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Ian P. Burns

Looking Back at 2023 to Prepare for the Technology Trends of 2024

As I reflect on 2023, for the first time in three years, phrases such as “managing disruptive forces” and “remaining agile” weren’t the key phrases I would choose to describe what drove our, or our customers', business this past year. What a welcome change! Instead, if I were to set a theme for our business in 2023, it would be centered around helping customers perform better through technology adoption. With this, I am not just referring to upgrading obsolete control systems and software with more modern versions. While modernization is critical for keeping your facility functioning, what I am talking about is taking advantage of opportunities to strategically incorporate tools designed to further improve uptime, optimize processes, and provide additional insights into production systems.

My Reflections Regarding Ethics on Global Ethics Day

As a licensed Professional Engineer, I am required to abide by multiple Codes of Ethics in my...

Meet Your Sustainability Goals through Control System Modernization

Manufacturers today are faced with increasing pressure from a variety of sources – governments,...

Remaining Agile and Adapting to Rapidly Changing Customer Needs

As we kick-off 2023 and take a moment to reflect on 2022, I need to first extend my sincere...

What We Learned from Another Year of Disruptive Forces and Rapid Change

As we wind down 2021 and look forward to 2022, it is safe to say that 2021 was another year full of...

Applied Control Engineering Named 2021 System Integrator of the Year

We are excited to share that this week, ACE was recognized as the 2021 CFE Media System Integrator...

Building Long-Term Relationships

When times in the economy get tough, having established long-term relationships with customers is...