Spanning a wall in a separate area is a large automatic storage and retrieval system that feeds multiple lasers and stores ...

A detailed look at O-PAS™ Standard, Version 1.0 Process automation end users and suppliers have expressed interest in a standard that will make the industry much more open and modular. In response, ...

IT process automation sells itself: automating tasks is not only cheaper than paying a human to perform repetitive activities, but it’s also more efficient and predictable. While it’s possible to ...

Process manufacturing is extremely complex. Operating in a manner that ensures safety, reliability, efficiency and sustainability requires precise orchestration of equipment, people and data to ensure ...

How has technology changed the way we conduct research? Lab automation takes many different forms with the purpose of streamlining several aspects of experiments, data collection and data analysis.

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

Schneider Electric is taking a bold step toward the future by completely changing its control architecture, moving away from the hardware-dependent system of the past to an open, software-centric ...