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Technavio recently published a report detailing the top three emerging trends impacting the Global RTLS Market for industrial applications to 2020, and found that Ubisense is behind smart factories for many of the globes’ leading manufacturers.

Engineering and industrial automation jobs offer stable employment plus opportunities to develop innovative solutions to technical and business challenges.

Smart surfaces market is driven by increasing demand for smart windshields in luxury car segment, North America is the largest market for smart surfaces globally, Smart surfaces market is expected to experience substantial growth throughout the forecast period

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Industrial IT – Industrial PC & Industrial Computer With the capacity of 100% inhouse development and over 30 years of expert knowledge ADS-TEC a company from the region of Stuttgart, implements demanding Industrial IT solutions for professional applications. Industrial PC, Tablet PC, Touch Panel PC, Vehicle Mounted Terminal, Industrial WLAN, Firewall & Router or the Remote Service Cloud Big-LinX – we deliver long-term marketable Industrial IT and Custom Products – 100% made in Germany.

The Santiago-based Allied Chile office is the first in South America. Allied Electronics will continue to expand in this region in the next 12 to 18 months.

Using Westfalia’s automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) integrated with a layer pick system, Heaven Hill will optimize the storage and processing of full pallet and layer-picked orders of liquor products.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com In this week's Deep Dive, Bill explores the HARTING MICA, an open and modular computing platform, which was awarded with the 13th annual HERMES AWARD at the 2016 Hannover Fair Opening Ceremony in April.

Automated guided vehicle are self operated, driverless computer controlled vehicle fitted with guidance and collision avoidance system that can move materials and tools from one place to another without any human intervention

By Eli Mahal, NextNine Monitoring equipment and taking informed decisions is easier through IIoT and the remediation of technical problems and predictive maintenance is more efficient through remote access.

An extremely reliable remote control system for subsea blowout preventer stack is developed based on the off-the-shelf triple modular redundancy system.

The water automation and instrumentation market is segmented based on process stages, equipment, technology, end-use industry and geographic regions.This research report analyzes this market on the basis of its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends.

Commercial building automation systems market is undergoing a rapid transformation after years of moderate growth. Various initiatives by several governments encouraging green buildings presents ample opportunities for the market to grow smoothly.

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By Preston Futrell, NexDefense ICS network monitoring can help maintain the reliability of mission critical equipment. It does so by providing real-time visibility of misconfigurations, remote connections operating improperly and incorrect commands unintentionally introduced by simple human error.

Senior level discussions about the latest innovations in hydraulics and pneumatics equipment utilized to lower manufacturers’ energy consumption will be the focus of the Fluid Power Track, an extension of the Integrated Industries Conference at IMTS from September 12–17, 2016

To meet customers’ complex custom-batch processing requirements, Surlean Foods chose noax industrial touchscreen computers to support their business operations.

By Keith Blodorn, ProSoft Technology This paper describes the Container and Microservices architecture and illustrates how ProSoft customers benefit from it.

Industrial Internet of Things Market is driven by advanced cloud technology, IIoT Market is growing due to need for perfect accuracy in industries, North America leads Industrial Internet of Things Market

Smart Manufacturing Market is driven by rising adoption of IoT and M2M communication technology, Contribution of industrial revolution 4.0 grows smart manufacturing market.

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Usually during cybersecurity presentations, the speakers talk about serious consequences of cyber security and then overwhelm people, who are not familiar with the topic, with deep levels of details and intricacies. This one answers a simple question: Where does the reasoning begin?

Levarys’ Luna Smart Home System consists of thermostats, smart radiator valves; temperature, door and window sensors, and smart plugs that are wirelessly connected to the gateway.

HCC provides data storage and communications software solutions that keep IoT data secure, encrypted, reliable, and fast. InterNiche is known for its Internet protocol software and networking expertise, specifically targeting connected device implementations.

Chris Jones, Managing Director at Micro-Epsilon UK, outlines the 10 most important factors to consider before purchasing a non-contact displacement measurement sensor.

