At the celebration marking Festo’s 50 th anniversary in the United States, Festo board member Dr. Ansgar Kriwet made what might be considered a provocative statement: “Automation is too complicated.” ...

The integration of generative AI (GenAI) into tools such as cloud-based SaaS (software-as-a-service) products are driving dynamic transformation in the industrial automation space. The emergence of ...

This was the year end-to-end process automation made its impression as a dominant theme. If you asked Jason Waldman what the most observable trend was at Automate 2023, his response would be something ...

A system-engineering approach is essential for an efficient design in a complex system. Comprehension of conflicting requirements of participating subsystems and integrated designs are key elements ...

Siemens and TSMC are expanding their partnership to integrate AI-powered automation into semiconductor design workflows, with certified support for advanced process nodes and coordinated multi-tool ...

Though the presumption is that physical separation is needed between control and safety systems to avoid common cause failures, “effective” separation may be enough with proper analysis and the right ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has been selected by ExxonMobil as the system integrator for the first field trial of an Open Process Automation* ...

The pressures on manufacturing performance have increased as companies revamped operations during the pandemic. They needed to increase production while using fewer workers. Manufacturers were also ...

Automated clean-in-place (CIP) systems sanitize the internal surfaces of process equipment without disassembly. By ...

Software automation in PCB assembly. Advantages and disadvantages of software automation in PCB assembly. The PCB assembly (PCBA) process is becoming more complex with evolving market trends such as ...

Industrial simulation and emulation are powerful but still underemployed techniques for designing, developing, and testing better automation solutions and machines. When used as a central part of a ...