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    Vertical Industries

    How Downeast Cider House implemented MES to optimize use of its tanks, robot, palletizer, twist-rinse can line, filler and seamer machinery

    Mike Bacidore
    From managing 76 SKUs to advanced shipping notifications, Plex has helped to heal growing pains at Downeast Cider House
    Vertical Industries

    From spreadsheets to smart manufacturing with real-time data and seamless integration

    Mike Bacidore
    Downeast Cider House implements Plex by Rockwell Automation to optimize operations of fermentation tanks, robot, palletizer, twist-rinse can line, filler and seamer machine at...
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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    How open platform communications unified architecture enhances security by encrypting the data at its source

    Mike Bacidore
    Yokogawa’s Karthik Gopalakrishnan explains why factories need OPC UA to achieve interoperability securely
    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    Security, interoperability, speed make OPC UA attractive

    Mike Bacidore
    Emerson’s Steve Ward discusses advancements and innovations that are driving the popularity of open platform communications unified architecture
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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    The impact of OPC UA on PLCs and controls engineering

    Mike Bacidore
    Insights from Softing's Deane Horn on the technological advancements and industry trends tying open platform communications to the edge and cloud
    Ai Won’t Replace Humans, Just Help Them
    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    AI won’t replace humans, just help them

    While AI can be of great use to humans, overreliance on it might hinder the development of in-depth knowledge and creative problem-solving skills within the engineering field
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    Control Software

    Customer-driven Gray Solutions focuses on creative applications to drive production quality and speed

    Anna Townshend
    System integrator’s use of technology to aid speed to market has led to innovation in digital twins, artificial intelligence and cobot integration
    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    Connecting data and unlocking new opportunities

    Control Intelligence: A Podcast from Control Design
    In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore talks to Daymon Thompson, senior software product manager at Beckhoff USA. They talk about how machine builders...
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    Cybersecurity

    2 common cybersecurity architectures

    Felipe Sabino Costa
    Practical advice for layering defense-in-depth and zero-trust approaches
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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    AI is smarter than you think

    Mike Bacidore
    What’s the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning?
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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    IO-Link and SPE/APL unlock data at the edge

    Mike Bacidore
    Ethernet veteran shares his thoughts on the state of industrial networking