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Cut through AI hype and focus on what matters for manufacturing. Learn how AI applies to production environments, what to prioritize, and how MES can make AI more accessible across your operations. Artificial intelligence is dominating the conversation, but for manufacturers, the challenge isn’t awareness, it’s application. Where does AI actually deliver value on the plant floor, and how should leaders approach adoption?

Industrial network technology is being transformed by the convergence of smarter wireless infrastructure, AI-driven automation, and edge-first data architectures. In this E-handbook, Control's editors and experts take a closer look at trends in wireless networks, smart data and network security.

Stop wasting fuel and hours on complex analyzer maintenance. Discover 5 expert tips for using in-situ zirconia sensors to achieve real-time O2 accuracy, reduce emissions, and simplify your DIY service workflow. Download the guide to optimize your combustion today. Optimizing your combustion process is a balancing act: too much excess air wastes fuel, while too little spikes emissions and particulates.

Industrial data is the foundation of modern automation strategies, with smart field devices delivering real-time insight into process performance, asset health and operational efficiency. As manufacturers advance digitalization efforts, many are working to reduce data silos and enable broader access to device information across both OT and IT environments. The goal is to support a shift from reactive operations to more predictive, data-driven operations while improving uptime and performance.

Trihedral Engineering celebrated the 40th anniversary of its VTScada platform in late March 2026 in Orlando, Florida. At the company's ScadaFest conference, attendees revisited the software's first installation in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Control's Keith Larson was in attendance at the event, where he heard Trihedral president Glenn Wadden give the keynote address about the Charlottetown installation.

Innovations, such as bioprocessing, are redefining the life sciences industry by reshaping how therapies are developed and delivered. Bioprocessing using living cells, microorganisms or enzymes to manufacture products, and its global market is expected to reach more than $100 billion in 2026. But that can’t happen without the ability to unify control systems and instrumentation into streamlined, scalable solutions for producing new products and getting them into the hands of consumers.

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It’s not easy to keep cold boxes and their cryogenic contents comfy, mainly because they appreciate -198 °C (-325 °F), but they enjoy -269 °C (-425 °F) even more. The heat exchangers, distillation columns, piping and valves in these insulated enclosures demand super-low temperatures for air-separation processes, and increasingly for liquid natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen liquefaction applications.

In this episode of the Control Amplified podcast, you will hear an informative discussion about industrial relays and their role in automation and manufacturing. Hosted by Len Vermillion, Editor-in-Chief of Control Global/Control Magazine at Endeavor Business Media, the conversation features Patrick Casey, Senior Offer Manager for Control and Signaling at Schneider Electric.

When Manfred Morari learned of his election to the 2026 Process Automation Hall of Fame, his first reaction wasn’t triumph, but humility. The list of past inductees includes several colleagues, whose work he admires and whose advice shaped his own career. Editor in chief Len Vermillion spoke with Morari in this first podcast from the 2026 Process Automation Hall of Fame podcast and video series.