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

The overall objective of the delivery is to provide a standardized and unified way of accessing operational data from different assets via enterprise systems - not only standardized on protocol, but also standardized on data semantics.

These events will be focused on helping customers to solve industry challenges and leverage the IIoT and new user consumption models (Cloud, Mobility) to enable business transformation and will be held September through December 2016.

The mill, which manufactures high-strength cement with 5000 Blaine, is not only the country's first vertical roller mill for cement grinding. At 4000 meters above sea level it is also the highest installed elevation of an OK mill in the entire Americas.

Axiomtek is a design and manufacturing company in the industrial and embedded computer field. The company also employs an international service network. SYSCON-PlantStar's plant monitoring and data acquisition systems are ideally suited for companies that are establishing facilities in Asia.

With the addition of the Stratesys Group, West-Tech Materials will have two functioning business units, the Medical Products Division and the newly formed Electronics Assembly Division

Packaging Robot Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 - 2023

dpstar Group is the largest manufacturer of thermocouples (temperature sensors) and industrial heaters based in Malaysia. Our 25 years of expertise lies in complete factory/building automation and control components as well as process/hybrid control systems from project design up to testing, system integration, and commissioning.

There is no reason to test a differential pressure transmitter with square root extraction below 1 percent of DP/10 percent of flow (mA).

Yaskawa Motoman completed a rigorous application process, including a review by an IACET site visitor, to achieve its Accredited Provider accreditation.

The objective of Single Loop Control Methods is to help make the complicated subject of process control more easily understood by process engineers of all experience levels.

Bionics market is expected to grow due to their rising awareness in emerging economy, bionics market is expected to grow during forecast period due to increasing demand for artificial organs in the healthcare sector

FANUC currently offers a range of training courses covering CNC maintenance, operations and programming, servo and laser maintenance, Ladder/PMC editing, FANUC Picture Development, G-code programming, custom macro programming, conversational programming and more.

Along with the CeMAT exhibition in Hannover, his responsibilities include the foreign exhibitions of Deutsche Messe in the field of intralogistics.

By Thomas Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium Traceability challenges surface in many different forms throughout lean manufacturing and warehousing processes. Leveraging automation and data technology can help make this process easier

Volunteers contribute their time for both altruistic (other-serving) and instrumental (self-serving) reasons.

Avid Solutions combines more than 10 disparate systems into a single, controlled process control system.

This will transition OSI's entire Cloud delivery model from the company's traditional “systems-based" delivery organization to the subsidiary in order to better focus its Cloud initiatives.

By Opto 22 You’ve probably heard about the Internet of Things (IoT), or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), also called Industry 4.0, primarily in Europe. But what is it? This primer is designed to give readers the need-to-know information about the IoT revolution.

Gear motor manufacturers are focusing mainly on conditional monitoring thus increasing the demand for external services in the gear motors market.

The primary goal of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition is to produce a fail-safe, passenger-friendly, scalable prototype that successfully levitates throughout the length of the track.

Field Programmable Gate Array Market Size By Application Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015 – 2022

How is a mandatory standard defined for industrial automation and related industries?

The Real-Time Data Transfer Project (RTDT) report highlights vital factors that should be considered when implementing an RTDT solution in the oil and gas sector.

These Node-RED nodes for PACs make it easier to prototype and develop applications for connecting physical assets to cloud applications and are available for free download

By Richard Anderson, Rockwell Automation Significant cost savings can be realized when using a soft starter instead of an AC drive and can also provide substantial physical size and volume savings.

The study suggests that, unlike with capital investments, the purchase and implementation of new technologies involves a larger and more complex set of decision factors beyond traditional return on investment (ROI) metrics.

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is excited to announce the XPedite5850, a ruggedized COM Express® module supporting an enhanced Type 5-based pinout and NXP® (formerly Freescale) QorIQ® T4 processors.

