Reducing shop-floor hardware, Siemens’ Simatic Automation Workstation delivers centralized software-defined factory automation and control. The system allows manufacturers to replace a hardware ...

With the right mix of DevOps automation, cloud platforms and standardized development processes, small businesses can create a lightweight software factory that accelerates innovation.

Rockwell Automations' Embedded Edge Compute Module targets factory automation applications with remote support functions. It supports Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk software framework. Embedded ...

Emerson Electric has successfully transitioned into a high-growth industrial technology company through active portfolio management and divestitures. The company is well-positioned to benefit from ...

In my previous article “What Manufacturers Need to Know about Software-Defined Automation”, I discussed how Software-defined automation (SDA) is changing the nature of industrial automation, with a ...

Software factories can develop new applications efficiently and securely. Here’s how several organizations have put them to good use. Many organizations are starting to build their own software ...

NET.LOGIX 4.0 provides a direct communication pipeline between Microsoft Visual Studio .NET applications and factory floor devices without the need for OPC servers, resulting in fast communications ...