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By partnering with Dataiku and enabling the Dataiku DSS advanced analytics software platform on CDAP, teams can explore, prototype, build, and deliver their own data-driven solutions, including threat analysis, reporting, and more.

The success of advanced control depends on the basic control system foundation. The PID controller is the common key component of all control loops.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. has acquired systems integrator, MAVERICK Technologies, to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas.

Atos prepares to offer ready-made applications as well as all integration, infrastructure and security services necessary to build customer- specific applications on the MindSphere platform.

By Harold Schaevitz, Alliance Sensors This first article, of a three part series, discusses the true cost of the utilization of position sensors and how businesses can evaluate that cost when making long-term strategy decisions

The report provides forecast and analysis for the cyber security market on a global and regional level. The study gives historic data of cyber security industry along with an estimate from the year 2016 to 2021 based on revenue (USD Billion).

Alongside eWON Cosy and Flexy, Netbiter will be one of the three main product lines within the eWON Remote Solutions offering, acquired earlier by HMS Industrial Networks.

DEC will use the new SCADA system to monitor and control all 23 of its distribution substations, 87 feeders in all, as well as radial transmission substations.

The addition of the Point Grey business will augment FLIR’s existing OEM cores and components business by adding a broad range of visible spectrum machine vision cameras and solutions.

A complete new network backbone for power control and distribution as well as an upgraded network backbone for the emergency shutdown system has been built with Westermo switches to support the applications in the Ethylene unit.

By including enterprise software solutions with RFID hardware, Balluff can now extend the reach of that technology from the shop floor to the top floor of an organization.

In a joint white paper to be presented at the Motor Summit 2016 in Zurich on October 11 and 12, NEMA and CEMEP outline an extended product approach that moves beyond single motors, invertors, and controls to include electronic speed controls, power drive systems (PDS), pumps, fans, compressors, and other auxiliary electronics that make up the system.

Development of the Renga design system for AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) will be synchronized with development of solutions from 1c Company for managing and accounting at construction companies, as well as the integration of the two product lines.

Technical discussion of the design of a decentralized switching control for uncertain multivariable plants.

Let’s discuss the IoT based IT Infrastructure management at the conference organized by Rosseti. It will be a great event that will bring together a lot of experts. There will be held a plenary meeting related innovative development prospects in the future 5 years, roundtables and business discussions.

OSI will supply a state-of-the-art SCADA/EMS system that will effectively manage the transmission system for the entirety of the Slovak Republic.

The European Union is currently one of the global frontrunners: 65 percent of countries with an above-average number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees, are located in the EU.

A direct acting valve travels to the closed position when the signal increases. When there is a failure, there is no signal and power.

System Insights provides technology for Smart Factory, Industry 4.0, and IIoT client initiatives. Members of Partners in THINC provide superior technologies that are integrated with Okuma’s CNC machines and controls to deliver advanced manufacturing system solutions.

In his role as MES business unit lead, James will use his background in software development, consultancy and technology implementation to continue to develop Zenith Technologies position in the provision of MES solutions and services to the life science industry.

Nordson was recognized for its willingness to share technical knowledge with others in the electronics manufacturing industry as evidenced by the many papers that have been presented at numerous SMTA conferences.

The eighth such regional facility in the U.S., the Plano facility includes sales offices, engineering labs and training facilities. This 2,600 square-foot office will provide sales and engineering expertise for customers in the south-central United States.

The all-electric ferries operated by Fjord1 will ply the E39 Anda-Lote route on the west coast of Norway. Both will have a cargo capacity of 120 cars, twelve trailers and 349 passengers. Operation on the 2.4 kilometer-long route will start in January 2018.

Service robotics market is driven by increase in investment in research and development and rapid industrialization, Underdeveloped mobile automation is a major opportunities of service robotics market, North America held largest market size for service robotics market

By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The event, a follow-on to the successful 1st End User Industry Day event in June, provided the opportunity for more users to learn about and consider joining the new open process control standards initiative.

