Articles & News on Process Automation and Control

ABB Launches Mill-Wide Optimization Software for Smarter, More Resilient Pulp Production

  • September 30, 2025
  • News

ABB Ability Plant Optimizer for pulp mills enables real-time coordination of production planning and operations across the mill.

Valmet’s Quality Control System to Enhance Performance at Metsä Tissue Mariestad Mill in Sweden

  • September 30, 2025
  • News

The intelligent system will support the performance and ensure quality of the mill’s tissue machine PM 35.

Yokogawa and Kyoto Brewer Craft Bank Test Optimization of Fermentation Process with AI-Guided Temperature Setting Schedule

  • September 29, 2025
  • News

​By manually implementing the temperature setting schedule created by this AI, brewers reduced the fermentation process time by 28%.

Forever Feed Technologies Secures Strategic Investment from JR Automation Valued at More Than $4,000,000

  • September 29, 2025
  • News

The investment will be used to deploy multiple indoor animal feed growing systems in drought prone regions, reducing on-farm water use.

The Future of Process Automation: Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI

  • by Agim Emruli
  • September 25, 2025
  • Feature

True transformation lies in AI-driven enterprise process automation.

ABB-Driven Research Project EXPLAIN Wins Prestigious AI Innovation Award

  • September 17, 2025
  • News

The European research project EXPLAIN has developed explainable and user-friendly AI for the process industries.

Rockwell Automation to Power Industry’s First Full Automated Bacon Line

  • September 17, 2025
  • News

The innovative solution streamlines operations, reduces labor and water usage and sets new industry standards.

The Wisdom of Correct Pressure Measurements

  • by Abhishek Sharma
  • September 16, 2025
  • Feature

This article examines the issues concerning pressure sensors and value discrepancies, provides knowledge of pressure measurement and offers recommendations.

Unified Device Integration Roadmap Solidified Following FieldComm Group and FDT Group Business Combination

  • September 12, 2025
  • News

Updated FDI technology specification paves the way for single device integration for process and factory automation device management.

The Importance of Maintaining P&ID Accuracy

  • by André Éthier and Michel Roy
  • September 4, 2025
  • Feature

Piping and instrumentation diagrams need regular reviews, thorough documentation and standardization of symbols through ANSI/ISA-5.1. Here’s why.