Unique to SkillsUSA, the Telecommunications Cabling Championship utilizes many of the competencies and hands-on skills that make up ETA International’s Data Cabling Installer (DCI) and Customer Service Specialist (CSS) certifications.

The title of the second edition—Industrial Automation and Control System Security Principles: Protecting the Critical Infrastructure—was expanded and updated to reflect the latest advances in industrial automation and control system (IACS) security.

In addition to a central logistics center for Europe, a high-tech center for research & development and production is being built. The investment volume is approximately EUR 30 million.

Smart battery market is driven by rising uptake of battery-enabled consumer electronic devices, Smart battery market expands due to high consumer awareness about energy savings

The full color technical guide offers solutions to common industrial conveying, cooling, cleaning, blowoff, drying, coating and static electricity problems.

Cicco joined FANUC in 1999 and has held a variety of management positions. As President and CEO, Cicco will have responsibility for all of the company’s operations in North and South America.

The 76,889 square-foot facility will house over 300 employees including engineers, project managers, sales, customer service and administrative staff. Daifuku North America will be creating 85 new jobs in Michigan before 2019.

By Barak Perelman, Indegy The emergence of cyber-threats is forcing industrial sectors to take a long, hard look at how they protect their control systems. This article discusses how best to ensure that your ICS networks remain secure.

Emerson automation experts provided control system design, engineering and commissioning services that were critical to the successful and on-schedule completion of the project.

HIMA is providing BMS design, engineering and integration from the office in Houston, Texas, while commissioning and additional services will be delivered by local HIMA professionals in Australia.

Engineers can now look securely at a plant through its automation systems and see exactly what is happening in real time from anywhere in the world.

The four new board members are Annette Kay Clayton, CEO North America Operations for Schneider Electric; Lee Cooper, CEO of GE Healthcare U.S. & Canada; Jack Nehling, president of Phoenix Contact USA; and Rich Stinson, CEO of Southwire Company.

The Substation Automation market analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regions’ development status.

The two three-phase squirrel cage motors with 1,700 kW, 992 min-1 and 6000 V required especially adapted housings to match the desired motor dimensions.

RImanager is a centralized Regulatory Information Management (RIM) solution on master data level which enables pharma and biotech companies to manage their product portfolios according to regulatory requirements.

The awards were presented during ABB’s annual Robotics Value Provider Conference on June 9th in Atlanta, GA.

BP has selected aeShield to assist asset personnel in monitoring Control, Alarm and Safety Instrumented Systems (CASIS) performance for all upstream oil & gas assets

The more you put into your ISA membership, the more you’ll benefit from our many programs.

The event will take place in the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg on October 13, 2016 from 9 am to 4.30 pm. Various presentations will be given under the theme “Industry 4.0 from Various Perspectives”

By Tom Finan, Ark Network Security Solutions What’s needed is a method to accelerate compliance with ISA’s automation standards, one that ensures that achieved compliance actually enhances an entity’s security posture. Imagine if organizations could obtain automated, continuous, and real-time awareness about whether their chosen control solutions are working and making them safer.

Industrial automation market is emerging as an attractive investment space.Industrial automation market: use of robotics in industrial control established trend.

ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. The onboard bus batteries can then be charged in 15 seconds with a 600-kilowatt boost of power at the bus stop.

At Superior Controls, Hackett will lead the effort in ramping up the company’s expansion plans. His specific focus will be in growing markets in Albany, NY and western Massachusetts.

In this annual event, engineering students design and build garden-sized tractors and then compete in a variety of performance events. Thomson provided students with motion control technology such as actuators, as well as financial support for the competition.

Opinions of minority participants actively working in the field of automation. They aren’t asking for any special treatment, just fairness.

The former is dedicated to the manufacture of fastening elements, above all for the automotive market. The latter has two lines of business; one consists in building high-precision machines, some of which are specially indicated for the fastener sector.

By Kapil Venkatachalam, Technology Crossover Ventures While manufacturing software vendors want their customers to focus on the technological bells and whistles of the future, many manufacturers are still grappling with the clunky and highly customized systems they’ve relied on for the past 20 years.

