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UL will offer ZigBee testing at two of its labs: Fremont, California and Basingstoke, UK. The ZigBee Certified program verifies that every platform and product meets Alliance requirements and performs as expected.

A look at the late-Fall offerings from ISA in 2016.

By Alan Grau, Icon Labs As industrial facilities become more connected, hackers are getting more sophisticated, resulting in greater vulnerabilities and increased risk of cyber-attacks. Intrusion detection, the ability to detect when hackers begin probing, is a critical first step to building a secure IIoT.

By Shmulik Aran, NextNine A manufacturer and its connected production environment are exposed to a full range of cybersecurity threats. Mitigating the risk of cyberattacks is a rigorous process that requires the hardening of security controls around the IT, ICS and SCADA platforms.

Communication efficiency is lowered and real-time performance is not good enough in discrete control based on traditional WorldFIP field intelligent nodes.

Newton, MA – September 9, 2016 – Industrial Video & Control (IVC) announced today a line of low-profile, stainless steel, IP cameras designed for challenging environments. The cameras can withstand water and chemical wash down processes often necessary with equipment used in food and pharmaceutical processing environments. The cameras deliver high quality video and excellent performance in varying lighting conditions, at a low price point.

A Belgium-based producer of dairy products, Inex is achieving minimum energy savings of at least 18% from its refrigeration process as a result of switching to Dyneo permanent magnet motor technology from Control Techniques & Leroy-Somer. .

Roberta Nelson Shea spent the past 23 years as the Chair of ANSI/RIA R15.06 Robot Safety Committee that develops and defines technical standards for industrial robots. Universal Robots’ GTCO will start her employment September 19, in the Headquarters of Universal Robots in Odense, Denmark.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Automated Guided Vehicles (AVG) served as an enabling technology for a pharmaceutical manufacturer to achieve Stage By Component (SBC) – the delivery of every component required in the production process, "when I need it and where I need it."

Looking at a mechanical and electrical situation globally to spot obvious and safety threats first is always best.