Attend Automation Fair to see how The Connected Enterprise can help you achieve faster time to market, optimize your assets, lower your total cost of ownership, and improve enterprise risk.

This article originally appeared on Control and IndustryWeek. With all the performance-boosting technology solutions that Rockwell Automation brings to bear on behalf of its industrial customers, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Rockwell Automation is a global manufacturer in its own right. As such, it shares many of the same challenges that its customers around the world face—and benefits from those same technology solutions. At the welcome keynote address at the RSTechED conference in Orlando, Fla., Rockwell Automation executives shared with nearly 2,000 conference attendees from 39 countries the company’s ongoing journey to realize its vision of a “Connected Enterprise,” in which increasingly intelligent devices and assets, together with secure and ubiquitous network connectivity, enable individuals to make better decisions more quickly than ever before.

In light of the high profile breaches at Target, Home Depot, and Ashley Madison, businesses are taking a closer look at their network security and are finding it challenging to keep up with the increasing number of risks.

No single product, technology, or methodology can fully secure Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) applications.

We are thrilled to announce the CBT Marketing team took home a Best of the Best award last week at the annual NAED AdVenture Marketing Conference in Chicago, Ill. Every year, tED Magazine’s awards program “honors marketing excellence and recognizes creativity within the electrical industry in companies of all sizes in a number of marketing/communication categories.” CBT took home the crystal star for our 2014 Springboro Open House.

CBT partner Baldor Electric Company will be featured in a Chemical Processing Magazine webinar at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20. The webinar, Understanding NEMA and IEC Standards and Certifications for Hazardous Areas, will focus on the differences between NEMA and IEC motor standards and the terminology used by each authority for hazardous areas. According to Chemincal Processing Magazine, 26 percent of the global market uses NEMA low voltage motors, while the remaining 74 percent of the market uses IEC motors.

Safety standards and regulations have continued to evolve over the past several years. Do you understand the new requirements? Have you implemented them at your facility? Do you know where to start? At CBT, the safety of our customers is our top concern. We have assembled representatives from OSHA, leading local safety professionals, and our partners in safety solutions for a one day Safety Symposium on October 1. 

The Industrial Internet of Things has enabled smart devices and machinery to send data to operators, maintenance workers, production personnel, and management. To optimize production, devices and machinery need to be connected correctly and securely. CBT as assembled a remarkable lineup of speakers to lead discussions at the Connected Enterprise Seminar on September 30. Learn more about these thought leaders

Successful and reliable conveying relies on proper tracking. Diagnosing tracking issues can be challenging, so CBT partner Habasit has developed a troubleshooting checklist to help you fine tune your conveyor system. When there are problems with belt tracking, first bring all adjustable pulleys to their neutral position. After adjusting the pulleys, check the following issues