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MCAA publishes annual market forecast

The report covers 12 industry segments and product categories of the process instrumentation and automation industry (PI&A) for the US and Canada.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 26, 2015

The five-year forecast predicts a healthy compound annual growth rate, with increased spending in the food and beverage industry.

Key Performance Indicators

Effective tools for hitting manufacturing targets

KPIs and measures serve to crystallize business strategy, align the organization and clarify accountability. The people, the measures, the accountability, the review and response process and the actions taken are the greater drivers of strategy delivery.

Peter Hock

May 11, 2015

When deciding what kind of car to buy, there’s an old adage: Fast, cheap and good—pick two!

TECH FLASH

New module allows off-chassis data collection

Rockwell Automation debuted is FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition v3.5 this month.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 28, 2015

The new module allows a single unit to collect up to 2,500 data points from five local and five remote controllers.

TECH FLASH

OPC announces “OPC UA open shared source” strategy

The foundation opens the doors to facilitate increased adoption of OPC Unified Architecture technology beyond industrial automation.

April 28, 2015

OPC Foundation’s vision of interoperability providing the best specifications, technology, certification and process is the core of this open shared source strategy.

TECH FLASH

Sercos logs international growth in 2014

The company’s membership increased by approximately 30 percent last year.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

Significant growth occurred in Asia and Europe.

TECH FLASH

New study on virtualization in IACS environments

The Automation Federation report examines the use of virtualization in industrial automation and control system environments.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

Researchers evaluated and tested current automation system vendor practices to generate guidelines and best practice references.

Reducing Packaging Line Bottlenecks

When automation is not enough

Debra Schug

March 6, 2015

While watching a packaging line operating smoothly, the quote attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle might come to mind, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

Manufacturing News

Connected, secure automation yields positive results

March 5, 2015

Doing more with fewer resources. Big data.

TECH FLASH

ProMat, Automate to display the latest automation technologies

Both shows will provide a broad view of the industry and a focused peek into the future of supply chain automation.

Jeremy Gerrard

February 25, 2015

At ProMat, more than 800 exhibitors from industry, commerce and government will display their supply chain solutions and innovations.

TECH FLASH

Robotic advancements to surge in manufacturing productivity

The new wave of industrial robots is near a point of takeoff that could boost productivity for many food and beverage manufacturers.

Jeremy Gerrard

February 25, 2015

By 2025, labor costs are projected to be 18 to 33 percent lower in countries such as the US and China.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

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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