Schneider Electric’s Hub Height Wind forecasting capabilities provide wind speeds, wind gusts and wind direction forecasts seven days in advance at different heights of turbines. Turbine-specific forecasts can be generated for any worldwide wind farm location.

A pressing challenge facing manufacturers in the US is the growing skills gap. Experts project that over the next 10 years nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will be needed. However, because of the ongoing shortage of qualified workers, up to 2 million of these jobs may go unfilled.

Country Maid had to add an additional line to help meet demand. They could either replace their mixer with a larger one, which would require expanding their facility to accommodate its size, or they could install a smaller new mixer with the new additional automated line.

By Jim Rock, Seegrid South Carolina is one of leading locations for vision guided vehicles (VGV), driven in part to the increasing North American fork truck free (FTF) initiatives.

The new warehouse is part of a 50 million Euro project that will allow Poco Loco to centralize its storage in one location, giving it even more control over its logistics process.

The report covers forecast and analysis for the home automation market on a global and regional level. The study provides historic data of 2014 along with a forecast from 2015 to 2020 based on revenue (USD Million).

The increasing use of mobile devices means industrial marketers must focus on content optimized to be noticed, consumed and acted upon.

The latest version expands plant operators’ ability to monitor and control safe production through direct object linking

The drive system is currently in development on a 60-ton articulated underground haul truck application, yet more than 1000 mining-duty powertrain systems are deployed globally in the open pit mining market which includes all- electric excavators and various haul truck applications.

In this position, Cannon will develop EnOcean's business in the North American market and strengthen the company's position as a supplier of wireless technology for self-powered Internet of Things applications.

CC-Link is a family of open automation network technologies that enable devices from numerous manufacturers to communicate, resulting in a fast, deterministic control system

The applications of embedded systems have increased drastically over the past years, especially in the automotive industry. Multi-core technologies are being appreciated and are now in great demand across various industry verticals. Embedded graphics systems have now become a mainstay in consumer electronics, which is another industry growing at an exceptional rate.

Protected in a rugged aluminum housing with key lock mechanism, three connectors for each panel combined with display port, HDMI, or DVI video input, and adjustable depth for bracket room.

Fluke tools, software and data expertise together with eMaint’s SaaS offering represents a convergence of maintenance solutions to ensure uptime and maximize return on assets for maintenance and operations managers.

For this space mission, a customized BEI Kimco moving magnet VCA was attached to, and will position the moving mirror assembly of the OSIRIS-Rex Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES).

NEMA MG 1 addresses new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations that require motor manufacturers to comply with efficiency targets. The new rule requires most induction motors from 1 to 500 hp to meet the premium efficiency levels appearing in NEMA MG 1.

The five trade shows and corresponding educational conferences organized by HFUSA showcased industrial technology solutions that support Industry 4.0 factory operations and help manufacturers implement equipment with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities.

Non-destructive test systems are increasingly applied in industry for their strong potentialities in improving and standardizing quality control.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Cyber protection is certainly a major issue for industry, but a comprehensive security protection program needs to focus on the physical and personnel aspects of protection and detection as well.

The webinar will show how engineers, production managers, and decision makers can rapidly assess the options for adapting an existing line to make a new product, increase production, or optimize a process to reduce costs.

Learn how new technological advances are resolving not only these issues but also allowing for new value to be realized through the digitalization of predictive maintenance as a core part of a Digital Enterprise.

Featuring its PlantPAx platform, Rockwell Automation will demonstrate process and automation solutions for efficient process control, monitoring and management.

The donation of $100,000 in automation hardware and expert training will help support career pathways for high school students in manufacturing and engineering at the THINC College & Career Academy located in LaGrange.

NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total value of 836 million euros (US$934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is undergoing a strategic review.

Two industry organizations—the Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) and Process and Data Automation (PDA)—will co-sponsor an ISA training event in Erie, PA from 31 October through 4 November 2016.

This on-demand webinar will show Dell has used a strong history in manufacturing and value in partnership to build their IoT solutions partner ecosystem. IBM joins the conversation to share real examples of successful projects and how they were deployed.

