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Products include: Stratix 5700 managed industrial Ethernet switch; Stratix 5900 services router; and fiber and Power over Ethernet (PoE) options for the Stratix 5700, Stratix 8000 and Stratix 8300 switches.

At HANNOVER MESSE, attendees from industry will learn how companies can succeed in this phase of rapid industrial transformation.

Poka, the leading Industrial AI platform for Connected Work, is setting the bar even higher with the announcement of its Industrial AI roadmap.

Magnetic flow meters have proven to excel in challenging applications. This Q&A with Cheng Vue, Global Product Manager at Emerson, covers how the company is innovating with magnetic flow meters that are more intelligent, trustworthy, and easier to use.

By Joachim Sahlqvist, IFS ISO 14224 constitutes a “reliability language” that can be used to improve communication in oil & gas rig or facility operations and maintenance. This white paper shows how enterprise asset management (EAM) software that is prepackaged to support ISO 14224 can speed up compliance with the standard and ensure successful generation of valuable KPIs.

As result of adopting the Internet as remote access carrier, the rapid increase in new technologies and trends in the IT industry has become a key discussion topic for the automation industry. New buzzwords starting to be adopted by the industrial solution vendors just adds to the decision maker’s confusion and uncertainty.

ABB reported record full-year revenues and higher operational EBITDA, net income and free cash flow despite a challenging market environment.

Before the term “big data” was being used as part of the Internet of Things, plant historians were handling large volumes of time-synchronized data.

Resembling more a bustling city than a trade fair, the 71st Hannover Messe was very busy and chock full of energy and innovation this year, with over 200,000 attendees from 75 countries. Focusing on the theme 'Integrated Industry – Connect & Collaborate', the Digital Factory was front and center.

What are the work processes, techniques, solutions, and people who should be involved for comprehensive control loop monitoring?

To unlock the power of industrial AI, create a frontline culture of continuous learning.

IFR estimates that in 2012 more than 160,000 industrial robots were sold, about the same number as in 2011.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The fundamental principal of root cause analysis is to use symptoms as clues to find the real source of a problem. This method requires analysis and/or testing to determine if something is a symptom or problem, but it can ultimately decrease the time to resolution.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Jeanne Schweder, Freelance Editor "First, do no harm" sums up the approach global engineering giant ABB took to its January 2011 acquisition of Baldor, the leading U.S. motor manufacturer. Just over 12 months later, the company has shown record profits as well as profit-sharing for employees, and a 50 percent improvement in customer satisfaction rates by year’s end.

Bennett Opie reduced set up times on three of its filling lines by after installing a non-contact vacuum integrity measurement system for jar lids from Micro-Epsilon.

From 8 to 12 April 2013, the MDA (Motion, Drive & Automation) fair in Hannover, Germany, will showcase electric and mechanical power transmission systems and pneumatic and hydraulic technologies.

Spuntech Industries’ North Carolina plant has a Profibus network that runs seven PLCs with approximately 350 nodes. To help diagnose problems, Spuntech installed Trebing + Himstedt’s TH LINK hardware and TH SCOPE diagnostic software.

Bürkert Werke, KHS GmbH, Phoenix Contact, SAG GmbH and Sensitec GmbH have been nominated for the Hermes award.