Russell Palmer of Yokogawa discusses business continuity, future sustainability and the emergence of AI. [ + ]

Warwick Bardsley of Endress+Hauser discusses the opportunities presented by the pandemic and the diplomatic issues with China. [ + ]

Kathryn Wood-Enriquez of Powerflo Solutions discusses post-COVID sustainability and business direction. [ + ]

Martin Broglia of Bonfiglioli discusses the effects of COVID-19 and the future under the new normal. [ + ]

Stephen Ball of AVEVA discusses the effects of risk and uncertainty in 2021. [ + ]

The past year has shown clearly the need for local sustainable manufacturing and energy self-sufficiency. [ + ]

A lack of self-sufficiency and a dependence on China for many key supplies has been demonstrated to be a greater problem than many previously assumed. [ + ]

It's time to take back Australia's manufacturing, and there are a number of government funding initiatives to help. [ + ]

The benefits to automation of the latest standardisation efforts. [ + ]

By combining advances in 3D printing with new engineered smart materials, top universities and labs are creating analog autonomous objects that evolve over time. [ + ]

The untapped value from optimising processes with additional online data previously only available from the lab is enormous. [ + ]

Modern industrial wireless systems overcome the traditional problems with wireless and mark a revolutionary step forward over trailing cables. [ + ]

HART gateways can assist in delivering an immediate Ethernet-based solution without affecting capital budgets. [ + ]

Trying to defend against the growing sophistication of cyber threats using manual efforts puts us at a disadvantage against very determined threat actors. [ + ]

Some older wastewater AD facilities are now able to upgrade and take advantage of the latest technology to increase efficiency. [ + ]