OPC Foundation Welcomes Emerson to Its Board of Directors
Emerson also joins the OPC Foundation Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative to drive a holistic approach to sensor and device level communications across process and factory automation industries. This news could be a big win for the OPC Foundation. On the other...
AI Solutions to Accelerate the Journey to the Self-Optimizing Plant
Before Artificial Intelligence (AI) became such a marketing hype-word, process automation suppliers had versions of it in a variety of guises. I always felt that Aspen Technology, aka AspenTech, was at the engineering forefront if not quite there financially and in...
Free Training on Open and Secure Automation
Automation suppliers without a solid training program miss a great opportunity to serve customers and also generate good-will and long-term relationships. Hearing that call, Bedrock Automation has announced that the School of Bedrock is now open for free technical...
Inductive Automation Announces 2020 Ignition Firebrand Awards
One of the things I miss about attending conferences is the Moleskin-type 5.5 x 8.5-inch notebooks the organizers hand out. I have not purchased a notebook for years. I take notes with a pen (Uniball Signo Micro 207) in a journal-type notebook. I can make sketches,...
Industrial Readers—Watch Where IT Is Going
The manufacturing market is finally discovering the cloud in a big way. This reminds me of similar technologies such as Ethernet in 2003 when the market suddenly moved from “we don’t trust it” to “get me more”. Professionals in the industrial market are also testing...
Digital Infrastructure Orchestration Pilot
The thought visited that some time has elapsed since I have heard anything from the Open Process Automation people (OPAF). Then this news of the successful conclusion of a digital infrastructure orchestration pilot project within the scope of the project. A nice step...
Partnerships, Wireless, and Cloud—Megatrends of the Moment
A staple of industrial technology and business news has incorporated partnerships. Sometimes an acquisition is simply out of the question, but each company needs something from the other. The trouble with partnerships rests in assuring that each side benefits. When...
Gary Podcast Plus New Website Unveiled at Rockwell
Rockwell Automation unveiled a new Website design. It has one modern design strategy that drives me crazy, but otherwise it is a great leap forward in automation company sites. I'm sure I had zero influence, but I've been preaching this concept of emphasizing blogs...
Enabling Enterprise Agility In Volatile Energy Market
This news release from AVEVA reads like something I’d have written more than 10 years ago from the predecessor company about enterprise control solutions. It has taken years, two acquisitions, and the retirement of the thought leaders behind the idea, but this looks...
North America Manufacturing Event Announces 2021 Date
Much good has come from virtual conferences replacing manufacturing events, but I’m looking forward to a hybrid of the best of virtual plus meeting with colleagues, making new friends, and asking impromptu questions. When will they begin? Here is an event scheduling...
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