2021 SPECIAL REPORT Industrial Automation Trends

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2021 SPECIAL REPORT Industrial Automation Trends & Automation Fair Directory Learn about 7 digital automation trends propelling manufacturing performance, ranging from digitalized devices to simplified infrastructure, edge computing, augmented reality, AI and more. Also get the 2021 Automation Fair event preview and exhibitor’s directory to see technologies on display from industry leaders supporting those trends. rok.auto/thejournal

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digitalized devices to simplified infrastructure, edge computing, augmented reality, AI and more. Also
get the 2021 Automation Fair event preview and exhibitor’s directory to see technologies on display
from industry leaders supporting those trends.
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DEVELOPMENTS STEER 2021’S INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TRENDS Seven major trends propelling manufacturing performance range from digitalized devices to simplified infrastructure, edge computing, augmented reality, AI and more.
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PRODUCT FOCUS: EASY CROSS-PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION 13
PRODUCT FOCUS: MODERN VALVE ISLAND 16
PRODUCT FOCUS: ‘SOLUTION IN A BOX’ ARCHITECTURE FROM STRATUS AND ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
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HOUSTON WELCOMES YOU TO AUTOMATION FAIR 2021 At this in-person and online event, exhibitors will demonstrate powerful IT/OT technologies, and you’ll also have virtual learning and networking opportunities.
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ADVERTISERS Panduit 3 Littelfuse 9 Bürkert Fluid Control Systems 12
Maplesoft 15 Stratus Technologies 20 Spectrum Controls 27
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Seven major trends propelling manufacturing performance range from digitalized devices to simplified infrastructure,
edge computing, augmented reality, AI and more.
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opportunity to face the future from a position
of strength.
important step for smart manufacturing
plants. Users want to receive and analyze
more than just traditional process values of
instruments, says Michael Rausch, segment
and project manager at Rockwell Automation
Technology Partner Bürkert Fluid Con-
trol Systems.
control will convene at one of the most influ-
ential events of the year: the 2021 Automation
Fair® event. Whether attending in-person or
online, as it will be a hybrid experience, this
year’s attendees can learn from and network
with experienced professionals from Rockwell
Automation and companies in its PartnerNet-
work™ program about the latest products,
services and industry solutions available to
drive manufacturing optimization.
paving the way for improved agility, produc-
tivity and performance. Considering the many
challenges manufacturers are dealing with
today, the innovative solutions and strategies
SPE is one of the most important new developments in edge communication
technology as it supports data accessibility, security, integrated powering,
and seamless reliability. Mike Vermeer, Panduit
uled maintenance. In addition,
system that’s centralized and
easily accessible, such as a secure
cloud-based database.
collaborative manufacturing, data
this need for data will only increase
as technologies develop further,”
informed, data-driven decisions.
developed intelligent devices
good for its time, but limiting
compared to other technologies
available today,” says Rausch.
process data, not diagnos-
7 Industrial Automation Trends in 2021
These trends are supporting the ongoing shift to digital manufacturing.
1. Enhanced Process Instrumentation. Includes a cloud-based,
centralized database with diagnostics and asset manage-
ment data.
(SPE), and specifically Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer),
a transformative technology that will accelerate the connected
enterprise for process automation.
need for producers to use process data produced in siloed
and disconnected systems; the need to implement trustless
security architectures; and investments in supply chain
de-risking and intelligent manufacturing because of supply
chain disruption.
4. Agile Edge Computing. Includes the need for users to have
the same level of IT capability at the edge as they have in a
data center.
7. Stronger Electrical Safety.
power at the edge. Jason Andersen, Stratus Technologies
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dard CANopen® protocol, which
subnetwork called Efficient Device
Integration Platform (EDIP) that
allows interconnection of Bürkert
field personnel,” observes Andrew
Lamore, field segment manager
Automation and Process Instru-
more widely supported IO-Link
leading global standard for digital
communications protocols due to
global manufacturers,” he says.
2. SIMPLIFIED AUTOMATION NETWORKS
specifically Ethernet-APL (Advanced
connected enterprise for process
automation, says Garrett Edwards,
senior product manager at
and eventually replace fieldbus
facilitate data transmission over
devices,” explains Edwards. The
reducing weight, minimizing space,
fieldbus cabling.
experience with fieldbus protocols
As a two-wire solution, APL is well positioned to disrupt and eventually replace fieldbus
architectures due to its ability to enable data transmission over Ethernet and supply
power to end devices. Garrett Edwards, Spectrum Controls
of automation networks as users
make the transition to a more
connected enterprise.
Mike Vermeer, engineering strategy
Automation Strategic Alliance
increasing convergence of analog
and fieldbus devices toward
advanced forms of machine-to-ma-
of Things (IIoT) connectivity.
The first is the increasing urgency of producers to take advantage of
massive amounts of production process data that is produced in siloed
and disconnected systems. With advanced forms of M2M connectivity
such as SPE, no gateway programming or data conversion is required to
get access to the data from each device.
Second is the increasing importance of implementing trustless secu-
rity architectures within the plant. This model provides for continuous
authentication and authorization of system users and computing devices.
Each accessible device must have a base level of compute and communi-
cations capability, which will accelerate the evolution from basic fieldbus
connectivity to Ethernet.
Finally, supply chain disruptions are driving investments in supply chain
de-risking and intelligent manufacturing, which will spur development of
more capable devices.
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Panduit Details Industry 4.0 Trends, Plus Its Products at Automation Fair 2021
In this video, Frank Straka, Director of Business Development for
Enterprise with Panduit, discusses his outlook for Industry 4.0 trends.
He also describes educational sessions in which Panduit experts are
participating during the 2021 Automation Fair event, and highlights
products on display at Panduit’s booth.
