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How to Apply ISA Standards to Achieve Industrial Production Agility
The most successful industrial producers are adept at quickly altering their operation in response to constantly changing market demands. -
AutoQuiz: When Is the Best Time to Perform Operator Training?
The best time to train operators for an automation project is after acceptance testing and prior to startup. -
NEXCOM IoT Gateway Spurs A Cross-Industry Revolution with Smart Operations
IoT gateway carries remote monitoring and big data analysis into effect, bringing enterprises great value for money with reduced machine downtime, significant energy savings, and increased operational efficiency. -
Phoenix Contact announces investment in Windesco
Windesco, based in Boston, is a hardware/software solutions provider for wind-power assets. The company uses proprietary algorithms to optimize asset performance and extend asset life in the wind industry. -
ADLINK to highlight MICA's IIoT capabilities at CNV event
ADLINK will be highlighting its Modular Industrial Cloud Architecture, providing demonstrations for edge and NFV computing based on the modular platform and vCPE using Wind River Titanium Server, as well as hardware and/or software from partners Brocade, RiverBed, CheckPoint and netElastic. -
Industrial Automation Technologies to Shape 2017
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Innovation is the driver of progress in industrial automation. This article discusses a few key technologies that will shape industrial automation in the year ahead. -
Wellkeeper chooses Signal Fire's remote sensing to track oil pressures
Signal Fire’s Remote Sensing System(SFRSS) helps Wellkeeper resolve many of the problems associated with manual gauges and wired remote monitoring systems. -
Abaco Systems announces acquisition of 4DSP
4DSP designs and manufactures digital signal processing and data acquisition solutions based on FPGA technology to address the requirements of aerospace, defense, biomedical, communications and semiconductor applications. -
Position Control of a Servo-Hydraulic Rotary Actuator Via a Neurobiologically Motivated Algorithm
A new intelligent approach for adaptive control of a nonlinear dynamic system. -
How IoT-enabled predictive maintenance (PdM) predicts failures, extends machine life and helps you gain RoA
In this on-demand webinar, Dell and SAP will discuss the shift of maintenance practices from reactive and preventative to predictive in order to reduce unnecessary planned maintenance, unexpected downtime and lost productivity. -
Aegis announces Brian Backenstose as Managing Director, Aegis Americas
As Managing Director, Brian Backenstose has operational authority over the Americas division of Aegis Operations which include North and South America. -
Siemens to bring MindSphere to Microsoft Azure cloud platform
MindSphere enables industrial enterprises to improve the efficiency of plants through the acquisition and analysis of large quantities of production data. -
Intertec provides automated cooling for Middle Eastern refinery
The environmental protection solution is being provided as part of an upgrade to the burner management systems at the core of the plant's refining processes. -
Top-Down Security Approach – The Final Stage for OT Protection and Compliance
By Shmulik Aran, NextNine This article, the fourth and final article in a series on OT security management for the manufacturing industry, will discuss a top down approach for protecting ICS systems -
HARTING to introduce MICA with EtherCAT at SPS IPC Drives
MICA’s modular Open Source Software Architecture makes it a solution for developing edge and cloud applications in production. The first EtherCAT production model will be available at the beginning of 2017. -
Weidmuller announces purchase of Bosch Rexroth Monitoring Systems
The new subsidiary, located in Dresden, Germany, employs 25 people and effective immediately, will operate under the name of “Weidmuller Monitoring Systems”. -
Strict But Supple: Automation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
By Robert Harrison, COPA-DATA Biopharmaceuticals represent the fastest growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry, making up about 20 per cent of the market. Annual growth rates of the biopharma subsector are around eight per cent - double that of more traditional pharmaceutical sectors. -
Polipharma chooses Werum's PAS-X MES to support pharmaceutical manufacturing
Werum’s PAS-X will be implemented as full-scope MES out of the box replacing a legacy MES. It will support efficient operations in the production departments for parenteral and solid forms as well as in the R&D department. -
Control Panel Strategies for Reducing Complexity While Installing Adjustable Frequency Drives
There are three aspects to consider when building a panel around an adjustable frequency drive: application, wiring, and commissioning. -
Siemens and Stratasys announce partnership to facilitate additive manufacturing
The partnership is intended to fulfill their shared vision of incorporating additive manufacturing into the traditional manufacturing workflow, to benefit multiple industries, including automotive, transportation, energy and industrial tooling. -
Egemin to build third automated warehouse for potato products manufacturer Agristo
The fully automated deep freeze warehouse will be built in Wielsbeke (90 km West of Brussels) on a 25-hectare lot. Alongside the storage facilities, Agristo is also erecting production buildings and green zones. -