The program is designed to help professionals involved in industrial IT and industrial control systems improve their understanding of, and acquire a command of the principles covered in, the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards.

Visitors to booth E-4410 will have the opportunity to use their own smartphones and interact with PC-based control demos – including the ability to connect to an entire wall of IoT-enabled devices and a 6-axis robot arm using any mobile device with a web browser.

The course will be held at the Microscan headquarters in Renton, Washington, U.S.A., September 20-22, 2016 at 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Attendance is free and online registration is available; the course is recommended for users with intermediate to advanced experience in machine vision or programming.

ADLINK will be demonstrating cloud architecture for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) as well as showing predictive maintenance for the smart factory with ADLINK’s PMQi solution.

Companies in railroad equipment manufacturing industry manufacture freight and passenger rail cars, locomotives, brakes and other parts and equipment used in railroad operations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The fall of 2016 presents a great opportunity for manufacturing teams to learn about the latest automation and related manufacturing technologies. Here, Bill discusses September's giant manufacturing technology event in Chicago

Thirty-five engineers from thirteen companies brought six controllers and thirty I/O devices to the plugfest. Participating companies included Balluff, Cisco, Hilscher, Innovasic, Molex, Mynah, Phoenix Contact, ProSoft, Siemens, Teledyne DALSA, TR Electronic, Turck, Yaskawa, and Lapp USA.

SOMFY joins Comcast Cable, Itron Inc., The Kroger Co., Landis+Gyr, Legrand Group, Midea Group, NXP Semiconductors, Philips, Schneider Electric, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, Texas Instruments and Wulian on the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors.

The global industrial Ethernet cables market to grow at a CAGR of 17.31% during the period 2016-2020.

Technical focus on the control design problem of event-triggered networked systems with both state and control input quantizations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Siemens’ MindSphere, a cloud offering that links physical products and production facilities with digital data, and which leverages OPC UA, was a major feature at the 2016 Siemens Automation Summit.

Mr. Litjens has more than 30 years of experience in Information and Communication Technology, Product and Plant Lifecycle Management, and other business-enabling solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations

The 61,000 square foot facility houses administration, customer service, and sale functions and will create around 80 area jobs.

Gas Sensors Market Size By Technology By Product By End-Use Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015 – 2022

By Bill Lydon, Editor As a follow-on to ExxonMobil’s Industry Day, and their push to create specifications and standards for an, open, secure, and interoperable process control architecture, the Open Group hosted a webinar so that those interested companies, who could not attend the June 27 event in Houston, could join the conversation.

Following a four-year break, the trade fair for the metalworking sector will be held once more in Hanover, from September 18 to 23, 2017.

The most important loops on vessels and columns typically have a near or true integrating response.

The 16-page brochure overviews the full range of the company's measurement and analytical products, services, and solutions for any industry, utility, and municipality.

Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT allows businesses to reach customers where they are, working with an ecosystem of devices and platforms, allowing for faster time to production.

AutoQuiz: A distillation column refers to a piece of equipment in the distillation process that contains several loops.

The global Company of the Year Award for water analysis instrumentation is based on an independent study. Analysts took into account each company’s visionary innovation and performance as well as customer impact.

The gaming industry is slowly becoming one of the world’s most profitable industries. Statistics has shown that this worldwide market has grown significantly. To follow this trend, DFI is continuously supporting our partners to build smart gaming.

ABB’s delivery for both machines at the new mill includes quality control systems, tissue machine drive systems, 800xA control systems, collaborative production management, as well as motors, drives, and electrification equipment and infrastructure, and a resident service contract.

Intelligent building management systems market is driven by rising construction sector, Power-line communications provide tremendous growth opportunities for the intelligent building management systems market.

Egemin Automation has been awarded the job of delivering conveyor technology for Schöni's logistics area. E’tow provides throughput and warehouse process flows, will ensure that Schöni can handle its increasing volumes.

