Mike Bacidore

4 days ago | controldesign.com | Mike Bacidore

Sean Saul is the vice president of product at Emerson’s process systems and solutions business, where he is responsible for leading the overall product direction for the DeltaV distributed control system and safety instrumented system platforms. Since joining Emerson in 2012, Saul has held multiple leadership roles across sales, marketing and strategy functions.

1 week ago | controldesign.com | Mike Bacidore

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

2 weeks ago | controldesign.com | Mike Bacidore

Dr. Peter Corke, distinguished professor emeritus at Queensland University of Technology, is the 2025 recipient of the Joseph F. Engelberger Award in the Education category. Known for his open-source Robotics Toolbox software, "Robotics, Vision and Control" books and the Robot Academy online video series, Corke has empowered generations of engineers with accessible robotics education and groundbreaking research. The Engelberger Robotics Awards are named after the late Joseph F.

2 weeks ago | controldesign.com | Mike Bacidore

Stuart "Stu" C. Shepherd, co-founder and president of Shepherd Solutions, was selected as the winner of the 2025 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award for Leadership. He will be recognized for more than 46 years of transforming manufacturing in the Americas through robotic automation and capital equipment-related new business development, including past service as chairperson of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

3 weeks ago | controldesign.com | Mike Bacidore

Michael Kleiner is vice president (VP) of edge AI solutions at OnLogic. What is the primary focus of software-defined automation (SDA)? Michael Kleiner, VP of edge AI solutions, OnLogic: The main idea with software-defined automation is to move away from having the control of your automated systems tied directly to specific, one-off pieces of hardware. Instead, you're putting the smarts into the software. This gives you a lot more wiggle room to set things up, tweak them and manage your automation.