Automation technology will provide efficiencies, plant and turbine control benefits, environmental impact improvements, regulatory compliance and greater cyber security capabilities for a power plant in Turkey.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has tasked Emerson with the modernisation and optimisation of its Magnolia power plant.

NSK is set to acquire Brüel & Kjær Vibro – a specialist in condition monitoring systems (CMS –, from Spectris Plc.

Researchers have identified over 43,000 unprotected SCADA devices in operation across the globe.

OptimalPlus, part of NI, has joined the Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) – a consortium led by BMW, Microsoft, ZF, Bosch and ABInBev – which aims to help manufacturers employ advanced technologies to gain greater operational efficiencies and factory output.

Industrial systems are vulnerable to attacks from within the local network and via the Internet as factories are connected to the cloud. OPC UA provides a cohesive foundation for building secure systems. An on demand to view webinar discusses the elements of the OPC UA architecture that facilitate the development, deployment and management of industrial systems that are resistant to cyberattacks. It will also cover what end-users need to do to make sure their systems are configured correctly.

The FDT Group has announced that Fuji Electric has joined its organisation as a corporate member and is set to develop FDT 3.0-enabled flowmeters for the energy and environmental markets.

HMS Networks is now certified according to the IEC62443-4-1:2018 standard. The certification process was performed by TÜV Rheinland to validate a secure product development lifecycle process within industrial automation and control systems.

Siemens and Merck are working together at Merck's headquarters in Darmstadt to develop a technical backbone for modular production of the future.

A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin could result in robots that are able to mimick the sense of touch.

MESA International has released Version 7 of the B2MML and BatchML specifications. B2MML (Business to Manufacturing Markup Language) and BatchML (Batch Markup Language).

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In this time the association has continued to provide open network solutions that leverage the latest, most promising technologies, such as Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN).

Rockwell Automation has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiix Inc, a privately-held, AI-enabled computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) company.

AVEVA has launched AVEVA Teamwork an integrated platform built specifically for industrial workers to facilitate continuous learning and improvement. It is designed to connect plant workforces with core digital systems and offer greater visibility into operations.

AVEVA has extended its existing strategic collaboration with Microsoft to focus on accelerating digital transformation in the industrial sector.

Expanded strategic collaboration between Ansys and Microsoft is resulting in more engineering simulation solutions for Microsoft Azure. 

Siemens and Zeta have entered into a strategic partnership with the aim of driving forward the digital transformation of pharmaceutical processes worldwide. Zeta, takes the role of the system integrator, while Siemens acts as the system provider offering software platforms with its Digital Enterprise portfolio.

A new whitepaper from the FDT Group describes how the recently released FDT 3.0 standard supports digital transformation for manufacturers seeking an innovative technology that supports today’s new business models.

An open software service, which creates ready-made IO-Link function blocks to integrate data from any IO-Link device into a wide range of common PLC control systems, has been launched by the SICK.

AVEVA has been recognised with this year’s Frost Radar Best Practices Award for growth, innovation, and leadership excellence in the asset performance management (APM) market.