The Report Global RFID Readers Market 2016-2020 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants. - MarketResearchReports.biz

Cloud Computing Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Development, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 – 2023

By Moxa An effective communication infrastructure can make it possible for industrial equipment to deliver high levels of reliability, availability, and maintainability, thereby reducing operational and support costs, and minimizing capital investments.

Qualified members of the program represent system integrators that offer demonstrated knowledge and experience in design, implementation, project management and maintenance of industrial control systems.

Located on the eastern shore of Canada in Nova Scotia, Pieridae Energy’s Goldboro LNG project will include a natural gas liquefaction terminal and facilities for LNG storage and marine export. The facility will be able to process 10 million metric tons of LNG a year and have a storage capacity of 690,000 cubic meters. Startup is expected in 2021.

Smart antenna market is driven by increasing demand for smart antennas in wireless communication and increasing application in smart phones, North America leads Smart Antenna Market, smart antenna market will benefit from multipronged technological advancement in cellular networks

Safety sensors market is driven by increasing awareness for the safety of workers in the manufacturing industry, Asia Pacific holds largest Safety sensors market, stringent government regulations for safety at the workplace are also aiding the growth of this market.

MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report “Internet Of Things (IoT): Technology, Outlook & Significance” to its database.

MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report “Industrial Robotics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2014 - 2020” to its database.

The second edition of Industrial Automation & Control System Security Principles offers the latest approaches to industrial automation security.

ISA112 will develop standards and technical reports intended to improve the overall reliability of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system design, installation, integration and operation of the infrastructure for pipelines, water and wastewater, power, oil and gas, and other industries.

The valve, manufactured in Japan by the Aska Corporation, operates under high pressure to control and regulate the flow of chemicals such as polymers, reducing the load on instrumentation in the downstream manufacturing processes.

HMS Industrial Networks AB has acquired all shares of the Spain-based company Intesis Software. Intesis offers communication gateway solutions and interfaces within the building automation field.

By Lana Ginns, Fluenta In 2015 Volkswagen found itself at the centre of a global emissions scandal after it was discovered that results of regulatory emissions tests had been manipulated to pass US standards. Could a similar scandal occur in industrial emissions monitoring?

Machine Condition Monitoring Market is driven by transition from preventive to predictive maintenance across industries, in North America and Europe, machine condition monitoring market witnessed a significant demand, energy and power is largest segment in machine condition monitoring market.

By IntelLiDrives Although servo motors have an unquestionable performance capability, the final performance is mostly determined by the servo loop tuning. This application note provides some practical guidelines how to make servo loop tuning a deliberate engineering exercise.

Automation is available for functions such as tablet counting, compound preparation, prescription management, medication packaging, dispensing and inventory management. The full benefits of each system may be realized when several technologies are integrated together.

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a software application program which monitors and controls the gathering of data in real time from remote locations in order to control equipment and conditions. SACDA warns the applications when the conditions turn into perilous situation by sounding alarms.

MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report “Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Market (By Component - Software, Services; By End-User - Automotive And Transportation, Aerospace And Defense, BFSI, Energy And Utilities, Retail, Healthcare, IT And Telecom, Others) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2015 - 2023” to its database.

Putting the proper training procedures in place can help ensure no tribal knowledge is lost when your senior employees retire or leave your company.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Data integrity, protection and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) were the themes at the heart of Honeywell Process Solutions’ IoT analytics presentations and product introductions at the HUG 2016 conference.

HIMA is presenting COTS saftey systems at the InnoTrans 2016

HIMA will be attenting the MOGSEC 2016

pH Sensors Market: By Application (Industrial sector, Medical Sector, Paper & Pulp) By Component (Sensor Body, Measuring Electrode, Others) By Measurement Technology (Optical Sensors, Ion-Selective Field Effect Transistors (ISFET))-Forecast 2015-2020.

The transaction is part of ams’ ongoing efforts to actively manage its portfolio of technologies with a clear focus on implementing its sensor solutions strategy.

