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The Connected Intelligence Global Partner Ecosystem wants to create intelligent networks that can collect, manage, and analyze the data generated by billions of sensors.

HIS says while the world transitions to higher efficiency IE2, IE3 and NEMA Premium low-voltage (LV) motors, IE4 motors marketed as “Super Premium Efficiency” motors have rapidly carved out a space in the high efficiency motor market.

This is partly because SCADA products are mostly used in large investments in the energy business—such as in oil and gas and power facilities—an area that is performing better than other sectors.

ABB controls the Solar Impulse plane on its flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

By John Senese for Industrial IP Advantage Virtualization is highly beneficial in an industrial IT scenario where there are lots of software applications that perform functions for a small number of machines or manufacturing processes.

Interview with Christopher Di Biase, Principal Consultant, Rockwell Automation.

Jonah Energy, a startup exploration and production company, is using Flow-Cal’s FLOWCLOUD hosting solution to obtain data in a cloud environment.

Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 700L drives and CompactLogix PACS convert DC power to AC power within the fuel cell and connect it to the grid.

Netilities graphical software tool is useful for engineering, monitoring and troubleshooting PROFINET installations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) definition as promoted by major industrial automation suppliers and computer industry suppliers is “IP to the edge.” IP to the edge means using Internet Protocol over wired or wireless Ethernet to communicate with end devices. This concept may not be common sense engineering and sound design for industrial automation systems.

A look at the differences between pure batch versus fed-batch versus continuous reactors.

Halma succeeds Brian Butler, who is leaving the KION Group at his own request in order to pursue new opportunities outside the company.

Jim Foust and Tim Ellis have more than 70 years of direct experience with Giddings & Lewis machine tools.

An ISA technical paper proposes an adaptive second order sliding mode controller with a nonlinear sliding surface.

The 18.9% decrease is in part due to the record breaking sales in October.

AMT shuffles execs in Asia, Latin America and marketing.

Koke will be based out of Synerlink’s new U.S. office in Duncan, SC, sharing a facility with Synerlink’s sister company, Hayssen Packaging Systems

HyperionRSI Simulation, jointly owned by Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd and RSI, will offer simulation solutions based on the IndissPlus simulation technology.

Wireless Control Foundation: Continuous and Discrete Control for the Process Industry, aims to improve wireless control planning, commissioning and troubleshooting.

People and Processes is a consulting and education services firm focused on helping people and organizations succeed in the Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices.

Biodiesel garners the largest market share; however, the latest and the most commercially viable Cellulosic ethanol would surpass Biodiesel and eventually lead the market by 2020.

PD pumps will prove indispensable in various applications such as hydraulic fracturing, the mixing and injecting of chemicals, and the mixing of solid proppants with water.

ISA's training and educational program from February 2015.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Wurldtech launched a new firewall product for industrial control (ICS) and SCADA equipment that is designed protect from corruption and damage caused by cyber-attacks. I recently spoke with Wurldtech’s Peter Lunk and Tom Kenneth about their new Achilles Industrial Next Gen Firewall and their full portfolio of cyber security products and services.

If you do not leverage new knowledge, you can be blindsided by others who apply it, especially your competitors.

Lenze is a manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology.

The division will feature offerings that pertain to gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring and compliance.

The tabbing and framing cell takes the Sportbrake body floor out of the assembly line to have the side body panels, roof and other components put in place, tabbed and then welded by robots.

Dataforth published two revised and updated MAQ20 Industrial Data Acquisition & Control documents: a 4-page brochure and the 32-page 2015 Product Catalog.

Written from a practical perspective, Advances in Reactor Measurement and Control book explains how to improve batch and continuous reactor and control system performance