March 2025

The Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) is bringing home the bacon. The "standard of standards" and its real-world applications are generating revenue and earning a living. After eight years of development and testing, O-PAS has achieved its goal of plug-and-play process automation and control, but its benefits don't end there.

March 2025

Digital Edition

Overcoming safety, sustainability, reliability, productivity challenges

April 3, 2025

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Distributed Control

ISS, MOD and O-PAS

March 28, 2025

Businessman pointing to triangle caution warning sign for notification error and maintenance concept

Alarm Management

All about alarm management

March 26, 2025

The implementation of robust authentication & authorization mechanisms is a fundamental step in protecting iacs from potential cyber threats and is integral to the overall cybersecurity strategy outlined by the iec 62443 standards.

Wireless

IEC 62443 and zero trust

March 25, 2025

AI & ML

Industry enters its AI era

March 24, 2025

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Distributed Control

O-PAS on the job

It’s real, it works, and it’s making money

March 20, 2025

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Distributed Control

Teaching new interoperability tricks

Support staff at ExxonMobil’s resins plant in Baton Rouge learn new IT-based skills

March 20, 2025

Shared Content

15-inch touchscreen and processor built into display

UniStream PLC and HMI provides fast, real-time task execution with a 15-inch touchscreen and PLC processor built into the screen. It’s customizable to meet the needs of ...

March 19, 2025

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Distributed Control

Open process toolbox expands

COPA, Wood and CSI demonstrate O-PAS-compliant solutions, including at Texas A&M’s micro-nuclear testbed

March 19, 2025

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Distributed Control

OPAF keeps on plugging, too

The Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and Yokogawa report on the organization’s latest efforts

March 18, 2025

Shared Content

Controllers integrate OT and IT components

M3000 and M4000 programmable automation controllers (PAC) integrates the functionality of a PLC and a PC functions in one device with a control and edge system, multi-core technology...

March 18, 2025

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Distributed Control

Plug-and-play punches in

ExxonMobil’s resin-finishing plant runs with O-PAS, and company starts internal commercialization

March 17, 2025

PLCs & PACs

Machine automation controller uses control-connect-software architecture

NX102 machine automation controller provides robust safety, precise motion, and transparent control by harnessing Sysmac’s One Controller, One Connection and One Software...

March 17, 2025

Plummer Forest Products in Post Falls, Idaho, endured a fire and had to rebuild its control system quickly.

Loop Control

Dealing with deadtime

How Plummer Forest Products quickly overcame a fire and devastation to its control system by implementing high-performance automatic control on very complex interacting loops ...

March 14, 2025

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Physical Security

Better protection from wildfires

Improvements to municipal water systems can help avoid a repeat of the Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles-area fires

March 13, 2025

Shared Content

Compact PLC with configurable Ethernet ports

750-8100 PFC100 PLC from Wago is a compact controller designed for Wago’s modular I/O system. It seamlessly supports digital, analog and specialty I/O modules from the 750...

March 13, 2025

Shared Content

Compact, combined PLC and HMI with multi-touch display

FT1J is a conveniently-sized, industrially-tough, 4.3-inch, multi-touch display combined with an integrated, full-function controller and onboard, expandable I/O, which makes ...

March 12, 2025

Industry News

Galco buys Tennessee-based Brozelco

The acquisition will strengthen automation, engineering system integration capabilities

March 11, 2025

Shared Content

Multi-loop, safety logic solver with alarming earns FM approval

To provide reliable alarming and safety shutdowns in hazardous settings, SLA multiloop, multifunctional, safety logic solver and alarm has earned Factory Mutual (FM) approval ...

March 11, 2025

Industry News

PI North America launches procurement website

New resource for Profibus, Profinet, IO-Link and omlox highlights automation distributors

March 10, 2025

Shared Content

Box PC supports high-speed memory and extended RAM

Box PC 3200 series is based on the 7th-generation Intel Celeron and i5 (Kaby Lake) embedded processor. It supports high-speed memory technology (M.2 NVMe 1.3) and extended RAM...

March 10, 2025

Flow

How mass relates to flow measurement

Understanding mass is important to understanding mass flow measurement

March 10, 2025

Shared Content

Embedded PCs with powerful processors and expandable interfaces

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March 7, 2025

Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

Industry News

Honeywell plans split into three companies

After spinning off advanced materials this year, automation and aerospace divisions will separate in 2026

March 6, 2025

Shared Content

Dual-core controller with 64-bit processor and 2 GB of RAM

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March 6, 2025

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Industry News

ARC meets AI head on

29th annual industry forum attracts more than 650 attendees, 190 presenters and 200 visiting companies

March 5, 2025

Shared Content

Stackable, compact, motion-focused PLCs with Ethernet, serial and USB ports

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March 5, 2025