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2024 System Integrator of the Year winners announced
Details about the class of 2024 System Integrator of the Year winners: Interstates, Polytron and APCO Inc.
Secure Remote Access: 5 New Ways to Close the Identity Gap in OT
In this highly interactive webcast and demonstration, Jeff McDaniel, principal security engineer with Airgap, will show how easy it is to close the gap between access and identity for OT. You will come away from this practical webcast with insights on:
Understanding cost of ownership for motors & drives
Cost of motors and drives extend long beyond the purchase order, and if those doing the specifying of the motor-drive system do non consider reliability, downtime, maintenance, warranty and other product-lifecycle costs, they ignore the bigger picture.
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Andres Aguilar, 39
Andres Aguilar, 39, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, John Crane, Morton Grove, Illinois
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Richard Ahlfield, 33
Richard Ahlfeld, CEO & Founder, Monolith, London
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Fai Al Sanea, 33
Fai Al Sanea, 33, Senior Engineering Program Supervisor, Honeywell, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Matthew Bailey, 38
Matthew Bailey, 38, Controls Engineer, Hargrove Controls & Automation, Mobile, Alabama
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Chase Beard, 30
Chase Beard, 30, Controls & Automation Engineer, Hargrove Controls & Automation, Johns Creek, Georgia
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ioannis Bonis, 39
Ioannis Bonis, 39, Senior Engineer in Industrial Control Systems Dept., Helleniq Energy, Aspropyrgos, Greece
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joseph Dolivo, 35
Joseph Dolivo, 35, Chief Technology Officer, 4IR Solutions Corp., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2023 Engineering Leader Under 40: Andrew Edmondson, 38
Andrew Edmondson, Project Engineer, Applied Control Engineering Inc., Newark, Delaware
Best practices for effective automation applications, Part 3: Automation Q&A session
Two system integration thought leaders offer advice on effective automation communication. Part 3 focuses on the live question-and-answer session of the webcast. Link to other parts.
Best practices for effective automation applications, Part 2: Automation case study
Two system integration thought leaders offer advice on effective automation communication. Part 2 details effective automation through a case study example involving a control system modification. Link to other parts.
Best practices for effective automation applications, Part 1: Automation effectiveness through data collection
Two system integration thought leaders offer advice on effective automation communication. Part 1 details effective automation through data collection. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 4, cybersecurity
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how cybersecurity helps engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 4 discusses how three industrial internet protocols handle cybersecurity and how cybersecurity matters for motor-drive communications. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 3, smart manufacturing
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how doing so helps engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 3 covers motor-drive communications for smart manufacturing. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 2, strategies
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how doing so can help engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 2 discusses specific industrial Ethernet strategies for motor-drive communications from three protocols. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 1, data types
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how better motor communications can help engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 1 includes motor-drive communication information discussions from EtherCAT Technology Group, ODVA and PI North America. Link to other parts.
2023 System Integrator of the Year winners
Integrator companies Eosys, NorthWind Technical Services and George T. Hall are recognized for their outstanding achievements.
SI Giants 2023 average system integration revenue increases
Supply chain, staffing and COVID-19 are main concerns among SI Giant system integrators.
Control Engineering November 2022 online table of contents
Control Engineering is producing 10 print/digital editions this year, and we want to ensure you have easy access to as much content as ever with two Control Engineering Insider editions in 2022, January and November.
Unleash the power of smart manufacturing
What Industry 4.0 can mean to you
How all-in-one automation platforms simplify machine building and increase design flexibility
Some typical automation challenges are addressed by having one throat to choke
Data analysis disruptors in the industrial space
Adapt past the disruptors to realize benefits from industrial data analytics.
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Zain Ali, 35
Zain Ali, Senior Instrument & Control Engineer, Brunei Fertilizer Industries Sdn Bhd, Kuala Belait, Brunei
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Rekha Basra, 32
Rekha Basra, Controls + Automation Engineer, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Houston, TX
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jeffrey Blair, 37
Jeffrey Blair, Engineering Manager, Rockwell Automation, Mayfield Heights, OH
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Meredith Byrne, 29
Meredith Byrne, Project Manager, Applied Control Engineering, Newark, DE
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Domenick Cappelli, 38
Domenick Cappelli, Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Rittal North America LLC, Urbana, OH
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Rob Delles, 38
Rob Delles, Controls + Automation Technical Consultant, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Mobile, AL
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Alfonso Ducreux, 39
Alfonso Ducreux; Lead Engineer, Southern California; Tesco Controls; Temecula, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joseph Geoghegan, 29
Joseph Geoghegan, Lead Automation Engineer, Panacea Technologies Inc., Montgomeryville, PA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Srividya Govindarajan, 40
Srividya Govindarajan, Plant Director, Unilever, Khamgaon, Maharashtra, India
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Adam Greear, 31
Adam Greear, Controls Engineer, Syscon Automation, Sandy, UT
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ryan Grove, 33
