Jack Smith

Content manager, CFE Media

latest from Jack Smith

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Cybersecurity and resilience in manufacturing

Courtesy: Cincinnati Incorporated/Steve Rourke, CFE Media and Technology

Workforce Development

Achieving technical excellence through continuing education

Courtesy: Chris Vavra, CFE Media and Technology

Digital Transformation

How to securely implement digital transformation for manufacturing processes

System Integrators

System integrators: Cybersecurity and IT/OT convergence champions

Courtesy: Endress+Hauser

Process Instrumentation and Sensors

Endress+Hauser inaugurates Texas campus

Figure 1: If a sensor malfunctions and/or opens, there is still a path for power to reach the intended equipment. In addition, two sensors must report the same problem simultaneously for the SIF to act. This 2oo3 scheme reduces the likelihood of a nuisanc

Avoiding nuisance trips from SIFs

Of network redundancy and PID control

Celebrating 10 years of Applied Automation

Rittal's LED lighting is designed to replace fluorescent lighting and features motion sensing capabilities and a swivel option to change the direction of the light depending on lighting needs. Courtesy: Jack Smith

Energy Efficiency

Hannover Fair: LED lighting enclosures

Rittal gave a sneak preview of the wall-mounted cooling units Blue e+ at Pack Expo 2015 prior to introduction at Hannover Messe 2016. Rittal says the unit saves 75% energy compared to traditional cooling due to speed-regulated components and heat pipe tec

Energy Efficiency

Hannover Fair: Enclosure air conditioner with hybrid system

Making technical, business sense

Industrial Networking

Visualizing the (applied) automation continuum

Industrial Networking

Making the right automation changes

Edge and Cloud Computing

Making engineering choices

Of key metrics and myth busting

Discrete Manufacturing

Understanding automation selection criteria

Virtualization, Cloud Analytics

Integration, automation, and the cloud