IEN What are the major concerns facing providers of automation technology and related products and services in the next few years? How can they be addressed? Allieri: Major issue would be ensuring customers are able to realize the expected... Learn more

Automation technologies developed in industrial military and university laboratories may soon migrate to the plant floor including R & D in controls robotics networks predictive diagnostics and web services -- but only if they are user-focused and... Learn more

Using concurrent scheduling The Johnson Corporation has improved on-time deliveries above 99% -- while decreasing overtime This advanced planning and scheduling (APS) method combines material acquisition requirements with capacity planning to... Learn more