Ryan Grove, Controls + Automation Technical Consultant, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Baton Rouge, LA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Monica Guess, 31
Monica Guess, Customer Service Manager - Aftermarket Parts, Sullair LLC, Michigan City, IN
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kathryn Kreitzer, 39
Kathryn Kreitzer, Head of Product Management & Development NAM - Drives, Danfoss, Loves Park, IL
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: JR Landeen, 28
JR Landeen, Controls Engineer, Syscon Automation, Sandy, UT
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Josh Landrum, 31
Josh Landrum, Corporate Plant Engineer, Arclin USA LLC, Toledo, OH
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Arthur Laszczewski, 34
Arthur Laszczewski; Associate Director, Smart Manufacturing Solutions; Grantek; Richmond, BC, Canada
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ben Lester, 33
Ben Lester, Senior Technical Lead, Factory Technologies, Modesto, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Warren Leung, 33
Warren Leung; Head of Digital Station, Centre of Competence; Siemens Mobility Ltd.; Hong Kong, China
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jason Liu, 29
Jason Liu, Engineering & Maintenance Manager, Eckart America Corp., Schererville, IN
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joshua Machado, 35
Joshua Machado, Lead Controls Engineer, JTI Electrical & Instrumentation LLC, Bakersfield, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Shachi Mangoli, 25
Shachi Mangoli, PGD Engineer, Florida Power & Light Co., Juno Beach, FL
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Derek McCretton, 38
Derek McCretton, Senior Automation Engineer, NeoMatrix Inc., Andover, MA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Zac Nelson, 32
Zac Nelson, Co-Founder and Head of Integrations, Pico MES, Redwood City, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Sean Phillips, 28
Sean Phillips, C+A Project Manager, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Mobile, AL
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Alicia Ramírez Mata, 37
Alicia Ramírez Mata, Chief Technology Officer/Founder, Frenkel Engineering, Mexico City, Mexico
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joseph Reckamp, 29
Joseph Reckamp, Principal Analytics Engineer, Seeq, Seattle, WA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Dylan Reid, 35
Dylan Reid, Lead Control Systems Analyst, Interstates Inc., Sioux Center, IA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jennifer Ryan, 27
Jennifer Ryan, Project Engineer, Applied Control Engineering, Newark, DE
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Corey Schoff, 27
Corey Schoff, Senior Network Security Engineer, Malisko Engineering Inc., St. Louis, MO
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: David Siegel, 39
David Siegel, Chief Technology Officer, Predictronics Corp., Blue Ash, OH
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: James Tacey, 35
James Tacey, Controls + Automation Engineer, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Concord, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: William Tomhon, 25
William Tomhon, Sales Engineer, Panacea Technologies Inc., Montgomeryville, PA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Chengyu Wang, 32
Chengyu (Kevin) Wang, Engineer, Yokogawa, Sugar Land, TX
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Steve Wishau, 31
Steve Wishau, Head of Product, Pico MES, Redwood City, CA
2022 Engineering Leader Under 40: Scott Zukewich, 35
Scott Zukewich, Product Manager, Real Time Automation Inc., Pewaukee, WI
How to get started with industrial data analytics
Knowing the key components of industrial data analytics can help streamline industrial processes for more effective data analytics.
How AI-based Asset Performance Management Fast-tracks Manufacturing Operations
In this webcast we will show a fully integrated, Industry 4.0 solution that combines asset performance management (APM) and artificial intelligence specific to oil and gas, chemicals, pharma, electronics and industrial manufacturing sectors.
Just enough industrial data analysis?
Just-in-time supply chain strategy limits were exposed in a global pandemic. Is just-enough industrial data analysis working for operations?
Drastically improve OEE and quality with advanced analytics
Traditional manufacturing systems focus on the management and monitoring of production processes, from raw materials to intermediate and/or finished goods. Analytics focus on process optimization. In this webcast, we will discuss how today’s Smart Factory leverages out-of-the-box and cloud-based overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) capabilities to accelerate your improvement programs.
Motor management and troubleshooting techniques for AC induction motors
This webcast will specify and analyze motor management best practices along with various troubleshooting techniques to consider and outline what equipment is needed to identify solutions.
Conversational IIoT and AI for industrial environments
Conversational IoT uses a Natural Language Processing (NLP) AI engine to allow human-like interactions through voice and text on any communication channel with any connected device, system, or software with an available API.
Control Engineering January 2022 online table of contents
Control Engineering is producing 10 print/digital editions this year and we want to ensure you have easy access to as much content as ever with two Control Engineering Inside editions in 2022, January and November.
Evaluating Noise in Electric Motors
Determining the source of noise in a motor is often much more challenging than correcting it. In this session, we will address the causes and characteristics of the primary sources of noise in AC motors.
2022 System Integrator of the Year winners
Integrator companies Revere Control Systems, Hargrove Controls + Automation and Huffman Engineering are recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Revere Control Systems is System Integrator of the Year, 2022
Revere Control Systems is the 2022 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Category. Bob Adams, president and founder of Revere Control Systems, discussed his company’s approach in an interview with CFE Media.
Hargrove Controls + Automation is System Integrator of the Year, 2022
Hargrove Controls + Automation is the 2022 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized Integrator Category. Karen Griffin, vice president of Hargrove Controls + Automation, discussed how her company approaches leadership in an interview with CFE Media.
Huffman Engineering is System Integrator of the Year, 2022
Huffman Engineering is the 2022 System Integrator of the Year for the Small System Integrator Category. Huffman Engineering's management team discussed the company’s success and customer relationships with CFE Media.
