This video summarizes the status quo of the corona pandemic as of early June 2020 and provides an outlook for the total automation markets.

Virtual commissioning (VC) technology has been in place for at least a decade or more and has  allowed manufacturing and controls engineers to virtually simulate manufacturing production systems and validate they physically function as designed.

Michael Fry of Deepwater Subsea discussed how Empowering the Workforce and assessing asset condition and performance with predictive maintenance and analytics can help reduce/prevent unplanned downtime and improve asset reliability.

A panel discussion at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida explored the use of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and drones in industry.

In many manufacturing enterprises today, the actual plant performance is not well known, let alone the plant’s maximum capability. To determine where to best invest capital, it is important to first identify the performance gaps to get to peak plant performance.

At the 24th Annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, executives on a roundtable panel discussion share their perspectives on the critical issue of maintaining effective industrial cybersecurity for digital transformation.

While augmented reality (AR) technology has been around for many years, it has only recently begun to receive a lot of attention within the industrial world.

A plethora of technologies are now available to make "digitalization" and Managing Digital Transformation a reality in industrial operations.  However, the question remains as to whether related plant operations roll-out plans meet business objectives.

This report summarizes the results of the survey and subsequent interviews conducted by ARC and automation.com to gain insights into Impact of COVID-19 on industrial manufacturers.

At the 24th Annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, an executive panel discussion on the digital transformation of industry followed the keynote addresses.