Digital Twins Double up and Down
Control’s latest resource hub aggregates a broad set of digital‑twin assets—from Covestro’s polymer‑process model and ABB’s ten industry case studies to Sandia’s 42‑page nuclear‑plant evaluation and MathWorks’ gas‑turbine diagnostics video. The collection also includes beginner guides, Siemens AI‑enhanced whitepapers, Nvidia’s agentic‑AI twin demo, and step‑by‑step implementation tutorials. By curating videos, reports, and webinars from leading vendors, the hub showcases practical applications across manufacturing, energy, and heavy industry. It serves as a one‑stop reference for firms seeking to accelerate digital‑twin adoption.
ISA Publishes New SCADA Systems Standard
The International Society of Automation (ISA) has released ANSI/ISA-112.00.01-2025, SCADA systems—Part 1, a vendor‑neutral, technology‑independent framework that defines the SCADA lifecycle, diagrams, and terminology. The standard targets utilities, system integrators, and operators across water, oil & gas, power, transportation, and other...
Grim Reaper of Tech
Control Global highlights that not all process analyzers pose equal business risk, emphasizing that regulatory instruments like NOx CEMS face acute obsolescence challenges. As manufacturers discontinue critical spare parts, plants risk non‑compliance, fines, and operational shutdowns if legacy units fail....
Digital Twins Key Prosperous Process Control
Digital twins have evolved from simple simulations to comprehensive, living operational assets that mirror plant behavior in real time. By layering process dynamics, control logic, instrumentation, and scenario data, they enable predictive insights, safe rehearsal of high‑risk events, and continuous...
Hunting the Elusive Snipe
End users in process industries are abandoning legacy distributed control system (DCS) tools as support dwindles and upgrade costs rise. The article follows Cassia’s struggle with an unsupported alarm‑management suite and the loss of a single point of accountability from...
Control System Cyber Incidents and Network Breaches Are “Apples and Oranges”
Joe Weiss argues that network‑focused breach statistics, such as those in the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Report, do not capture the reality of control‑system cyber incidents. While IT and OT network teams track data loss, ransomware and malicious traffic, control‑system...
Aveva Buys First Green Jet Fuel Certificates Five Years Early
Aveva announced it has completed its first major purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFcs) five years ahead of its World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition commitment. The certificates were bought from British Airways, which sources the fuel from renewable...
Emerson Redefines Scalable Reliability with AI-Driven APM
Emerson’s Aspen Technology unveiled the latest version of its Mtell asset performance management platform on Jan. 22, adding AI-driven capabilities that extend from basic health monitoring to predictive failure analytics. The upgrade features industry‑specific templates, AI‑powered alert grouping, direct integration with...
Sawmill Systems Test Assets Intangibly
Comact has deployed Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Logix Echo to emulate 48 ControlLogix 5580 processors, expanding its testing capacity far beyond the limits of physical hardware. The virtual environment costs roughly one‑tenth of traditional PLC racks, delivering a scalable, cost‑effective platform for sawmill...
John Crane Supports NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Mission
John Crane announced its support for NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission, slated for launch no earlier than February 2026. The company will supply specialized filtration sieves for the Orion spacecraft’s propellant‑management devices, critical for separating liquid and gas phases in micro‑gravity. This...