2022 System Integrator Giants
The 2022 System Integrator Giants are adapting to the new normal with COVID-19 as new challenges await on the horizon.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jeff Baldwin, 37
Director of Engineering, Sealevel Systems, Liberty, SC, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Clemson University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jake Beck, 32
Controls Engineer, Syscon Automation, Sandy, UT, United States, AS Electrical Automation & Robotic Technology, Utah Valley University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Nicholas Bell, 25
System Integrator, InterConnecting Automation, Milwaukee, WI, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: John Binion, 35
Process Safety Engineer, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, BS Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Cameron Bolton, 25
Hardware Design Engineer, Sealevel Systems, Liberty, SC, United States, AS Science, Trident Technical College, BS Electrical Engineering, Clemson University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joshua Bozeman, 37
Operations Manager, Maverick Technologies, Webster, TX, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Allison Buenemann, 28
Industry Principal - Chemicals, Seeq, Seattle, WA, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, MBA, Louisiana State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Anthony Carannante, 26
Automation Validation Engineer, Panacea Technologies, Montgomeryville, PA, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Baron Carleton, 36
Chief Operating Officer, Avalon International Aluminum, Tualatin, OR, United States, BS Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, MS Nuclear & Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Nayeli Castruita, 36
Sr. Controls Engineer, Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Briana Chamberlain, 27
Systems Engineer, Malisko Engineering, Denver, CO, United States, BS Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jonathan Clark, 34
Operations Manager, Maverick Technologies , Pensacola, FL, United States, AS Science, Pensacola Junior College, BS Electrical Engineering, University of West Florida
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Dominique Dangerfield, 32
Project Manager, Maverick Technologies , Baton Rouge, LA, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Aaron Esselman, 30
Senior Hydro Engineer Mechanical, Yuba Water Agency, Dobbins, CA, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering & Sustainable Manufacturing, California State University, Chico
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Matthew Fether, 37
Department Manager, Matrix Technologies, Maumee, OH, United States, BS Electronics Engineering Technology, University of Toledo, MBA, Bowling Green State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kyle Finkbeinier, 39
Sr. Electrical Engineer, Dart Container Corp., Mason, MI, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Bob Frey, 35
Project Engineer, Plus Group, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Tim Garnett, 37
Senior Systems Engineer, Malisko Engineering, St. Louis, MO, United States, BS Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri (Columbia)
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Christopher Gonzalez, 32
Project Manager, Maverick Technologies, Webster, TX, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Robert Harman, 38
Senior Control System Engineer/Project Engineer, Plus Group, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, BS Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kaleigh Hatfield, 35
Senior Manager, Assembly Manufacturing and Maintenance at Nissan North America Powertrain Plant, MS Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Alex Head, 28
Engineering Team Leader at Maverick Technologies, BS Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Michael Horth, 30
Sr. Controls Engineer at Applied Manufacturing Technologies Orion Charter Township, MI, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jess Ingrassellino, 40
Engineering Manager at InfluxData San Francisco, CA, United States, BS Music Education, University of Vermont, MS Music Education, Teachers College of Columbia University, MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology, EdD, Teachers College of Columbia University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Hannah Kelly, 33
Lead Controls Engineer at Strike, The Woodlands, Texas, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Louisiana Tech
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jeffrey Kutz, 37
Vice President of Global Engineering Operations at Bridge Gap Engineering, Northampton, PA, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Michael Lehrich, 26
Automation Validation Engineer at Panacea Technologies, Montgomeryville, PA, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kevin Martinez, 34
Project Engineer at Applied Control Engineering, Taunton, MA, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Michael Mast, 31
Lead Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix, AZ, United States, BS Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, MS Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ryan McSherry, 32
Manager, Business Development IAPS Products. Yokogawa, Newnan, GA, United States. BS Biomolecular & Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ben Meise, 28
Ben Meise, 28, Systems Engineer Malisko Engineering. Denver, CO, United States. BS Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Raju Nair, 36
Raju Nair, 36. PLC Applications Engineering Manager, Tesco Controls, Sacramento, CA, United States. BS Electrical & Electronics Engineering, California State University Sacramento.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jason Pharo, 33
Jason Pharo, 33. Technology Lead Team Manager, Maverick Technologies, Pensacola, FL, United States. BS Chemical Engineering, Auburn University.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Daniel Ragozzino, 26
Daniel Ragozzino, 26. Controls Engineer, Patti Engineering, Indianapolis, IN, United States. BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Alan Raveling, 39
Alan Raveling, 39. OT Architect, Interstates, West Chester, OH, United States. BS Computer Science, Iowa State University, MS Information Assurance, University of Dallas.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Sam Russem, 34
Sam Russem, 34. Director, Smart Manufacturing, Grantek Systems Integration Allentown, PA, United States. BS Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Deepak Sharma, 39
Deepak Sharma, 39. Principal Process Engineer, Bayer U.S. Creve Coeur, MO, United States. MS Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology.
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Pratul Singh, 35
Senior Controls Engineer, Masimo, Irvine, CA, United States, BS Electronics & Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, MS Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ryan Slayton, 30
Engineering Manager, Quantum Automation, Anaheim, CA, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering, Cal State Fullerton
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Doug Sumpter, 37
Controls + Automation Leader of Projects, Hargrove Controls + Automation, Mobile, AL, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Auburn University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ankita Thakur, 32
Lead Process Engineer, CertainTeed, Buchanan, New York, United States, MS Science, Arizona State
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Janika Tyagi, 36
Proposal & Estimating Group Team Leader, Maverick Technologies, Houston, TX, United States, BS Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jeniffer Vesga, 36
ESP Surveillance Engineer, Schlumberger, Houston, TX, United States, MS Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, Universitat Guillermo Marconi
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Thomas Wenning, 36
Program Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Michael Williams, 38
Engineer, Applied Control Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Lamar University
2021 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kaishi Zhang, 34
Global Director, Product Management, Schneider Electric, Andover, MA, United States, BS Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, MS Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Motors & Drives: Tips and tools for efficient motor management, Part 4
Michael Lyda, motor and drive engineer with Advanced Energy Corp., explains tips and tools for efficient motor management in this transcript from a December 2020 webcast.
Motors & Drives: Tips and tools for efficient motor management, Part 3
Michael Lyda, motor and drive engineer with Advanced Energy Corp., explains tips and tools for efficient motor management in this transcript from a December 2020 webcast.
