Mark Breese discusses Control of Work risk management and the effect that this can have on functional safety.

Roger Chen discusses the benefits of virtual patching solutions and argues that an operational technology (OT) centred cybersecurity platform is critical for industrial applications.

While circumstances impact sectors differently, the most powerful differentiator behind every new opportunity is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It's what drives industrial machines to be more intelligent – producing data, identifying metrics and gaps, and generating actionable insights, says Marcel van Helten.

David Bowers explains the role that flowmeters and field instruments can play in helping companies to make their production operations cleaner and greener.

Suzanne Gill finds out that when it comes to cybersecurity the role of the human cannot be overemphasized. As industrial cybersecurity risks increase it is vital that all employees have a good understanding of their role in helping to ensure safe and secure operations.

Ageing technology that increasingly fails and/or parts becoming hard to source is the usual driver for updating a control system and this was why systems integration company, Sigma was tasked by the CAP Group to update the control system of the second treatment line at the Peschiera Borromeo municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Climate targets and high energy prices are forcing the industrial sector to reduce its energy consumption, making it necessary to make greater use of digitalisation and automation to make production more energy efficient, argues Jonas Harant and Christian Schiller.

Stephen Hayes explores how connecting automation to sustainability goals can revolutionise businesses and help them contribute to a more sustainable planet.

Greg Hookings explains how data can help reduce production energy costs.

A Swiss food company has cut costs, increased throughput, and saved space with the help of an intelligent conveyor system.

Emerson has collaborated with Sartorius, a biopharmaceutical company, to natively integrate Sartorius’s Biostat STR Generation 3 family of bioreactors with Emerson’s DeltaV distributed control system (DCS).

A health science production facility has employed a cloud-based Deep Learning system to solve a difficult application to inspect containers for the presence of transparent measuring spoons.

An independent specialist food manufacturer has seen a 10-fold increase in production capacity following investment in automation technology, with the support of Made Smarter.

Ian Loudon explains why tank monitoring is essential.

Suzanne Gill reports on how and why Warburtons is working towards utilising digitalised data to boost production yields and efficiency across multiple production sites.

Dr Martin Kidman discusses the options for safely optimising material flows in access protection applications without affecting productivity.

The ABB Ability OPTIMAX energy management system is unlocking efficiency potential at a wastewater treatment plant.

The sudden failure on a 750 kilo batch sampling machine used for mixing sauce and dressing recipes posed a problem for condiment manufacturer, Baxters, threatening potential downtime and lost production.

Data plays a vital role in the digitalisation of industrial facilities. But, as digitalisation goals become more ambitious, how is technology for data capture and analysis changing? Stefan Reuther examines the role of SCADA in Industry 4.0.

Suzanne Gill finds out what it takes to make a field device or a sensor, smart – turning them into the ‘things’ that form such a key element of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).