Samsung SDS chooses Cyberbit to implement cybersecurity solutions
Samsung SDS and Cyberbit will collaborate to deploy Cyberbit’s SCADAShield, a deep-packet inspection system, optimized for ICS/SCADA networks, in the Korean market. -
Hannover Fairs releases Canadian Wind Energy show report
CanWEA's 32nd Annual Conference and Exhibition attracted 1,676 registrants and hosted 126 international exhibitors, covering 23,200 square feet of exhibition space at the BMO Center in Calgary, Alberta from November 1-3. -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Speed of a Four-Pole Synchronous Motor
Synchronous speed in RPM = (two × frequency × 60) / (number of poles) -
Infor receives $2B investment from Koch Industries
Infor’s set of applications running on a hyper-scale cloud with data science and design provide a foundation for modernizing companies in healthcare, fashion, retail, distribution, public sector, and discrete and process manufacturing. -
BgB Supply Broadens Enclosure Offering with the Addition of Hoffman
BgB Supply announces the addition of Hoffman enclosures to their product offering. -
Recruiting, Training and Retaining: How to educate the future manufacturing workforce
By Mark Humphlett, Infor The fast pace of change creates many challenges for manufacturers, including difficulty in keeping the workforce up to date on new tactics and industry-wide emerging strategies. -
GE Transportation partners with Port of Los Angeles to facilitate cargo visibility
The goal of the port information portal is to improve data-flow between cargo owners, shipping lines and other stakeholders so that port and terminal operators have an extended window of time to track inbound cargo. -
MAVERICK releases eStart commissioning app
The eStart app is a fully integrated feature of MAVERICK’s SureStart solution for startup and commissioning. With SureStart, MAVERICK construction managers, technicians and electricians work in parallel with construction efforts to minimize downtime, enhance reliability and finish ahead of schedule. -
Red Lion's industrial RTUs earn NEMA TS2 compliance rating
Red Lion’s industrial RTUs are designed to enable system integrators, municipalities, engineering firms and network integrators to benefit from cellular connectivity. -
Honeywell and Sparks Dynamics announce collaboration on IIoT solutions
The goal is an infrastructure that gives customers secure methods to capture and aggregate data, so that it can be leveraged by using analytics from a vast ecosystem of equipment vendors and process licensors. -
When Do You Consider Using A Managed Switch?
Many applications will operate properly when using Plug and Play (PnP) switches. Consider the PnP switches as “smart” terminal blocks that you supply power to, plug in RJ-45 connectors with CAT5 cable and devices begin to communicate without any intervention by you. Remember, with a PnP switch, -
AMT selected as national partner to grow apprenticeships in engineering
AMT will work with NIMS to increase access to apprenticeships and assist employers in developing new programs that reach diverse talent pools. As part of this initiative, $500,000 is available to support companies in establishing a registered apprenticeship program with the Department of Labor. -
Deloitte and MAPI Study: Manufacturers lack confidence in cybersecurity protection
Study results indicate nearly 40 percent of surveyed manufacturing companies were affected by cyber incidents in the past 12 months, and 38 percent of those impacted indicated cyber breaches resulted in damages in excess of $1 million. -
NACFAM announces 2017 manufacturing policy recommendations
If enacted and signed into law, these policies are intended to strengthen the nation’s manufacturing sector by stimulating greater innovation, increasing productivity and expanding the competitiveness of American companies. -
Automation Appreciation Month Promotes Careers in Industrial Automation
Young people welcome career guidance and encouragement from ISA professionals participating in Automation Appreciation Month programs and events. -
GE announces expansion of Predix platform at Minds + Machines event
The platform enhancements, acquisitions and new ISV partner program further complement the Predix technology stack and make it easier for industrial companies to execute a strategic digital transformation to drive internal productivity. -
ExxonMobil chooses Wood Group to automate polyethylene plant
Wood Group is currently providing process control systems detailed engineering, procurement and fabrication services for ExxonMobil Chemical’s multi-billion dollar expansion project at the Baytown and Mont Belvieu plants near Houston. -
Trihedral integrates VTScada software for Canadian oil and gas company
The objective of the Enterprise SCADA software agreement is to enable the company to achieve greater efficiency in its operations while continuing to deliver value. -
An Introduction of Tibbo's AggreGate SCADA/HMI
By Victor Polyakov, Tibbo Systems This whitepaper is an introduction AggreGate IoT Platform-based products. In 2010, two years after AggreGate Network Manager release, Tibbo started AggreGate SCADA/HMI project ‒ fourth-generation SCADA system. -
IHS Report: Industrial trucks to face competition from AGVs
According to the IHS Markit Materials Handling Automation Opportunities Report, the compound-average annual growth rate (CAGR) of AGV revenues is forecast to be over nine percent from 2015 to 2020, much higher than for industrial trucks and lifts over the same time period. -