Motors & Drives: Tips and tools for efficient motor management, Part 2
Michael Lyda, motor and drive engineer with Advanced Energy Corp., explains tips and tools for efficient motor management in this transcript from a December 2020 webcast.
Fueling Advanced Analytics with Industrial Data Management
This webcast will discuss how a solid industrial data management strategy is the foundation of any analysis and analytics project.
Motors & Drives: Tips and tools for efficient motor management, Part 1
Michael Lyda, motor and drive engineer with Advanced Energy Corp., explains tips and tools for efficient motor management in this transcript from a December 2020 webcast.
Control Engineering July 2021 Issue
The July 2021 issue of Control Engineering focuses on PLC programming, PID programming, I/O modules, system integrator tips and more.
Accelerate machine designs, speed to market, collaboration, digital twin
Based on a survey of industrial machinery companies, explore the biggest issues with digital twin adoption. Intelligence from machine builders will be shared to help fuel innovation with your machine designs.
Digital Blind Spots: Access real-time data for agile, resilient operations
Hear how OT and information technology (IT) leaders are thinking about access to factory data more strategically, the benefits of real time data access across your organization, and how removing digital blind spots enable agile, resilient business operations.
Solving Oilfield Chemical Management’s Four Biggest Challenges
Using new technologies to reduce risk
Overcoming Big Data challenges at the industrial edge
Industrial edge redefines the traditional control model by integrating OT and IT technology to maximize increase the speed of decision making and time to results.
Introducing Industrial Cybersecurity Pulse
Industrial Cybersecurity Pulse is a new website dedicated to educating and informing engineers about the latest challenges and developments relating to cybersecurity, information/operational technology (IT/OT), the cloud and more. Check it out!
IIoT, remote services transform industrial flow control
Intelligent fluid-motion insights improve plant resilience with agile ‘predict, act and protect’ protocols. Since this is now possible without significant capital investment or having to search for scarce, highly qualified personnel, it all adds up to a real competitive edge.
CFE Media and Technology to Host Spring Virtual Training Week for Engineers
The five-day learning experience will cover a variety of topics and feature presentations from the industry’s leading experts, all of which will allow registrants to earn continuing education credit.
The future of productivity gain is Industry 4.NOW
An Industry 4.0 (or as SAP refers to it, Industry 4.NOW) strategy goes beyond the plant floor to connect production with end-to-end process execution across the supply chain.
2021 System Integrator of the Year award winners announced
Integrator companies Andritz Automation, Applied Control Engineering and The JDI Group are recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Andritz Automation Ltd., System Integrator of the Year, 2021
Andritz Automation is the 2021 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Category. Adam Creery, PE, vice president, automation solutions at ANDRITZ Automation discussed his company’s approach in an interview with CFE Media.
Applied Control Engineering Inc., is System Integrator of the Year, 2021
Applied Control Engineering Inc., is the 2021 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized System Integrator Category. Ian Burns, PE, president of ACE, discussed how the company is finding new ways to work with companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The JDI Group Inc., is System Integrator of the Year, 2021
The JDI Group Inc., is the 2021 System Integrator of the Year for the Small System Integrator Category. Mike King, principal and director of operations at The JDI Group Inc. spoke with CFE Media about its success and managing projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digital twin start-up offers guidance to manufacturers
Albert Kao, CEO and co-founder of the company, offered some background about his company, i-5O, and their work with digital twins powered by computer vision systems.
Survey on safely remote accessing machines
Remotely accessing machines and other manufacturing assets has become necessary for many in the industry but doing it safely and securely poses a range of new and serious issues.
CFE Media and Technology Announces Virtual Training Week for Engineers
CFE Media and Technology (CFE) is excited to announce the Virtual Training Week for Engineers during the week of Oct. 5, 2020, which will bring together industry leaders, technical experts and market research firms to provide engineers a unique continuing education opportunity.
Avoiding Profit Killers in Manufacturing Maintenance and Operations
Now more than ever, it is important for manufacturers to run lean and efficient — and maintenance operations are no exception. Profit killers like downtime, stock-outs and compliance gaps aren’t affordable in times like these.
Colleges and universities doing their part during the COVID-19 pandemic
Colleges and universities have been helping out during the COVID-19 pandemic with research, assisting local hospitals and more. See video.
Survey results: increased recognition of COVID-19’s adverse impact
Digital work from home is fine, but manufacturing takes place in the physical world
Virtual factory acceptance tests for machine builders
Webcast: How to empower virtual factory acceptance tests for machine builders is the topic of a March 31 webcast. Here’s what you need to know and how to view the webcast, which seems even more relevant with remote work requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matrix Technologies, Maumee, Ohio, is System Integrator of the Year, 2020
Matrix Technologies is the 2020 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Category. Dave Blaida, president and CEO of Matrix Technologies Inc., discussed his company’s approach in an interview with CFE Media. See video.
Malisko Engineering Inc., St. Louis, is System Integrator of the Year, 2020
Malisko Engineering is the 2020 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized System Integrator Category. Executives from the company share some of the company's success stories and advice. See video.
AutomationNTH, Lavergne, Tenn., is System Integrator of the Year, 2020
AutomationNTH is the 2020 System Integrator of the Year for the Small System Integrator Category. Jeff Buck, vice president of engineering at Automationnth, shares some of the company's success stories and advice. See video.
2020 System Integrator of the Year award winners announced
Integrator companies Matrix Technologies, Malisko Engineering, and AutomationNTH are recognized for their outstanding achievements. See video of a roundtable discussion with the winners.
