Mobility
Advances in mobile devices
In automation, many software and hardware technologies have been developed that allow companies the means to remotely monitor and control business processes from anywhere, via any device, at any time
Is 5G ready for deployment in the real world?
Installing 5G networks is being built around the needs of machines and systems rather than handset users.
Cloud solutions enable remote work productivity, without replacing SCADA
Use SCADA to best advantage, and the way it’s meant to be used
Smart watch study expands to identify COVID-19 symptoms
Researchers at Duke University are helping establish a more comprehensive method of early-symptom detection. Data collection, analysis, and alarms parallel industrial human-machine interface (HMI) mobile software applications.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles June 1-7, 2020
Articles about remote operations, SCADA platform tools, 3D printing, COVID-19 job market impacts. and more were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from June 1-7, 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Control your move to remote operations
Successful companies manage change in an open environment by understanding the structure of the operations team, the contributions of the staff and the systems required to support them across all modes of operation.
A remote shift to business as usual
Businesses are looking to remote management strategies where they leverage smart technologies, mobile devices, remote access connectivity and communications tools.
Portable detector developed to identify pathogens in minutes
University of Illinois researchers developed an inexpensive and rapid smartphone-based pathogen testing device designed to ease pressure on testing laboratories during pandemics such as COVID-19.
How to operate manufacturing remotely
Address five areas to improve remote operations, of growing importance to keep manufacturing sites running efficiently, reliably and safely from a distance, to address COVID-19 pandemic concerns and demographic workforce pressures. Secure software and devices can improve remote access, cybersecurity and digitization.
Remote monitoring and data visualization
Remote monitoring and data visualization are key to improving overall manufacturing efficiency.
