Belfast digital testbed will boost smart manufacturing
12 October 2021 A £500,000 digital testbed, aimed at creating a step change in smart manufacturing, is being built at Queen’s University Belfast to help develop new technologies… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
Cisco
12 October 2021 
Switch closes gap between unmanaged and managed devices
19 May 2017 Rockwell Automation has announced an alternative to managed industrial Ethernet switches for manufacturers that use unmanaged switches but struggle with downtime or security concerns. The… Read More
Vulnerability could give attackers control of Rockwell PLCs
16 August 2016 Cisco’s “threat intelligence organisation” Talos has discovered a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix 1400 PLCs that could allow cyber-attackers to take control of affected devices… Read More
Rockwell, Fanuc and Cisco use AI to optimise production
19 April 2016 Fanuc, Rockwell Automation and Cisco are collaborating with a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up called Preferred Networks (PFN) to develop a technology that will link… Read More
Global project uses Internet to pinpoint and manage tools
27 February 2015 Three companies, located on different continents, are collaborating on a project that is using the industrial Internet to track the presence of items on factory… Read More
IP67 Ethernet switches mount onto machines
19 August 2014 Rockwell Automation and Cisco have jointly developed an Ethernet switch designed to be mounted directly on machinery. The rugged, IP67-protected Allen-Bradley ArmorStratix 5700 is a… Read More
US giants form group to promote the industrial Internet
28 March 2014 GE, Cisco, Intel, IBM and AT&T have formed a consortium that they hope will break down technology barriers to allow better access to big data,… Read More
Networking arrivals help to deliver secure infrastructures
8 November 2013 Rockwell Automation has announced a clutch of wireless and security networking products which, it says, will help manufacturers to build more cost-effective, unified and secure… Read More
Rockwell launches three-pronged cyber-security plan
5 August 2013 Rockwell Automation has announced an initiative to help manufacturers to cut risks to their control systems from cyber-security threats. The initiative aims to help automation… Read More
