A new year represents a fresh start for many individuals. It’s a chance to forget the missteps of the past and express optimism about the opportunities ahead. For process manufacturers, New Year’s ...

Beckhoff Automation is now a member of The Open Group and its well-known Open Process Automation™ Forum (OPAF). OPAF is an international forum of end users, system integrators, suppliers, academia, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have covered the oil & gas and maritime sectors for many years. As part of its drive to improve operational efficiency the oil ...

New Distributed Control Node (DCN) software framework to help drive open automation Solution helps replace vendor-specific hardware with plug-and-produce offer Interoperability and portability support ...