As COO, Dr. Scher is responsible for the company's operating activities, including its OCM demonstration plant in Texas and multiple pilot plants in California, and leading its research and development, scale-up, intellectual property, and technology teams.

The project is part of Clarksville, Arkansas' plan to save up to $2M over the next five years through improved control, monitoring, and security of its electric grid and water treatment facilities.

IMTS 2016, the 31st edition of the show, was the third largest in number of registrations (115,612) and in net square feet of exhibit space (1,370,256). This show hosted the highest number of exhibiting companies ever (2,407).

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation With tech life cycles becoming shorter, it is important for product designers to plan in advance for component obsolescence to maximise the life span of their products.

Next year, the world’s biggest industrial technology show will demonstrate how even companies with limited resources can pinpoint and harness the power of digitalization.

For HMI screen design, studies show people can remember only a select number of new things for about 20 seconds.

NEXCOM IoT Automation Solution offers manufacturers a feasible, holistic approach to control, communication, and cloud integration, fast-tracking the implementation of virtual war rooms, preventive maintenance and Industry 4.0 applications alike.

The Aon Hewitt Best Employers Study, Asia 2016, was conducted in twelve countries across the Asia-Pacific region, including Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Gerdau has decided to rollout GE Digital’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution to connect 600 assets in 11 plants across Brazil.

Engineered Composted Systems needed a strong corrosive resistant NEMA 4X enclosure that could survive this environment and protect their RF TeleProbe system. Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures was able to put together an enclosure package that met ECS needs.

The Prime Competence and Unmanned Life joint initiative will introduce a combination of drones and autonomous ground vehicles to be used indoors for postal sorting.

The SDWL1 is a wireless flammable gas detector built to extend the benefits of wireless detection into safety applications. The SDWL1’s non-dispersive infrared detection system ensures accuracy while the advanced reliability features of ISA100 Wireless ensure wireless communication signal truancy.

Efficient business processes could not be more important in the current climate of competitive global markets, subdued demand, and competitive pricing.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have made the most seemingly impossible things possible in recent years. After the successful integration of IoT systems in various enterprises, the entire digital world is striving for adding bots to various industries to have a more-than-human experience.

The increasing production output of automotive, chemical, food and beverages, agriculture, and aerospace industry worldwide is directly influencing the rise in demand for industrial dispensing system.

By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Amidst all the conversation and occasional hype about the Industrial IoT, there has been cautious but steadily increasing implementation. Here are some questions to consider when evaluating an IIoT solution, to help cultivate an evolutionary approach

Ulrich Krauss will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer as of 1 October 2016. Klaus Berka, who founded Analytik Jena with two partners in April 1990 and has led the company ever since, will become a member of the Supervisory Board as of 1 April 2017.

Manufacturers and producers across the globe can see the latest products, services and solutions that help enable a Connected Enterprise at this year’s event, being held at the Georgia World Congress Center on Nov. 9 and 10 in Atlanta.

The foundations of the automation industry are being reshaped right now from the torrent of ideas driven by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Given today’s trends, are industrial automation controllers headed down a path to extinction?

By Randy Armstrong, Sparhawk Software The widespread deployment of cloud based solutions has many factory operators wondering how they can take advantage of it to streamline their operations. The needs of these users have been the driving force behind the OPC UA PubSub Specification.

NUMmill is designed specifically for CNC milling machine manufacturers and control retrofitters. It offers an extensive suite of canned cycles, ranging from simple center drilling, boring and threading to pocket cycles and complex profile milling cycles

Collaborative efforts by standards organizations, such as OMAC, OPC Foundation, and PLCopen, align with the Industrial Internet Consortium's goal to ultimately identify and define building blocks for interoperability that help make smart factories and IIoT possible.

As technology grows in sophistication and complexity, it is vital to define new and improved skills, knowledge, and experiences.

By Dan Seger, Rockwell Automation Today in the era of smart manufacturing, end users want to optimize their production and supply chain by bringing together islands of information – and they want OEMs to help. Delivering on the promise of smart manufacturing is paramount.

