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What Is Vertical Farming? A Look Into Airflow and Lighting Automation in Agriculture

The vertical farming industry has been gaining popularity in the last several years. Here are some ways to automate lighting and airflow processes in this application.

2 days ago by Maddie Bradshaw

Rockwell Set to Acquire Avnet Data Security in Bid for Systemic IIoT Cybersecurity

With cybersecurity a major talking point across the news, Rockwell Automation cements a deal to acquire an ICS- and SCADA-heavy security firm.

3 days ago by Kate Smith

Honeywell Pursues Innovations in Anti-Counterfeiting, Photonics as 2019 Ends

Honeywell rounds off 2019 with moves towards comprehensive facility monitoring, anti-counterfeiting, and a look at the biggest innovations of the year.

December 30, 2019 by Kate Smith

Yokogawa and SABIC Team Up for Petrochemical Process Optimization

Yokogawa teams with SABIC to provide process controls for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's largest petrochemical manufacturer.

December 26, 2019 by Kate Smith

Mining Equipment Gets Smarter as Metso Standardizes Its Metrics Data Analytics Solution

Much of Metso's mining and aggregate equipment will now come standard with Metso Metrics for data analytics to increase process efficiency and reduce downtime.

December 23, 2019 by Kate Smith

Beckhoff Releases TwinCAT Cloud Engineering, New PC-Based Control Software for Industry 4.0

Beckhoff Automation's newest PC-based software system offers cloud and web-based access to the functionalities of their TwinCAT control products.

December 13, 2019 by Kate Smith

SPS 2019 Conference Wraps in Nuremberg, Highlighting Industrial Automation Trends for 2020

SPS or Smart Production Solutions is a yearly event held in Nuremberg, Germany where some of the most prominent companies in the automation space show off their innovations.

November 28, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Meet Li-Fi: Fraunhofer Research Introduces Optical Real-time Data Transmission Solution

Fraunhofer IPMS, a research institution based in Dresden, this week introduced a new TNS (time-sensitive networking) solution that is optical and wireless.

November 27, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

ABB to Provide Distributed Control System for Greenfield Digital-Age SABIC Chemical Plant

Automation leader ABB has recently announced their involvement with the development of a new greenfield SABIC plant, for which they will provide a comprehensive controls system.

November 21, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez