Plant automation has historically been the responsibility of the control system engineer—you know, the instrumentation guy, the DCS guy, the PLC and HMI guy. Interfaces were straightforward with ...

Being nimble and quick isn’t about fun and games for Jack Piper. It’s serious business for the engineering manager at Ridgeline Pipe Manufacturing in Eugene, Ore., because it’s his job to squeeze ...

Automation engineering is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the design, deployment, and optimisation of systems that operate with minimal human intervention. It encompasses the integration of ...

Automation aims to standardize industrial operations and bring overall efficiency to today’s production lines. Such gains, however, may come with considerable effort, as engineering teams must ...

IT automation engineers help develop, test, and implement technologies aimed at automating business, IT, and development processes — a growing business imperative. Automation has made its way into the ...