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Operational leaders must recognize the invisible tipping point where legacy systems eventually cost more to maintain than to replace. Failing to identify this threshold can silently erode profit ...

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Learn what factors distinguish modern industrial controllers from earlier versions. Find out the impact of open architectures and interoperability on the flexibility of industrial controllers. Get ...

In late 2023, hackers tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps broke into programmable logic controllers at American water utilities using a technique that required no special tools and no ...

In February, part of the computerized control system that helps run the Woodstock wastewater treatment plant failed.