OT cyber security: lessons from the supermarket freezer attacks

by Hale Engineering | Nov 3, 2026 | Industrial Automation Insights

What supermarket freezer attacks mean for industrial OT cyber security, supplier remote access, safety protection and recovery planning? If you manage an industrial site or its control systems, you face a difficult balancing act: keeping production running while...

The IT/OT gap in manufacturing: who owns the link between the office and the plant?

by Hale Engineering | Oct 29, 2026 | Industrial Automation Insights

This article is for operations directors, engineering and plant managers at UK manufacturing sites, and for the business owners accountable for keeping production running. Most sites now connect production equipment to the business network for data and remote...

Automation training cell: building robotics and PLC skills away from the live line

by Hale Engineering | Oct 22, 2026 | Case Studies

Every manufacturer that invests in automation eventually faces the same question: who is going to keep it running? This case study follows the design of a dual-robot training cell that lets operators, maintenance engineers and apprentices learn on real equipment, make...

Case Study: PLC Modernisation of Industrial Incinerator Control System

by Hale Engineering | May 28, 2026 | Case Studies

This case study looks at the successful delivery of a major control system upgrade for an industrial incinerator, where long-term reliability, safety and operational resilience were critical. The goal was to replace a 30-year-old Mitsubishi PLC system with a fully...

Case Study: Full MCC Replacement & Plant Rewiring at Industrial Incineration Facility

by Hale Engineering | May 12, 2026 | Case Studies

This case study looks at the successful delivery of a critical electrical upgrade at a high-capacity industrial incineration plant, where reliability, safety and operational continuity are essential. The goal was to modernise the plant’s ageing electrical...