Survey respondents show edge computing optimism
End users are optimistic about edge computing’s ability to transform industrial automation processes, according to research by Stratus Technologies and CFE Media.
Condition monitoring and testing company acquired
Fluke Corp. has acquired PRÜFTECHNIK, a German-based company focused on condition monitoring and non-destructive testing.
Easier CNC programming, probe system integration
Cover Story: Computer numerical controls (CNC) trends for machine control include easier integration of systems, such as measuring probes, to save up to 90% setup time.
Brexit outcome has implications beyond Europe
Analyst sees looming issues for manufacturing beyond EU-Great Britain dispute.
System Integrator of the Year award winners announced
Integrator companies E-Technologies Group, Polytron, and Northwind Technical Services are recognized for their outstanding achievements. See video of a roundtable discussion with the winners.
E-Technologies Group, West Chester, Ohio, is System Integrator of the Year, 2019
E-Technologies Group is the 2019 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Category. Co-founders Steve Veldhuis and Doug Fagaly shares some of the company's success stories and advice. See video.
Polytron Inc., Duluth, Ga., is System Integrator of the Year, 2019
Polytron Inc. is the 2019 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized System Integrator Category. CEO Ron Rich shares some of the company's success stories and advice. See video.
NorthWind Technical Services, Sabetha, Kansas, is System Integrator of the Year, 2019
NorthWind Technical Services is the 2019 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Category. President Mike Bosworth shares some of the company's success stories and advice. See video.
2018 ERP, IIoT and the Cloud Study
The IIoT for Engineers 2018 Enterprise Resources Planning, IIoT and the Cloud Study unveiled several key findings regarding usage of ERP, IIoT, and the Cloud. This includes connections to process control, HMIs, SCADA, data historians, alarm management, and data acquisition systems.
2018 System Integrators of the Year
Burrow Global, Automation Plus, and ECN Automation are chosen as the 2018 System Integrators of the Year for their service and solutions to the system integrator community.
Automation Plus, Cincinnati, Ohio
Automation Plus is the 2018 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized System Integrator Technology. President John Glenski shares some of the company's success stories and advice.
ECN Automation, Hermosillo, Mexico
ECN Automation is the 2018 System Integrator of the Year for the Small System Integrator Technology. Director general Arturo Freydig shares some of the company's success stories and advice.
System integration project answers
Roundtable: Integration of automation and control systems and devices raises questions; representatives from 2017 System Integrator of the Year winners Interstates Control Systems Inc. and Panacea Technologies provide answers.
2017 IIoT for Engineers report: 8 key findings
Respondents to the 2017 IIoT for Engineers study identified eight key findings regarding familiarity and implementation of the Industrial Internet of Things; access full report
ProfiSafe safety layer on top of Profinet and Profibus
Safety network: PI North America, the organization for Profinet and Profibus, explains use of the ProfiSafe safety network on top of industrial Ethernet, Profinet, and device-level Profibus networks.
Use of industrial microcontrollers: webcast questions answered
More answers are outlined below from the live audience Q&A in the June 8 webcast, “IIoT webcast series 2017: Sensing and control at the edge: microcontroller kits."
Frank Lamb, Automation Consulting, LLC, joins Control Engineering editorial advisory board
Frank Lamb, founder and owner of Automation Consulting, LLC, of Lebanon, Tenn., joined the Control Engineering editorial advisory board in April.
Education platform for engineers launched
CFE Edu is an on-demand education platform designed to provide continuing education to engineers to advance their education and obtain continuing education units (CEUs).
Cloud-based SaaS contact platform launched
CFE Media's ContactStream is a software as a service (SaaS) cloud-based delivery platform that provides engineering contacts who buy or specify products at all stages of the sales cycle.
Doug Bell, InterConnecting Automation Inc., joins Control Engineering editorial advisory board
Doug Bell, president of InterConnecting Automation Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisc., joined the Control Engineering editorial advisory board in March.
An Internet of Things as seen at ARC Industry Forum
Where to find the technologies and expertise for information technology (IT)-driven automation gains: Industrial IT technologies can augment automation productivity.
Daniel Capano, Diversified Technological Services, joins Control Engineering editorial advisory board
Daniel Capano, the owner of Diversified Technological Services Inc., of Stamford, Conn., joined the Control Engineering editorial advisory board in February.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile engineering apps for reference-based applications
Engineering mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. Applications for Autodesk, Leviton, Schneider Electric, and Lincoln Electric help with project documentation, National Electrical Code, timing relays, and weld settings.
How can system integrators help with IIoT adoption?
Helping manufacturers put IIoT into practice.
IIoT deployment: How quickly is it coming?
How quickly do you see IIoT being adopted in manufacturing? How quickly should it be adopted?
Sizing up Rockwell Automation’s big acquisition
What does Rockwell Automation’s purchase of Maverick Technologies mean for the system integration industry?
System integration: What is the state of the industry?
Right now, the system integration business continues to grow in importance to manufacturers looking to upgrade their plant operation. Assess the state of the system integration industry as a whole.
IIoT: What information are customers asking integrators for?
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an important strategy for manufacturers. What are your customers asking you about IIoT, and how are you reaching out to them with information?
IIoT analytic solution and platform suppliers
Entrants into fast-growing market include solution specialists and platform suppliers.
As 2017 nears, what’s next for manufacturing?
System integrators offers their views on the coming year.
CFE Media announces the 2017 System Integrator of the Year winners
The System Integrators of the Year have distinguished themselves by combining technology with a customer-centric approach. See roundtable video discussion.
Interstates Control Systems, Sioux Center, Iowa
Interstates Control Systems is the 2017 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Technology. President Jack Woelber shares some of the company's success stories and advice.
