Industrial automation

Industrial automation is using control systems, machinery, and technologies to perform industrial processes with minimal human intervention. It integrates software and hardware systems to replace manual labor, increase efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance production capacity while improving safety in manufacturing environments.

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Whitepaper Industrial automation · 9 min read Physical AI Needs an Industrial Nervous System Physical AI is moving from keynote stages to factory floors, but nearly all the capital is chasing chips, models, and ro... How-To Industrial automation · 7 min read Xentara on Docker: Quick Start Guide Spin up Xentara inside a Docker container in under five minutes. This guide walks you through pulling the prebuilt image... Article Industrial automation · 7 min read Xentara - the fast track to OEE Monitoring Often referred to as the gold standard for productivity development, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a method o... Article Industrial automation · 2 min read Xentara Basics: Real-Time Tasks vs. Non-Real-Time Tasks Xentara distinguishes between real-time and non-real-time tasks to ensure reliable system performance. Real-time tasks a... Article Industrial automation · 2 min read Xentara Basics: Data Point Access In Xentara, Data Points are more than just variables — they are semantically rich digital representations of sensor or s... Article Industrial automation · 3 min read Xentara Basics: Microservices Xentara provides two primary task types for application integration: - Skills (focused on communication) - Microservic... Article Industrial automation · 5 min read Xentara Basics: Distributed Real-Time Scheduling Xentara is a real-time OT/IT convergence platform designed to synchronize automation task through an integrated Timing-... Article Industrial automation · 6 min read Simulation-based development and testing for machine control systems The article emphasizes the importance of simulation and automated testing in modern machine development. Traditional man... Article Industrial automation · 4 min read How Xentara integrates traditional control technologies with AI, augmented reality, and cloud computing The article explores the challenges and opportunities in bridging the gap between Operational Technology (OT) and Inform... Article Industrial automation · 9 min read IT/OT - Realtime & Non-Realtime Integrating Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) is essential for modern, data-driven industrial... Article Industrial automation · 7 min read Comparison of PLC, Soft-PLC, and Modern Control Solutions As industrial automation evolves, traditional PLCs face challenges in flexibility and connectivity. Soft-PLCs, IEC 61499... Article Industrial automation · 7 min read Virtual Development / Commissioning Virtual development and virtual commissioning use digital models, simulations, and digital twins to design, test, and op...