The one-day conference will feature 19 sessions spanning three dedicated topic tracks: Motion, Drive & Automation, Industry 4.0 / Internet of Things, and Surface Technology.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The cumulative leverage of applying a variety of new methods and products, in order to improve manufacturing efficiency and quality, is underrated. A great way to keep professionals aware of the latest automation trends is to host related trade events and symposiums.

Standards define quality and methods of fabrication or installation of materials and equipment

The robotics options will complement the traditional, large machine tool solutions already being provided to the aerospace, rail and heavy equipment industries.

More than 130 Experion Orion Consoles have been sold globally. One of the earliest implementations of Experion Orion Console was at ICL Brasil’s Cajati chemical plant, near Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Handset proximity sensors market report gives an expansive account of present state of market, optical handset proximity sensors market especially infrared sensors to witness a healthy growth

Tibbo is flying to sunny Indonesia to showcase its core products at the Manufacturing Surabaya 2016.

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to engineers regarding the National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for selective coordination.

This partnership – which includes Eclipse Automation, Insys Industriesysteme AG, Transmoduls Ltd, SMZ Wickel-und Montagetechnik AG, JULI Technology, and ITE Automation – is forming to share best practices and industry IP to provide customers with automation solutions

Freudenberg needed to replace an AC drive within their nonwoven production facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The need for a small footprint drove them to the Unidrive SP AC drive from Emerson.

HIMA Rail Safety Talk: COTS, Megatrends and Future Mobility Concepts. Our guests were Johann Berger from ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, Frits Makkinga from Movares, Reinhold Hundt from Astran Business Consulting, and Sedat Sezgün from HIMA.

Weiser joins Allied as Product Director in Product Management for the Interconnect, Passives and Electromechanical category of industrial automation products. Edmonds was promoted to Director of Web Development in Marketing for eCommerce.

Built in FIPA’s American facilities, and installed in the testing and demonstration laboratory at FANUC headquarters in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this custom EOAT solution features four flat vacuum cups especially designed for heavy-duty ejector for process reliability.

In adding SANS as one of its working groups, the Automation Federation takes a step forward in broadening awareness around the need to integrate both operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) perspectives and expertise in safeguarding IACS from cyberattack.

The strategic acquisition extends ams’ market leadership in advanced optical sensors and strengthens ams’ position in emerging optical sensing applications.

Among the most important developments, included in 400 additional pages, are BACnet’s support for IPv6 networks and RESTful Web Services, a further step toward equipping the BACnet protocol for future developments in information technology.

With a robot density of 36 units, China is currently ranked 28th in the world. So says the World Robot Statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

EU Automation's one page guide provides an insight into the smart technologies lighting the way to a more energy efficient future. The resource is designed for anyone with an active interest in the automation industry.

Funded by a grant from the United Engineering Foundation, the model was developed by AAES in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and AAES subject matter experts from education, industry, and private practice.

This is a symbolic investment after the Fund’s recent series A funding to TrendMiner of $6 million in December 2015. The investment group supports promising companies identified as creating exceptional value to the chemical industry.

Accraply is a provider of a range of labeling and shrink sleeve application and converting equipment and services. Harland specializes in the design and manufacture of a range of self-adhesive (pressure-sensitive) labeling machinery.

Technavio recently published a report detailing the top three emerging trends impacting the Global RTLS Market for industrial applications to 2020, and found that Ubisense is behind smart factories for many of the globes’ leading manufacturers.

Engineering and industrial automation jobs offer stable employment plus opportunities to develop innovative solutions to technical and business challenges.

