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A How-to Guide to Control Automation Day 2023

A How-to Guide to Control Automation Day 2023

Welcome to Control Automation Day 2023—Control.com’s digital-only event for engineers! Here is your guide to navigating the keynote addresses, live educational sessions, and exciting giveaways from your favorite manufacturers!


News Mar 13, 2023 by David Peterson
Addressing Common Industrial IoT Cybersecurity Risks For Control Systems

Addressing Common Industrial IoT Cybersecurity Risks For Control Systems

Addressing cybersecurity threats introduced by IIoT technology and devices can quickly seem overwhelming. However, an understanding of the risks can lead to some straightforward countermeasures.


Industrial Network Options: EtherCAT Advantages, Challenges, and Specs

Industrial Network Options: EtherCAT Advantages, Challenges, and Specs

EtherCAT is an often preferred competitor in the arena of industrial networking protocols. Learn the reason why many technologies embrace this protocol and what sets it apart from other fieldbus varieties.


ASRock Industrial IoT Controller Sees Upgrades for Greater Power and Performance

ASRock Industrial IoT Controller Sees Upgrades for Greater Power and Performance

ASRock Industrial has introduced a new addition to their IoT controllers. The iEP-5010G is packed with communication and input/outputs for modern IoT controller solutions.


News Mar 08, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Amazon’s Improved Algorithm Aims to Enhance Human-robot Collaboration

Amazon’s Improved Algorithm Aims to Enhance Human-robot Collaboration

While discussion of new robotic capabilities often raise the age-old question: “will a robot take my job?”, Amazon’s newest robot algorithm aims to enhance human-robot collaboration.


News Mar 07, 2023 by Seth Price
Control Automation Day 2023: Register Today!

Control Automation Day 2023: Register Today!

Control Automation Day 2023 is coming up! It will be focused on practical IIoT applications and packed with keynote addresses, live educational sessions, and exciting giveaways from your favorite manufacturers!


News Mar 07, 2023 by David Peterson
ABB Opens R&D Facility to Reinvigorate Pulp and Paper Manufacturing

ABB Opens R&D Facility to Reinvigorate Pulp and Paper Manufacturing

ABB has opened a global research and development center in Dundalk, Ireland, to advance innovation and integrate sustainable operations in pulp and paper manufacturing.


News Mar 06, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Control.com Announces Control Automation Day 2023!

Control.com Announces Control Automation Day 2023!

Control Automation Day 2023 will be on March 14th, focusing on the Industrial IoT, packed with keynote addresses, educational live sessions, and exciting giveaways from your favorite manufacturers!


News Mar 01, 2023 by Caitlin Nicholson
How IIoT can Benefit Maintenance Practices and Increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness

How IIoT can Benefit Maintenance Practices and Increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness

As data becomes available, maintenance can shift from being done on a rigid schedule to a more cost-effective plan of fixing as required, even turning attention to the root cause of maintenance woes.


PLCnext Community Gets Beehind Next-gen Smart Hive Technology

PLCnext Community Gets Beehind Next-gen Smart Hive Technology

The Beehyve project from the PLCnext Community leverages swarm intelligence from challenge participants to help create smart hives for promoting bee health and care.


News Feb 21, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Delivering Reduced Cost of Ownership With Enhanced Cloud-based MES

Delivering Reduced Cost of Ownership With Enhanced Cloud-based MES

GE Digital continues improving its Proficy Smart Factory portfolio by enhancing its cloud-based manufacturing execution system (MES) for overall equipment effectiveness and production and quality management.


News Feb 20, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Taking Building Automation Into the Future With “Industry Firsts”

Taking Building Automation Into the Future With “Industry Firsts”

PassiveLogic has released and will showcase their "industry first" building automation ecosystem of hardware and software solutions to make building systems more efficient and autonomous.


News Feb 07, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Delivering Smart and Bluetooth-capable Radar Level Measurement

Delivering Smart and Bluetooth-capable Radar Level Measurement

Emerson’s new Rosemount level transmitters, equipped with Bluetooth for configuring devices during startup, power outages, maintenance, and troubleshooting, seek to improve water and chemical process safety and efficiency.


News Feb 06, 2023 by Seth Price
Introduction to Single Pair Ethernet (SPE)

Introduction to Single Pair Ethernet (SPE)

Industrial Ethernet is getting a facelift, but will the industry adopt this new change? Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) offers gigabit speeds with a reduced footprint. When is it used, and where?


Look Out For Factory Automation Solutions At ATX West 2023

Look Out For Factory Automation Solutions At ATX West 2023

Hosted by IMEngineering West in Anaheim, CA on Feb 7-9, the Automation Technology Expo (ATX) West is quickly approaching. Check out some of the innovative factory automation and robotic solutions to be demonstrated on the show floor.


News Feb 01, 2023 by Caitlin Nicholson
Not Just Another IIoT Article: MQTT for Pneumatic Cylinder Maintenance

Not Just Another IIoT Article: MQTT for Pneumatic Cylinder Maintenance

IIoT is a daunting topic due to ambiguous interactions of hardware and software. This article outlines the basic steps to use an MQTT broker to collect the number of cycles from a pneumatic cylinder for PM software.


Siemens Sets its Sights on Global Food Security and Sustainability

Siemens Sets its Sights on Global Food Security and Sustainability

Siemens and 80 Acres Farms have joined forces to bring artificial intelligence, robotics, and other automation technologies to nontraditional farming practices to increase efficiency and sustainability of food production.


News Jan 17, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Exploring 4 Popular Machine Learning Algorithms for Industrial Applications

Exploring 4 Popular Machine Learning Algorithms for Industrial Applications

Machine learning is a subset of AI that allows a machine to learn using past data. Learn about the two categories of machine learning as well as four major machine learning models often used in industrial applications.


Memory: A Challenge on the Road to Industry 4.0

Memory: A Challenge on the Road to Industry 4.0

Memory for data is among the most pressing challenges to Industry 4.0. Given the evolving nature of Industry 4.0 and associated memory solutions, however, some memory-based trends are becoming apparent.


Teardown: What’s Inside a Human-machine Interface (HMI)?

Teardown: What’s Inside a Human-machine Interface (HMI)?

Human-machine interfaces, or HMIs, provide visual process data and allow access to process parameters and diagnostics information. What’s inside these touchscreen displays, and how do they actually work?