annual 2026 North American PROFINET Plugfest
PI North America held the event in cooperation with PROFI Interface Center, and Emerson hosted it.