Industrial control system cybersecurity is today largely focused on securing networks, and efforts largely ignore process control equipment that is crucial for plant safety and reliability, leaving it ...

Intelligent field components and field devices provide an abundance of status information on the network and devices, but this data is often difficult to gather and understand. Four companies describe ...

Terry Blevins, senior engineer with Emerson Process Management, the Austin, Texas-based automation supplier, says people use Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) often without realizing ...

Field services are undergoing a fundamental transformation, driven by agentic AI, edge computing and selective use of 5G connectivity. As these technologies advance, field operations will become ...