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

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded ends extended support

Figure 3 examines a second programming language: Once ladder diagram programming is removed, there are four options in the second tier of programming methods, with function block diagram as a strong choice for the second programming language. Courtesy: Au

Top 10 Control Engineering articles, December 12 to January 11: SI Giants, flow measurement challenges, more

Info Management

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, December 28 to January 3: System Integrator Giants, flow measurement, more

System integrators offer their insights for the future of manufacturing in a video from Control Engineering and Plant Engineering. CFE Media’s Bob Vavra is on the left. From left-center are the representatives of the firms named as the 2016 System Integra

Workforce Development

System integrators plan, evolve for the future

System Integrators

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, December 21-27: Engineers’ Choice finalists, deploying smart HMIs, System Integrator Giants, more

Top 5 reasons to automate, according to Rick VandenBoom, automated systems group manager at Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) and Control Engineering Webcast, speaker have to do with throughput, labor costs, quality, safety, and footprint. Courtesy

Tips for improving safety, ROI for collaborative robots

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, December 14-20: Engineers’ Choice finalists, arc flash safety, electrical noise and EMI, more

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, December 7-13: System Integrators of the Year; Engineers’ Choice finalists; PLCs, PACs, or IPCs; more

Figure 1: Modern VFDs allow for control and monitoring online or wirelessly with a tablet or mobile device. Courtesy: Schneider Electric

System Integrators

Variable frequency drives increasing efficiency

Top 10 Control Engineering articles, November 11 to December 10: Engineers’ Choice finalists; PLCs, PACs, or IPCs; PLC or DCS; more

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, November 23-29: Engineers’ Choice finalists, PLC or DCS, pressure transmitters, more

Top 5 Control Engineering articles, November 16-22: PLCs, PACs, or IPCs; pressure transmitters; Engineers’ Choice finalists; more