Resources for Machine Automation and Control
Webinar: Open, Software-Defined Automation–Why Open Standards Matter (Part 2)
- Webinar
Explore the what, why and who of open standards and open automation, including the challenges, partnerships and benefits, including AI and edge computing integration.
White Paper: Enterprise Automation Index 2025
- White Paper
Redwood Software's report discusses trends, benchmarks and insights into automation an AI readiness.
Webinar: Open, Software-Defined Automation–The Evolution From Hardware to Software (Part 1)
- Webinar
Experts from Schneider Electric discuss the origins, structure, advantages and use cases of this new automation approach using their EcoStruxure Automation Software.
White Paper: Advice on Specifying the Best Variable Frequency Drive
- White Paper
The latest installment of the Ask the Automation Pros series from ISA describes what to consider when specifying variable frequency drives (VFDs) for pump motors. This paper provides additional information.
White Paper: How AIoT Technologies Drive Manufacturing Digitalization
- White Paper
Automation.com and Hikvision have jointly released a white paper that explores how AIoT is helping manufacturers work more effectively.
AUTOMATION 2023: IIoT & Industry 4.0 (November)
- Ebook
This November issue of AUTOMATION 2023 covers smart manufacturing, industrial machine building, digital transformation, IIoT devices, sensors for machine health monitoring and more.
White Paper: Modernizing the Manufacturing Industry with MQTT
- White Paper
Moving data within different levels of factory automation is easier said than done. For brownfield projects, the current data exchange method is often through proprietary protocols resulting in data silos. This whitepaper highlights how MQTT can bring data interoperability and help modernize smart manufacturing.
Webinar: Making Product Quality Profitable for Manufacturers
- Webinar
In this webinar, you’ll learn about the current state of quality in manufacturing, key challenges, and how Plex QMS addresses those challenges.
White Paper: Getting Your TSN Product to Market
- White Paper
Created for automation vendors, “Getting your TSN product to market” provides a practical insight on how to implement the technology and the importance of conformance testing for TSN products.
Automation & Control Trends Analysis 2021: The Digitalization Dozen
- Ebook
Bill Lydon's sixth annual trends report discusses new technologies from outside the realm of traditional automation solutions, as well as the rapid expansion of proven tools and techniques, that are being applied to improve the productivity, profitability and competitiveness of manufacturers.