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The Rise of Cloud Computing in Industrial Process Automation
By Latha D.S. & K. Jayaprakash, Tata Consulting Engineers This article provides a brief cloud technology overview and discusses how cloud computing technology is transforming industrial automation for the future, enhancing plant productivity and cost optimization. -
Mobile Experts report: IoT devices market poised to double
The report investigates connectivity for IoT devices in applications including: energy, manufacturing and process control, transportation, and construction, and further explores the migration from Fieldbus and Ethernet to a variety of wireless technologies. -
Parker Hannifin announces LINKnet capability for AC890 variable speed drives
The LINKnet option card is suitable for use with the 890CD Common Bus Drive, the 890SD Standalone Drive, and the 890PX Cabinet Built Drive. LINKnet is a peer-to-peer network designed to integrate AC and DC drives with remote I/O, with or without a supervisory PLC. -
OPC Training Course supports industrial convergence of SCADA systems to IIoT
Business Industrial Network, a leading provider of industrial training, announced the release of the new OPC Training for SCADA & DCS Certificate Course software. -
Endress + Hauser installs $1M pressure test rig at Indiana facility
With the high pressure test rig located in the Greenwood, IN, production center, instruments can be tested and certified for faster delivery to customers in the U.S. and the Americas. -
Red Trident announces agreement with AlienVault to enhance cybersecurity offerings
AlienVault USM provides a deployment model that helps service providers implement and start monitoring customer environments. -
OSIsoft and TrendMiner announce Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement
The combination of the companies’ technologies is designed to provide industrial and process customers with a solution that maximizes the value of their process data and accelerates digital transformation for Industry 4.0 initiatives. -
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announces technology partnership with Wichita State University
Educators and students will have access to Hexagon software and precision metrology systems for the collection, analysis and active use of measurement data in industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, power generation and medical. -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Temperature for an Electronic Transmitter
There is a straightforward linear relationship between the units of milliamps and degrees. -
UC-Irvine launches Reducing Embodied-Energy & Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute
REMADE will focus on driving down the cost of technologies essential to reuse, recycle and remanufacture materials such as metals, fibers, polymers and electronic waste. -
Proto Labs launches insert molding service
Insert molding is the process of overmolding thermoplastic material around a preformed component (an insert) to create a finished part that incorporates multiple materials. This capability can produce 25 to 10,000-plus insert-molded parts in 15 days -
How ISA and Automation Federation Leadership Helped Secure Industrial Control Systems
As a result of work by ISA and the Automation Federation, IEC/ISA 62443 will play a prominent role in securing control systems for industry in the future. -
ABB partners with Statoil to provide safety and automation systems for Norwegian oil field
Engineers from ABB in Norway are performing front end engineering and design in close collaboration with Statoil. The FEED is scheduled to run until Q4 2017, when the final investment decision will take place. -
Lockheed Martin chooses Aegis' MES for Colorado facility
Operators at Lockheed Martin Space Systems will use the MES solution to increase factory speed, control, and visibility for several government satellite programs. -
FPGA Market Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2016 to 2024: Hexa Research
Field programmable gate arrays have large parallel data processing capacity, higher performance gain in software application and the ability to processing real-time data are the key driving factor resulting in boosting the demand in the market. -
Ersa and Easy Logix announce partnership to simplify selective soldering systems
Ersa GmbH and EasyLogix are collaborating to build a customized version of EasyLogix software ‘PCB-Investigator’, integrated into the Ersa ‘CAD 4-assistant. -
APC earns patents for Rate-Predictive Control (RPC) and Model-less Multivariable Control (XMC)
RPC provides an alternative to industry standard “PID” control in many applications. XMC, the model-less multivariable control technology by APC Performance embeds RPC as its internal control method. -
Hexagon announces acquisition of MSC Software
The acquisition strengthens Hexagon’s ability to connect the traditionally separate stages of design and production – integrating real-world data generated on the production floor with simulation data. -
Webinar Recording: ROI of In-Line Optical Spectroscopy in Process Manufacturing
The benefits and ROI of of using optical spectroscopy solutions in-line to measure moisture in real time. -
Bill's Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2017 - Convergence, Divergence, or Chaos?
