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Next generation automation machine control networks

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Ethernet-APL digitization impacting process industries

Critical criteria for selecting the right unmanaged switches include reliability, durability and conformity along with data transmission and installation.

Selecting unmanaged switches for industrial networks

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SPE/APL: Network Infrastructure for the Industrial IoT

SPE/Ethernet APL: network infrastructure for the Industrial IoT

The potential is for Single Pair Ethernet and Ethernet APL to serve as the network infrastructure for the …

Siemens is expanding its industrial AI offering with advanced AI agents.

AI agents for industrial automation

AI agents from Siemens are designed to automate automation using Siemens Industrial Copilots. The future vision is an …

Industrial Automation

The value of the IIoT and connected applications

The integration of IIoT and connected applications is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry. By leveraging real-time data, predictive analytics, …

AI in Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence in smart manufacturing

AI technology is helping to empower automation and control engineers by automating routine tasks, improving system efficiency, and …

State Of Industrial Networking In Manufacturing 2024

AI in manufacturing: 2024 Industrial Networking Report

The Cisco 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report for Manufacturing reveals how manufacturing firms worldwide are designing and …

TSN-enabled AI in automation

TSN-empowered AI in automation

Users can implement automation applications more easily and cost-effectively with new AI tools. The rapid development of these …

Defense-in-depth strategies apply countermeasures in layers from physical security, to policies and procedures, zones and conduits, malware prevention, access controls, monitoring and detection, plus network patches.

To harness the power of AI, tackle the first mile

Out of the box solutions move data easily and securely from operations to IT. IT specialists don’t always …

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Convolutional neural networks: machine learning—Part 1

The main application areas for Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) are pattern recognition and classification of objects contained in …

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Edge Computing July 2021 issue

Robust infrastructure for Industrial Ethernet networks

Featured Editorial

The benefits of virtualization have yet to benefit industrial automation control systems in any significant way.

TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Next big thing in smart factories? Control systems virtualization.

In this article, the authors describe the benefits manufacturers can expect to see by virtualizing industrial automation control (IACS) systems and solutions to get there.

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