UL CAP is for control system manufacturers looking for support in assessing security risks while they continue to focus on product innovation to help build safer, more secure products, as well as for OEMs, machine tool builders, system integrators, and retrofitters.

A final control element is a device that directly controls the value of the manipulated variable of a control loop.

PTCA ASIA, CeMAT ASIA, ComVac ASIA, and Industrial Supply ASIA collectively unite roughly 1,700 exhibitors on a display area of 130,000 square meters. Approximately 80,000 visitors are expected in 2016.

Semiconductor devices are an essential part of our daily life. Without integrated circuits, we would not have computers and smartphones. And without newer and even more sophisticated device technology, recent breakthroughs in internet speeds as well as assisted driving would not be possible. Many of these devices are not only electronic, but are interacting with, or creating, light.

Vision inspection plays an instrumental role in factory automation. In the past, manufacturers struggled between relying either on a team of operators to manually inspect parts for defects or on an expensive early generation automated vision system.

A recent survey of manufacturing executives indicates many respondents (67 percent) are pressing ahead with plans to invest in data analytics even as they pare back spending in other areas to combat tough business conditions.

The system will combine Secomea’s SiteManager hardware and RRAMAC’s EdgeScout Remote Monitoring solution to create an advanced system for the industrial marketplace.

This is the latest move in Trihedral’s strategy that recently included a new office in Calgary, Alberta, and the addition of Alan Hudson as the VTScada US Sales Manager based in Trussville, Alabama.

ACP’s two core products, ThinManager and Relevance, provide manufacturing and industrial leaders with visual display and software solutions to manage information and streamline workflows for a more connected manufacturing environment.

HIMA Asia Pacific wurde vom Branchenmagazin Control Engineering Asia als Best Process Safety System Provider 2016 ausgezeichnet. Friedhelm Best und Jeyan Nadarajah nahmen die Auszeichnung am 25. August im Marriott Hotel Singapur entgegen.

According to the report, the global smart building market was valued at approximate USD 7.0 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach approximately USD 36.0 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of slightly over 30% between 2015 and 2020.

By Martyn Williams, COPA-DATA UK In the modern industrial realm, automation should provide a consistent way of executing tasks and processes – including those usually associated with information technology (IT). This article explains the changing responsibilities of IT and OT.

The ISA goal is to design more appealing, manageable, and flexible commitment options, including those with shared leadership and responsibility roles.

Through the convergence of information technology and operations technology, mining operators have the ability to streamline data management, gather better insights and predict recoveries.

With this cloud-based application (MindApp), machine tools at small or large production sites can be monitored, and their availability and productivity enhanced.

The Android application is designed to solve linear motion calculations, with a range of velocity profiles. This helps the user understand which product might work best for their particular application.

Universal Temperature is a technology that increases the high and low operating temperature of their proximity sensors. Products with Universal Temperature technology can operate between minus 60 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius.

Accessibility to power in remote areas is essential to many functions that are crucial to customer operations, and extending the grid is often not an option due to the remote location of sites. Atrex Energy’s portfolio of DC power generator systems are solution to service remote or off-grid applications.

UL will offer ZigBee testing at two of its labs: Fremont, California and Basingstoke, UK. The ZigBee Certified program verifies that every platform and product meets Alliance requirements and performs as expected.

A look at the late-Fall offerings from ISA in 2016.

By Alan Grau, Icon Labs As industrial facilities become more connected, hackers are getting more sophisticated, resulting in greater vulnerabilities and increased risk of cyber-attacks. Intrusion detection, the ability to detect when hackers begin probing, is a critical first step to building a secure IIoT.

By Shmulik Aran, NextNine A manufacturer and its connected production environment are exposed to a full range of cybersecurity threats. Mitigating the risk of cyberattacks is a rigorous process that requires the hardening of security controls around the IT, ICS and SCADA platforms.

Communication efficiency is lowered and real-time performance is not good enough in discrete control based on traditional WorldFIP field intelligent nodes.

