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Field-device diagnostics can improve instrument reliability, but diagnostics alone won’t deliver reliability gains ...

AMS Trex device communicator has been redesigned with new hardware, software and security for easier, expanded and more ...

IE5 synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) portfolio has added three smaller frame sizes (90, 100, 112) that cover 0.75 kW to ...

I believe the single most important factor is that the most accurate flowmeters have a close connection between the operating ...

The article highlights how controls engineers and their employers can benefit from regional workforce development organizations like Manufacturing USA institutes, which help address the ongoing ...

Industrial organizations are prime targets for cybercriminals, with manufacturing accounting for over 70% of ransomware attacks, causing significant financial and safety risks. Key threats include ...

Choose the VFD control mode based on the ratio of the system pressure to maximum internal pump pressure. For a centrifugal pump delivering to a system with high operating pressure and or high static ...

High-tech digital tools can peer deep within operations and uncover hidden problems—such as people not filling out their freaking paperwork. “‘Forms not ready’ accounted for five hours of downtime. It ...

Proper signal filtering at the source minimizes aliasing errors and improves the accuracy of digital data used for control and analytics. Teaching filtering concepts through visual simulations and ...

On Aug. 11, 2025, I had an opportunity to brief some congressional House Homeland Security staffers on issues raised from the July 22 U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, “Fully ...

The July 2025 issue of IEEE Computer magazine contains the article “Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Cybersecurity to Better Protect Critical Infrastructures” by myself and James Bret Michael ...