Smart surfaces market is driven by increasing demand for smart windshields in luxury car segment, North America is the largest market for smart surfaces globally, Smart surfaces market is expected to experience substantial growth throughout the forecast period

MRRSE presents this most up-to-date research on "Test Automation Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2024"

Industrial IT – Industrial PC & Industrial Computer With the capacity of 100% inhouse development and over 30 years of expert knowledge ADS-TEC a company from the region of Stuttgart, implements demanding Industrial IT solutions for professional applications. Industrial PC, Tablet PC, Touch Panel PC, Vehicle Mounted Terminal, Industrial WLAN, Firewall & Router or the Remote Service Cloud Big-LinX – we deliver long-term marketable Industrial IT and Custom Products – 100% made in Germany.

The Santiago-based Allied Chile office is the first in South America. Allied Electronics will continue to expand in this region in the next 12 to 18 months.

Using Westfalia’s automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) integrated with a layer pick system, Heaven Hill will optimize the storage and processing of full pallet and layer-picked orders of liquor products.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com In this week's Deep Dive, Bill explores the HARTING MICA, an open and modular computing platform, which was awarded with the 13th annual HERMES AWARD at the 2016 Hannover Fair Opening Ceremony in April.

Automated guided vehicle are self operated, driverless computer controlled vehicle fitted with guidance and collision avoidance system that can move materials and tools from one place to another without any human intervention

By Eli Mahal, NextNine Monitoring equipment and taking informed decisions is easier through IIoT and the remediation of technical problems and predictive maintenance is more efficient through remote access.

An extremely reliable remote control system for subsea blowout preventer stack is developed based on the off-the-shelf triple modular redundancy system.

The water automation and instrumentation market is segmented based on process stages, equipment, technology, end-use industry and geographic regions.This research report analyzes this market on the basis of its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends.

Commercial building automation systems market is undergoing a rapid transformation after years of moderate growth. Various initiatives by several governments encouraging green buildings presents ample opportunities for the market to grow smoothly.

MRRSE announces addition of new report" IT Robotic Automation Market (RPA Tools and RPA Services) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020 "to its database

By Preston Futrell, NexDefense ICS network monitoring can help maintain the reliability of mission critical equipment. It does so by providing real-time visibility of misconfigurations, remote connections operating improperly and incorrect commands unintentionally introduced by simple human error.

Senior level discussions about the latest innovations in hydraulics and pneumatics equipment utilized to lower manufacturers’ energy consumption will be the focus of the Fluid Power Track, an extension of the Integrated Industries Conference at IMTS from September 12–17, 2016

To meet customers’ complex custom-batch processing requirements, Surlean Foods chose noax industrial touchscreen computers to support their business operations.

By Keith Blodorn, ProSoft Technology This paper describes the Container and Microservices architecture and illustrates how ProSoft customers benefit from it.

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

Smart Manufacturing Market is driven by rising adoption of IoT and M2M communication technology, Contribution of industrial revolution 4.0 grows smart manufacturing market.

AutoQuiz: What Does the P&ID Acronym Stand For?

Usually during cybersecurity presentations, the speakers talk about serious consequences of cyber security and then overwhelm people, who are not familiar with the topic, with deep levels of details and intricacies. This one answers a simple question: Where does the reasoning begin?

Levarys’ Luna Smart Home System consists of thermostats, smart radiator valves; temperature, door and window sensors, and smart plugs that are wirelessly connected to the gateway.

HCC provides data storage and communications software solutions that keep IoT data secure, encrypted, reliable, and fast. InterNiche is known for its Internet protocol software and networking expertise, specifically targeting connected device implementations.

Chris Jones, Managing Director at Micro-Epsilon UK, outlines the 10 most important factors to consider before purchasing a non-contact displacement measurement sensor.

Unique to SkillsUSA, the Telecommunications Cabling Championship utilizes many of the competencies and hands-on skills that make up ETA International’s Data Cabling Installer (DCI) and Customer Service Specialist (CSS) certifications.

The title of the second edition—Industrial Automation and Control System Security Principles: Protecting the Critical Infrastructure—was expanded and updated to reflect the latest advances in industrial automation and control system (IACS) security.

In addition to a central logistics center for Europe, a high-tech center for research & development and production is being built. The investment volume is approximately EUR 30 million.

