Articles & News on Plant Facility Safety & Security

Green Hills Software Expands Safety-Certified Solutions

  • March 12, 2025
  • News

The new platforms are a complete software environment tailored to new microcontroller trends and industry-specific software use cases.

Vector Controls and Automation Group Celebrates Grand Opening of New Missouri Facility

  • February 27, 2025
  • News

The new 5,150 square foot Lee’s Summit location, just southeast of Kansas City, aims to enhance customer support and innovative solutions.

Cyber Attacks on Manufacturers Up Globally, But Less Than Half Prepared in Security

  • February 24, 2025
  • News

80% of manufacturing firms experienced a significant increase in overall security incidents or breaches last year, but only 45% are adequately prepared in their cyber security.

Case Study: Empower Multi-Vendor Secure Alarm Aggregation, Real-Time Tunneling and Integration

  • by John Weber
  • February 20, 2025
  • Case Study

Alarm and event data is critical to industrial operations to notify operators of problems, convey status of process sequences, support the optimization of operations and predict maintenance needs.

OPSWAT’s MetaDefender Optical Diode Achieves C1D2 Certification

  • February 13, 2025
  • News

The Class 1 Division 2 certification reportedly sets a new industry benchmark for cybersecurity and safety in hazardous environments.

Hexagon Shares New Chapter in Customer Safety Journey

  • February 3, 2025
  • News

Hexagon, the global leader in precision technologies, is celebrating a new chapter in the safety journey unfolding with Gold Fields Ghana.

Virtual Safety Solution from CODESYS Has Been Certified

  • January 29, 2025
  • News

The virtual safety controller CODESYS Virtual Safe Control SL has now been certified by TÜV Süd.

Challenges of Deploying AI for Industrial Workplace Safety

  • by Zac Amos
  • January 21, 2025
  • Feature

Businesses can successfully integrate AI into their safety protocols by addressing issues related to data quality, system integration, workforce resistance and more.

MHI Compressor International Corp. Revolutionizes Steam Turbine Maintenance with Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing

  • January 21, 2025
  • News

This breakthrough technology is a game-changer in ensuring sustained efficiency and safety.

Vertex Wireless Collaborates with Samsung and Pepperl+Fuchs for Intrinsically Safe Mobile Devices

  • January 16, 2025
  • News

This collaboration is set to revolutionize the industrial mobile communications landscape by introducing intrinsically safe mobile devices designed specifically for hazardous environments.

Digital Innovations Are Making Industrial Facilities Safer Than Ever Before

  • by Nick Haase
  • January 13, 2025
  • Feature

Tech breakthroughs are keeping workers safe—and giving their employers a strategic boost.

Better Insights Lead to Better Manufacturing Management

  • by Jeremy Myer
  • January 1, 2025
  • Opinion

Here are ways one manufacturing leader navigated its digital transformation using a work management platform to enhance productivity, safety and innovation.

How Bringing Generative AI to the Shop Floor Increases Productivity, Helps Blue Collar Work Appeal to Gen Z

  • by Yannick Haeck
  • December 30, 2024
  • Feature

The new AI-connected worker is overcoming problems caused by skilled worker shortages and making blue collar work appealing for Gen Z.

Another Silo Down: How Integrated SIS Transforms Process Safety

  • by Liz Bahl Prosak and Kris Dornan
  • December 18, 2024
  • Feature

Integrated SIS unites safety and process control onto a common platform. This not only puts an end to the SIS as an outsider from the rest of an automation architecture–it helps simplify work across the life of process equipment.

Siemens Closes Acquisition of Danfoss Fire Safety

  • December 10, 2024
  • News

The acquisition enhances Siemens’ fire suppression portfolio with high-pressure water mist.

HIMA FUN SAFE 2024: Virtual 3D Conference Brings Young Talents to the World of Functional Safety

  • November 26, 2024
  • News

The 3D digital conference offered young engineers and those interested in technology a practical introduction to the world of functional safety.

HIMA Expands in India to Elevate Rail and Process Safety

  • November 25, 2024
  • News

HIMA Group is proud to announce the opening of its first facility in India.

Festo Features a Robust Suite of Pneumatic Safety Solutions at Automation Fair

  • November 20, 2024
  • News

At Automation Fair, Festo is introducing an innovative suite of safety products, including its new CIP safety module.

Rust: The Silent Revolution Transforming Industrial Automation

  • by Sharath Chander Reddy Baddam
  • November 14, 2024
  • Feature

Rust is a programming language that is designed with a unique ability to combine high performance with exceptional safety.

Emerson’s Industrial Automation Vision to Meet Future Demands for Safety, Sustainability and Profitability

  • November 7, 2024
  • News

The Boundless Automation architectural vision is outlined by 130+-year industrial technology leader in Innovations in Automation magazine.