IIoT-ready instrumentation can quickly enable data-driven reductions in failures and downtime. The second law of thermodynamics states the total entropy—or natural disorder—of any system increases or ...

Moving beyond smart instrumentation, autonomous instruments are the next big thing on the horizon. Control vendors are already working to make equipment not only intelligent, but actually autonomous, ...

Automation World has launched its new podcast series aimed at answering reader questions. The first question addressed in the series focuses on the difference between smart and traditional instruments ...

Process instruments consist of two main components: a sensor and a transmitter. The sensor is sometimes part of the instrument assembly, as with some pressure instruments, but is more often separate, ...

However, producing biofuels at scale remains a complex process, as market competitiveness, process intricacies and safety requirements demand operational excellence.   In this context, digitalization ...

Advancements in environmental sensing have played an important role in smart factories, automobiles, medical wearables and other end equipment in which electrification is becoming more common. In ...