Almost every enterprise leader I've worked with over the past years has asked a version of the same fundamental question: "How do we maintain operational excellence when our business environment ...

Control system technologies are continually evolving, providing designers and facility owners with an ever-increasing array of options. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and distributed control ...

While automation is definitely part of the goals of artificial intelligence, and in particular automating things that require human cognitive capabilities, simply automating things doesn't make them ...

Processes and process automation take many forms. Here’s how to navigate the growing ecosystem of tools for automating everything from simple repetitive tasks to complex custom workflows. In 2015, ...

When we talk about process automation, we are talking about industries that cannot, or will rarely ever, turn their factories off. In industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper or pharmaceuticals, ...

Quick Summary Looking to automate repetitive processes and improve operational efficiency at scale? Discover the 10 best robotic process automation (RPA) tools for enterprises in 2025 that help ...

Robot technology is often associated with dangerous, dirty or dull work. Robotic process automation (RPA) takes that concept into the digital world. As a software tool, RPA sets out to free human ...

Here's what you need to know about robotic process automation, including major software vendors, how it might affect jobs, and how to start using RPA. Image: Olivier Le Moal, Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

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

Despite the disruption to business that the pandemic has caused, the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) has not skipped a step in its effort to create a collaborative control architecture. Since the ...