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In an effort to advance control valve technology, industrial designers have developed new butterfly valve innovations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor As the highest-level attendees of Hannover Fair 2016, President Obama and Chancellor Merkel did the traditional tour of vendor booths, learning about some of 2016’s innovative industrial automation technologies from some of the biggest names in the industry.

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.

For suppliers of industrial control products and solutions, implementation of the FDT standard is a forward-looking strategy supporting the new era of automation.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management This article discusses the maintenance and reliability aspects of wired and wireless infrastructure, and the mechanisms employed to ensure sustained performance of wired and wireless field networks

Automation.com, May 2011 By Dr. Christine Eckert SZST Salzgitter Service und Technik GmbH thoroughly tested Trebing + Himstedt’s TH SCOPE unified diagnostics solution at a SIL-based installation in a steel mill.

Prompted by the widespread and far-reaching implications of the novel Coronavirus, we have witnessed a sudden shift to a hybrid workforce that includes on-site, remote, and distributed teams. The vast majority of companies lack the remote infrastructure needed to maintain operational continuity and protect against cybersecurity risks associated with remote work.

Where does warehouse automation stand today, and where should it be headed? Let’s take an unbiased look.

Determine your level of cyber risk and knock out the threats with an OT Zero Trust approach. This feature originally appeared in AUTOMATION 2022 Volume 4: Cybersecurity & Connectivity.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Ted Krevis of Sherwin Williams gave an enthusiastic presentation about their HMI software implementation at Inductive Automation’s Ignition User Conference last fall. I had the opportunity to talk personally with Krevis and the Lead Software Developer about their experiences using Ignition software. Below is a synopsis of my interview.

The best way to classify process simulators is to look at the original intent of the simulator software when first released, who are the software developers, who configures the models, and how are the

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Restoring a Voice-O-Graph disc from 1946 with the help of signal processing allowed the author to hear a voice from his past.

By Paul Miller and Dick Hill, ARC Advisory Group Tuesday morning's general session for all forum tracks included presentations by Andy Chatha, ARC's President and Founder, Marty Edwards from the DHS Control Systems Security Program at Idaho National Laboratories (INL); Thomas Lange, Director of Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble; and Ralph Rio, Research Director, Enterprise Advisory Services here at ARC.

This vendor-independent standard can take your designs from the device to the cloud and back, protecting your automation investment. From Volume 1 of the Automation 2021 Ebook: IIoT & Industry 4.0.

The right technology choices can ease integration and reduce risks, while helping you meet your business goals.

As technology advances, plants reconsider their environments and adjust their processes to make the most of it. This feature comes from the ebook AUTOMATION 2023 Volume 3: IIoT & Industry 4.0.

The Smart Industry Readiness Index assesses digital transformation in 16 areas within three foundational pillars: process, technology and organization. This feature originally appeared in AUTOMATION 2023: IIoT & Industry 4.0.