Chris Vavra

Chris Vavra is senior editor for WTWH Media LLC.

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Workforce Development

IMTS 2024 Recap: Connecting workers, technologies together for greater change

Workforce Development

Making continuous improvements with a connected workforce

Workforce Development

Transforming manufacturers with augmented, connected workers

AI and Machine Learning

Control Engineering hot topics, August 2024

AI and Machine Learning

Top 5 Control Engineering content: August 26 to September 1, 2024

4D vision has a shorter capture and processing time, which reduces the overall robot cycle time while still giving the robot clear images according to Apera AI CEO Armin Khatoonabadi. Courtesy: Apera AI

Vision and Discrete Sensors

4D vision’s benefits for robotic automation

Courtesy: Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology, www.controleng.com

Water treatment facility targeted by hackers

Control Systems

Changing winds of cybersecurity for ICSs

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing industry records growth for eighth straight month

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index stays strong in November

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index hits highest point in two years

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index rises for fourth straight month

Model-less multivariable control (XMC) automates the way operating teams have always carried out multivariable constraint control and optimization manually. Notably, this method does not require detailed models or embedded optimizers. XMC uses patented rate-predictive control (RPC) internally. Courtesy: APC Performance LLC

Model-less multivariable control technology acquired

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index grows for third straight month

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index rises in June as industry rebounds

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Manufacturing index rises slightly in May from April

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Discrete Manufacturing

Manufacturing index slides into contraction for first time in 11 years