The testbed is expected to facilitate the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) systems to connect manufacturing sites and head offices for strengthened operations, such as the globalization of supply chains and improved production quality, delivery time and productivity.

Collectively, the five Deutsche Messe events – Industrial Automation North America, MDA North America, ComVac North America, Industrial Supply North America, and Surface Technology North America – showcase exhibiting companies from 22 countries.

By Rick Delgado, Freelance Technology Commentator As robots become more prevalent and capable, they’ll likely require bigger investments from organizations seeking to utilize them. Could that lead to robots being equipped with self-defense capabilities?

The company is working with the support of Fives Machining to serve the US market, which has become the leader in additive manufacturing. The company also plans to manufacture its large-part metal additive machines in the U.S.

By Anthony Borges, PINPoint Information Systems This document summarizes the manufacturing execution system (MES), or manufacturing operations management (MOM) solution implemented by an Aerospace parts manufacturer in order to introduce full-accountability into their assembly processes.

By Amanda Eason, Rockwell Automation In industry, there’s always a growing need to find ways to increase throughput without increasing production time. One way to achieve this is through the use of highly flexible and adaptable smart devices in control system architectures.

Smart machines refer to intelligent devices that use machine-to-machine technology for resolving problems and make choices without human interference.

Victor Polyakov, CEO of Tibbo Systems, has joined St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and participated a Russia-Germany business roundtable devoted to Industry 4.0.

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Levin joins Peratech from Synaptics, where he was a Senior Business Manager and led initiatives to introduce keyboard and automotive products. Levin joined Synaptics through the acquisition of Pacinian, where he served as Vice President of Business Development.

Smart metering solutions provider Kamstrup will be supplying 27,000 intelligent electricity meters to Swedish utility Västerbergslagens Elnät AB over the next three years.

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Technology is advancing at a phenomenal pace and now, many industrial components are becoming obsolete in as little as three years. As the worlds of engineering and IT continue to band together, this article discusses what this combination means for manufacturing.

The EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool, or CTT, is the official reference tool for specifying compliant implementation of EtherCAT technology into EtherCAT slaves. The CTT enables the hundreds of EtherCAT device manufacturers to ensure reliable interoperability in the field.

Co-located with IMTS, North American and international exhibitors will showcase coating processes for metals, plastics, glass and ceramics, as well as electroplating, industrial plasma-based surface treatment, and micromachining.

NGRAIN Viewer for Android offers organizations working with heavy equipment, assemblies, and other industrial assets in the field, the opportunity to explore possible use cases for smart glasses and 3D content.

The Silicon Review selected MAVERICK for this honor based on its revenue growth, creativity in innovation, customer reviews and domain influence.

A major driver for the effort for open process control standards, has been the widespread call for accelerative automation technology, along with an ecosystem of suppliers that can leverage the latest technology.

By Graham Mackrell, Harmonics Drive UK Robots are still mainly used in industry and they have only just been permitted to operate outside a robot cell, but the robotics revolution is in full swing. This article explores what a robotic future really looks like.

Since June 2016, Brenntag GmbH has been using the OpenTAS Terminal Management System to load its heating oil and diesel products at its terminal in Britz, Berlin.

By Cisco Find out how Cisco’s communication infrastructure benefits Industry 4.0 developments and expands the options for enterprises looking to build a reliable, stable, scalable, safe and powerful end-to-end communication network.

Rodewald brings to EPLAN over 24 years in industrial business development and corporate sales leadership. He succeeds the retiring Raymond Gaynor, who had led the Americas division since 2011.

An electric motor and generator assembly, also called a dynamometer is a setup used fro converting electrical energy into other forms of energy.Electric motor and generator assemblies are used commonly for household appliances

New opportunities from ISA in the late Summer and early Fall of 2016.

The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) from September 25-29, 2017.

IFS Applications 9 will be used at HIMA as a central ERP system to unify the enterprise’s complex global business processes. The order placed with international ERP provider IFS includes licenses and services with a total value of about EUR 3.1 million.

