Though a lot has been written about the benefits of server virtualization, this article will address the impact that virtualization technology has on process controllers, I/O systems and process field ...

Despite a lot of change and confusion in the automation platform space, there are three things I am pretty sure are true about robotic process automation (RPA): A lot of companies find the automation ...

Robot technology is often associated with dangerous, dirty or dull work. Robotic process automation (RPA) takes that concept into the digital world. As a software tool, RPA sets out to free human ...

Welcome to Take Five with Automation World. Today I’ll be talking about a topic that has been making headlines for the past several years. That is the need for an open industrial control platform that ...

While automation is definitely part of the goals of artificial intelligence, and in particular automating things that require human cognitive capabilities, simply automating things doesn't make them ...

Here’s what you need to know about robotic process automation, including major software vendors, how it might affect jobs, and how to start using RPA. One of the most noticeable effects of work in the ...

Dow has a diverse portfolio of manufacturing chemical and power plants and a rich heritage of process automation to run them. As facilities grow and expand, they tend to accumulate a wide range of ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has been selected by ExxonMobil as the system integrator for the first field trial of an Open Process Automation* ...

POSCO Pohang Steelworks' No. 3 Steelmaking Plant has succeeded in automating the molten iron pretreatment process. The automated process that was successfully implemented this time fully automates the ...

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, ...