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Automation Federation announces Marty Edwards as Managing Director
Edwards will begin his tenure at the Automation Federation on 26 June. Current Automation Federation Managing Director Mike Marlowe will continue with the organization as Managing Director Emeritus until his retirement in December. -
CC-Link Partner Association announces foundation of Ethernet Security Working Group
The first step of the CLPA Security WG focuses on network security, especially when the user adopts the SeamLess Message Protocol (SLMP) and CC-Link IE Field Basic where general IP communication is used for both cyclic and transient communications. -
OSIsoft announces Softbank acquisition of minority interest
As part of the investment, OSIsoft and SoftBank will collaborate on developing new products and services enabling digital transformation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and strengthening OSIsoft’s presence in new markets. -
Why the Life Sciences Need Robotics
Powerful market forces are driving exciting changes in the use and design of laboratory automation and robotics. -
ABB to deliver friction hoist and control system to Canadian potash mine
For this project, ABB will supply the production hoist and all related mechanical and electrical systems at the South shaft of the K3 mine. Mechanical equipment for the friction hoist will include ABB’s synchronous motor and ABB’s SIL 3 rated Safety Brake System to provide safety, security and reliability for hoist operation. -
Out of the Dark Age: How Data Can Transform Industrial Safety
By George Schuster, Rockwell Automation Many safety teams, in comparison, are stuck in the dark ages. That’s because they still rely on antiquated data-collection and reporting techniques. A Connected Enterprise provides an opportunity to close this disparity – and revolutionize industrial safety through the use of safety data. -
Skkynet announces Francois van Vuuren as newest member of Skkynet Advisory Board
Mr. van Vuuren has been certified as a Certified Licensing Professional, and is currently in charge of service sales in the EMEA and APAC regions for Silicon Valley-based Harmonic, and will be a valuable asset in assisting Skkynet with complex partnership and sales negotiations. -
Rotork provides LP actuators for Middle East oil refinery
One significant order involves the supply of 70 LP range linear pneumatic actuators for the operation of large gate valves. The order for these actuators includes the assembly and factory testing of local control panels with digital valve positioners. -
Questions to Ask When Specifying a Frame Grabber for Machine Vision Applications
Standardization has changed the game in many industries, making life easier for engineers and manufacturers alike. Nowhere has standardization been more keenly observed than in frame grabbers. -
Prysmian Group and Nanocomp Technologies announce technology cooperation agreement
The technology cooperation agreement is aimed at testing and improving the use of technologies in power transmission, power distribution, telecom networks, control and instrumentation applications. -
OPC UA and the Industrial Internet of Things
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation The combination of data from multiple platforms is now possible because of the OPC UA protocol - an in-demand feature - as the Internet of Things (IoT) gains traction. This article discusses how the open source protocol OPC UA is beneficial for automation. -
Emerson announces completion of Total Uncertainty Management program with Statoil
The program focused on how E&P companies can improve history matching, uncertainty management and quantification across the entire reservoir characterization workflow through Roxar Tempest ENABLE, Emerson’s history matching and uncertainty estimation software solution. -
Automating the Hiring Process? FactoryFix Aims to Help Close Manufacturing Skills Gap
By Cory Fogg, Automation.com Smaller manufacturers wishing to automate, may not have all the specialists they need on staff. With hiring processes taking days or weeks, the FactoryFix automated platform is working to connect these manufacturers with specialists in minutes -
University of Wyoming completes Rate-Predictive Control (RPC) performance and stability analysis
The Rate-Predictive Control (RPC) algorithm earned a United States patent in 2016 and is an inherently adaptive (or “naturally self-tuning”) process control algorithm. -
How to Use Real-Time Analytics to Achieve Operational Excellence
Real-time analytics enable manufacturers to make smarter, better, faster decisions to achieve greater productivity from existing equipment. -
Okuma America earns Charlotte, NC 2017 Mayor’s International Community Award
Okuma’s donation of $100,000 in machine tools to the engineering technology programs at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), enables students to gain valuable hands-on machining experience and the skill set needed to enter the manufacturing workforce -
B+B SmartWorx announces appointment of Mike Fahrion as CTO
Fahrion will assume this role in addition to his leadership of the Edge Intelligence Communications Product Division of the company. -
Rockwell Automation CEO lauds potential of IoT at IoT World Forum
According to the Global IoT Decision Maker Survey published by International Data Corporation (IDC), nearly one-third (31 percent) of those surveyed have already launched IoT solutions, and another 43 percent are looking to deploy solutions in the next 12 months. -
AutoQuiz: What is the Coriolis Effect?
Using the Coriolis effect that causes a laterally vibrating tube to distort, a direct measurement of mass flow is obtainable using a Coriolis flowmeter. -
ISA and the Automation Federation to work with US and the UK on initiatives to reduce risks of industrial cyberattack
The objective of the gathering was to examine operational technology/Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) cybersecurity challenges facing both the US and the UK.