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Congress passes bill to confront rising risks of cyberattack
The bill is designed to strengthen and protect the nation’s economic and national security through public-private partnerships to improve cybersecurity and a greater reliance on cybersecurity standards. -
Robot software provides Flexible Aerospace Manufacturing
Sogerma Composites Aquitaine uses Robotmaster software to program a rail-mounted 6-axis robot. Applications include tooling thermal protection parts made of glass fiber for the Airbus A330 airliner and honeycomb for the Airbus Super-Puma MK II helicopter. -
Epicor to supply ERP to Turbo Power Systems
Turbo Power Systems will be replacing its existing manufacturing resource planning (MRP), finance and other discrete systems, to improve efficiency and simplify decision making. -
Wagner-Meinert uses EPLAN to design food industry systems
Wagner-Meinert specializes in the design and construction of ammonia refrigeration systems, HVAC, as well as steam and compressed air systems. -
The errant race to embedded Linux systems
By Chris Favre, Automation Integrated The danger of this rush to smart devices is that some “manufacturers” are taking hobby grade equipment and developing it as a viable commercial solution. -
Motion Control Market in Midst of Record Year
Global shipments for motion control products grew by nine percent to $2.3 billion in the first nine months of 2014, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control Association. -
Growth Returns for Motion Controls in 2014
After declining for two straight years, revenues from the sales of motion-control products are forecast to grow over 6 percent in 2014 to $12.2 billion according to IHS. -
Industrial cybersecurity expert warns of cyberattacks
Inadequate training and a culture of complacency among many owners and operators of critical infrastructure are significantly raising the risks of highly damaging cyberattack throughout the world. -
B-Scada Software Manages Luxury Hotel in Algeria
Mas Ingenieros selected Status Enterprise as a facility management solution for a 5-star luxury hotel in Algeria. -
OSI to deliver 7 SCADA/EMS Systems to 7 Companies
OSI has been awarded seven contracts by a Joint Utility Procurement (JUP) project to deliver seven SCADA/EMS systems. -
Rockwell automates dual drive compressor
ETT operates approximately 69,000 miles of pipelines. It installed a new control system based on the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture platform, CompactLogix controllers and medium voltage Allen-Bradley SMC Flex soft starters, running on a ControlNet network. -
How Vision Technologies Enable Machines and Robots to Adapt to Evolving Manufacturing Line Circumstances
Advances in digital integrated circuits are now paving the way for the proliferation of vision into diverse mainstream automated manufacturing platforms. Cost-effective vision processors with depth-di -
Abstract submission deadline for ISA WWAC Symposium extended
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2014 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium has been extended to 31 January 2015. -
HCC Embedded opens office in Austin, Texas
Jim Yastic was hired to run U.S. operations. -
ABB and Hitachi form joint venture
ABB and Hitachi will form a joint venture for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. -
Logic Supply computer certified for thin clients
ML210G-10-TR is certified as ThinManager-Ready by thin client management software provider ACP. -
Gems Introduces sensor catalog App
The mobile application features the same look, feel and navigation as the standard catalog of of liquid level, flow and pressure sensors, indicators, transmitters, receivers, etc. -
Industrial automation lacks essential elements for IoT
By Bill Lydon, Editor I see the technology progress in other industries, and I am coming to the realization that the industrial automation industry is way behind. The automation market lacks the essential elements, thought leadership, and desire to take advantage of IoT (Internet of Things) architectures and technology. -
Listen, Celebrate, Recognize - The 2014 ISA Hall of Fame
ISA President Peggie Koon recognizes the people who make ISA's accomplishments possible: the staff. -
MCAA tells OSHA what to do
MCAA’s chairman Todd Lucey of Endress + Hauser told OSHA that it should adopt a plan to use private sector accreditors to perform application reviews and on-site assessments. -
MCAA Announces Board Members and Officers
Bob Carrell was elected Chairman and Joe Incontri will serve as Vice-Chairman. Peter G. Martin and Stan Ronna were elected to Director-at-Large positions on the MCAA Board. -
Updated Sercos Product Guide available
The guide lists 130 providers of nearly 300 Sercos-enabled products and serves as a guide for all mechanical engineers, systems integrators and control unit manufacturers who use the high-performance Sercos automation bus. -
Express Logic ThreadX RTOS earns UL safety certification
ThreadX RTOS has been recognized by UL for compliance with UL 60730-1 Annex H, CSA E60730-1 Annex H, IEC 60730-1 Annex H, UL 60335-1 Annex R, IEC 60335-1 Annex R, and UL 1998 safety standards for software in programmable components. -
Reshoring efforts are slowing down
A.T. Kearney says reshoring is down 20%. Outsourcing is outpacing reshoring. Un-outstanding news! -
Eplan expands support
With fee-based High Value Support, Eplan offers full support worldwide. -
Mobile HMI Technology Enters a New Era
New HMI solutions offer multitouch functionality so users can scroll, zoom, expand & rotate items via familiar smartphone gestures, such as swipe and pinch. -
Here come the Robots!