Those include its NEMA Micro Data Center with shielded connectivity
products and new power distribution units. Also see its products for
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is increasingly expensive.
standardized by the IEEE, IEC and
other standards bodies, and as of
June 2021, devices that support SPE
“This new form of connectivity
marries full-stack Ethernet commu-
for fieldbus and analog sensors that
are ubiquitous in industrial processes
and building automation,” he
“SPE is one of the most
important new developments
accessibility, security, integrated
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simultaneously. When modern-
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also firmware-upgradable from
being developed for delivery in a
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engineers, machine builders,
demand for more computing
generation of ztC products, sched-
uled to be available later this year,
will be much larger than before,”
adds Andersen.
firms have embraced augmented
return-to-work measures such as
future-of-work strategies
drive step-change improvements
including containerization, appli-
long. Companies want a reliable,
redundant system that won’t fail
and needs no human intervention,”
Andersen observes.
Serviceability simplifies edge
deployments, workload additions,
communications began to enter
Ethernet Standards.”
have the same level of IT capability
at the edge as you would have in a
data center, including cybersecurity,
option, says Jason Andersen, vice
president of strategy and product
management at Stratus Tech-
nologies, a Rockwell Automation
Technology Partner and provider of
the ztC Edge computing platform.
Understanding the risks and mitigating shock hazards has become the key topic in electrical
safety in the past few years. Mark Pollock, Littelfuse
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process environment.
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Control Systems.
As the concurrent trends of collaborative manufacturing, data retention, tracking and tracing, and overall outsourcing and
subcontracting of manufacturing continues to grow in all industries, this need for data will only
increase as technologies develop further. Michael Rausch, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
One of the most dynamic areas of
digital transformation is artificial
intelligence (AI) and advanced
technology, as follows.
• High-speed contextualization of data at the edge is facilitating superior IT/OT convergence by preserving data integrity and integrating it into flex- ible, common information models. “It’s helping data scientists and data engineers collaborate better to develop enterprise-level insights that move the needle,” explains Gaurav Verma, global solution marketing lead for industrial analytics at Rockwell Auto- mation. The company uses FT Smart Objects capability to pro- vide the ability to automatically add operations technology (OT) context to the data at the edge near real time.
• Democratization of AI is reduc- ing barriers to entry for domain experts in manufacturing. “More
With AR, operators and service
technicians can now:
• See streaming IIoT and sensor data, improving condition monitoring, troubleshooting and repairs.
• View immersive 3D work instruc- tions for assembly, inspection, and service procedures.
• Access step-by-step instructions and on-demand help from ten- ured experts.
• Pass feedback about the con- ditions they’re seeing in the plant or field back into the con- nected digital thread, allowing closed-loop feedback across the organization.
“As we continue to innovate
in AR, we’ll leverage advanced
AI and machine learning (ML) to
improve our AR solutions’ ability to
recognize that work is being done,
validate that it is being done cor-
rectly, and provide next steps to the
employees performing the actions,
further improving their productivity
and efficiency,” says Reynolds.
work with spatial computing and
spatial digital twins to support the
creation of large, persistent AR
experiences that deliver increased
in performance, and ultimately
president of marketing for AR and
IoT at PTC, a Rockwell Automation
Strategic Alliance Partner.
industrial organizations unlock key
competitive advantages as they
trial organizations to quickly
implement high-value AR use
cases like remote assistance,
driving innovations that push the
bounds of what’s possible with
AR and spatial computing,” Reyn-
olds observes.
digital content to an entire factory
floor and create immersive AR
experiences that cover hundreds
physical space.
mission-critical to the way
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• Tighter integration of advanced, prescriptive and predictive analytics at the control layer is driving high-value use cases in manufacturing across indus- tries. Nithiya Parameswaran, Rockwell Automation enterprise analytics business leader, says increasing production and yield are delivering high values and success with higher frequency. He uses as an example Rockwell Automation Pavilion8 software, which acts as an intelligence layer on top of automation sys- tems that continuously drives the plant to achieve multiple business objectives in real time.
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light and temperatures reaching
blowing apart cabinets, and
standards such as IEEE 1584, NFPA
70E®, and the National Electric
Code® (NEC) are helping to address
these hazards.
According to OSHA data, about
90% of electrical-involved fatali-
is the result of making contact
with an energized conductor
hazards has become the key topic
in electrical safety in the past few
years,” says Pollock. “Once consid-
ered ‘a normal part of the job’ for
electricians, there can be serious
long-term sequela health effects
range of 50 mA.”
7. STRONGER ELECTRICAL SAFETY
a lot of attention in the electrical
safety world for the past 15 years,
believes Mark Pollock, global product
manager at Littelfuse, a Rockwell
Automation Technology Partner.
event is a sudden destructive
release of heat and light that
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and minimize risks in your manufactur-
ing environment.
automation, from implementors such as
automation and controls engineers to exec-
utives and strategic management leaders in
operations, IT and engineering.
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and solutions from Rockwell Automation and
members of its PartnerNetwork.
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Offering an in-person and hybrid experience
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and extend the event experience for three
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THE 2021 Automation Fair® event aims to
help automation industry professionals deliver
results that bring their operations into the
future. With your health and safety top of
mind, Rockwell Automation and member com-
panies in its PartnerNetwork™ program, will
host the event in-person in Houston, and also
as an online hybrid experience.
The event will take place November 9-11 in
Houston, beginning with Perspectives and
Process Solutions User Group events, and be
available online from November 9 until Febru-
ary 2022 to automation industry professionals.
As always, the Automation Fair® event aims
to help you better your manufacturing opera-
tions through numerous information-packed
work program will share how you can use
technology to get your products and services
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expect in your IT/OT operation,
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