In his new role, Austin will oversee a skilled team of engineers and technicians who develop and execute turnkey automation projects for manufacturing and utility customers.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Schneider Electric Connect 2016 event was buzzing with energy and Schneider fueled the excitement with the introduction of products that increase the performance and power of hybrid system offerings

Production and refinery engineers responsible for measuring, monitoring and flaring waste gas will find the advanced ST100 Series Thermal Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) with FCI’s VeriCal™ In-Situ Calibration Verification System combines precise air/gas measurement capability with the convenience of in-situ calibration verification.

The two companies are going to market with a bundled cybersecurity solution for Data Centers. PTS DCS is offering the secure Bayshore IT/OT Gateway software product as part of its cyber threat protection services for data center industrial controls.

VDMA Machine Vision and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the preparation of an OPC UA Machine Vision Companion Specification. The group will create a companion specification which will enable camera vision systems to be securely connected to controllers

This new control architecture integrates nonlinear optimization with VFD motor control for all drive applications, including those requiring rapid transient response, limited overshoot and settling time, and insensitivity to load disturbances.

Ann Flodin will be responsible for managing daily operations in Recipharm in Research Triangle Park and will focus on expanding and strengthening the development services Recipharm offers its customers in the US.

When it comes to machine safety, we regularly hear plant personnel worry safety procedures and controls will affect their line’s productivity. It’s a legitimate concern, but it’s also a myth that safety procedures will ultimately hinder plant efficiency.

Migrating or updating your control system is necessary and inevitable once it has reached the end of its life. Migration only replicates your current system. You will be struck with the same problems just on an updated control platform. Why replicate your current system when you can enhance it with new and better technology? What good is migration without modernization?

The CSIA Exchange now features its own blog, largely authored by its system integrator members and member partners. It has also incorporated a new library-resources section.

By Bruce Kraemer, IEEE Standards Association The car of the near future will be transformed from an isolated island of glass and steel to a fully interconnected node in the Internet of Things (IoT). Information and communications technologies are rapidly transforming vehicles and the roles they play in our daily lives.

Commercial building automation systems market is undergoing a rapid transformation after years of moderate growth. Various initiatives by several governments encouraging green buildings presents ample opportunities for the market to grow smoothly.

Kithara Software has integrated the Storage Module into the »RealTime Suite«, a groundbreaking technology for fast real-time data storage via solid-state drives.

Instrument and plant engineers responsible for managing processes with a wide range of hydrogen gas applications will find the ST100 Series Thermal Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides precision mass flow measurement in a no-moving parts instrument featuring compliance with the necessary major safety approvals for the Americas and worldwide.

Members of Partners in THINC provide superior technologies that are integrated with Okuma’s CNC machines and controls to deliver advanced manufacturing system solutions.

Engineers responsible for oil/gas production at remote field sites that lack easy access to electric power will find constant power technology thermal mass flow meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) can provide a solution to their gas flow metering needs.

Sometimes, the grain can be extremely dusty and sometimes, due to the humidity in the environment, the dust becomes like a paste. This can lead to build-up on the level measurement sensors. Because the radar transmitter is a non-contacting instrument, the risk of product contamination was eliminated and the facility had no costly extended delays due to stuck or broken cables.

Honeywell supplied the Ilsky Refinery with a complete set of services for building an integrated production control system based on its hybrid HC900 controllers.

Intesis was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Igualada, Spain, close to Barcelona. Intesis offers communication gateway solutions and interfaces within the building automation field.

This comprehensive book helps you prepare for exams for the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician credential or license as a Professional Engineer (PE).

AbraxSys widens its LCD product capability with the addition of DisplayPort interface availability. It’s the future standard and it’s available today on most AbraxSys’ industrial and high bright LCD models.

A new report published by Allied Market Research titled, World Control Valves Market," projects that the world control valves market would reach $13,674 Million by 2022 at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2016 to 2022. Pneumatic control valves market occupied a dominant share of about 80% in 2015 and is expected to maintain its lead throughout the forecast period.

Attendees met face to face with the leading authorities and thought leaders at the pulse of change in the energy industry and gained the critical insights and perspectives needed to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving energy marketplace.