The imminent demise of a revered publication like Control Engineering is worth a moment of silence. Then, it’s worth another look at what we’re doing here.
“Industrial” engineering is undergoing a massive change. It used to mean valves, solenoids, motors, cables, displays, and similarly electromechanical things that have been and still are essential to operate large, heavy things in harsh environments. Control Engineering in its heyday led in this type of coverage, and we will miss their contributions to the industry.
]. We’ve seen a huge shift from analog[]-only sensors to completely digitized sensors, backed again by microcontroller intelligence and networked by wireless networks of all types.· The smart grid, decreasing energy usage through intelligent monitoring and demand response
· Tracking with RFID and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), keeping people and things secure and quickly available
· Digital signage for interacting with audiences in high-impact settings
· Vision systems to capture and process images and detect situations automatically in real time.
We’ve also been delivering information where and when readers want it. Every year we print a Resource Guide that contains expert-contributed articles, and we deliver eight issues with more original expert-contributed and staff-written content via E-letters. We’re also in the early stages of delivering content via our new E-mag format. Our website contains all of the articles and columns we publish along with the latest news and products.
We think we’re bringing readers the new shape of industrial computing, networking, and sensing. You’re invited to take a look for yourself:
· Latest E-letter
· Website: www.industrial-embedded.com
· Twitter: @industrial_mag
We’ve heard Control Engineering’s readers and our readers say they want fresh content they can talk about – join our growing conversation about the new technologies we all need to examine, understand, and help evolve to solve problems. To subscribe to Industrial Embedded Systems or our other publications, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com/subscriptions.
If you want to discuss trends, ideas, or formats for information you’d like to see, I’d be happy to have you talk to me at the addresses below. Thanks to our hard-working staff here at OpenSystems Media for all their efforts. We look forward to being your source of information now and in the future.
Don Dingee
ddingee@opensystemsmedia.com
@dondingee
