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Despite facing some real challenges along the way, the 2021 financial year was a success for Beckhoff Automation.

The Coalition for Open Process Automation (COPA) hosted a 90-minute virtual broadcast discussion and first public demonstration of the COPA QuickStart system illustrating the benefits and value of Open Process Automation based on the O-PAS standard.

By Cory Fogg, Automation.com The salary of the average automation professional continued to rise for a fourth consecutive year in 2017. Yet, as we move increasingly into the connected future, some legitimate concerns remain.

Changing the paradigm from inspect and reject to predict and prevent is the focus of big data.

Process historians were once simply software packages that stored and presented real-time process data, but today historians are being used for much more.

Electromechanical switches have their place in the modern plant, but a digital upgrade could pay off in many applications

Leverage model predictive methods to separate great from good distillation control. Understand the benefits of model predictive control algorithms for improving the ROI of the distillation process.

The most important loops on vessels and columns typically have a near or true integrating response.

In 2022, Siemens announced its intention to separate its motors division, large drives division and a handful of other related divisions into a separate entity: Innomotics. In November 2023, the company announced it is preparing Innomotics for sale and is actively seeking a buyer.

Lifecycle dynamic simulation, the virtual plant, is a proven technology to help plant operations address challenges.

Global technology, software and engineering leader Emerson exhibited its latest Floor to Cloud packaging solutions at PACK EXPO in Chicago, Nov. 3-6, 2024.

Standardized "plug-and-produce" modular automation solutions are helping to create dynamic automation solutions that can adapt quickly to meet changing needs.

The COM-HPC server standard for developing real-time capable 5G cells with integrated edge servers is key for industrial companies’ digital transformation. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Exploring the Global Shale Gas Initiative—Potential opportunities for ISA

Applications for vision-guided robotics are growing rapidly. This article looks at some of VGR's common uses and challenges in articulated robots.

How automation takes on the task of human safety and life-saving functionality through the lens of war-torn environments.

SPE enables IT and automation to walk hand in hand. This article comes from the IIoT & Industry 4.0 eBook.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Robert McIlvride and Andew Thomas, Cogent Real-Time Systems What does redundancy look like in an OPC-based system? A typical scenario would have two OPC servers connected either to a single device or PLC, or possibly duplicate devices or PLCs. Those two OPC servers would then connect to some kind of OPC redundancy management software.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe 2011 was larger than any other in the last 10 years, with more than 230,000 visitors. More than 6,500 businesses from 65 countries came to Hannover to display their solutions. The attendance numbers represent a growth of 10 to 15 percent over the comparable 2009 event.

Motion control systems are capable of extremely precise speed, position, and torque control. This article compares the three main motion control choices: standalone controllers, PC-based controllers, and PLCs. It describes how indexing, direction and electronic gearing are accomplished, examines future trends in motion control, and describes products available today for motion control.