2016 was an exciting year of innovation and exploration in industrial automation. All this cutting-edge development fuels the excitement, but also begs a relevant question: Will these developments lead to convergence, divergence, and/or chaos in 2017? -
Atlas Technologies announces installation of HAAS vertical machining center to Michigan facility
The HAAS VMC is an addition to the 51,000 sq. ft. of in-house manufacturing space that currently provides Custom Welding & Fabrication alongside Contract Manufacturing Services. -
AAEON and Kii announce partnership to build IoT smart vending platform
AAEON’s vending boards will be pre-integrated with Kii’s software device agents, thereby enabling vending machines and kiosks using AAEON boards to automatically leverage Kii’s smart vending cloud-based solution. -
Opto Engineering and Matrix Vision announce strategic partnership
Through this partnership, Opto Engineering and Matrix Vision will work to be able to provide their customers with a combination of imaging components to achieve optimal performance. -
The TCO Check for Joining Processes: Electromechanical Joining Systems
By Alexander Müller, Kistler Throughout the industry, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) principle is a critical factor in decisions on procuring new machinery or plant. Electromechanical joining systems can be many times more cost-efficient in the long term than classical hydraulic and pneumatic technologies. -
Sercos International announces free Sercos Softmaster webinar
A speaker from Bosch Rexroth AG will present detailed information, on February 20, about the applications of Sercos III SoftMaster and how to successfully implement the controller -
AutoQuiz: What is the Operating Principle of an AC Motor?
An AC motor consists of a rotor (rotating portion) with a laminated iron core containing copper bars in the slots. -
Schneider Electric announces acquisition of MWPowerlab
This acquisition adds advanced Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology to Schneider Electric’s industrial software portfolio. -
Yokogawa announces partnership with four companies to develop IIoT architecture
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it will work with Microsoft Corporation, FogHorn Systems, Bayshore Networks, and Telit IoT Platforms to integrate their technology into an industrial IoT (IIoT) architecture for the delivery of new services. -
AME Corporation announces rebrand as Panova
Panova partners with manufacturers, product engineers, and entrepreneurs to solve technical and supply chain challenges in the design and production of molded components and completed products. -
IFR Report: Asian robot deployment soars 70 percent in five years
China is the biggest market for industrial robots in the world and takes 43 percent of all sales to Asia including Australia and New Zealand. It is followed by the Republic of Korea, with a share of 24 percent of regional sales, and Japan with 22 percent. -
Effective Leak Testing: Are you testing the part or the seal?
By Robert Plumridge, Sciemetric Instruments Based on Scimetric's experience with customers in industries such as automotive, off-highway and medical, this article discusses the top considerations to ensure operators are in fact testing the part and not the seal. -
ISA and Automation Federation promote participation in 2017 Engineers Week
Sponsored and organized by DiscoverE (formerly the National Engineers Week Foundation), Engineers Week, 19-25 February, celebrates how engineers make a positive difference in our world and seeks to raise awareness around the need to attract more young people to the engineering profession. -
OSI selected by Alba to implement updated SCADA system
Alba consistently ranks among the largest aluminum smelters in the world. Alba enforces strict environmental guidelines, maintains a positive track record for safety, and is regarded as one of the top 10 performers on a global scale. -
Association for Manufacturing Technology announces MFG Meeting 2017
Keynote speakers for the March 22-25 event include tech entrepreneur Josh Linkner, Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos and AMT President Douglas K. Woods. -
Senvol partners with ASM International and America Makes to create free manufacturing learning tools
The learning tool exercises help AM users get the most out of the search features of the Senvol Database. Both the learning tool exercises and the Senvol Database are online and free to use. -
Verve Industrial Protection announces Eric Byres as Senior Advisor
Mr. Byres will work with the leadership of the company on product and strategic matters in the arena of industrial cybersecurity and protection. -
Cimcorp to automate Giti's South Carolina tire plant
In the multimillion-dollar deal, Cimcorp and its parent company, Murata Machinery (Muratec), will install the automated logistics systems for the passenger car radial (PCR) tire plant being built in Chester County. -
Robotic Industries Association Report: 2016 breaks robot sales records
During the year, 34,606 robots valued at approximately $1.9 billion were ordered in North America, representing growth of 10 percent in units over 2015. -
Industry Super Trends 2017: The best of industrial automation is yet to come
By Leroy Spence, EU Automation If you are struggling to get over the post-holiday blues, don’t despair. Sit back, relax and read all about some of the industrial technologies you can look forward to that will change the face of manufacturing in 2017. -
Electromechanical vs Digital: Time to Make the Switch?
