Over the past few decades, various control disciplines like process, batch, motion and discrete control have been consolidated into a single, common automation architecture. This integration has ...

Valmet has released Valmet FlexBatch 8, the latest version of its advanced batch automation and recipe management software.

Onto Innovation’s Intelligent Line Monitoring & Control with Integrated Metrology offers a new approach to CMP process control. By leveraging data feedforward from standalone metrology tools to ...

At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

Manufacturing process controls include all systems and software that exert control over production processes. Control systems include process sensors, data processing equipment, actuators, networks to ...

The main purpose of an automation strategic plan is to improve our ability to manufacture and sell products by a better utilization of people, equipment, raw materials, and facilities. Three key ...