The recent drone attacks on two key Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia by Yemen based rebel groups signals a new threat. Dr M ArokiaswamyTechnology is a double edged sword. It can be used for human welfare, but it can also be abused for wreaking havoc and causing destruction. The attack on the Aramco facilities has caused the largest surge in crude prices in decades, but fortunately has not resulted in a huge catastrophe as the damage was contained. This is certainly not an unanticipated development. The industry as well as governments are aware of such threats and there are countermeasures like radars and geofencing, apart from other electronic surveillance technique...
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Digitalisation @ Automation Expo 2019
Automation Expo is an eagerly awaited annual event. Digitalisation is the theme of the 2019 edition, the 14th of the series. Even as vendors have the solutions, the manufacturing industry is still grappling with several issues pertaining to implementation. On the eve of this mega event, Industrial Automation sought the views of experts across various disciplines in the manufacturing domain their opinions and suggestions on how to go about where and how to begin the process, when it comes to implementation.Amit Phadke – DigitalTransformationLeader. “The first step would be to identify the small win projects with high impact and low turnaround time (e...
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