Newton, MA – September 9, 2016 – Industrial Video & Control (IVC) announced today a line of low-profile, stainless steel, IP cameras designed for challenging environments. The cameras can withstand water and chemical wash down processes often necessary with equipment used in food and pharmaceutical processing environments. The cameras deliver high quality video and excellent performance in varying lighting conditions, at a low price point.

A Belgium-based producer of dairy products, Inex is achieving minimum energy savings of at least 18% from its refrigeration process as a result of switching to Dyneo permanent magnet motor technology from Control Techniques & Leroy-Somer. .

Roberta Nelson Shea spent the past 23 years as the Chair of ANSI/RIA R15.06 Robot Safety Committee that develops and defines technical standards for industrial robots. Universal Robots’ GTCO will start her employment September 19, in the Headquarters of Universal Robots in Odense, Denmark.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Automated Guided Vehicles (AVG) served as an enabling technology for a pharmaceutical manufacturer to achieve Stage By Component (SBC) – the delivery of every component required in the production process, "when I need it and where I need it."

Looking at a mechanical and electrical situation globally to spot obvious and safety threats first is always best.

Following a strategic review of the business and their long-term objectives, the safety specialist relaunched its Chinese operation on July 1, 2016, as the wholly foreign-owned enterprise HIMA (Shanghai) Industrial Automation Co., Ltd.

Automated Test Equipment Market is driven by demand for system on chip products in consumer electronics, Automated test equipment market is fueled by various design of electronic devices, investments and results from R and D are expected to gain a lead in automated test equipment market

AMT and SME have an extended history of successful collaboration in strengthening the U.S. advanced manufacturing technology industry and its workforce. A press conference will be held during IMTS on Tuesday, September 13 at 4:15 p.m. CDT.

Supergasbras needed a solution that offered comprehensive analysis tools, full process automation and the option of mobile use. The technology also needed to be accessible via the cloud.

GrafTech needed a secure, scalable solution that provided improved visibility into machine operations. The company partnered with Rockwell Automation to incorporate FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software into GrafTech’s newest version of the ArchiTech system.

The new Certified Platinum status acknowledges System Integration companies that have experienced engineers on staff and have been trained on the latest technology available from Cognex.

Jouret has been Chief Technical Officer at Nokia Technologies since April 2015, and recently drove a major acquisition in the digital health sector. Jouret will work from ABB’s Silicon Valley and Zurich offices.

Honeywell’s OPC UA stack is initially deployed in the new CSI 6500 ATG protection system. Evaluation for further deployment within Emerson Process Management is ongoing.

Global Process Plant Equipment In Downstream Oil And Gas Industry To Grow At A CAGR Of 1.18% During 2016-2020

The third edition of Automation Network Selection can help you make better decisions about the selection of equipment and communications networks.

Designed, constructed and tested over the last four years, the image sensors aboard OCAMS will behave in a manner similar to human eyes, from spotting the target asteroid from more than a million miles away to monitoring the sampling process just 10 feet from the surface of the asteroid.

Established in 1978 as a mechanical engineering design company, Indisa specializes in delivering projects and services to the mining, oil & gas, food & beverage, chemical, and plastics industries.

HIMA and system partner AC Arabia will present industry-leading safety solutions at the largest technical exhibition in Saudi Arabia. STC-12 takes place November 6-9 at the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Cultural Centre in Jubail Industrial City.

By Thomas Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium The old warehouse is no more as the RF gun, constant verifications, small keypads, and hard to read screens are quickly becoming yesterday’s technology.

A converged IT & OT network architecture achieves seamless integration both horizontally, across multiple sites, & vertically, from shop floor to top floor.

The new location gives customers across Europe local sales and service for Alicat’s line of pressure controllers, mass flow controllers, meters, and accessories.

At IMTS, Rockwell Automation will feature a pre-engineered, automation solution for powertrain applications using FANUC CNCs and robots integrated with its cell controllers over an EtherNet/IP network.

AutoStore is a compact storage and picking system for small items stored in bins. The system is a goods-to-person picking process that consists of several compact storage robots that automatically stack bins on top of one another in a grid and deliver them to workstations for order picking.

