Precision is essential in the food and beverage industry, particularly when it comes to dosing very small quantities of liquid ingredients. For many manufacturers, however, achieving consistent and ...

Manufacturers increasingly rely on production data to optimize processes, improve quality, and enable advanced analytics. Yet integrating data from diverse PLCs, CNC systems, and legacy equipment into ...

Schneider Electric has introduced the EcoStruxure Foxboro Software Defined Automation (SDA), which it says is the industry’s first open, software-defined Distributed Control System (DCS) which will ...

A new generation of AI-powered robots aims to give AI its own robot body. According to Takayuki Ito, President at the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) AI is transforming the field of ...

Jan Van Den Bossche highlights how the adoption of standardised open communication protocols and low-code tools has affected the role of SCADA software in industrial environments.

OMRON’s FHV7-AI Detection Camera simplifies AI-based quality control for manufacturers and machine builders. Part of OMRON’s proven family of industrial vision systems, it combines advanced AI-driven ...

Bolletje, a Dutch manufacturer of bakery products, has automated its quality inspection process. A compact quality inspection solution – consisting of a camera and a four-axis robot – is being ...

Founded by Tony Herridge in 1975, Dual Pumps Limited began as a small garage-based venture and has grown into a leading distributor of pressure washers, pumps, and fluid-handling components. Over the ...

Suzanne Gill spoke with Christian Johansson, Global Product Manager at ABB Automation Technology about device management and exploring the strategies that can be employed to enable smarter plants.

With its Virtual PLCnext Control, Phoenix Contact offers a software-based controller solution that enables flexible automation functions in virtualised IT environments.

Stephan Schultz discusses the challenges and benefits associated with the use of wireless communication and data transmission in hazardous areas.