PMI plunges in December over manufacturing slowdown concerns
Index drops almost 10% to 2-year low as production, new orders slump.
Global low-voltage motor market bounces back
Oil & gas revenue increases lead 4% sector growth according to a report from IHS Markit.
PMI jumps 1.6 percentage points in November
New orders climb and business expands even as tariffs, worker issues remain.
Wireless for operations: proprietary versus standards; adopters versus laggards
Wireless networks are part and parcel of many process plants with many advantages. Adoption continues to increase and are being used for many applications.
Vote now for 2019 Engineers’ Choice Finalists
The official ballot is open for voting for Control Engineering North American print and digital edition subscribers, for a limited time. Review finalists and vote by using CFE Media's New Products for Engineers platform. (Voting closed Jan. 4, 2019.)
2018 Programmable Controllers Study
Five industrial controller findings
Top 5 Control Engineering articles July 23-29
Articles about MES, managing IoT implementations, comparing ladder logic and object-oriented programming, IIoT effectiveness, and ladder logic's future role in automation were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from July 23-29, 2018. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Control Engineering Salary and Career Survey, 2018
Career Update 2018: Engineers are getting paid more and a greater percentage expect to get increases in 2018, but the technical challenge and a general feeling of accomplishment remains the highest factors for job satisfaction.
Engineering advice: Education, workplace strategies, tips
Control Engineering career and salary survey advice is offered by those taking the 2018 survey and education and workplace strategies were the biggest topics, followed by engineering tips.
2018 HMI Software and Hardware Study: Upward trends for HMIs
The 2018 HMI Software and Hardware study revealed several upward trends on the usage of human-machine interface software and hardware.