JTAG and ECT have just completed a successful integration of their JT 5705/FXT multi-function JTAG tester into the small linear series of cassette-based re-configurable fixtures.

SBC Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 – 2024

The symbolism and identification methods provided in this standard are applicable to all classes of process measurement and control instrumentation.

The ABB ServicePort Service Delivery Platform allows users to view, scan and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that impact equipment and process performance, so that actions can be taken to improve site performance.

Beamex has donated $4,155.00 to ISA’s Process Measurement & Control Division (PMCD) educational scholarship fund. The donations will fund scholarships awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation and control.

Fluenta will supply KOC with flare gas meters to be used at multipoint smokeless high-pressure flare sites at 14 South and East Kuwait gathering centres.

HIMA Asia Pacific was awarded Best Process Safety System Provider 2016 by industry magazine Control Engineering Asia. Friedhelm Best and Jeyan Nadarajah received the award on August 25, during a ceremony at the Marriott hotel in Singapore.

A licensing agreement has been signed authorizing Star SU to manufacture and market 5ME’s Cryogenic tooling designs for end mills, ball mills, tapered ball mills, thread mills, reamers, and drills under the brand name BlueZone Cryogenic tooling.

The Research & Development centers will feature Wind River Titanium Server software running on ADLINK’s hardware platform based on the Modular Industrial Cloud Architecture (MICA) open framework.

ABB will feature more than a dozen robotic demos at the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), September 12-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

To meet the challenging market demand for global digitalisation, both partners’ have therefore agreed to the development of a Ethernet interface for high-speed data transmission rates to set a new standard for ‘Industrie-4.0’ applications.

Based in Germany, Apodius was founded in 2012 and serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and appliances industries with the development, production and integration of measurement solutions for carbon fiber.

The JMA Wireless’ Teko DAS (distributed antenna system) has been deployed to ensure wireless network coverage throughout the Vehicle Security Center (VSC), the subway platforms, bus station, loading docks, and the Westfield World Trade Center mall.

This report analyses how robotic market and technology developments will change the business of agriculture, enabling ultra-precision farming and helping address the key global challenges.

Mrs. Sebring joined MCAA in 1997 as Administrative Assistant to the President. Since 2012 she has served as Vice-­‐President and has been responsible for operations of MCAA including: communications, data programs and staff oversight, marketing and meeting/event planning.

Engineers typically use social media as an information resource, but they complain that most platforms are inefficient.

Davern will succeed Dr. James Truchard, age 73, who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of NI since the company's founding in 1976, effective January 1, 2017. Dr. Truchard will remain as Chairman of the Board.

NEXCOM demonstrates how it harnesses the technology of edge to cloud connectivity, cloud-based machine learning and cognitive computing to tap into the power of big data analytics to improve factory operations.

The IIC Steering Committee’s tasks include defining the overall priorities of the consortium, setting its direction, providing fiscal oversight, approving all testbeds, defining and managing the Policy and Procedures, and other items as required.

As co-chair, Gruhn will help build consensus among participants on ISA84 standards interpretations and modifications, ensure that the committee operates within its scope and purpose, and set goals and deadlines for the committee.

The ABB Parts Fingerprint service captures equipment configurations, audits parts stores, and develops recommendations and replacement strategies to reduce production risk and find cost efficiencies.

Global test automation market was valued at US$ 12.91 Bn in 2015 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 23.6% from 2016 to 2024, reaching US$ 85.84 Bn by the end of the forecast period

Huawei is the 15th member of the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors, joining Comcast Cable, Itron Inc., The Kroger Co., Landis+Gyr, Legrand Group, Midea Group, NXP Semiconductors, Philips, Schneider Electric, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, SOMFY, Texas Instruments and Wulian to drive progress forward.

By Bob Hillier, Design Rule This article discusses the ideal process of selecting the product lifecycle management (PLM) software for today's technological organization.

The global industrial controls and factory automation market projected CAGR of more than 7% by 2019.

MarketResearchReports.biz has announced the addition of a report, titled “Global Human Machine Interface Market 2016-2020” report to its database.

