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Making machine control open, secure

Control Engineering

Understand some of the challenges manufacturers and end users face with these control systems, which are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Traditional challenges facing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machine builders, and the end users they serve, often involve maximizing production rates, quality and uptime.

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Intelligent manufacturing: The Canadian story

Automation Mag

T he Canadian manufacturing industry is well aware of the importance of embracing artificial intelligence (AI). So, where does Canadian manufacturing stand today? AI implemented at the mill targeted supply chain demand forecasting. The mill also added predictive maintenance.

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Hannover Messe 2023 Day One: Manufacturers emphasizing industrial transformation, flexibility

Control Engineering

Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist. So do supply chain challenges, though they aren’t as a big a problem as they were in 2022. We’re about saving resources and having the customer use our products to gather the data they need.”