Industrial Automation is a monthly magazine published by IED Communications since 1980, catering to the Factory and Process Automation needs of the industry. The magazine is one of the most widely read and referred trade journal in the automation industry. With a monthly circulation of 10,000 copies and readership of about 100,000, the magazine readers cover a wide spectrum of industry stakeholders including shop floor personnel and maintenance engineers, purchase heads, owner entrepreneurs of SMEs, key decision makers, system integrators & consultants, scientists & researchers, engineers, and above all, students of various engineering colleges & institutes. Each month Industrial Automation covers the latest developments in the field of Industrial and Process Automation, Factory Automation, Instrumentation & Control, Pumps & Valves, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Robotics, and Home & Office Automation, thought news, articles, case studies and interviews, besides new product information. The magazine also covers the latest advances in the field with the onset of Industry 4.0 and the creation of smart factories with digitally connected machines in the age of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).