The top 5 most read articles online, from Feb. 22-28, 2021 for Control Engineering covered the evolution of control systems with artificial intelligence, top 5 VFD parameter changes explained, 2021 Engineers’ Choice Awards, and more. Links to each article below. 1. Evolution of control systems with artificial intelligence Cover Story: Can artificial intelligence (AI) prove […]
Rice University scientists have developed a method that could boost the growing field of spintronics, which depend on the state of an electron as much as the brute electrical force required to push it. Materials theorist Boris Yakobson and graduate student Sunny Gupta at Rice’s Brown School of Engineering describe the mechanism behind Rashba splitting, an effect seen in […]
The manufacturing industry output (MIO) tracker from Interact Analysis reveals unexpectedly strong overall global manufacturing performance. This is an upward revision on the previous MIO updates. At our most pessimistic point, we forecast a -4% contraction in industrial output for China. But the country’s rigorous suppression of the virus meant that production was back on […]
Having comprehensive list of security-related patches by using operational technology (OT)-specific patching tools to gather complete software, vulnerability, and security patch information sounds simple. Information technology (IT) security professionals will tell users to scan it with a vulnerability assessment tool. Or, if it’s an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)-vendor relationship, use their “approved” patch list. Or, […]
While the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) may provide a theoretical opportunity for an enterprise to receive all the relevant information they need, it does not by itself make that practically feasible in a scalable fashion, said Hermann Berg, head of Industrial IoT at Moxa Europe. Using the analogy of a human nervous system, Berg […]
Learning Objectives Expired DCSs lead to lead to component failure, high replacement costs and downtime. New process control systems bring open communications, easier integration and faster responses. New process control systems also bring analytics, advanced controls, virtualization and simulation for next-generation engineers. For many industrial facilities, time is running out to digitally transform and update or migrate legacy distributed control systems (DCSs). Shelf […]
The top 5 most read articles online, from Jan. 18-24, 2021 for Control Engineering covered wastewater surveillance tracking COVID-19 infections, using IIoT for a more energy-efficient pump environment, top 5 VFD parameter changes explained, and more. Links to each article below. 1. How wastewater surveillance can track COVID-19 infections A method has been developed that detects […]
An optical sensor manufactured by ABB is being used with the satellite Hugo from GHGSat, which specializes in greenhouse gas sensing services in space. The optical sensor can map methane emissions from space at a resolution that is 100 times higher than any other sensors. The improved granularity now allows the identification of the source […]
MIT Professor Thomas Malone, Professor Daniela Rus, and Robert Laubacher collaborated on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work,” a brief that provides a comprehensive overview of AI today and what lies at the AI frontier. Malone and Rus offer insights in an overview on their research. Q: You argue in your brief that despite […]
The next generation of industrial advancement, which is referred to as Industry 4.0, aims to inter-connect and computerize the traditional industries such as automation. The objective in Industry 4.0 is to make factories smart in terms of improved adaptability and resource efficiency, as well as the improved integration of supply and demand processes between the factories. Wireless […]