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By Jonathan Wilkins, European Automation Bio fuel, Eco Obsolete Technology (EOT) and Regenerative braking are the top emerging environmental technologies to look out for.

By Martyn Williams, COPA-DATA UK IIoT is a concept that has intrigued industry for several years now, but much like the human brain, is not yet fully understood.

By Jeson Pitt, D & F Liquidators Even though both residential circuit breakers and industrial circuit breakers perform the same job, they have their differences when it comes to the capacity of electricity being handled.

By Wim Pessemier, KU Leuven Information modeling, or the ability to express not only data but also the meaning of data, is a key concept in the quest to make systems more intelligent, more autonomous and more evolvable.

By John Mitchell, CP Automation Common symptoms of high harmonics levels include motor vibration, voltage notching, electromagnetic interference and overheating, all of which are harmful for equipment and result in heat loss and increased maintenance and energy costs.

By Bob Jones, Integrated Systems Design One of the principal challenges any organization encounters is how to know when it may be strategically beneficial to push the envelope on an internal logistics system automation project. First you need to ask yourself and your organization some tough questions. Here we will focus on the top five questions to ask.

By Bob Love, Schaeffler UK Linear systems are a key part of production machinery and plant automation. If your linear systems are not providing the low friction movements they should be, you will strain your motors and drive systems, which will increase bearing loads and reduces component life.

By Robert Holloway, EU Automation This article discusses the potential of continuous manufacturing compared to its isolated, batch manufacturing alternative, in relation to pharmaceutical manufacturing.

By Manuel Terranova, Peaxy Inc. One critical business imperative of this decade is making good use of data assets. A comprehensive digital dossier, which aggregates such data, is incredibly useful for predictive maintenance initiatives, design processes and other business-critical applications.

Among all stringent safety regulations and conforming pressure sensor standard will likely to boost the industry in terms of value and volume across end verticals as all end user industry will follow the conforming standards.

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation The internet of zombies won't result in the end of civilization, but it does put your company's confidential information at risk. This article discusses the internet of zombies and advises on how companies can prepare for an outbreak of cyber attacks.

By Graham Mackrell, Harmonic Drive UK The global market for service and industrial robots is estimated to reach $59.5bn by 2020 and the UK has identified robotics as a technology that’s key to its future growth.

By COPA-DATA UK To celebrate the UK’s National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) on June 23, 2016, the team at industrial automation software expert, COPA-DATA UK has put together a collation of impressive software and computing feats, all achieved by British women.

By Darren Halford, EU Automation George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison, arguably two of the brightest minds in science, engaged in a decade-long vendetta over alternating (AC) and direct (DC) electrical currents. This article discusses the war of the currents and its implication on modern data centers.

By Tony Young, CP Automation Mainstream horizontal applications like conveyors cannot be shoehorned into the same category as cranes and hoists. This article explains the complexities of vertical lift applications.

By Bryant Bell, EMC Enterprise Content Division Virtually every company has information stored in multiple applications, here’s how to search for information across all of them simultaneously.

By David Parrish, SAP It has been said that customer service is a dying art. But there are three key areas where technology is helping service organization do more with what they have.

By Klara Steinschneider, EVT Vision systems can inspect the form and casting surface to detect scratches that indicate the form is wearing out.

By Alan Grau, Icon Labs Security can no longer be thought of as a “nice to have”. Investment in security cannot be viewed through the lens of ROI or competitive advantage. Security must be considered a fundamental requirement – like air bags in automobiles. Everyone involved in the development of technology for critical infrastructure needs to recognize the threats and begin investing today in security solutions.

Automation.com, May 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Within the manufacturing sector, particularly those involved in Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing, there are special issues and challenges that typical ERP implementations don't address.