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The Skilmatic actuators will be installed in automated and unattended valve chambers at pump stations, where they will provide isolating and failsafe ESD functions.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Cisco is furthering their penetration into industrial applications. The Cisco partner ecosystem now includes FANUC Robotics, GE, Panduit, Schneider Electric, and Rockwell Automation. Cisco unveiled digital solutions that promise to transform the operations of manufacturing, transportation, and oil-and-gas companies, and address the security challenges these industries face as they digitize.

A simple approach for addressing upsets by supplementing the PID’s feedback control with feed-forward action.

By Stahlin Harsh environments similar to those found in water and wastewater facilities can affect the ability of an electrical enclosure to protect the controls contained within, leading to a multitude of problems.

Stack allows a standard Ethernet network to be used for deterministic data exchange based on the emerging IEEE Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) standard.

SICK will distribute the HALCON image processing library for vision sensors, 3D cameras, and vision systems.

HighJump TrueCommerce EDI and AccellosOne WMS streamlined logistics processes by enabling the seamless transmission and sharing of electronic documents with suppliers and buyers.

The United States is expected to become the most competitive manufacturing nation over the next five years, with the current leader China sliding into second position, according to Deloitte.

Previously it required such actions as opening dashboard features, changing configuration of certain elements, saving changes, reopening the same panel, etc. From now on a dashboard user can open it in a thick client and edit live: drag-n-drop elements, change their location, size and other options.

Honeywell will provide gas pretreatment, automation and controls for a 4 million tons-per-year capacity natural gas liquefaction plant

LUXI Chemical Group Co., Ltd. selected Honeywell process technology and automation controls to convert coal to key plastic building blocks.

NovaTech provided the control system, applications engineering and multilingual operator displays.

Atmospheric pressure (Patmospheric), absolute pressure (Pabsolute), and gauge pressure (Pgauge) have the following mathematical relationship.Pabsolute = Pgauge + Patmospheric

Compared to the same point in time in 2014, four times more space is sold for 2016 with 75 percent of registrations from companies based outside the U.S.

QA Graphics has completed certification training for Tridium’s next generation of the Niagara Framework.

The key driver for the global machine vision technology market is the expanding manufacturing sector.

The Knowledge Center app is a content hub of all of HARTING’s educational materials, including white papers, FAQs, videos, brochures, and more.

Enhancements will include the adaptation of time sensitive networking along with cybersecurity, application data models and communication integration standards.

Users will have additional tools to secure their industrial control systems using EtherNet/IP by augmenting traditional defense-in-depth techniques with CIP Security

Mounting environmental regulations and fundamental shifts in the U.S. thermal power landscape is driving new investments in water and wastewater treatment.