Automated Everything: Flexible manufacturing through automated engineering
By Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Director, EU Automation The Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 are two terms that have dominated industry in the last couple of years. While some may consider the two trends to be simply buzzwords, others believe them to be a concise description of the future of automated production. -
PI North America announces GE's Rich Carpenter as newest board member
Carpenter is responsible for leading GE's automation controls strategy. Prior to this position, Carpenter was Chief of Product Strategy for GE Intelligent Platforms’ Software and Services business. -
Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Industrial Ethernet
Industrial Internet is a guidebook for people who need to fully understand factory floor Ethernet and features new sections on Industrial Internet of Things -
Killdeer Mountain chooses Aegis' FactoryLogix MES software for North Dakota plant
The MES software was chosen to implement an intelligent paperless documentation system and real-time data analysis for increasing yield and enhancing traceability. -
ABB, The IdeaHub open up applications for hardware, software innovation
Working on behalf of ABB, IdeaHub will help successful applicants pitch their ideas and secure tailored support packages to maximize their venture’s commercial potential, including funding, R&D expertise, customers and markets or a funded concept acceleration sprint. -
OMEGA Engineering appoints Joe Vorih as President
Vorih's priority will be to transform OMEGA from the provider of process sensors into a web-based global partner for complete process measurement and control solutions -
Gainco chooses noax to implement industrial HMI in poultry plant
Gainco had strict requirements when it came to choosing an industrial touchscreen computer. After considering different options, Gainco chose the noax S15 PC with the N11 mainboard. -
ISA publishes third edition of Industrial Ethernet: How to Plan, Install, and Maintain TCP/IP Ethernet Networks
The book serves as an excellent reference tool on networking in industrial environments. Best-practice recommendations for installation, maintenance, security, and troubleshooting are clearly outlined. -
Sightline's Enterprise Data Management software provides visibility for appliance manufacturer
The Sightline solution is capable of capturing and analyzing millisecond level data in manufacturing environments. Sightline’s software leverages commodity class hardware yet can capture and visualize sub second data in real time. -
HARTING and Arrow Electronics announce partnership expansion
HARTING and Arrow have agreed to expand their partnership to include EMEA and APAC. Arrow Electronics has been a HARTING distributor in North America for 22 years. -
Schneider Electric recognizes 6 customer innovations on Enterprise APM platform
Schneider Electric’s Enterprise APM platform helps companies in the power, oil and gas, water/wastewater, metals, mining and minerals, and other industries close the loop between business and operations in an end-to-end platform that allows for open integration. -
Industrial IP Advantage launches IT/OT integration eLearning course
The online training brings together the combined knowledge, best practices and application-specific expertise of three industry leaders to help engineers build a holistic IP-based network architecture. -
Fairhair and Zigbee Alliances sign partnership agreement to facilitate smart buildings
The two organizations will explore opportunities to combine expertise to simplify the development and deployment of lighting and building automation systems based on a common, IP-based network infrastructure. -
Identity Management Institute releases free cybersecurity career eBook
The free eBook titled "Becoming a Cybersecurity Expert" is intended to provide a career strategy and answer common questions for professionals and students who are contemplating a career in cybersecurity. -
Nordson ASYMTEK welcomes two Swiss distributors to provide customer support
eXelsius will manage the French-speaking areas of Switzerland (cantons: Genève, Jura, Neuchâtel et Vaud) while neutec electronic ag will manage the German and Italian-speaking areas and share responsibilities for Berne, Fribourg, and Valais. -
How to Future-Proof Industrial Systems with Standards-Based Design
ISA standards, when blended in a comprehensive manner, can form the basis of a successful and future-proof automation strategy. -
Honeywell's Connected Performance Services chosen to boost PetroVietnam performance
Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR) will use Honeywell’s CPS technology which integrates Honeywell UOP’s deep process knowledge to improve refinery and plant performance at its naphtha complex. -
DENSO releases updated product catalog
The DENSO Robotics product catalog features the company's range of four-axis SCARA and five- and six-axis articulated robots for payloads up to 20 kg. Reaches are from 350 to 1,300 mm and repeatability to within +/-0.015 mm -
Scimetric Instruments opens new office to support U.K. operations
This innovation centre is dedicated to research and technology transfer for supply-chain companies in the aerospace, automotive and rail sectors. -
AutoQuiz: How Do You Avoid a Ground Loop on Shielded Cable?
