Todd Walden is a seasoned public relations consultant, technical writer, and industry blogger specializing in industrial automation, AI integration, digital transformation, and process optimization for the manufacturing sector. With a robust background in information technology, control systems, sustainable energy solutions, and reliability engineering, as well as more than 20 years of technology expertise, Todd contributes insights to Emerson Automation Experts on topics like edge-based AI, zero-trust cybersecurity in OT environments, and modernizing power generation and life sciences/biotechnology. Based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, he currently helps drive innovation in automation and operational excellence.

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A Powerful Platform for Digital Grid Management

A Powerful Platform for Digital Grid Management

One of the most prominent topics of discussion at the Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference 2025 has been the increasing challenges the grid faces as electrification continues to expand across the globe. In his presentation on Tuesday, Adam Wortz dug into the details to...

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Ovation 4.0 Headlines the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference

Ovation 4.0 Headlines the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference

Emerson’s Bob Yeager, Rick Kephart, and Glenn Heinl launched another exciting week in Pittsburgh with their keynote presentations at the 2025 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference. Bob began the event by sharing some of the many ways Emerson will be “leading the future”,...

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Context Is the New Currency in Industrial AI

Context Is the New Currency in Industrial AI

It feels today as if the whole world is consumed by a focus on AI. In media, in industry, and even in our day-to-day lives, AI tools have come front and center at an almost unheard-of pace. In industrial manufacturing, the rise of AI is incredibly apparent. While it...

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What Type of Cyber Defender Is Your OT Team?

What Type of Cyber Defender Is Your OT Team?

We’ve talked a lot in this space about how cybersecurity is a particularly difficult challenge for OT teams. For decades, OT systems were specifically engineered to be closed to the outside world and from one another to ensure secure, reliable operation. That trend...

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AI Requires Reliability Infrastructure

AI Requires Reliability Infrastructure

Today, it seems as though everyone has new personnel they need to rapidly upskill. While the expertise crisis resulting from the shrinking industrial workforce is nothing new, it certainly doesn’t seem to be getting better anytime soon. As a result, process...

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Exchange 2025 Goes Above and “Beyond”

Exchange 2025 Goes Above and “Beyond”

Emerson Exchange 2025 is off to a strong start. At the opening keynote, CEO Lal Karsanbhai and CTO for Emerson’s Aspen Technology business, Claudio Fayad, introduced a core component of this year’s gathering, the reveal of Emerson’s Project Beyond. Project Beyond...

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One Platform to Rule Them All

One Platform to Rule Them All

  AI seems to be everywhere these days. It’s on our phones, it interacts with us when we need customer service, it’s generating art and entertainment—the list goes on and on. However, one place where AI tools don’t seem to be making an appearance is at the...

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MES Done Right

MES Done Right

Automation in the process manufacturing industry is nearly always complex. Not only must automation technologies carefully orchestrate operations, but they must also monitor safety, reliability, efficiency, and these days, even sustainability. The distributed control...

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