The primary purpose of the CCA-ACC is to enhance the professionalization of the Canadian cyber domain through effective inter-association engagement and knowledge-sharing.

By Cory Fogg, Automation.com Efficient predictive maintenance has been a goal of the process industry for ages. This article discusses the efforts of Flowserve, with NI, HP and PTC, to create a effective solution for the process control industry

Attending engineers, technicians and plant managers will be able to gain the latest insights, news and trends in process measurement and control, particularly in the chemical and energy processing and other key process industry sectors.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management Once a wireless infrastructure is in place, new instruments can be added quickly and easily by following these steps.

The next few years will be highly challenging for network administration professionals. This eBook explores network challenges and methods to maximize network uptime.

Industrial Control Systems Security Software Market In North America To Grow At A CAGR Of 5.64% by 2020

The Report Global Robotics Market 2015-2019 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants. - MarketResearchReports.biz

Embedded System Market Size By Application By Product Industry Outlook Report, Regional Analysis, Application Development Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 – 2023

Thermal mass flowmeters can be a relatively inexpensive flowmeter that can handle extremely small and large flows

The acquisition expands Valin’s process heating portfolio and was made effective on August 15, 2016. Thermal Solutions of Texas provides service and heating systems

The TÜV SÜD certificate is based on the standard IEC 62443-4-1. This standard includes security-relevant requirements such as capabilities and expertise, security of third-party components, process and quality assurance, secure architecture and design, and issue handling.

Industrial Wireless Sensor Network Market to Grow at a CAGR of 14.95% during 2016-2020

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Although the original intent was to use the power management system to reduce processor throughput and keep the board operating under 20 watts per hazardous location requirements, SCI chose to proceed with a design based on the XCOM-6400-108E-LF that allows full processor throughput.

Through the use of automation that includes Rotork valve actuation, Aberthaw can efficiently generate around 1555 MW of electricity for the National Grid System, which is enough power to meet the needs of some three million households.

Automated Parcel Delivery Terminals Market is driven with flourishing of e-commerce business around the world, Europe led the automated parcel delivery terminal market, automated parcel delivery terminal market is fueled by reduction of operating costs owing to delivery re-attempts

Machine health monitoring is a process of supervising the machinery to identify considerable changes that indicates a fault. The growing importance of asset management and manufacturer’s drive to optimize productivity and increase efficiency of plant is driving the demand for machine health monitoring equipment market

By Peter Bhagat, Gardasoft Vision The ability of industrial vision systems to monitor, regulate, check, analyze, sort and classify with high precision, repeatability and safety makes vision an essential enabling technology in a host of automated manufacturing processes.

In 2015, the German machine vision industry achieved record sales of 2 billion euros – a rise of 9 percent compared to the previous year. Sales in the industry have more than doubled in ten years.

With the new system, SKF can organize the logistics of its bearings, lubricants and seal products more efficiently and economically. The completed installation went into operation earlier this year.

Technology presentations on FOUNDATION Fieldbus, FDI, HART and WirelessHART will focus on recent enhancements and their role in the digital transformation occurring throughout the industry.

Approximately 70 percent of the companies exhibiting at the five co-located industrial trade shows are headquartered outside of the United States. Industrial equipment and smart manufacturing solution providers from around the world recognize the importance of the North American manufacturing sector.

MarketResearchReports.biz has announced the addition of a report, title “Global Mobile Robotics Market 2016-2020” report to its database.

DCSNext capabilities allow INEOS Styrolution to avoid any additional downtime during migration and leverage the complete benefits of the latest technology

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

The entire Dalian metro system includes more than 50 redundant Allen-Bradley MicroLogix and CompactLogix controllers with about 100,000 I/O points across the different stations.

The UNEEK Robotic Cell features two ABB IRB 120 robots weaving the interlocking cords of the shoe’s upper portion. The robotic cell can produce a shoe in half the time of the current process.

ISA educational scholarships—which fund tuition, related expenses and research initiatives—are distributed annually to undergraduate students at two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and to graduate students.

