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    How system integrators are helping maintenance teams overcome a widening skills gap
    Network Infrastructure

    How system integrators are helping maintenance teams overcome a widening skills gap

    Thomas Wilk
    Industry's focus on extracting value from data is forcing operations to get their systems in order, and three CSIA-member integrators weigh in on what they're doing to support...
    Podcast: Debunking common fiber optic cable myths and misconceptions
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    Podcast: Debunking common fiber optic cable myths and misconceptions

    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn whether fiber optic cables are right for your industrial network.
    Ransomware attacks are on the rise for industry
    Industrial Cybersecurity

    Ransomware attacks are on the rise for industry

    Anna Townshend
    Dragos report details how global tensions are driving both opportunity and cover for industrial cyber-criminals
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    Industrial Cybersecurity

    The importance of network segmentation in cybersecurity strategies

    In this Big Picture Interview, be sure that you’re using all the tools at your disposal to both prevent and respond to cyber-attacks.
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    Network Infrastructure

    How to build a wireless communication network

    Chris Clarke
    Take your team’s communications ability to the next level.
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    Network Infrastructure

    Effective plant network management

    Mark Mullins
    The right testing and troubleshooting strategy can help with upgrades and identifying problems.
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    IIoT

    Utilize single pair Ethernet to unlock the benefits of big data and IoT

    Bob Voss
    In this installment of Automation Zone, unite IoT device data under a single SPE protocol for better decisions at the right times.
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    Industrial Automation

    Certification testing is key to a functioning network infrastructure

    Mark Mullins
    In this installment of Automation Zone, learn about several inexpensive tools that are available to check the cabling runs that keep your operations going.
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    Network Infrastructure

    Proactive patching for your network

    Umair Masud
    In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how to develop a patch management program to help mitigate cybersecurity threats.
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    Big Data Analytics

    4 guideposts on your journey toward a smarter infrastructure

    Frederic Baudart
    For a stable maintenance and reliability foundation, the end goal must be one of the first considerations.
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    Join the Digital Manufacturing User Group and connect with peers in industry in your area

    Meet like-minded professionals in the Midwest at Putman Media's first after-hours networking event.
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    Human Machine Interface

    What to watch for in automation in 2018

    In this installment of Automation Zone, advances in robotics and analytics (and their impact on MRO teams) lead the way.
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    Network Infrastructure

    Move it: OPC classic > OPC UA migration

    Arun Ananthampalayam
    In this installment of Automation Zone, Arun Ananthampalayam examines how to ensure a seamless transition to the OPC Unified Architecture.
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    Network Infrastructure

    Rockwell's Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 helps protect plant-floor systems

    Rockwell Automation
    The Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 security appliance from Rockwell Automation incorporates new security technologies to help protect plant-floor systems.
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    Network Infrastructure

    maxon motor's EPOS4 positioning controller modules can be combined into a ready-to-install compact solution

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    The first product in maxon motor's new line of positioning controllers is the EPOS4 module with detachable pin headers and two different power ratings
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    Control Systems

    What to watch for next year in automation

    In this installment of Automation Zone, interconnectivity, wireless, mobility, digital sensors, and smart MRO lead the way.
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    Maintenance Mindset: How maintenance automation is reducing manual work on the plant floor
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