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ISA published its program of presentations, paper sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, training courses, vendor exhibitions, and other activities for the Process Control & Safety Symposium, 7-9 October 2014 in Houston, Texas.

Sogerma Composites Aquitaine uses Robotmaster software to program a rail-mounted 6-axis robot. Applications include tooling thermal protection parts made of glass fiber for the Airbus A330 airliner and honeycomb for the Airbus Super-Puma MK II helicopter.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor There is a great deal of discussion about DCS migrations and retrofits these days, raising questions that can be overwhelming for users. Suppliers offer upgrades from their legacy systems as well as upgrades from a competitor’s DCS. I interviewed industry veteran, Paul Galeski, to get his insights on this important topic.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe was again an impressive event that brings together people from the many isolated "silos" in manufacturing to one event for learning and sharing. China was the partner country this year providing yet another dimension to the event.

By Catherine Simon, Innorobo Whatever the editorial stance and target audience, all of the media are talking about robotics. Yet the reality of the robotics transformation varies , and many innovations are having a hard time carving out a place for themselves on the market.

Automation.com, May 2011 By David A. B. Laing, VDC Research Group VDC Research Group teamed up with Automation.com to conduct a survey on the market for power protection products including the hard wired surge suppressors often used in industrial machines and facilities. This article provides a summary of those survey results.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls.

Automation.com, February 2011 While the intense debates continue over industrial wireless standards many automation professionals are applying industrial wireless solutions to achieve greater efficiency and profits for their companies.

Mazak's turning and milling machine plant uses MERLIN's Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications platform with the MTConnect interoperability standard.

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 Scott Hollis, PAS Global Process control networks (PCNs) in critical infrastructure sites − refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturing facilities − all have potential danger swimming just below the surface in the form of undiscovered vulnerabilities.

By FDT Group Explore how the FDT Server connects plants, people and data in new ways

Digital sensing devices built on open standards can significantly expand data visibility and improve an organization’s asset management process. This article was originally published in the October 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

By deploying a closed-loop digital twin throughout a system’s entire lifecycle, machine builders and end users can reduce costs and optimize efficiency. This article was originally published in the October 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

By Sam Etchell, London Underground Limited The scope of this project consisted of designing, integrating and installing an intelligent remote condition monitoring system to predict and prevent failures and subsequent loss of passenger service.

By Kenneth Tom, Wurldtech Security Technologies Today, the smart grid is under attack. We need to protect this infrastructure and provide proper visibility into the network threats by taking advantage of the latest technology for Industrial Control System (ICS) security.

2015 ISA Power Industry Symposium features five acclaimed keynote speakers, an extensive technical program, training opportunities and more.

To meet the new demands of today, hardware must evolve from control and rules-based systems to data-centric environments to accommodate edge AI.