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Automation.com published 2,600 industrial automation features, news, and new product articles in 2021. Here are the best reads you may have missed.
The mission of Automation.com, a subsidiary of ISA –The International Society of Automation, is to create, select, organize and present great industry automation information for our readers around the world. In 2021, Automation.com curated approximately 2,600 industrial automation features, news and new product articles into five major ISA categories: smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0; fluid and batch processing; discrete manufacturing and machine control; operations and management; and cybersecurity and connectivity. We don’t want you to miss out on any of the information you need to do your job more effectively, so here’s a countdown of the top 11 most -watched articles for 2021.
11. Industrial Robot Market Returning to Growth: 4.6% CAGR Forecast for 2021- 2024
From Interact Analysis
This news piece forecasts success for the industrial robots sector over the next few years. Global shipments are expected to increase by more than 9% in 2021, and a CAGR of 4.6 is expected for the period 2021-2024.
10. Amazon Industrial Digitalization Platform
By Bill Lydon of Automation.com
In this feature, Bill Lydon discusses the difficulties faced by discrete and process manufacturers to create integrated manufacturing systems using different automation systems within a single facility. Amazon Web Services provides a flexible and open solution for achieving effective holistic operations, from sensor to enterprise.
9. Positive Technologies Discover Weaknesses in PAX Point-of-Sale Terminals That Could Be Exploited to Commit Fraud
From Positive Technology
Positive Technologies advises banks to install new firmware versions on POS terminals to address the flaws.
8. ServiceNow Launches Manufacturing Solutions to Power the New Age of Smart Labor
From ServiceNow
ServiceNow announced new industry-specific solutions for manufacturers at Knowledge 2021, ServiceNow’s flagship digital experience for its customers, partners and developer community.
7. To Strengthen Industry 4.0, We Must Look at Lighthouses
By Dieter Heimerdinger of Sandvik Coromant
Sandvik Coromant Vice President of Supply Dieter Heimerdinger explains what the lighthouse factory makes and what other manufacturers can learn from them.
6. InTech Focus: Process Control & Safety Control 2021
An Intech Focus Ebook
This edition of InTech Focus understands that digitalization and innovation are transforming process control and process safety, and how important automation professionals are to the successful selection and application of new technologies.
5. Siemens Sets Up Private 5G Network Focused on Industrial Applications at Exhibition Hall
From Siemens
Siemens has announced that the 1.4 million square meter Deutsche Messe exhibition site in Hannover, Germany will be 5G-ready.
4. IEC 61499 Programming Standard: Will It Be Mainstream?
By Bill Lydon of Automation.com
Bill Lydon explains how the 4diac open-source IEC 61499 project can accelerate the industrial organization, providing assistance with the idea of a multivendor integrated IT/OT industry control system based on open source standard.
3. Schneider Electric appointed Barbara Frei Executive Vice-President of the Industrial Automation Business
From Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation management and energy automation, has announced the appointment of Barbara Frei as the new executive vice-president of Industrial Automation global business.
2. The Future of the Blockchain in Intellectual Property
By Sumit Prasad of Sagacious IP
Sumit Prasad explained the five potential use cases presented by Blockchain-based Intellectual Property Management in the current state of the intellectual property industry.
1. Deloitte acquired Cybersecurity Talent by Acquiring aeCyberSolutions
By Automation.com’s Melissa Landon
This news item announced Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s acquisition of industrial cybersecurity business aeCyberSolutions, which marked Deloitte’s fifth cyber acquisition in 2021.
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