Coronavirus, COVID-19
Control Engineering hot topics, August 2021
Control Engineering's most clicked articles in August 2021 included stories on COVID-19 prevention, process safety, industrial product purchasing, manufacturing processing and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles August 23-29, 2021
Articles about face mask prototypes, industrial products, effective process safety, scalable IIoT networks and hiring engineers were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from August 23-29, 2021. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Manufacturers encourage COVID-19 vaccinations but stop short of mandates
Manufacturing supply chains continue to adapt to COVID-19
Engineers develop COVID-19 saliva test
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a small tabletop device that can detect COVID-19 from a saliva sample in about an hour.
Airport logistic automation market stays strong in spite of COVID-19
Overall airport logistics automation sales only fell by 5% in 2020, from $4.3 billion in 2019 to $4.1 billion in 2021, and is expected to have a gradual rebound in the next few years, according to Interact Analysis.
How manufacturing has changed post-pandemic
Manufacturing has changed a lot due to the COVID-19 pandemic as technologies thought to be happening down the road are happening now. Five key drivers are highlighted.
Managed services close the gap in adopting edge computing
A practical solution for limited staffing adds assurance at the edge.
Slower than expected manufacturing recovery expected post COVID-19
Interact Analysis said in June that good performances by the US, South Korea and China are offset by Europe and Japan, expected to make swift recoveries, and India and Brazil, where slow recoveries are expected. The semiconductor sector is holding back some manufacturing, and some inflation is expected.
Four ways manufacturers can grow post COVID-19
Manufacturers remain resilient and strong in the wake of the pandemic, but there are steps they can take to be better prepared for the latest anomalous event.
Data-driven decisions improves COVID-19 vaccine production
Process engineers enabled with advanced analytics can have better operational control.