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NEWS: To streamline procurement for #controlengineers, #machinedesigners and #automated factories, PI North America reported that it’s launched a new website called #WheretoBuy. This resource is designed to help users easily find #distributors of #Profibus, #Profinet, #IOLink and #omlox products that are members of PI North America, Control Global reported. #PINorthAmerica #IndustryNews #procurement #ControlGlobal Read the news here??? https://lnkd.in/gbK_M3Bx

Entries for Endeavor Business Media's 2025 Edge Awards open TODAY! The #EdgeAwards are supported by the engineering-centric brands at EBM, including Electronic Design, Machine Design, Microwaves & RF, and Power & Motion. New in 2025, Control Global is one of three additional brands that will be supporting the Edge Awards, along with Control Design and Automation World, amplifying the full scope of #engineering coverage across all major disciplines and application spaces. Learn more about the program here ?? https://lnkd.in/ep4Qbzzu And start an entry here ?? https://lnkd.in/eEDuQHjG

Hey Control Global readers! Catch up on all the AI and edge computing stories from this week here: ?? From Greg McMillan, "The #AI reality: Part 2": How to train an AI for #processcontrol engineering. https://lnkd.in/gDN3vKDb ?? "Getting the most from #data on the edge": #Artificialintelligence and edge computing increase the power of real-time #dataanalysis. https://lnkd.in/gZGHKeNB ?? From #ControlAmplified, "Increasing the power of real-time data #analysis": Schneider Electric's Alejandro Trejo Dominguez and James Redmond, CD talk artificial intelligence and edge computing. https://lnkd.in/g93bWKSA ?? And finally, from Automation World, "The hidden value of #edgecomputing:" Organizations can scale edge computing solutions to drive further efficiencies and improve overall #process #control strategies. https://lnkd.in/gRXKZYA9

Control Global recently spoke to Alejandro Trejo Dominguez and James Redmond, CD from Schneider Electric about #artificialintelligence and #edgecomputing. You can read their interview in this article, or you can listen to the interview in this podcast. #IndustryPerspectives #AI #dataanalysis #SchneiderElectric #ControlAmplified #ControlGlobal Read the article here ?? https://lnkd.in/gZGHKeNB Listen to the podcast here ?? https://lnkd.in/g93bWKSA

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Happy Friday Control Global readers! From #EthernetAPL to the #ARCForum2025, take a look at our top articles from this week: ??By Jim Montague, "Bad language": Mind-numbing #buzzwords can serve much darker purposes. https://lnkd.in/gsDmtNaG ??By John Rezabek, "Prepare to justify Ethernet-APL migration": Migrating #FoundationFieldbus to Ethernet-APL will take conviction and #investment. https://lnkd.in/gPXHGfv2 ??From #ControlAmplified, "#AI, APL highlight #ARC Forum": #Control Editor-in-Chief Len Vermillion recaps his thoughts from ARC Forum 2025 in Orlando. https://lnkd.in/gcwQQ54f ??And finally, new this morning from Len Vermillion, "A re-energized market": #Oilandgas producers will be drilling again; they'll want updated #automated processes. https://lnkd.in/gJxkWDEX

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Paul L. Busch Award, Control Global reported. The $100,000 prize recognizes an outstanding individual for innovative research in the field of #waterquality and the #waterenvironment. Submit #applications here: https://lnkd.in/gfYhfiUa by June 2, and check out the latest industry news at https://lnkd.in/g7a7qv74. #IndustryNews #WaterResearchFoundation #watertesting #ControlGlobal Read the news here??? https://lnkd.in/g_6mC87u

Control Global is back with a new episode of #ControlAmplified! ??? While at ARC Advisory Group's 2025 forum, Len Vermillion found that winning with #AI and the migration of #FoundationFieldbus to #EthernetAPL are on the minds of #CEOs these days. Hear more of his thoughts on the conference here, and check out ControlGlobal.com/Podcasts for more episodes of Control Amplified. #podcast #ARCForum2025 #ControlGlobal Listen here ?? https://lnkd.in/gcwQQ54f

DigiKey added 455 new #suppliers and more than 1.1 million #products in 2024, Control Global reported. The most recent new supplier additions in 2024 include companies like: ?? Amphenol, #manufacturer of marine and industrial #sensors; ?? HALO Electronics, supplier of #communication and #powermagnetics; ?? Menlo Micro, producer of #RFswitches that combine the capabilities of #electromechanical and #solidstate switches; and ?? Jameco Electronics, which sells educational, #electronics hobby kits. #DigiKey #AmphenolAirmar #HaloElectronics #MenloMicro #Jameco #ControlGlobal Read the news here??? https://lnkd.in/e9Biu8Sv

Good morning Control Global readers! It's been a productive week here — finishing off our February #edgecomputing cover story AND giving you a new #wireless series to read. Take a look! ?? By Jim Montague, "#Software pushes the edge’s envelope": Some of today’s most popular #softwaretools for assisting edge-computing and related tasks. https://lnkd.in/gdY-JjMA ?? "Final word (for now) on #valves and #actuators": #Control ’s monthly #resources guide on valves and actuators. https://lnkd.in/gbfYkw3U ?? By Jim Montague, "Site surveys still essential": System integrator Malisko Engineering, Inc. demonstrates how assessments enable successful #networkdesigns. https://lnkd.in/gAkAz_c9 ?? "#Security isn’t a side dish": System integrator Ripple Industries, LLC shows how it revamped the #SCADAsystem for #waterdistribution in Florence, Ariz. https://lnkd.in/gHYzynpj ?? "How much, how fast, how far?": Available #wirelessstandards and formats offer a range of ranges, #power levels and #data-throughout speeds. https://lnkd.in/g_xNqf6W