Top 5 Control Global articles of 2025
Key Highlights
- Industrial safety protocols are being enhanced through the deployment of emerging mobile automation, such as four-legged robots, which are used to perform remote monitoring and inspection tasks in hazardous environments like LNG plants.
- Core industrial practices for reliability include the continued necessity of site surveys for the successful deployment of wireless networks and understanding how high static head system pressure impacts the selection and performance of VFDs in fluid control applications.
- The trend toward democratization of manufacturing data is driven by solutions that make advanced analytics, like predictive maintenance, more accessible and affordable for controls engineers, simplifying the process of deriving actionable intelligence from operational data.
Key advancements and foundational challenges have occurred across industrial automation, data management and operational efficiency in 2025. At Control Design, we try to keep track of as many of them as we can.
Fortunately, we’re part of an organization with partner publications that also provide content about automation and controls. Control Global is one of those publications.
Here are five articles from 2025 that you might have missed.
Emerging automation technology involves industrial mobile robots. One article details the significant data challenges that must be overcome as industrial mobile robots are deployed, likely covering issues related to data acquisition, integration and processing on a dynamic shop floor. A related piece highlights the real-world application of robotics for safety, detailing how four-legged robots are being implemented at an LNG plant to perform inspections and monitoring tasks in hazardous or remote areas, thereby enhancing safety protocols and reducing human exposure to risk.
Core engineering practices are necessary for reliable operation, specifically concerning network integrity and drive performance. One article argues that site surveys remain essential for the successful deployment and maintenance of industrial wireless networks, emphasizing the necessity of physical assessment to ensure reliable connectivity and data flow in complex industrial environments. Another piece dives into the nuances of fluid control systems, examining the implications of high static head/system pressure in variable-frequency drive (VFD) applications. This provides technical insights into how high system pressure impacts VFD selection, efficiency and operation in pumping and fluid handling systems.
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Finally, industrial data analytics need to be more accessible and affordable. The final article discusses how a partnership, such as that between Inductive Automation and Artek Integrated Solutions, is working to lower the barrier to entry for advanced analytics. Controls engineers are increasingly being introduced to platforms and strategies that simplify the process of gathering, visualizing and deriving actionable intelligence from operational data, making advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics practical for a wider range of manufacturing operations.
Top 5 Control Global articles for machine builders and system integrators