The proposal, “Novel Computational Approaches to Address Key Design Optimization Issues for Metal Additive Manufacturing,” is a three-year, $350,000 GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) grant funded by the NSF’s Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI).

The new sorter has automated B2C Europe's parcel and pack sortation, enabling the company to sort up to 8,000 packets an hour. This has given the company the futureproof ability to handle three times its current volume.

A fault detection approach based on the Tracy-Widom distribution is presented and applied to an F-16 aircraft flight control system.

The students took on a series of engineering projects to get a taste of what a career in the field entails. The Renishaw work experience programaims to inspire more young people to consider STEM careers.

For terminal automation, in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, Implico is the leader with a market share of 23.75 percent. The company was able to extend its leadership position compared to the previous issue of the study.

By Thomas R. Cutler and John Maher In today’s complex manufacturing environments, the physical processes of manufacturing involve so many moving parts; just digitizing respective components will yield demand-driven results. It is a start toward Best-in-Class lean manufacturing.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Attending Cisco Live 2016, it is clearer than ever that to be successful, industry needs to leverage the power of IIoT technology. Specifically, investment in a strong data communications infrastructure is essential to craft a winning organizational growth strategy.

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

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation discusses how this new development helps bring legacy systems forward.

Cacic’s skillset will provide clients with solutions to many automation challenges associated with process optimization, system integration and advanced control system design through project conception, planning, design, construction and life-cycle operations.

Registration is now open for these one-day courses designed to help businesses developing Ethernet/IP devices and solutions in the industrial automation ecosystem.

What tech education opportunities are provided by ISA in the Fall of 2016.

ABB’s Dodge controlled start transmission (CST) drive system is helping prevent repeated breakdowns of a 700 meter (m) conveyor at a Norwegian mine, saving up to NOK 1 million ($120,000/107,000€) in lost production each time.

The decision to open the new offices comes following an increase in demand for its automation manufacturing software systems and the significant biotech sector expansions in Southern and Northern California.

The solution, which also features a Leroy-Somer Powerdrive high-power modular drive, is being used in an industrial refrigeration system that cools milk after pasteurisation or sterilisation.

By Rick Delgado, Freelance Technology Writer Our lives are becoming more automated every day, but how much will be automated, and how will it affect us? This article provides a glimpse into the future of our automated lives.

By Barak Perelman, Indegy Monitoring industrial networks in the manufacturing sector poses unique challenges. The emergence of ICS-native monitoring and control technologies is addressing these challenges.

Radar can detect the smallest change in surface level. It does not depend upon the temperature or composition of the fluid as long as the beam is narrow and the dielectric constant.

The challenge for the integrator that designed and installed the automation system was to find an ID reader that could deliver near 100% read rates, handle line speeds of 30 packages per minute. They chose the Cognex DataMan 300 image-based ID reader

The £17.7 million project, being led by Airbus in the UK, is to develop an innovative way of designing and manufacturing aircraft wings, which will encourage a “right first time approach” and reduce development time.

The Symposium focused on the needs of automation professionals and on the varied challenges associated with automation and instrumentation in the municipal water and wastewater sectors, including emerging automation and control systems trends, SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), instrumentation, systems integration, optimization, cybersecurity and alarm management.

By Dean Wiech, Tools4ever Having the proper controls in place at the front end of the process can make audit reporting relatively painless. IM and AG systems are designed to automate the user account lifecycle, all the while ensuring that the access provided to users is appropriate

Built by Local Motors, Olli, the self-driving car equpped with IBM Watson IoT technology, can carry up to 12 riders and will navigate a track in the C Hall of the North Building at IMTS 2016, Sept. 12-17, McCormick Place, Chicago.

CMS has expanded its applications R&D facilities and capabilities. CMS facilities now include CO2 (10,640nm), 2 micron Thulium fiber (2,000nm), Ytterbium fiber (1,064nm), frequency- doubled Nd:YVO4 (532nm), frequency-tripled NdYVO4 (355nm UV) and a new multi- wavelength femtosecond laser.

Global Fiber-optic Connector Market to grow at a CAGR of 9.65% during 2016-2020