First Look: Automation & Manufacturing News, November 2024

Automation Chat

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In this episode’s news report, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck reports updates about:

• The global industrial control & automation market’s 5-year forecast
• A key update to Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk PharmaSuite software.
• SME’s “Ready to Hire” program providing trained workers.
• Dragos Inc.’s acquisition of Network Perception.
• Rockwell Automation agreement with Taurob to develop robotics.
• Fortinet’s certification program award.
• New leadership at packaging OEM The Optima Group’s and cable solutions provider icotek Corp.
• ISA’s new position paper.
• And more.

And as always, get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.

Resources from this episode:

• Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk PharmaSuite v. 11.02.00.
• Connected worker solution from Plex, by Rockwell Automation.
• For info about the SME “Ready to Hire” program, contact Chad Schron, Senior Director of Tooling U-SME, [e-mail].
• Download ISA’s position paper, “Automation Shapes Global Economic Growth and Development.”
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