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Types of Process Manufacturing Equipment

Types of Process Manufacturing Equipment

During process manufacturing, raw materials are mixed together to create a product. This process includes many stages, and thus, copious types of equipment.


What is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)?

What is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)?

Learn the basics of remote terminal units (RTUs) and how they fit into a SCADA system.


Introducing the Split-Range Time-Proportioning Instruction

Introducing the Split-Range Time-Proportioning Instruction

A useful but often overlooked instruction included in Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs for heating and cooling.


Cybersecurity Platform Integrates with Asset Management to Help Enable Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity Platform Integrates with Asset Management to Help Enable Digital Transformation

Industrial cybersecurity solutions provider Dragos has released a new integration of its platform featuring ServiceNow capabilities.


The Importance of Utilizing Real-time Data to Control Modern Industrial Applications

The Importance of Utilizing Real-time Data to Control Modern Industrial Applications

Real-time data is a must for OT systems in a facility. What does real-time data look like in modern industrial applications?


Process vs. Discrete Manufacturing

Process vs. Discrete Manufacturing

What are the similarities and differences between process and discrete manufacturing, and how can control engineers best equip themselves for these processes?


Designing and Planning Existing Control System Upgrades

Designing and Planning Existing Control System Upgrades

After understanding how to select the right control system, learn how to design and plan control system retrofits.


MIT Researchers Create a Control System to Enable Quadruped Robots to Navigate Harsh Industrial Environments

MIT Researchers Create a Control System to Enable Quadruped Robots to Navigate Harsh Industrial Environments

Learn about the new control system from MIT and how it could help quadrupeds and other robots traverse different types of terrain.


News Nov 03, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
Hawk Measurement Systems Latest Instrument Displays Real-time Process Fluids

Hawk Measurement Systems Latest Instrument Displays Real-time Process Fluids

How could this component from Hawk Measurement Systems potentially help engineers with their process and calibration techniques?


News Nov 03, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
Laser Scanning and Reality Capture Technology Could Lead to Smarter Manufacturing

Laser Scanning and Reality Capture Technology Could Lead to Smarter Manufacturing

Learn about several companies and how their innovations in autonomous robots, drones, and laser scanning technology could change the way engineers evaluate industrial environments.


Potential Applications and Challenges for Blockchain in Industrial Automation

Potential Applications and Challenges for Blockchain in Industrial Automation

Can industrial automation utilize blockchain's security integrated with IoT, ICS, and PAC?


Genetic Algorithm Applications and Limitations

Genetic Algorithm Applications and Limitations

Learn about the applications and future directions of genetic programming.


Blockchain for Industrial Automation: Are We There Yet?

Blockchain for Industrial Automation: Are We There Yet?

Learn about how blockchain technology works, why it’s secure, and how to use it in industrial automation.


Laser Technology Expands Into Manufacturing Sectors With API’s New Laser Scanner

Laser Technology Expands Into Manufacturing Sectors With API’s New Laser Scanner

Metrology company API released a new version of its iScan3D Laser Scanner designed for manufacturing operations.


CISA Issues Cyber Threat Warnings for Water and Wastewater Plants and Systems

CISA Issues Cyber Threat Warnings for Water and Wastewater Plants and Systems

The U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) has recently published new advisory warning companies of ransomware attacks targeting water and wastewater facilities (WWS).


Honeywell Addresses the Need for Critical Leak Detection with Open Path Infrared Gas Detector 

Honeywell Addresses the Need for Critical Leak Detection with Open Path Infrared Gas Detector 

Why is leak detection monitoring so critical in industrial applications and how could Honeywell's latest gas detector help mitigate leaks?


News Oct 20, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
Introduction to Micro PLCs

Introduction to Micro PLCs

Micro PLCs are quite similar to their larger PLC brethren. What are the major differences, advantages, and disadvantages of micro PLCs?


WAGO Aims to Eliminate I/O Downtime With New Fieldbus Coupler

WAGO Aims to Eliminate I/O Downtime With New Fieldbus Coupler

What are Fieldbus couplers and how is WAGO's coupler designed to help engineers communicate within the plant?


News Oct 19, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
Genetic Algorithm Examples: Evolving a Sorting Program and Symbolic Regression

Genetic Algorithm Examples: Evolving a Sorting Program and Symbolic Regression

Learn about symbolic regression in genetic programming, one of the breaking fields of research for algorithm development that can be used in the control systems of tomorrow.


Assessing Buzzwords: Industry 5.0

Assessing Buzzwords: Industry 5.0

American history has undergone several industrial revolutions largely focused on mass production. Are we heading into a fifth revolution focused on human-machine interaction?