Integro Technologies, Salisbury, N.C.
Integro Technologies is the 2017 System Integrator of the Year for the Mid-Sized System Integrator Technology. President and CEO Shawn Campion and CFO Tom Campion share some of their success stories and advice.
Panacea Technologies, Montgomeryville, Pa.
Panacea Technologies is the 2017 System Integrator of the Year for the Small System Integrator Technology. Vice president Abhijit Jog shares some of the company's success stories and advice.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for essential engineering applications
Engineering mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of December 2016.
How do I get Control Engineering product coverage?
Ask Control Engineering: CFE Media New Products for Engineers Database serves up products to readers of Control Engineering and other CFE Media publications.
Collaborative robot serves ice cream
Kawasaki's duAro robot proves its flexibility by serving ice cream to attendees at 2016 Pack Expo International in Chicago in this 27-second demonstration.
Robotic juggler displays motion control precision
See how Lenze motors and motion control hardware and software are put to good use in a 2016 Pack Expo International demonstration of an automated juggler, in a 12-second video clip.
Robots collaborate with each other, humans
The Sawyer model robot from Rethink Robotics, right, uses a pneumatic actuator to lift a box, move it over a guide to open the box, and position the box flaps for taping the bottom in this 24-second collaborative robot demonstration video, which was taken at 2016 Pack Expo International in Chicago, in November.
Coordinated, integrated, linear motion system
The Fanuc robot in the background of this 10-second video clip at Automation Fair 2016 knows which ball to pick up with embedded radiofrequency identification (RFID) chips embedded in each ball.
Integrated automated guided vehicle, motion control demonstration
Hans Rodgers, district sales manager, SEW-Eurodrive, shows integrated motion control in this video from 2015 Pack Expo International in Las Vegas.
Advances in proximity sensors
Inside machines, proximity sensors: Inductive, magnetic, ultrasonic are among the technologies used for proximity sensing, and small sizes and extended ranges are among features in recently announced proximity sensors.
PID and digital control efficiencies
Most proportional-integral-derivative (PID) applications use digital controllers, though some still use analog. Digital control can offer additional process control system efficiencies.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for maintenance applications
Maintenance-related mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of November 2016.
Internet of Things control system optimizes plants and factories
Technology Update: The Industrial Internet Control System (IICS) from GE Automation and Controls can enable a 7% increase in performance, 22% increase in productivity, and 40% decrease in maintenance costs, GE said. Here’s how this helps Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for programming and work floor applications
Motors and drives mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of September 2016.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for control method applications
Motors and drives mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of August 2016.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for motors and drives applications
Motors and drives mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of July 2016.
Condition monitoring system for voltage, current, temperature
Intermittent-error problem solving on machines, in plants, and facilities is expected to get easier with Fluke’s 3500 FC Series Condition Monitoring System for remote or local sensing, data logging, and alarming of voltage, current, and temperature measurements. See three values of condition monitoring and three benefits.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for energy applications
Energy mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of June 2016.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for electrical applications
Electrical mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of May 2016.
System integration: Best practices and technologies to help
Cover story: System integrators are able to provide expert advice and bring value from a financial as well as from an operations standpoint to many projects. Advice from industry experts follows.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for mechanical applications
Mechanical mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of April 2016.
Webcast: Next Generation Industrial HMIs
The evolving sophistication of human-machine interface (HMI) software requires maintaining compatibility with applications created in previous software versions. System integrators and end users are faced with choices such as upgrading the operating system and HMI software versus selecting a new HMI software vendor.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for maintenance
Maintenance mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of March 2016.
Webcast: Replacing Legacy Networking Protocols with Ethernet
Ethernet networks have been used in industrial applications for many years, but large numbers of facilities still maintain older systems that lack many beneficial capabilities.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for monitoring, control
Control methods mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of February 2016.
Technology converging for asset performance monitoring
Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley, explained the need for IT, OT, and digital engineering model integration to help with asset performance monitoring, at the ARC Industry Forum, on Feb. 8, in Orlando.
Industrial Internet, mobility applications for increased connectivity
Honeywell Process Solutions announced Honeywell Pulse, software for tablets and smartphones, and its Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) network, iiOT, at the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum on Feb. 8 in Orlando.
Synergy and customer value through cloud-based solutions, integrated data
Satoru Kurosu and Simon Wright from Yokogawa discussed creating customer value and cloud-based solutions at the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum on Feb. 8 in Orlando.
Delivering real-time data to companies in the field
Inductive Automation and Cirrus Link demonstrated the speed and flexibility of the message queueing telemetry transport (MQTT) Modules for Ignition at the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum in Feb. 8 in Orlando.
Increased efficiency and productivity through the IoTSP
Internet of Things, services, and people (IoTSP) is delivering tangible results, according to Greg Scheu, president, ABB Americas, and Peter Terwiesch, president, ABB Process Automation, at the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum on Feb. 8, in Orlando.
Connecting manufacturing assets to enterprise systems
Fred Yentz, CEO of Telit IoT Platforms, talked about the company's plans to connect manufacturing assets to any enterprise system, vertically and horizontally at the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum.
AMT, Hannover forge strong partnership
Peter Eelman, vice president of exhibitions and communications for AMT, discusses the importance of Hannover Messe to his organization and U.S. manufacturers as a whole, and looks back on his 30-year association with Hannover Messe.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for codes and standards
Codes and standards mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of January 2016.
Apps for Engineers: Mobile apps for measurement
Mechanical and measurement mobile applications have potential to help engineers do their jobs better. CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These are listed in the app as of December 2015.
