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Lauren Gibbons Paul

Lauren Gibbons Paul is a business and technology freelance writer. She writes frequently on automation and controls topics as well as technology trends for publications, including SAP Insights and CIO.

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Hardened wearables bring help into the field
Voice-controlled, hands-free wearable devices are bringing virtual and augmented reality to field service, training and other uses.
May 10, 2019
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Hardened Wearables Bring Help Into the Field
Voice-controlled, hands-free wearable devices are bringing virtual and augmented reality to field service, training and other uses.
May 10, 2019
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Digital twins: a critical tool
As a sidebar to Automation World's August cover story on optimizing power consumption in a plant, this article explores a key trend: creating a digital twin of production equipment fueled by real-time data to have a simulated environment in which to experiment with different control strategies for energy consumption.
August 14, 2018
Digital twins allow companies to test new designs on a dynamic simulation.
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MES and historians in the digital spotlight
Plant floor stalwarts for decades, historians and manufacturing execution systems are gaining new attention along with hot trends in digital and manufacturing intelligence. Staying competitive will require extending the MES across operations.
June 5, 2018
In a joint ARC/Automation World survey, MES users said they received the most value from production management, quality management, and planning and scheduling applications. Source: ARC Advisory Group
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Autonomous instruments: Beyond smart controls
You’ve heard of smart instruments, but in the next generation, controls will be self-directed and able to head off problems—no operator needed. One problem: Will we trust autonomous instruments?
April 17, 2017
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Hungry for data
Food and beverage manufacturers are tapping a variety of technologies to accommodate consumers’ changing palates and their increasing appetite for product heritage information.
January 16, 2017
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