Smart battery market is driven by rising uptake of battery-enabled consumer electronic devices, Smart battery market expands due to high consumer awareness about energy savings

The full color technical guide offers solutions to common industrial conveying, cooling, cleaning, blowoff, drying, coating and static electricity problems.

Cicco joined FANUC in 1999 and has held a variety of management positions. As President and CEO, Cicco will have responsibility for all of the company’s operations in North and South America.

The 76,889 square-foot facility will house over 300 employees including engineers, project managers, sales, customer service and administrative staff. Daifuku North America will be creating 85 new jobs in Michigan before 2019.

By Barak Perelman, Indegy The emergence of cyber-threats is forcing industrial sectors to take a long, hard look at how they protect their control systems. This article discusses how best to ensure that your ICS networks remain secure.

Emerson automation experts provided control system design, engineering and commissioning services that were critical to the successful and on-schedule completion of the project.

HIMA is providing BMS design, engineering and integration from the office in Houston, Texas, while commissioning and additional services will be delivered by local HIMA professionals in Australia.

Engineers can now look securely at a plant through its automation systems and see exactly what is happening in real time from anywhere in the world.

The four new board members are Annette Kay Clayton, CEO North America Operations for Schneider Electric; Lee Cooper, CEO of GE Healthcare U.S. & Canada; Jack Nehling, president of Phoenix Contact USA; and Rich Stinson, CEO of Southwire Company.

The Substation Automation market analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regions’ development status.

The two three-phase squirrel cage motors with 1,700 kW, 992 min-1 and 6000 V required especially adapted housings to match the desired motor dimensions.

RImanager is a centralized Regulatory Information Management (RIM) solution on master data level which enables pharma and biotech companies to manage their product portfolios according to regulatory requirements.

The awards were presented during ABB’s annual Robotics Value Provider Conference on June 9th in Atlanta, GA.

BP has selected aeShield to assist asset personnel in monitoring Control, Alarm and Safety Instrumented Systems (CASIS) performance for all upstream oil & gas assets

The more you put into your ISA membership, the more you’ll benefit from our many programs.

The event will take place in the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg on October 13, 2016 from 9 am to 4.30 pm. Various presentations will be given under the theme “Industry 4.0 from Various Perspectives”

By Tom Finan, Ark Network Security Solutions What’s needed is a method to accelerate compliance with ISA’s automation standards, one that ensures that achieved compliance actually enhances an entity’s security posture. Imagine if organizations could obtain automated, continuous, and real-time awareness about whether their chosen control solutions are working and making them safer.

Industrial automation market is emerging as an attractive investment space.Industrial automation market: use of robotics in industrial control established trend.

ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. The onboard bus batteries can then be charged in 15 seconds with a 600-kilowatt boost of power at the bus stop.

At Superior Controls, Hackett will lead the effort in ramping up the company’s expansion plans. His specific focus will be in growing markets in Albany, NY and western Massachusetts.

In this annual event, engineering students design and build garden-sized tractors and then compete in a variety of performance events. Thomson provided students with motion control technology such as actuators, as well as financial support for the competition.

Opinions of minority participants actively working in the field of automation. They aren’t asking for any special treatment, just fairness.

The former is dedicated to the manufacture of fastening elements, above all for the automotive market. The latter has two lines of business; one consists in building high-precision machines, some of which are specially indicated for the fastener sector.

By Kapil Venkatachalam, Technology Crossover Ventures While manufacturing software vendors want their customers to focus on the technological bells and whistles of the future, many manufacturers are still grappling with the clunky and highly customized systems they’ve relied on for the past 20 years.

The testbed is expected to facilitate the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) systems to connect manufacturing sites and head offices for strengthened operations, such as the globalization of supply chains and improved production quality, delivery time and productivity.