Meeting the SI challenges
Wood Group Mustang, ranked No. 2 among the 2015 SI Giants, looks at the industry and how new projects are evolving in a changing landscape.
Webcast: Changing ROI for Industrial Robotics
Collaborative robots, so called because they may be able to share a workspace with a human, have safe-speed, safe-torque, and other features that can make robotics more approachable. Expert speakers will cover the following topics and provide application and standards-based examples. Collaborative robot implementations will be discussed; links connect to additional information.
Webcast: Information Integration and IIOT
Information integration ensures that the right information gets to the right persons, automated systems and devices in time to make the right decisions. Implementers of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrie 4.0 platforms understand that effective information integration is required for intelligent and highly competitive manufacturing.
Webcast: IIOT Integration Considerations
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promotes intelligent devices and systems by sharing information and awareness among systems and the humans that use them. Integrated networking, security, cyber security practices and technologies help enable these connected systems. Learn from industry experts.
Matrix Technologies, Maumee, Ohio
A member of the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame, Matrix Technologies continues to build on its long history of service to the integrator community. While the company is proud of its growth in revenue, it also spent the last four years improving its internal employee relations program. See video discussion below.
Concept Systems, Albany, Ore.
Albany, Ore.-based Concept Systems has built a reputation as a problem-solver for its customers in the aerospace, pulp and paper, building products, food and beverage, and metals industries as well as help integration customers get the most out of their project. See video discussion below.
ECS Solutions Inc., Evansville, Ind.
ECS Solutions developed its S88 Builder Tool to write a program that can control a single process cell. Since its inception, the company has seen a 40% increase in labor revenue without increasing employment. See video discussion below.
Apps for Engineers: Motors and drives
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These motors and drives applications are listed in the app as of November 2015.
Apps for Engineers: Business Administration
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These business administration applications are listed in the app as of November 2015.
Apps for Engineers: Vision applications
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Apps are organized by category, company, and type. These vision enhancement applications are listed in the app as of October 2015.
Webcast: lloT webcast two: Operations
In the late 20th century industrial companies viewed process automation combined with a few monolithic applications as the norm for plant operations. But many companies are now experimenting with - or already pursuing - new approaches that take advantage of intelligent connected products coupled with potent software and analytics.
Webcast: Tips for automation system integration project management
Automation system integration project management, when done right from project inception, can mean the difference between a successful implementation that adds value, and one that doesn’t.
Webcast: Cyber security technologies and strategies, tips for industrial control systems
This webcast explains how people, processes, and technologies at every layer are needed to lower cyber security risk for industrial control systems as well as initial steps to forming a defensive program.
Apps for Engineers: Control methods
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. These control methods apps are in the app as of September 2015.
Apps for Engineers: Energy management and savings
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. These energy management and savings applications are listed in the August 2015 edition and in the app.
Webcast: lloT webcast one: Design considerations
The first of a three-part series on the Industrial Internet of Things looks at some of the research in the process industry around knowledge of and adoption of IIoT, and where companies see the benefits of a more connected enterprise.
Apps for Engineers: Electrical reference tools
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these electrical reference applications.
Industrial Internet of Things, Industry 4.0
Cover story: Connected automation and analysis enable smart factories. How can Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 concepts help with your next automation, controls, and instrumentation implementations? Advice from industry experts follows.
Apps for Engineers: Engineering Tools
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these applications to use as tools to increase productivity.
Webcast: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 webcast: Overview and practical advice for today
Expert speakers briefly explain each the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, then provide practical advice that manufacturers can implement today to realize productivity gains sooner rather than later.
HMI-historian integration
Put big data to work: Use the past to change the future with real-time input. Integrating human-machine interface (HMI) and historian software can produce hybrid screens comparing the past to the present to effectively change the future for the better. See 7 application examples, 9 best practices, and 7 ways to view and analyze machine data. These articles are the May 2015, Control Engineering cover story.
Apps for Engineers: Easy calculations
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these applications for making calculations easy.
Webcast: Integrating wireless into an industrial Ethernet application
Learn about wireless selection criteria including equipment reliability and capabilities, availability, ease of management, conformance to open standards, and integration with an existing Ethernet network
Apps for Engineers: Mobile control methods
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems form various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these apps for mobile control methods.
Apps for Engineers: Apps to improve productivity
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems form various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these applications designed to improve productivity.
Lifetime achievement award given to well-known electric motor and generator designer
Dan Jones, electric motor and generator designer, was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation and the SMMA-Motors and Motion Association during the annual fall conference awards and dinner for the organizations on Nov. 5, 2014.
2015 Engineers’ Choice Award Winners Announced
A total of 26 winners and 27 honorable mentions were named for the 2015 Engineers' Choice Awards, which were voted on by Control Engineering's print and digital audience.
Apps for Engineers: General engineering apps
CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems form various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these general engineering applications.
Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit held in China
The summit was held along with the 2014 Product of the Year Award, Engineers' Choice Award, and Control Engineering China's System Integrator Giants in Shanghai. The event also marked Control Engineering’s 60th anniversary. Also see: Global chemical industry needs integrated engineering.
Trends in system integration
Four system integration experts offer their insights on manufacturing and what lies ahead for the industry. System integrators are vital to sustaining growth in manufacturing.
Apps for Engineers: Product Catalogs, Documentation
CFE Media’s Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We’ve organized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these product catalogs and documentation apps.
System Integrator of the Year: Malisko Engineering
Malisko Engineering is the 2015 System Integrator of the Year in the small system integrator category.
System Integrator of the Year: Polytron
Polytron is the 2015 System Integrator of the Year in the mid-size system integrator category.
