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  • Demonstration of blended Sercos III and EtherNet/IP at SPS show

    The demo will show various Sercos III and EtherNet/IP devices connected to controller prototypes from Bosch Rexroth and Schneider Electric using a common Ethernet infrastructure on a single cable.
    03 November, 2012 | 2 minutes
  • Why You Should Not Use On-Off Valves as Control Valves

    Why You Should Not Use On-Off Valves as Control Valves

    On-off valves should not be used as control valves (for throttling) and control valves should not be used as on-off valves (for isolation).
    By: Gregory K. McMillan
    03 November, 2012 | 5 minutes
  • Building Automation Systems Analytics

    Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Analytic computing methods are increasingly being applied in business and technology with software emerging in the automation industry giving users actionable insights and understanding of performance based on data and statistical methods.
    02 November, 2012 | 3 minutes
  • Modernization Program with Broader Analysis of Existing Systems

    Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Invensys Foxboro describes their Modernization Program as taking a holistic approach based on business requirements with four major goals - Reduce risk of failures, operational improvements, new & existing systems integration, and securing automation systems from cyber-attack.
    02 November, 2012 | 3 minutes
  • Training & Improving Operator Efficiency...Wasted Investment?

    Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Improving operator interaction is a good topic but this perspective may be holding back automation industry progress. It seems to me the industry should be putting more effort into developing more advanced automation with the goal of eliminating operators.
    02 November, 2012 | 3 minutes
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