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IIoT and the Open Process Automation Forum

OPAF stands ready to help users with IIoT and their automation questions.

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

January 7, 2018

Kevin Fitzgerald, a global solutions architect and Schneider Electric Fellow and representative of OPAF, answers questions on IIoT and the OPAF’s role in IIoT technologies.

How food and beverage processors can fight cyberattacks

CEOs tend to look at a cybersecurity as a one-time investment, but imagine the results if your virus definitions were last updated Jan. 1, 2015.

Wayne Labs

November 29, 2017

Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.

Security

Food processors balance cyber, physical security

Processors have to focus on cybersecurity without sacrificing physical security

Casey Laughman

May 15, 2017

As more components become connected, cybersecurity becomes a priority for food processors.

Manufacturing News

NIST addresses cybersecurity for companies

New document offers updated guidance to companies looking to protect themselves.

March 13, 2017

A primary concern of the new version is managing supply chain risks.

Manufacturing News

How food companies can combat hackers

Food and beverage companies are the third most likely to be hacked.

October 11, 2016

Report shows 70 percent of food and beverage companies that are hacked go out of business within a year of an attack.

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

CMMS: Get your maintenance on track

A computerized maintenance management system helps keep assets running and assists with meeting food safety audit requirements.

Wayne Labs

July 20, 2016

A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can help food and beverage facility owners plan and schedule assets and labor to optimize overall plant efficiency and minimize downtime.

TECH FLASH

Internet of Things: Remote monitoring

The Internet-enabled systems bring a new level of flexibility, performance and cost advantages.

April 26, 2016

They also raise concerns about data, plant information and product security.

TECH FLASH

Siemens opens cybersecurity operation center

Industrial security specialists will monitor industrial facilities around the world.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 26, 2016

The company has joint locations in Europe and the US.

Automation

Are your control networks safe from cyberattacks?

Better safe than sorry since "sorry" could cost you downtime, product quality or safety and/or your brand’s reputation.

Wayne Labs

March 18, 2016

According to the ICS-CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team) fiscal year 2015 final incident response statistics, the food and agriculture segment reported only two cyberattacks last year.

ISA Automation conference to highlight challenges in food industry

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

The 2016 ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (FPID) Symposium will be held March 14-15 in Cork, Ireland.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

Anheuser-Busch to Close Two Breweries, Sell a Third

FDA Could Finalize Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label Rule in Spring 2026

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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