Collectively, the five Deutsche Messe events – Industrial Automation North America, MDA North America, ComVac North America, Industrial Supply North America, and Surface Technology North America – showcase exhibiting companies from 22 countries.

By Rick Delgado, Freelance Technology Commentator As robots become more prevalent and capable, they’ll likely require bigger investments from organizations seeking to utilize them. Could that lead to robots being equipped with self-defense capabilities?

The company is working with the support of Fives Machining to serve the US market, which has become the leader in additive manufacturing. The company also plans to manufacture its large-part metal additive machines in the U.S.

By Anthony Borges, PINPoint Information Systems This document summarizes the manufacturing execution system (MES), or manufacturing operations management (MOM) solution implemented by an Aerospace parts manufacturer in order to introduce full-accountability into their assembly processes.

By Amanda Eason, Rockwell Automation In industry, there’s always a growing need to find ways to increase throughput without increasing production time. One way to achieve this is through the use of highly flexible and adaptable smart devices in control system architectures.

Smart machines refer to intelligent devices that use machine-to-machine technology for resolving problems and make choices without human interference.

Victor Polyakov, CEO of Tibbo Systems, has joined St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and participated a Russia-Germany business roundtable devoted to Industry 4.0.

AutoQuiz: Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC

Levin joins Peratech from Synaptics, where he was a Senior Business Manager and led initiatives to introduce keyboard and automotive products. Levin joined Synaptics through the acquisition of Pacinian, where he served as Vice President of Business Development.

Smart metering solutions provider Kamstrup will be supplying 27,000 intelligent electricity meters to Swedish utility Västerbergslagens Elnät AB over the next three years.

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Technology is advancing at a phenomenal pace and now, many industrial components are becoming obsolete in as little as three years. As the worlds of engineering and IT continue to band together, this article discusses what this combination means for manufacturing.

The EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool, or CTT, is the official reference tool for specifying compliant implementation of EtherCAT technology into EtherCAT slaves. The CTT enables the hundreds of EtherCAT device manufacturers to ensure reliable interoperability in the field.

Co-located with IMTS, North American and international exhibitors will showcase coating processes for metals, plastics, glass and ceramics, as well as electroplating, industrial plasma-based surface treatment, and micromachining.

NGRAIN Viewer for Android offers organizations working with heavy equipment, assemblies, and other industrial assets in the field, the opportunity to explore possible use cases for smart glasses and 3D content.

The Silicon Review selected MAVERICK for this honor based on its revenue growth, creativity in innovation, customer reviews and domain influence.

A major driver for the effort for open process control standards, has been the widespread call for accelerative automation technology, along with an ecosystem of suppliers that can leverage the latest technology.

By Graham Mackrell, Harmonics Drive UK Robots are still mainly used in industry and they have only just been permitted to operate outside a robot cell, but the robotics revolution is in full swing. This article explores what a robotic future really looks like.

Since June 2016, Brenntag GmbH has been using the OpenTAS Terminal Management System to load its heating oil and diesel products at its terminal in Britz, Berlin.

By Cisco Find out how Cisco’s communication infrastructure benefits Industry 4.0 developments and expands the options for enterprises looking to build a reliable, stable, scalable, safe and powerful end-to-end communication network.

Rodewald brings to EPLAN over 24 years in industrial business development and corporate sales leadership. He succeeds the retiring Raymond Gaynor, who had led the Americas division since 2011.

An electric motor and generator assembly, also called a dynamometer is a setup used fro converting electrical energy into other forms of energy.Electric motor and generator assemblies are used commonly for household appliances

New opportunities from ISA in the late Summer and early Fall of 2016.

The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) from September 25-29, 2017.

IFS Applications 9 will be used at HIMA as a central ERP system to unify the enterprise’s complex global business processes. The order placed with international ERP provider IFS includes licenses and services with a total value of about EUR 3.1 million.

