Eric Ehlers

Friday, May 12 looked like a typical day for most folks as they went into work looking to finish off their day and head into the weekend. But as the day progressed, many organizations across the globe quickly realized that their TGIF was going to be spent dealing with a ransomware attack known as Wa…

Last week in Germany, we attended the Hannover Messe event, where the hot topics were three new products officially announced at the show: Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for deterministic Ethernet is now available on our IE4000 switch to support a single unified architecture on the plant floor. In…

Are you looking to better understand the current landscape of industrial security? What about best overall practices for securing your plant floor? Or do you want to understand what technology can help you secure your operations for both new and legacy systems? Over the past month, we’ve covered all…

I recently took part in a webinar with my colleague Scot Wlodarczak about the convergence of operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) in manufacturing. (If you were unable to attend, you can register for the replay here.) We received a lot of good questions from webinar attendees.…

I dedicate time daily to read up on manufacturing technology and trends across many sectors of the industry. Usually I focus this time on reading blogs, industry articles, and reports that I’ve subscribed to or bookmarked over the years. On occasion I attend industry events which allows me to talk w…

2017 is officially here and it’s an exciting time to be in manufacturing. The industry is continuing to evolve as we see continued discussion around how to improve productivity, performance, and apply smarter analytics to improve overall operations. Manufacturing is also seeing a lot more focus on c…

When winter comes around, many people head down south to places like Miami to escape the snow, play some golf, and relax on the beach. The weather is the attraction, but on January 10-12, Miami will become a hub for a hot topic beyond just the weather: cybersecurity at the S4x17 ICS Security Confere…

It’s that time of year again – the annual board meeting. As the Head of Manufacturing, you’re ready to go with your presentation and review for the year. Slides look good – production was up and safety improved to just one minor incident. A new factory is coming online this year, and current progres…

Ansell, a leading manufacturer of safety solutions, helps protect workers across the globe and is now protecting itself from outside threats like hacking, phishing, and ransomware. They recently implemented a cybersecurity strategy across their operations – not an easy task for a global compan…