Control system technologies are continually evolving, providing designers and facility owners with an ever-increasing array of options. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and distributed control ...

Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process control ...

Converging wireless architectures are forcing automation teams to navigate deeper into specialization, spectrum constraints ...

At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spiroflow Automation, a leading full-service industrial control, networking and automation provider, has launched its new website, www.spiroflowautomation.com. The new ...

Industrial-automation system design presents unique challenges. This is, in fact, the story of conflicting demands. The introduction of low-cost modular racks to house system components such as ...

It’s long been known that a reactive approach to industrial control system maintenance is not an ideal strategy. Working from a reactive stance, in which problems are corrected as they occur, results ...

The Biden administration is moving to add more safeguards to the nation’s critical infrastructure by establishing a new voluntary public-private collaboration that will focus wholly on industrial ...

Some of the biggest challenges faced in securing industrial control systems involve integrating legacy and aging operational technology with modern IT systems. Engineering workstation compromises were ...