In his new role, Austin will oversee a skilled team of engineers and technicians who develop and execute turnkey automation projects for manufacturing and utility customers.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Schneider Electric Connect 2016 event was buzzing with energy and Schneider fueled the excitement with the introduction of products that increase the performance and power of hybrid system offerings

Production and refinery engineers responsible for measuring, monitoring and flaring waste gas will find the advanced ST100 Series Thermal Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) with FCI’s VeriCal™ In-Situ Calibration Verification System combines precise air/gas measurement capability with the convenience of in-situ calibration verification.

The two companies are going to market with a bundled cybersecurity solution for Data Centers. PTS DCS is offering the secure Bayshore IT/OT Gateway software product as part of its cyber threat protection services for data center industrial controls.

VDMA Machine Vision and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the preparation of an OPC UA Machine Vision Companion Specification. The group will create a companion specification which will enable camera vision systems to be securely connected to controllers

This new control architecture integrates nonlinear optimization with VFD motor control for all drive applications, including those requiring rapid transient response, limited overshoot and settling time, and insensitivity to load disturbances.

Ann Flodin will be responsible for managing daily operations in Recipharm in Research Triangle Park and will focus on expanding and strengthening the development services Recipharm offers its customers in the US.

When it comes to machine safety, we regularly hear plant personnel worry safety procedures and controls will affect their line’s productivity. It’s a legitimate concern, but it’s also a myth that safety procedures will ultimately hinder plant efficiency.

Migrating or updating your control system is necessary and inevitable once it has reached the end of its life. Migration only replicates your current system. You will be struck with the same problems just on an updated control platform. Why replicate your current system when you can enhance it with new and better technology? What good is migration without modernization?

The CSIA Exchange now features its own blog, largely authored by its system integrator members and member partners. It has also incorporated a new library-resources section.

By Bruce Kraemer, IEEE Standards Association The car of the near future will be transformed from an isolated island of glass and steel to a fully interconnected node in the Internet of Things (IoT). Information and communications technologies are rapidly transforming vehicles and the roles they play in our daily lives.

Commercial building automation systems market is undergoing a rapid transformation after years of moderate growth. Various initiatives by several governments encouraging green buildings presents ample opportunities for the market to grow smoothly.

Kithara Software has integrated the Storage Module into the »RealTime Suite«, a groundbreaking technology for fast real-time data storage via solid-state drives.

Instrument and plant engineers responsible for managing processes with a wide range of hydrogen gas applications will find the ST100 Series Thermal Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides precision mass flow measurement in a no-moving parts instrument featuring compliance with the necessary major safety approvals for the Americas and worldwide.

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

Engineers responsible for oil/gas production at remote field sites that lack easy access to electric power will find constant power technology thermal mass flow meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) can provide a solution to their gas flow metering needs.

Sometimes, the grain can be extremely dusty and sometimes, due to the humidity in the environment, the dust becomes like a paste. This can lead to build-up on the level measurement sensors. Because the radar transmitter is a non-contacting instrument, the risk of product contamination was eliminated and the facility had no costly extended delays due to stuck or broken cables.

Honeywell supplied the Ilsky Refinery with a complete set of services for building an integrated production control system based on its hybrid HC900 controllers.

Intesis was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Igualada, Spain, close to Barcelona. Intesis offers communication gateway solutions and interfaces within the building automation field.

This comprehensive book helps you prepare for exams for the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician credential or license as a Professional Engineer (PE).

AbraxSys widens its LCD product capability with the addition of DisplayPort interface availability. It’s the future standard and it’s available today on most AbraxSys’ industrial and high bright LCD models.

A new report published by Allied Market Research titled, World Control Valves Market," projects that the world control valves market would reach $13,674 Million by 2022 at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2016 to 2022. Pneumatic control valves market occupied a dominant share of about 80% in 2015 and is expected to maintain its lead throughout the forecast period.

Attendees met face to face with the leading authorities and thought leaders at the pulse of change in the energy industry and gained the critical insights and perspectives needed to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving energy marketplace.