Businesses are building a massively distributed information technology system that comprises on-premises apps, public clouds and edge computing — and the challenge is to manage, secure and scale ...

Smart warehouses operate through a coordinated system of advanced technologies that automate logistics functions, increase ...

Open systems. “Open protocol networks are a historical hallmark of distributed control systems and are usually considered a huge benefit,” said Mirth. “But the additional avenues of risk associated ...

Dow has charted a strategic path to unify process automation across its global operations, demonstrating how a single DCS ...

Cloud computing is increasingly distributed, which creates a major leap in complexity, driving the need for AI-based automation. Written by eWEEK content and product recommendations are ...

Rockwell Automation’s updated PlantPAx DCS enhances automation and control. The latest release of the PlantPAx modern distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation includes a more ...

Cube67 is an I/O field bus technology designed to simplify automation systems by providing power supply and communication capabilities between the individual components of the system in a direct, more ...

As reported in a February 19 story at Automationworld.com, ExxonMobil and Lockheed Martin want to create an “open and secure automation system for process industries” to “ensure modularity ...

Distribution automation (DA) technologies help utilities collect, automate, analyze, and optimize data to improve the operational efficiency of its distribution power system. Examples of DA include: ...