Compared to factory automation, process control places additional demands on communication technology. Process plants, which extend over wide areas, have a lifespan of 20+ years. They invariably run ...

Today's automation systems collectively impact plant safety, economic throughput, environmental compliance, and equipment protection. Each system contains a unique and complex collection of tags, ...

Remote Product Service (RPS) solutions help companies increase network productivity. As enterprises in the automation and process industries look to improve productivity and increase uptime, they are ...

Network access control is the process of controlling users’ and devices’ access to a network. Because of increased employee mobility and the growing number of end-user network-capable devices, ...

MKS Instruments Inc. today said it has plans to merge with Germany’s IPC Fab Automation GmbH, a privately held developer of Web-based hardware and software for e-diagnositics and advanced process ...