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Is Schrödinger’s Cat Alive, Dead, or Having Kittens? How the Power of Observation Improves Accuracy and Reduces Errors in Industrial Operations
More observation improves accuracy and reduces error of all kinds in industrial and process industry applications. -
Siemens helps Brazilian steel works company digitalize operations
With a goal of increasing productivity and shortening the development time of new products, Maxiforja has adopted Femap software, the Plant Simulation solution in the Tecnomatix portfolio, the Teamcenter portfolio, NX software and Line Designer from Siemens in order to reach its goal of becoming a digitalized enterprise. -
Automotive Companies Are Taking Leadership Role in AGV Automation
By Carlos Millan, Oceaneering International For decades, automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology has delivered materials handling and logistics solutions to automotive companies. Automotive manufacturers, in general, have embraced the lean principles of advanced logistics and manufacturing solutions. -
PI (Physik Instrumente) announces Dave Rego as Vice President and General Manager of PI’s North American Operations
Rego has proven himself over his 18 years of growth within PI USA’s sales operations and in progressive sales leadership while working at PI USA’s Auburn headquarters. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of Forward Decoupling?
A forward decoupling algorithm can be used to cancel out MIMO interactions, making more traditional control methods applicable to complex systems. -
Exploring the Virtual Plant
By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology Every plant has its unique lifecycle, which sees both equipment and employees evolve over time. This article explains the concept of virtual commissioning and its benefits when installing new plant equipment. -
Object Management Group issues two RFPs to create new standards
Organizations interested in submitting must send a letter of intent (LOI) by the LOI deadline indicated in the RFP document. Submitting a LOI is not legally binding and does not commit an organization to being part of a submission team. -
HARTING announces opening of Polish production facility
HARTING Customised Solutions (HCS) is now manufacturing tailor-made solutions in its 500m2+ facility. These products and solutions are primarily intended for mechanical and plant engineering. -
Webinar Recording: How to Protect Critical Industrial Control Systems
Legacy industrial devices are "insecure by design" and vulnerable to interruption from cybersecurity threats or unintentional network incidents. Risk is increasing as Ethernet networking becomes more -
Hitachi Solutions America announces acquisition of Capax Global
This acquisition is intended to provide Hitachi Solutions with capabilities across cloud-native application development, data platform modernization, big data, machine learning, and advanced analytics along with modern workplace and managed services solutions. -
Schneider Electric announces partnership with Nozomi Networks
Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will collaborate with Nozomi to provide customers in the industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure segments advanced anomaly detection, vulnerability assessment and other cybersecurity solutions and services -
WoMaster releases 2019 Smart City Guide
The 2019 Smart City Guide demonstrates a new approach to IIoT-based technologies from initial design of system-integration projects to cloud management and network control. -
Bill’s Deep Dive: HART PSK Modem Expands Applications with 8 Times Speed Increase
By Bill Lydon, Editor The HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) protocol, adopted worldwide, provides digital signal and measurement data from smart field instruments in a wide range of control, monitoring, and automation applications. -
Mocana announces integration with Unified Automation’s High Performance OPC UA SDK
This integration enables industrial manufacturers and operators to replace OpenSSL, an open source crypto library, with Mocana’s cybersecurity software solution that is FIPS 140-2 validated and compliant with industrial cybersecurity standards. -
PI releases Nanopositioning for Microscopy catalog
Selecting the best drive technology for each application can become a tedious job for the microscope designer as well as the researcher. PI’s “Nanopositioning for Microscopy” brochure is designed to simplify this selection process with flow charts and application tables. -
Selecting the Best Control System for Automation Applications
Many factors come into play when selecting a new or upgraded control system, with careful consideration of each resulting in the best outcome. -
Hannover Fairs USA names Ed Nichols as vice president of events
Nichols will manage the commercial vehicle show portfolio, which currently includes the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show 2019). He also will develop new North American events in the fire and safety segment of the company’s portfolio of INTERSCHUTZ exhibitions & conferences. -
How to Get Started with Effective Use of OPC
OPC is a client/server protocol. The server has a list of data points (normally in a tree structure) that it provides. A client can connect to a server and pick a set of data points it wishes to use. -
Siemens helps Konecranes implement digital innovation platform
Using the Siemens platform for digital innovation, Konecranes has been able to connect the data from all of these organizations to create one 360 degree view of how prototypes are running and performing, and correlating requirements to, real world performance data. -
Hexagon AB announces acquisition of Etalon
Headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany with a global network of distribution partners, Etalon will operate within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division.