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A dozen years of Industry 4. 0 and smart manufacturing efforts have been less effective in continuing the productivity gains of Industry 3.0.

Control Engineering’s most clicked articles in December 2023 included stories on system integration, IT/OT integration and SCADA. Miss something? You can catch up here.

The top 5 pieces of content from the past two weeks include this year’s system integrator of the year winners, DCS migration and digitalization’s growing role in process manufacturing.

More answers are available about a vendor-agnostic automation platform to help with interoperability, compatibility and harmonization, so automation systems and devices can work together effortlessly. Also see the archived Dec. 14 webcast about Universal Automation benefits.

Developments in condition monitoring technology are opening up new opportunities for enhanced performance across many industrial applications

The Bundy Group reported 12 automation transactions in the month of December. Analysis on the acquisitions and reports are highlighted below.

AI-based vision systems create new opportunities for visual inspection that were previously impossible, creating potential improvements.

Engineers should be working towards making their factory smart through digital models, data storage and virtualization.

The top 5 pieces of content from the past week include this year’s system integrator of the year winners, methods for improving efficiency through supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) automation, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).

Measurements and information sharing are important for meeting industrial sustainability goals: If an organization is struggling to meet 2025 goals, then 2030 is at risk.