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By Adrienne Lutovsky, ProSoft Technology Questions regarding security, reliability and capacity of wireless continue to prevent conservative end users from reaping its benefits. Can these be overcome?

By Jeff Nedwick, Infor Automotive One of the first steps needed to address the generational divide is to acknowledge the perceptions each generation has about the manufacturing industry and each other.

Iberdrola Renewables in Oregon uses a SCADA system from PcVue in its National Control Center to monitor every turbine at every wind farm throughout the country. Iberdrola has 2,479 wind turbines, each with 300 to 350 data points, which equates to 700,000 to 850,000 I/O data points on more than 20 servers.

Rockwell's Integrated Architecture helps lower integration costs, improves manufacturing agility, and helps end users to make better business decisions.

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.

The financial situation of the average automation engineer got a nice boost in 2018. With the need for experienced professionals still growing, we anticipate the demand to remain strong for engineers for the foreseeable future, with a great deal of opportunity for young graduates and those who are interested in a STEM career.

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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By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Connecting the manufacturing plant floor with the business enterprise through a single, open network has been an elusive goal in today's automation industry. Many industrial automation people believe that TSN will become a high volume, low cost technology with adoption by automotive and consumer industries

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.

What is your personal wish list of prospective achievements in process automation?

Automation.com, May 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Participants of the Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable discussed maintaining documentation for the life cycle of installed automation and control systems in pharmaceutical plants.

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

Railway machine tool builder needed robust 5-axis machine to ensure uptime, accuracy, and precision in cutter tool manufacturing.

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.

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.

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.

Operator insights from data analytics and asset performance management creates new energy efficiencies and expands capacity.

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