The best way to avert the ground loop in this question is to ground the shield at only one end of the circuit. -
VDMA: European machine vision on course for further success
The machine vision industry in Germany and Europe is predicted to record an 8 percent increase in turnover in 2016. -
HANNOVER MESSE 2017 to promote spirit of innovation in manufacturing industry
HANNOVER MESSE welcomes roughly 50 startups at group exhibits sponsored by government institutions or other organizers as well as 30 startups that participate in the fair as individual exhibitors. -
JTAG introduces JTAG Maps design application
JTAG Maps is an extension to the Altium Designer tool suite that allows the user/engineer to assess the capabilities of the JTAG/boundary-scan resources on their design - before committing to layout. -
Protecting Airport Power with Automatic Transfer Switches
A UPS is not always an optimal power protection solution due to its high purchase price, low-power conversion efficiency & high cost. -
Whitmore Manufacturing chooses Rockwell to automate new facility
In order to reduce nonconforming batches, improve quality and meet customer expectations, Whitmore decided to automate its lubricant making process and gain access to real-time information from the facility floor. -
KUKA robots help Rosenheim University students get involved in robotics
Using an application with the LBR iiwa from KUKA, engineering students no longer stack Lego bricks themselves. Instead, they leave this task to the sensitive seven-axis lightweight robot. -
Mirai Botnet Highlights the Vulnerabilities of the IoT
By Alan Grau, Icon Labs Internet-based attacks are on the rise and, increasingly, these attacks target IoT devices like DVRs, web cams, and appliances. What are you doing to protect your connected devices? -
Materials Handling Automation Innovations include Safety and Ergonomics
By Thomas R. Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium The notions of safety and profitability are not mutually exclusive. This article discusses cost-effective ways how automation can help facilitate your organizational safety -
A Portable Hardware-In-The-Loop Device for Automotive Diagnostic Control Systems
In-vehicle driving tests for evaluating performance & diagnostic functionalities of engine control systems are often time-consuming and expensive. -
Prairie Power selects OSI to implement cooperative SCADA system
Unlike traditional SCADA system deployments, PPI's system will utilize PPI's secure, private network architecture to deliver a high-performance hosted application suite to Member Cooperatives from a centralized system. -
Teledyne DALSA to highlight industrial vision solutions at Rockwell Automation Fair
Teledyne DALSA will exhibit its industrial vision solutions in Booth 1562 at the Rockwell Automation Fair taking place November 9-10 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA -
Okuma and Chip Ganassi Racing host students for Manufacturing Day
The event gave local high school students the opportunity to tour CGR’s facility and learn how CNC machining and modern manufacturing play an important role in racing as well as a number of industries. -
Rotary Angle Sensors Market - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast Till 2024
Rotary angle sensors market is expected to contribute highest growth rate during the period of forecast, Rotary angle sensors market is expected to lead the global position sensors, rotary angle sensors are primarily driven by the increasing industrial automation -
IT Robotic Automation Market Sets New Records with IT Robots
Global IT Robotic Automation Market: Rising Demand across Emerging Economies to Help Market Exhibit a Staggering 47.1% CAGR 2016-2024 -
AutoQuiz: What Does the Function of the Preset Value Determine in a PLC Timer?
