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By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology While PCs and PLCs have the same basic architecture, the evolution has been very different. This article contrasts the relationship between technology and standards in the commercial and industrial spheres.

The survey, “The State of IT Modernization 2020,” examined the maturity of efforts to optimize IT operating environments, cloud strategies, applications and processes, including progress made, barriers encountered, and variations in initiatives at different phases of the journey.

The study, which was developed with the support of the research and analyst firm LNS Research, found that among global manufacturers only 24% have currently implemented a smart manufacturing initiative.

Metso will supply 145 automated on-off valves and actuators ranging in size from 3/4” to 24” to the Algiers Refinery, 10 km South of Algiers, in Algeria.

These rules are very useful to train users and can be a good basis for universities to help them teach IEC 61131-3 programming more efficiently, as well as to define company-internal guidelines.

Keith D. Nosbusch, who has been president and chief executive officer since 2004, will transition from those roles while continuing as chairman of the board.

Mr. Stefan Hoppe, President and Executive Director, selected Mr. Clark to serve in this capacity, to support OPC North American membership, and to function as a spokesperson for the Foundation throughout the region.

The Eaton cylinders, used on pressure regulating valves and wicket gates, will help increase operating efficiency of the hydroelectric plant.

By Barak Perelman, CEO, Indegy Both external attackers and internal threats put the safety of industrial control systems (ICS) and critical automation controllers at risk. This article examines the biggest challenge that companies face in trying to secure their ICSs and maintain their safe operation.

The EPLAN-Revere partnership is intended to bring together decades of acute business strategy, product development and technological advancement and deployment to support digital transformations.

RapidDraw3D Valve Model Generator allows users to create realistic, to-scale, 3D valve assemblies and export them to any CAD program for use in plant piping diagrams.

With the new Ethernet-APL communication technology, users in the process industries have gained a strong partner at their side in their quest for higher efficiency and increasing quality. This new form of data transmission will give digitalization a boost in process engineering production environments. Data from all areas of a process system will be connected in a secure and practical manner and made available from a central point. This helps users derive valuable information from vast amounts of data points.

Selection of valve stem sealing is a critical component of the valve specification process. When chosen wisely, the design will perform reliably for the long term. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

If you're a machine builder or user maintaining hundreds of machines, then failures are the things you dread most. You know you need Predictive Maintenance, but the cost is often prohibitive. This article discusses a retrofit approach that uses an edge device to continuously measure a machine's critical parameters and send the sensor data to the cloud.

As electric vehicle production continues to grow, so does the associated demand for the electric steel used in the motors to power them.

IOTech’s Edge Xpert will provide edge computing platform for BSI’s siteView Building Management and Automation Solution.

To realize the potential of smart factories and Industry 4.0, the coming together of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Operational Technology (OT) is essential. Achieving a working relationship is, however, going to take work, says Tom Richter.

The International Society of Automation and the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance are proud to announce that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has officially designated the IEC/ISA 62443 series of standards as “horizontal,” meaning that they are proven to be applicable to a wide range of different industries.

WEG announced its acquisition of Gefran’s motion control business. Then ABB announced its acquisition of Siemens’ NEMA motor business. In this insight, we’ll unpack both of these acquisitions and explain their implications on the broader motor and drives markets.

Bill Lydon moderates an insightful roundtable discussion about industrial automation future trends and challenges during the Fall 2021 CODESYS Tech Talk and Users Conference with industry leaders and innovators.