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The line between operator panels and edge-computing platforms is blurring as industrial PCs (IPCs) assume dual responsibilities for real-time visualization and high-throughput...
Aug. 18, 2026
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The next generation of successful machine builders will be defined by their software vision and competence. Learn how AI, cloud connectivity, IT/OT convergence, and Cyber Resilience...
Aug. 5, 2026
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Discover how HMI-centric architectures are transforming industrial automation. Learn how modern HMIs can consolidate control, visualization, connectivity, and data management ...
Aug. 4, 2026
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Discover how advanced mechatronic transport systems, linear motors, and wireless mover technologies are revolutionizing assembly line throughput, slashing changeover times, and...
Aug. 4, 2026

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SEW-Eurodrive MDP92A power module
The MDP92A is a front-end power module for SEW-Eurodrive’s MoviDrive modular inverter system
July 30, 2026
Lutze IO-Link gateway
Lutze IO-Link gateway provides advanced energy management and monitoring status information like flowing current or operating voltage
July 24, 2026
Bristol Instruments OM 403UNI Series universal panel meter
Bristol Instruments' OM 403UNI Series of displays/controllers are designed to enable users to monitor two or three signal/control functions at once
July 23, 2026
Mencom AXYR series tool-less connector
The Mencom AXYR series, a spring push-in termination technology for rectangular connectors, is engineered on a simple concept
July 22, 2026

Connections

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Integrators share terminal block preferences; Weidmüller earns Guinness World Records listing
Aug. 7, 2026
Three colored paper cards pinned to a cork bulletin board display the letters MCP (Model Context Protocol), illustrating the MCP standard for AI integration.
Does each phrase best describe Profinet, message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) or model context protocol (MCP)?
Aug. 7, 2026
Top 20 PLC Security Practices: Protecting Critical Infrastructure & Control Systems
Why publicly exposed OT devices need protection
Aug. 6, 2026
Why Exposed Wastewater PLCs Are Getting Hacked
Why CISA is urging an immediate off-grid shift for OT devices
Aug. 5, 2026

Control

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How to balance custom PCB economics, AI efficiency and component reliability
Aug. 12, 2026
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Paxton Shantz (from left), digital manufacturing industry manager, Beckhoff USA; Tom Vajdic, vice president of sales, Joseph Machine; and Albert Arustamyan, controls engineering manager, Joseph Machine.
OEM draws upon 40 years of experience to create the jFlex SFMC, a truly flexible machining center powered by PC-based control, EtherCAT and modular drives for window and door ...
Aug. 11, 2026
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Control Intelligence
Jagannathan Raghunathan shares why security must initially be built into legacy controllers' system architectures
Aug. 10, 2026
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Control Intelligence
The CISA is urging an immediate off-grid shift for OT devices - here's why
Aug. 6, 2026

Motion

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How software-driven architecture is redefining the relationship between mechanical and controls engineers
Aug. 13, 2026
Modular Drive Systems and Active Capacitor Energy Buffering
SEW-Eurodrive’s Jeremy McCullough demonstrates energy management at Automate 2026
Aug. 12, 2026
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When to ditch encoders, cut cables and skip the AI hype
Aug. 10, 2026
Parker Rotary Frameless Servo Motor
How to manage heat, kinetic energy and control in high-speed motor systems
Aug. 3, 2026

Sensing

automatic robot vision sensor camera system in intellegence pcb factory
Match 2D and 3D vision with the application to keep programs lean
Aug. 4, 2026
Photoelectric Sensor installed in a row of industrial machine in a factory..
Repurposing legacy presence sensors for more than detection
July 21, 2026
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Does each phrase best describe acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR), radio detection and ranging (radar) or light detection and ranging (LiDAR)?
July 17, 2026
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Human-robot coexistence takes a three-dimensional step forward
July 14, 2026

Safety

Pipes, stainless steel brewing equipment and large reservoirs or tanks in a modern beer factory.
Does each phrase best describe IP20-, IP54- or IP69K-rated components?
July 24, 2026
Bihl+Wiedemann configurable ASi-5 safety module
Bihl+Wiedemann's configurable ASi-5 safety module offers up to 14 safe inputs and two safe outputs, up to PLe
July 17, 2026
Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsic safety barriers
Intrinsic safety barriers from Pepperl+Fuchs are designed to limit the energy that is supplied to a circuit and protect hazardous areas from excess energy
July 13, 2026
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TAB Wrapper Tornado.
A systems integrator and machine builder partner to develop a portfolio of feature-rich and highly automated specialty wrapping machines, with safety and usability as top priorities...
June 25, 2026

Industry News

Patrick Bunn and Mike Bacidore discuss the differences between PLCs and DCS on a call.
Over the years, Patrick Bunn has shared his control system expertise with Control Design's readers
Aug. 13, 2026
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TASI Measurement companies combine to expand engineering resources, application expertise and global customer support
Aug. 3, 2026
Endress+Hauser employees cutting the opening ribbon outside the new Greenwood facility.
Regional support includes process training units, LEED Gold design and partner integration
July 31, 2026
Graphic from Delta Motion showing waveforms at different values, amplitudes and fractions.
How a native waveform generator can cut controller overhead and optimize dynamic testing
July 30, 2026