A timer preset for a PLC is a programming value for the timing function. -
Industry's New Breed of IoT System Integrator
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Cisco Live 2016 afforded the opportunity to discuss the necessity of IT/OT convergence in an IIoT environment with World Wide Technology's Don Rogers. -
ABB announces APW virtual conference for the oil, gas, and chemicals industry
The event, “Outperform in an uncertain market,” will focus on the oil, gas and chemicals industry and will take place November 10, 2016, 11:00 am-4:00 pm EST. The online conference is free to attend. -
HARTING earns second Excellence in Production award for tool manufacturers
Together with an expert panel of judges, the Fraunhof Institute for Production Technology (IPT) and the Aachen RWTH Tool Machine Laboratory (WZL) came up with a list of the best tool and mould production businesses across four categories based on a detailed comparison, also making on-site visits. -
Fluke's DATAPAQ tracker system saves fuel for Polish steel manufacturer
In the current project, Danieli Centro Combustion made use of the new DATAPAQ Insight Basic software, which comprises all essential visualization, analysis, and reporting functions. -
Bosch Rexroth to highlight IIoT packaging solutions at PACK EXPO 2016
During this year’s PACK EXPO, attendees will have the opportunity to explore Rexroth technologies on the Innovation Tour. With demonstrations available in the Rexroth booth as well as select customer booths, the tour highlights a number of Rexroth’s Industry 4.0, Safety on Board, Open Core Engineering and 4EE capabilities. -
SICK's LaserGuardian Intrusion Detection System earns Benchmark Innovation Award
The LaserGuardian from SICK and The HawkEye Effect software provides the ability to know the exact location of an intrusion and pinpoint it on an overview of the facility or interior blueprint. -
Focus SB chooses Epicor ERP to facilitate resource planning
Focus SB, a UK-based manufacturer of bespoke electrical accessories, evaluated several ERP solutions, but chose Epicor ERP as it felt it was the only available software application on the market that suited the company's business needs. -
Menzel Elektromotoren delivers dust resistant motor for Senegalese cement manufacturer
The motor, which provides the plant with finely ground coal dust to meet the plant's primary energy needs, is operated in a hazardous area classified as zone 22. -
KION group completes acquistion of Dematic
As a result of the transaction, the KION Group will start managing its business and reporting financials by three segments in December 2016: Industrial Trucks and Services, Supply Chain Solutions and Corporate Services. -
ISA’s Standards & Practices Board presents annual awards
This year, five individuals were presented with awards at the recent ISA Leaders Meeting by Nicholas P. Sands of DuPont, the 2015-16 Vice President of ISA’s S&P Department. -
AMCI releases Ethernet/IP programming webinar
This pre-recorded webinar is designed to explain how to add and program EtherNet/IP products when using EDS files, and some short cuts that this simplified approach provides. -
Managing Industrial Ethernet in the IoT Age: Simplifying EtherNET/IP and PROFINET Network Management
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Industrial Ethernet networks are critical to implement IIoT technologies, and uptime is essential for essential production. Using a systems approach, Cisco's Industrial Network Director aims to simplify the management of EtherNET/IP and PROFINET networks. -
North American robotics market tops $1B through first nine months of 2016
The record sales levels were driven primarily by strong growth in demand from automotive OEMs and component suppliers. Robot orders from these two sectors were up 14% through September. -
CADENAS and Missler announce integration of manufacturers catalogs into TopSolid interface
By providing 3D CAD models, approved and certified by their suppliers, directly into TopSolid via a web service, CADENAS and Missler Software allow designers to produce their projects more quickly. -
Webinar: Benefits of Integrating IIoT-Ready PLC and DCS Platforms
An IIoT-ready PLC should optimize operations and maintenance efficiencies to liberate personnel from manual processes. -
FCI announces Fluid Components Saudi Arabia Ltd joint venture with GAS Arabian Services
The facility provides access to FCI engineering and technical support, local spare parts inventory and supply, repair and re-calibration services, factory certified field service personnel, client product and service training, site dispatching and on-site installation and start-up assistance. -
Emerson partners with IPRES to facilitate automated resevoir management
Under the terms of the agreement, Emerson will sell IPRES’s flagship solutions IPRISK and IPRESOURCE to its existing and prospective customer base. -
Fluke announces 2016 Fluke Connect Student Contest
Student teams use Fluke Connect wireless tools and software to collaborate and solve real-world operational problems. The first place team and its advisor will receive an all-expenses paid trip to visit Fluke Park for three days and two nights plus $3,500 worth of Fluke tools for the school’s department. -
Hannover Fairs USA announces Raymond Bianchi as VP of North American Events
Mr. Bianchi is charged with managing Hannover Fairs North American portfolio of exhibitions & conferences, currently covering the renewable energy, industrial technology, and commercial vehicle segments. -
The Backbone of the Industrial Internet of Things: A Solid, Flexible Communication Network
By Thomas J. Schoepf, Belden With answers to some of the more common questions about industrial Ethernet, teams can explore and design solutions, confident that they can deploy an optimal communication network for their organization. -
Beckhoff opens new facility in Mason, Ohio
Strategically located in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, this 3,300 square-foot office adds greater local sales and engineering presence for customers in Ohio and the Great Lakes region. -
Schneider Electric announces acquisition of MaxEAM software company
Schneider Electric and MaxEAM have a long standing business relationship working together to deliver customer projects on a global scale. -
How to Live Stream Any Meeting or Event Worldwide (Almost) for Free
You can live stream any meeting or event with a smartphone, a good WiFi connection and an account at one of the popular social media platforms. -
SICK to partner with AutoCoding Systems at Pack Expo to discuss food safety
The presentations will focus on how technology suppliers are working to help food and beverage manufacturers meet FSMA requirements. The in-booth presentation will be delivered at the SICK booth by Erik Phillips, US Director of Sales and Business Development at AutoCoding Systems.