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The Control Engineering Skills That Matter More as AI Capabilities Expand
As AI takes on more programming work, controls engineers’ process knowledge and judgment become even more critical. Key Highlights AI can...

Transformation Strategy Sets The Direction, Delivery Makes It Real
A successful digital transformation depends on more than a roadmap. Manufacturers need strong strategy and disciplined execution working...

Advances in Conveyance Technology
Quick hits: IIoT and Industry 4.0 are changing conveyance technology Motor-driven roller conveyors that divide a line into separate zones can...

Dell’s Edge Computing Strategy to Complement the Cloud
The benefits of the industrial cloud, which grants users scalability, low-cost access to machine learning algorithms, and a single source of...

5 Things to Consider About Your Plant Floor Data and IIoT
As more end users attempt to adopt cloud and edge technology to maximize efficiency, increase productivity, and share data seamlessly, some key...

OEMs Play Larger Role in Manufacturing Industry Cybersecurity
Since OEMs also serve manufacturing clients who are themselves vulnerable to cyberattack, there are a few extra considerations to be aware of...

Automating Industrial Business Processes with Business Process Modeling Notation
In our previous blog we posed a broad question, where do operators fit with current manufacturing technology trends? More specifically, we...

Streamlining CAD Deliverables for Digital Transformation
While it’s been around since the 1990s, model-based definition (MBD), a technique for semantically documenting the information necessary to...

Industrial Cybersecurity Lessons from the Colonial Pipeline Breach
Not long ago, most cyber-attacks on industry happened largely behind the scenes. The companies whose systems were breached rarely went public...

Is Combining SCADA and MES a Good Idea?
Technology convergence is well-known in nearly every sector. We’ve all seen it happen in the consumer tech sector, most notably as our cell...