System Integrator of the Year judges
Eight judges were involved in selecting the 2015 System Integrator of the Year winners.
Integrated drive, motor, gear unit saves 60% electricity compared to traditional products
Video: Integrated electronic drive, permanent magnet motor, and gears, the SEW Movigear was shown to save 60% in electricity compared to a more traditional design with separate drive, motor, and gearbox, which requires more space and creates more heat.
More from 1954… Industry’s Pulse
1954 Industry Pulse: Engineers’ ability to think creatively should not be overlooked because it can allow them to come up with solutions to current challenges and problems, and be more efficient in their systematic process.
60th Anniversary: CE History from 60, 30, and 15 years ago on flowmeter calibration, analysis instruments’ computer capabilities, and managing risk
Happy 60th, Control Engineering! Help us celebrate by looking at issues from 60, 30, and 15 years ago. Control Engineering magazine was first published in September 1954. This monthly column in 2014 will review coverage in issues 60, 30, and 15 years ago. While technologies have progressed since then, topics below (flowmeter calibration, analysis instruments, managing risk) remain relevant today.
Apps for Engineers: Field visualization and reference
CFE Media’s Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We’ve organized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these field visualization and reference apps.
Automation Fair on Nov. 19
Automation Fair 2014 in Anaheim, Calif. features more than 160 exhibits and almost 100 technical sessions with 15,000 professional development hour (PDH) credits expected to be awarded.
Webcast: Ethernet hardware
Learn about industrial Ethernet hardware through a system integrator's project experiences, including environmental considerations, assessment, specification, installation, testing, and start-up.
Ethernet protocol approved as China standard; test center certifies first product
EtherCAT industrial Ethernet protocol was recently approved as a national standard in China, and its North American testing and certification center approved its first product.
Packaging machine shipments up 6%, secondary packaging takes on dual role
U.S. packaging machinery shipments increased by 6 percent, to $7.9 billion, in 2013; and a rise in retail-ready packaging (RRP) is changing the role of secondary packaging, particularly in its role as a retail-ready packaging medium.
60th Anniversary: CE History from 60, 30, and 15 years ago on automatic control patents, level sensing systems, data acquisition, and analog signals
Happy 60th, Control Engineering! Help us celebrate by looking at issues from 60, 30, and 15 years ago. Control Engineering magazine first published in September 1954. This monthly column in 2014 will review coverage in issues 60, 30, and 15 years ago. While technologies have progressed since then, topics below (automatic control patents, level sensing systems, data acquisition, and analog signals) remain relevant today.
2014 Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit videos
The 2014 Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit highlighted a number of topics and challenges facing manufacturing.
Apps for Engineers: Electrical reference
CFE Media’s Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We’ve organized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these electrical reference apps.
60th Anniversary: CE History from 60, 30, and 15 years ago on process analysis, data buses, and process analyzer trends
Happy 60th, Control Engineering! Help us celebrate by looking at issues from 60, 30, and 15 years ago. Control Engineering magazine first published in September 1954. This monthly column in 2014 will review coverage in issues 60, 30, and 15 years ago. While technologies have progressed since then, topics below (process analysis, data buses, and process analyzer trends) remain relevant today.
Companies collaborate on factory automation systems
Intel Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced a collaboration to develop next-generation factory automation (FA) systems designed to improve productivity and decision-making on the plant floor.
Human-friendly dual arm robot designed for collaboration
YuMi is a collaborative, dual arm robot by ABB with the ability to feel and see. The robot’s force-sensing technology helps ensure the safety of YuMi’s human co-workers and it can handle delicate and fragile components in mechanical objects.
Communication groups approve merger
The HART Communication Foundation and Fieldbus Foundation have approved the merger proposed by their respective boards and will become a single entity called FieldComm Group starting January 1, 2015.
Helmet technology demonstrated using compact data acquisition system
At NIWeek 2014, Dr. John Lloyd demonstrated his prototype helmet technology, which is designed to cut rotational impact forces by 50% and reduce the potential for a concussion for the wearer. The test stand was demonstrated at the 20th annual National Instruments conference and show in Austin, Texas. (Link to related news below.)
Webcast: Wireless for Stationary Applications
This webcast explains how industrial wireless technologies can provide cost-effective reliable communications rather than being expensive and potentially dangerous to workers.
Webcast: Wireless Mobility
Mobility can bring with it a complex supporting infrastructure. It requires networking hardware and software, devices to connect to the infrastructure, applications to run on the devices, and processes and procedures to work effectively, safely and securely.
Webcast: Were we just hacked? Applying digital forensic techniques for your industrial control systems
This webcast explains how you can analyze and document your systems well enough to perform incident response and learn from those attacks. Your ability to know every detail about your systems is the biggest advantage you have when trying to secure your systems.
Webcast: Industrial Ethernet, Part 2: Case Studies
Industrial Ethernet case studies provide lessons learned as detailed in specific installations to gain practical advice from working installations, to ensure your next application uses the best practices to maximize benefits in a minimum amount of time.
Webcast: Industrial Ethernet, Part 1: Technologies
Learn from automation system integrators about criteria used to choose types of switches, cabling, and topologies being applied for industrial Ethernet applications.
Leading industrial communication foundations discuss potential merger
The HART Communication Foundation and Fieldbus Foundation announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to discuss the benefits and industry impact of merging into one organization.
Emerging safety technologies
As technology becomes more sophisticated, the variety users have to choose from continues to increase.
TUV Whitepaper
Demystifying the European Machinery Directive and SEMI Requirements for the Industrial Automation and Semiconductor Markets: An Overview of Current Changes and Directions