Reflecting on my 30-year career as a project manager, I have come to realize process automation projects have unique challenges, which make them more difficult to execute than other types of projects.

The art and science of project management gives us useful knowledge and powerful tools and techniques to successfully manage complex projects in various areas. Nevertheless, it is necessary for ...

If you think programmed systems have only become popular recently, then you are mistaken. For a long time, people have interacted with mechanized systems, just on a different level than what we see ...

A team of young engineers at the University of Tennessee is using a six-axis collaborative robot to automate assembly steps such as terminal insertion and wire routing.

Control narratives translate complex automation logic into accessible language that non-programmers can understand, serving as a shared reference point between operations staff, process engineers and ...

Automation equipment for assembly or packaging can benefit from the use of custom systems if builders and customers develop a strategy to share the risks. Lawrence Allingham and François Paillusseau ...

The partnership will see Purdue join the Rittal + Eplan Partner Network as a research partner with a focus on design of advancing smart manufacturing education and preparing students for the next ...

Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation. Modern networks require more dynamic changes than ...

Plant automation has historically been the responsibility of the control system engineer—you know, the instrumentation guy, the DCS guy, the PLC and HMI guy. Interfaces were straightforward with ...

We will use this information to send you important program updates, events, and deadlines. Online students have the opportunity to visit SCU’s Robotic Systems Laboratory. The lab was designed to allow ...

Oladapo Aiyenitaju, a Nigerian-born quality assurance automation engineer based in Europe, with a background in accounting and ...