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New Integration Architectures for Federated Systems
The old pyramid model of control is being replaced with a new model of zones and intrazone conduits based on ISA and IEC standards. -
Schneider Electric helps Dow Corning upgrade its distributed control systems
Working in tandem, Schneider Electric experts helped upgrade Dow Corning’s existing Foxboro I/A Series control system to the EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS in phases, ensuring continuous, transparent operations -
Automation and the Changing Workforce
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Robots are rapidly appearing in manufacturing facilities, but are they taking over? This article explains how automation is impacting the US manufacturing workforce. -
VMA Report: Slight Growth for U.S. Valve Industry in 2018
The U.S. industrial valve industry will see growth of 1.45% in valve shipments in 2018, a rate that brings the value of those shipments up to $4.615 billion for the year. That rate of growth is slightly behind 2017 when it was 1.89%, which translated to shipments worth $4.549 billion. -
Humatics Corporation announces acquisition of 5D Robotics and its Time Domain subsidiary
Together, the combined company intends to offer products that measure position with precisions that will benefit industrial automation, next-generation construction, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities. -
congatec announces acquisition of Real-Time Systems GmbH
RTS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of congatec. The company will continue to operate independently, doing business as it always has, providing it’s software to run on any x86 hardware, but now with worldwide sales and technical support teams ready to support the product. -
Radiflow partners with Wireless Data Systems to enhance cybersecurity in critical infrastructure
As part of the cooperation between the two companies, Wireless Data Systems will integrate and support Radiflow’s industrial intrusion detection and security gateway products as part of the cybersecurity solutions and system integration services that Wireless Data Systems provides -
Yokogawa announces addition of CXPI Automotive Serial Bus Interface to DLM series of oscilloscopes
When equipped with the CXPI option, the DLM Series oscilloscopes will decode and display CXPI frames in real time, produce a list display of the decode results, and allow highlighting of points on the list for display in a zoom window. -
Honeywell and Equate announce cooperation to develop petrochemical technologies
As part of the MOU, EQUATE will test Honeywell technologies, including the latest additions to the Honeywell Connected Plant portfolio, as well as assess EQUATE’s requirements and ideas at Honeywell facilities. -
Siemens to highlight MindSphere Version 3, applications and Industry 4.0 technology at HANNOVER MESSE
At the Hannover Messe 2018, Siemens will be showcasing a series of examples which demonstrate how users can harness the potential of Industrie 4.0 by implementing Digital Enterprise solutions. -
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reports record growth in North American robotics
The North American robotics, machine vision and motion control markets continue to set new records. This was the tone as The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) revealed its annual report on automation and robotics market statistics. -
Otis announces switch on of solar-powered Florence, SC facility
The installation is part of Otis’ sustainability efforts and is anticipated to beat the Florence facility’s five-year greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of 15 percent, compared to 2015 energy consumption, by year three. -
The Manufacturing Digital Transformation and the Power of the Website
By Craig Witt, MotionPoint Disruptive technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning get a lot of press and attention today. Yet marketers across the manufacturing sector have one of the most powerful digital transformation technologies right at their fingertips already -
PID Controller Loop Tuning Primer: Working With Integrating Processes
A tuning methodology called lambda tuning solves many of the challenges of tuning a PID controller for an integrating process. The lambda tuning method allows the user to choose the closed loop respon -
Siemens to highlight battery production software in 2018
The Siemens portfolio ranging from production planning and engineering software to automation and drive technology, including industrial communication networks and cloud-based solutions is designed to optimize battery production -
Proactive Security Concepts Instead of Reactive Defense: Safety and security in industrial plants needs rethinking
By Dr. Alexander Horch, HIMA This article explains why the process industry needs to switch from passive to active defense mode for cybersecurity and what it must do to ensure plant security in the digital era. -
Fluke announces David O’Reilly as President of Fluke Digital Systems (FDS)
As president of FDS, he will lead the team to develop solutions that harnesses the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to integrate the wireless monitoring of industrial equipment health with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. -
IDEC announces release of WindEDIT Lite app for iOS and Android devices
With the WindEDIT Lite app, users can monitor any PLC parameter, and change set points and other values. Data register, input, output, timer and counter values can be monitored and controlled using the standard Dialog Interface. -
AutoQuiz: Identify the Function of a P&ID Symbol
In a P7ID diagram, a "circle" enclosed in a "square" indicates it is an instrument that has a shared display or a shared control. -
Schneider Electric helps YESCO install IIoT-enabled SCADA solution
YESCO implemented Schneider Electric’s System Platform as a SCADA solution to gain better access to data that was often not readily available to improve performance.