At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

Data centers have complex mechanical and electrical designs with unique performance and reliability needs. Unique BMS and approaches are required in order to optimize the control, monitoring, and ...

Improving cyber resiliency in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments requires a comprehensive, multi-tiered approach that can address both standalone and networked systems. We've found the ...

Bedrock Automation's power supply, controller and I/O modules connected to backplane. In the automation space, technology suppliers are forever upgrading the capabilities of their control products and ...

Defense-in-depth is a concept that is already widely deployed by many organizations within their IT infrastructures. However, many organizations do not apply it to their industrial control system (ICS ...

In a recent podcast discussion with Ken Crawford, Weidmuller’s senior director of automation, we talked about how the reliability and security of numerous open systems have helped these technologies ...

If you thought that concerns over the security of the physical infrastructure of the U.S. are overblown, consider what people in industry say. It’s not particularly encouraging, although there are ...

Typical requirements for industrial LEDs. Designing an LED gate driver using an industrial digital input chip. Ruggedness characteristics of the new gate driver. Industrial control systems universally ...

A control-system station screen at Olympic Pipeline the day of a deadly 1999 pipeline break. Image: NTSBOn June 10th, 1999 a 16-inch diameter steel pipeline operated by the now-defunct Olympic ...