Top 5 Control Engineering content: September 12-18, 2022

The most-viewed content from the past week covered 2022 engineering leaders under 40, plant instrumentation, controllers and more.

Control Engineering‘s top 5 content over the past week covered 2022 engineering leaders under 40, plant instrumentation, controllers and more. Links to each article below.

1. Engineering leaders under 40, class of 2022

The future of automation, engineering and manufacturing relies on the younger workforce, and these 36 individuals are here to advance their industries now and for years to come.

2. Plant instrumentation and controls: Modernize or maintain?

Best project practices: How to achieve successful plant modernization and how to properly prepare for the project. See related article: Why modernize plant instrumentation, controls.

3. Tutorial: How to find the best controller

Control system designers consistently seek the best control method for an application. See examples, equations and graphics.

4. Improving worker optimization on the factory floor with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to enhance worker productivity by gathering information about their work performance and turning it into actionable data.

5. Circuit board manufacturing relies on fast IPC control

DP patterning provides flexible conductive pattern technology by leveraging PC-based control, EtherCAT, and artificial intelligence (AI) to meet high-precision machining requirements.

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on controleng.com, August 12-18, 2022, for articles published within the last two months.

Written by

Isabelle Piotrowski

Isabelle Piotrowski, CFE Media