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The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum Announces Certification Program

Gary Mintchell

I have two pieces of news regarding The Open Process Automation Forum. I have unfortunately seen enough of these open automation standards attempts to wonder if this one will go much farther—especially given the maturity of the market. These came just as I was wondering if the organization had been making any more progress.

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Implementing a hierarchy of automation safety

Control Engineering

Many advanced tools can be managed on a tablet or smartphone and users can tailor them to fit the company’s specific needs. The considerations surrounding design and implementation of industrial automation safety are extensive, with specialized training required to fully address each potential issue.

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How to automate: Best Control Engineering advice, August 2023

Control Engineering

How to automate insights Automation continues to enable manufacturing efficiency with fewer experienced workers available, Control Engineering explains in the “How to automate” August 2023 print and digital edition. Industrial automation, including state-of-the-art motion controllers, need to effectively share data.

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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how a sorting company upgraded their automation systems to improve operations. Automation insights NPI, a Texas-based mail sorting design company, worked on emphasizing and shortening the time to a return on investment (ROI) by upgrading its automation systems.

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Jim Beretta, president of Customer Attraction, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety. Now manufacturers don’t have a choice.

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CoreTigo’s Industrial Wireless Technology Enhances Factory Automation Worldwide

i4.0 today

CoreTigo is set to display its IO-Link Wireless technology, and its vast array of products, solutions, and applications for advanced industrial automation at SPS (12-14, Nov) & Rockwell Automation Fair (Nov 18-21) 2024. At Automation Fair, visitors will be able to visit CoreTigo at Stand 1248.

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Unleashing the magic of robotic automation

Control Engineering

For robot suppliers, the challenge is to help make robots as easy to use as possible, reducing the time and effort needed by end-users to be able to confidently deploy robotic automation on the factory floor. These solutions enable users to quickly visualize how and where a robot can fit into an existing process using a tablet or smartphone.