Resources for Operations & Management
Bill Lydon's Automation & Control Trends Report 2020-2021
- Ebook
Bill Lydon's Automation & Control Trends Report 2020-2021 reports on ten trends shaping the automation, control and instrumentation, and provides lists of related articles for each trend. This annual report is from Automation.com, a subsidiary of ISA--The International Society of Automation.
How to Grow Your Business with Collaborative Automation
- White Paper
Collaborative automation has become a versatile,cost-effective, and user-friendly technology that allows businesses of almost any size (and any level of technical expertise) to increase productivity, improve quality, and respond more nimbly to changing customer demands.
Enabling Digital Transformation with IoT Performance and Properties Measurement
- White Paper
Written for all IIoT stakeholders, the white paper explains why measuring the efficiency and efficacy of industrial digital transformation solutions across industries is essential.
Webinar: Empowering Power for the Digital Age
- Webinar
This webinar explores the need to distribute power to the edge, the rewards of doing so, and how power supply digital architectures are evolving to reduce costs and to empower the Industrial Internet of Things.
Webinar: Securing Industrial Environments With OT Endpoint Management
- Webinar
Join us on May 28th to learn a practical approach to applying many of the same best practice IT principles into the OT environment and hear a real-world example of an operator bringing the appropriate skills, technology and processes to enable similar endpoint risk management to OT as to IT.
IIoT At Work – Planning For The Next Installation
- Webinar
The audience will receive a comprehensive review of the challenges and solutions for the next IIoT deployment.
Hybrid Heuristics for High Speed Route Optimization
- White Paper
This paper discusses the challenges faced in route planning and how existing algorithms are largely insufficient. It also discusses how the use of a hybrid heuristic method derived from the combination of straight line heuristics and real road distance metrics presents the best solution to solving the challenge of planning efficient routes at high speed for last-mile deliveries today.
80 GHz radar vs. Ultrasonic Level Measurement Comparison
- White Paper
When it comes to non-contact continuous level measurement, radar and ultrasonic are two of the most common technologies used. This paper will compare and contrast 80 GHz radar sensors with ultrasonic transmitters for liquid and solid level measurements.
How Robots Change The World: What automation really means for jobs and productivity
- White Paper
The robotics revolution is rapidly accelerating, as fast-paced technological advances in automation, engineering, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and machine learning converge. The result will transform the capabilities of robots and their ability to take over tasks once carried out by humans.
Webinar: From Mine to Dispatch Bay- MES Delivers
- Webinar
Imagine what would be possible with a connected plant end-to-end with a full view into your operations. Launch faster, for less cost, with less risk and achieve optimized production! MES helps make it happen. Register for our latest webinar to see how.
Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report 2022
- Ebook
In Bill Lydon's 7th annual trends report, he discusses the manufacturing industry's tipping point that's providing the opportunity to pull ahead of competitors with digital transformation enabled by many ideas and technologies.
InTech Digital Magazine August 2022
- Ebook
Brought to you by ISA’s Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Technical Division, this Special Edition of InTech Magazine highlights Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory.
Webinar: Improving Personnel Safety and Workforce Management With a Real-Time Location System
- Webinar
An expert from Honeywell’s Global Telecommunications and Security Integration group demonstrates the benefits of Safety Watch, the company’s industrial wireless alternative to commercial access control and mustering systems designed for the unique needs of industrial operations.
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: The How and Why of Operational Network Standardization
- White Paper
This white paper covers the criteria to make an informed decision and shows how Cisco helped one manufacturer standardize its operational network in factories across the globe.
Webinar: Driving Continuous Improvement With Plex Production Monitoring
- Webinar
Learn how Plex Production Monitoring's seamless connectivity to machines on the plant floor delivers transparent, real-time operational KPIs that drive continuous improvements.
Webinar: AI-Based Asset Performance Management for High-Tech Manufacturers
- Webinar
Register for this webinar to learn more about a fully integrated, Industry 4.0 solution that combines Asset Performance Management and artificial intelligence specific to manufacturing, eliminates equipment downtime, extends the life of valuable assets, and reduces servicing costs.
Automation Salary Survey 2020-21
- White Paper
This Automation.com 2020-2021 Automation Salary Survey report will explicate data collected in mid-2021 about the salaries and work lives of automation professionals across the globe in various industries and stages of their careers.