The top 5 most read articles online, from November 25 to December 1 for Plant Engineering covered Product of the Year, HMIs and maintenances, future of industrial automation, Industry 4.0 success, and selecting actuator components. Links to each article below.

1. 2019 Product of the Year Finalists

The official ballot is open for voting for Plant Engineering North American print and digital edition subscribers, for a limited time. Cast your votes at www.plantengineering.com/NPE.

2. HMIs enable operations and maintenance collaboration

Mobile interfaces facilitate convergence of operations and maintenance.

3. Future of industrial automation: discern the possibilities, potential

Industrial automation is on the threshold of a new revolution, moving through rapid technology changes, adoption of new systems and networking architectures and looking toward interoperability of devices and systems.

4. Finding success on the road to Industry 4.0

Six pillars of Industry 4.0: There’s so much talk about Industry 4.0, but many companies haven’t stopped to ask what success looks like and how to achieve it. Start with asking three questions, why the company needs Industry 4.0 and how to achieve success.

5. Eight selection criteria for actuation components

Electromechanical systems offer advantages over hydraulic and pneumatic actuators

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on plantengineering.com, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, for articles published within the last two months.

Chris Vavra, production editor, CFE Media, cvavra@cfemedia.com.

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