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Industry 4.0 requires professionals to upskill and adapt to the changing demands of automation and digital transformation.

Those that successfully integrate OT and IT systems through IIoT will be better positioned to harness the full potential of AI.

MQTT is considered to be a lightweight messaging protocol for sending small packets of information in limited bandwidth applications.

The transformative powers of AI in manufacturing have not gone unnoticed—by hackers!

A new HPE Threat Labs report brings together world-class network threat research expertise and experience.

eWON Ethernet routers allow Thames Water to remotely monitor and control critical assets located at its water pumping stations and sewage treatment works across the UK.

By Kevin L. Finnan The trend toward intelligent devices in remote SCADA installations would seem to put remote terminal units (RTUs) on the path to obsolescence. Instead, it illustrates the evolving value of RTUs in contemporary systems.

When technology that has the potential for revolutionizing an industry emerges, typically only a few companies with vision see it as attractive and leverage it.

OT cybersecurity is no longer a bolt‑on afterthought but the connective tissue of modern manufacturing.

Learn how the science of the open platform communication standard, OPC UA, is applied across the industrial automation sector from an interview with Uwe Steinkrauss, CEO of Unified Automation. This is the second in the series of OPC Experts Interviews.

By Victor Polyakov, Tibbo Systems This whitepaper is an introduction AggreGate IoT Platform-based products. In 2010, two years after AggreGate Network Manager release, Tibbo started AggreGate SCADA/HMI project ‒ fourth-generation SCADA system.

By Josh Eastburn, Opto 22 For process control systems, improved hardware and software options can make system operations more effective and offer new methods for end users to access and monitor equipment. Here are some of the ways that standard process automation products and practices are transitioning to encourage more agile and capable systems.

Wired networks are “legacy” solutions that provide a solid foundation for mission-critical applications. This feature originally appeared in the December 2023 issue of InTech digital magazine.

After decades using a mixture of specialized and commercial automation technologies, this utility operating many wastewater treatment installations is deploying solutions based on easy-to-use programmable logic controllers.

Cooling OEMs answer that question with a PLC, not an IT department. If you are a controls engineer or an OEM product architect evaluating your platform for data center work, here are the questions you should ask.

By Benson Hougland, Opto 22 The next generation of HMI and SCADA technologies is now poised to deliver the rich interfaces users expect, with even easier connectivity to the thriving variety of Internet of Things devices.

By Benson Hougland, Opto 22 Traditional industrial networking methods have proved workable but difficult to implement. The next generation of communication technologies may work to ease implementation while addressing security concerns.

By Aron Semle, Kepware Technologies OPC UA, HTTP, MQTT, CoAP, DDS, and AMQP all have a place in IoT. Which protocols take majority market share is unclear, but each has its pros and cons. It’s important to pick the protocol that best fits your needs, and select technology partners that can adapt to these protocols.

Current technologies are enhancing our connectivity today and bringing us closer to seamless connectivity tomorrow. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

There remains a fundamental need for creating traditional deterministic control solutions suitable for new and retrofit automation projects. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.