Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) has emerged as a powerful framework for the design of optimal control policies in nonlinear dynamical systems, particularly when precise mathematical models are ...

Technology progression within advanced process control (APC) continues to evolve; however, it is the relationship among core APC developments, enabling technologies, and management practices that is ...

Author Patrick Bouwman explains how his book, Fundamentals of Process Control: Principles and Concepts, helps up-and-coming automation professionals build a solid foundation. What inspired you to ...

BRUSSELS, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation presents a new opinion article. Every industrial ...

Process manufacturers have been using advanced process control (APC) and online optimization technologies for several decades. Advances are being made on the business front, increasing manufacturers’ ...

ONDEX Automation today announced the acquisition of ROI Engineering, a control systems integrator based in Laguna Hills, California. This is ONDEX's seventh acquisition since April 2024 and expands ...

One of the key ideas in lean manufacturing is that defects should be detected as early as possible. Efforts to control manufacturing processes so that issues can be detected before defects occur ...

Distributed control systems are powerful assets for new and modernized power plants. Thanks to three product generations of technology innovations, these systems now provide new benefits — including ...

With the growing belief in the diminishing value of custom AV systems, control system programming and control system programmers are finding their place in the industry being seriously challenged.