By Norman and Amelia Lobsenz A look back at robot predictions in 1950. -
Mobility opportunities & challenges
By Bill Lydon, Editor The dramatic cost reductions and increased computing power of mobile devices are creating opportunities to operate plants more efficiently and increase the productivity of personnel. Mobile devices can include smart phones, tablets, netbooks and notebook computers. -
The Implication of the Internet of Things for Manufacturing
By Bill Lydon, Editor The goal of the Internet of Things (IoT) is to massively instrument the world with intelligent sensors and actuators (analog/digital) that communicate over both wired and wireless networks and leverage the Internet Protocol (IP). . -
Repete uses Kepware’s KEPServerEX to Accommodate Diverse Protocols
By Kepware Technologies Repete implemented Kepware’s KEPServerEX communications platform to address the diverse protocol environments of its growing international customer base. -
King's Hawaiian standardizes on Rockwell Automation
By Rockwell Automation King's Hawaiian had reached capacity at its California factory and bakery. Bachelor Controls created an architecture that got new equipment up and running in 10 months, while laying the groundwork for information gathering and sharing throughout the enterprise. -
India's Prime Minister Modi to Open HANNOVER MESSE 2015
India’s role as the Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE underscores the new Indian Prime Minister’s ambitious economic course. -
HIMA Named ‘Qualified Vendor’ with Venezuela National Oil Company
Qualification makes HIMA eligible to compete for PDVSA projects -
Global Adaptive Output Feedback Control for a Class of Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems
The problem of global output feedback control for a class of nonlinear time-delay systems -
JOT Automation appoints Petri Halonen CEO
Halonen previously was CEO of Oulu ICT Oy and CEO of Kuusakoski Oy. -
Why PLM is Being Transformed Into a Platform
By Peter Bilello, CIMdata PLM is approaching and in some cases already achieving the status of a business platform. Now PLM-as-a-platform, or the “platformization” of PLM, is morphing into new ways of going about the business of innovation. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 9.7% in October
October U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $193.6 million, up 9.7% from September’s total and up 3.3% from October 2013. -
Cressall opens research and development (R&D) department
Cressall’s test facility provides it with the means to carry out impulse tests of up to 400,000 Volts in order to prove designs and test resistor prototypes. -
Cost and Efficiency Make Electric Drives Indispensable in Europe
The ability to provide higher energy efficiency and precise motion control are fuelling the uptake of electric drives in European discrete industries. -
ABB updates remote diagnostic services for GMDs
Enhancements include GMDbeat for online troubleshooting and GMDfit, which provides online condition monitoring, predictive analytics and periodic health checks on gearless mill drives. -
North American Machine Vision Market In Midst of Record Year
This is the best nine month start by the North American machine vision market since AIA began tracking quarterly statistics in 2009. -
Westfalia Automates Southern Wine & Spirits
Using an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) and Savanna.NET warehousing software, the facility stores 24,750 pallets and is equipped for pallet storage up to 10 pallets deep. -
HMS delivers 3,000,000th Anybus module to Bosch Rexroth
Bosch Rexroth uses Anybus modules mainly to connect welding and tightening controllers to the various control systems used in automation technology. -
Interview with PULS President – Mr. Bernhard Erdl.
By Stephen Las Marias. PULS president Bernhard Erdl talks to CE Asia about the company’s latest product launches; the PIANO series and CPS10 DIN-Rail mount power supplies. -
AVEVA to supply asset management software to Total E&P in Norway
The asset visualisation and information management software will be used for Total’s Martin Linge fixed-platform asset on the Norwegian continental shelf. -
Cincoze opens office in South Burlington, VT
David Westley will manage the North American branch of Cincoze, a supplier of industrial computers. -
ISA announces recipients of 2014 author awards
Winners are recognized for their editorial contributions to a wide range of ISA publications, including ISA books, InTech, and ISA Transactions. -
Belden to Acquire Tripwire
Tripwire is a global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions. -
Motion Controls Robotics Expands their Fremont, Ohio, Facility
MCRI is adding a 4000 square foot addition to make room for new employees and continue developing and servicing robotic systems for customers. -
Aurelio Banda Named President of Beckhoff North America
Aurelio Banda will oversee all operations at the headquarters of Beckhoff Automation in Savage, Minn. The current president, Graham Harris, will assume a regional management role.