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261787273 | Andrei Dodonov | Dreamstime
Advanced Control

From EAM to ROI: A practical guide for manufacturers

You need to start with a solid CMMS foundation. Your CMMS is where you digitize and standardize your maintenance processes, and it's the source of the data that powers your EAM...
320018161 | Cherezoff | Dreamstime
IT/OT Convergence

IT/OT convergence: The making of a modern plant

Thanks to the many well-publicized cyber incidents and new federal cybersecurity rules, automation and other OT personnel have realized there is a legitimate risk, and they need...
316749772 | Nathee Sanbooytho | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

How to choose security for your OT operations

An effective OT security regimen must be able to secure the entire environment at a plant—the “legacy” machinery as well as the latest devices.
202490801 | Marina Putilova | Dreamstime
Business Intelligence

Smart connected products give industrials unprecedented opportunities

Five key considerations that can help manufacturers meet the moment and generate as much as $2.3 trillion in incremental revenue by 2030.
149817461 | Shutter2u | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

Pair of new reports see glaring data, cybersecurity, content-sharing vulnerabilities

Surveys from Copia Automation and Kiteworks of manufacturing stakeholders join others, from Fortinet in June and Ponemon/Cyolo in February, that point to large, exploitable holes...
135633138 | ProductionPerig | Dreamstime
Advanced Control

The promise of quantum computing in manufacturing

The technology, which could have $2 trillion in end-user economic impact by 2035, is primed to revolutionize the advanced technologies of Industry 4.0.
302649026 | Klingsup | Dreamstime
Human Capital

Retraining your best people, upskilling new hires through free virtual education

Transferring knowledge from retiring experts to remaining or new employees is a critical challenge, so manufacturers usually must do it digitally and, preferably, inexpensively...
101777994 | Artiemedvedev | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity report shows threats to OT skyrocketing

Newly released survey from Fortinet says that nearly one-third of OT organizations reported more than six intrusions over the last year, up from 11% in 2023.
314323494 | Doberman84 | Dreamstime
IT/OT Convergence

Securing OT’s future: Strategies to adapt in an evolving environment

Isolating systems to ensure their protection is no longer the norm for the industrial landscape and increased connectivity is essential for modern industrial operations.
128766509 | Theerapong28 | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

Manufacturing leads in cyberattacks for a third straight year, so what are some defenses?

An overwhelming majority of intrusions could have been mitigated with patching, multifactor authentication or least-privilege principles, an IBM study has found.
85643552 | Vaeenma | Dreamstime
Sustainability

Sustainability: The next step in industrial design’s evolution

The reasons for companies to adopt sustainable design practices as they have for industrial design are just as diverse as the methods they will take.
145690361 | Solarseven | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

Protecting OT data under persistent threat from ransomware

These attacks not only threaten the security of sensitive information but also disrupt critical industrial operations, leading to significant financial losses and the damaging...
153537445 | Djbobus | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

Navigating red-alert security challenges in manufacturing

Cyber threats have evolved into a formidable adversary, targeting the factory floor with relentless precision.
216979018 | Narongrit Sritana | Dreamstime
Cybersecurity

In reader survey, wide majority worries about OT vulnerabilities

Informal email poll of visitors to Smart Industry mirrors a February release of results from wider research that showed concern among over 1,000 security professionals about the...
141200473 | Etiamos | Dreamstime
Human Capital

How to improve factory maintenance—and retain frontline workers

Outdated legacy maintenance and inspection processes that these frontline workers must deal with are hurting companies.