Electromechanical switches have their place in the modern plant, but a digital upgrade could pay off in many applications -
Navitar Canada announces purchase of PixeLink
Based in Ottawa, ON, Canada, PixeLINK manufactures, optimizes and integrates industrial cameras for machine vision applications and microscope cameras for life science and digital microscopy applications. -
AL WAHA chooses Honeywell's Connected Perfomance Services to enhance petrochemical plant
AL WAHA will use a tool within CPS called Process Reliability Advisor at its plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to continuously analyze the operation of its Oleflex unit, detecting and resolving problems to ensure the plant operates at its peak capability. -
Cyber America: The Land of the Vulnerable and the Home of the Pseudo-Secure
By Marc Kaplan, Tempered Networks Today’s most widely accepted methods of cyber security can’t possibly keep pace with the exponentially expanding Internet of Things (IOT) and increased intelligence abilities of hackers worldwide. -
On Demand Webinar: Converged Plant-wide Ethernet Made Secure and Simple
Join co-presenters Bill Lydon of Automation.com and Erik Giesa of Tempered Networks for educational and practical advice on how to conquer these challenges in this on demand webinar. -
congatec announces support for IoT editions of Windows 10
Target markets include industrial automation and production, retail and outdoor advertising, the healthcare and transportation segments, plus a host of additional industries. -
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence joins Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Hexagon will participate in CCAM research and provide expertise in optical non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing applications. -
Red Lion Controls and Distec to host Smart Factory Day
The March 28 event, which will be held at the De Vere Cranage Estate in Cheshire, is designed to give plant managers an overview of the benefits of smart factory technology. -
Endress+Hauser's Open Integration Program Aims to Boost Multi-Vendor System Interoperability
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com In today’s industrial world, one of the the most annoying hindrances to effective system integration is the lack of interoperability between products from different vendors. Yet, efforts are being made to close this gap in the industry. -
Electrocomponents announces Steve Newland as President of Allied Electronics
As President, Steve will be responsible for driving transformational and profitable growth in the Americas and further strengthening customer service. -
Greer Industries chooses Emerson's Powerdrive FX variable speed drive to enhance mining production
The product is being used as a regenerative drive on a downhill conveyor at one of the company’s limestone mining facilities. Leroy-Somer was selected as the preferred supplier following a recommendation when the conveyor’s existing drive became obsolete. -
IIoT Progress Report: The Barriers and the Best Practices
By Jason Andersen, Stratus Technologies How can industrial enterprises overcome organizational barriers and begin building the foundation for the IIoT enterprise they envision? This article identifies some best practices that will keep you on solid ground today and well into the IIoT future. -
CSIA Executive Conference to have two separate tracks for May 2-5 event
Themed 'From best practices to transformative business models', the conference will include over a dozen educational sessions, including several presented as part of two separate tracks. -
IHS Markit releases top seven manufacturing technology predictions for 2017
After a disappointing 2016 in automation sales, declining revenues for many equipment suppliers and investment uncertainties in numerous end markets, vendors in industrial automation are hoping for a brighter 2017. -
Simple Robust Auto-Tuning Rules for 2-DoF PID Controllers
Technical focus on the problem of providing simple tuning rules for a two-degree-of-freedom (2-DoF) PID controller with robustness considerations. -
ZigBee and North America Support Global IoT Market to Register Over 20% CAGR
Internet of Things Market (Technologies - Zigbee, Bluetooth Low Energy, Near Field Communication, Wi-Fi, and RFID; Applications - Media, Manufacturing, Medical and Healthcare, Consumer Application, and Energy Management) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2024 -
AutoQuiz: What is a Thermowell?
A thermowell is a closed-end tube that surrounds the measuring junction of a thermocouple. -
Galland Hedding Nopak announces Brian Sternberg as president; Sudarashan Sharma as chief engineer
The announcement of the management team expansion comes as the privately-held, fourth generation family business celebrates its 130-year anniversary in 2017. -
ELNOR delivers automated coffee grinding for MAHLKÖNIG
To meet MAHLKÖNIG’s high-precision requirements, ELNOR ensures accurate production and assembly of its motor parts. Engineers from ELNOR perform geometric verification measurements on a CMM as well as noise and vibration investigations in its laboratory. -
Domus Logistics chooses Egemin to automate new distribution center
The DC will allow Domus Logistics to save up to 5,000 truck transports per year. The activities of five of its external partners will also be integrated into the distribution center. -
Control Techniques & Leroy-Somer's speed drives enhance energy efficiency for Dutch fishing vessel
The solution comprises a number of Unidrive M variable speed drives, along with motors, transformers, brake resistors, rectifier units and generators. -
IntervalZero to highlight vision-controlled motion for collaborative robots at TAIROS 2016
IntervalZero, a solution for transforming Windows into a real-time operating system (RTOS), will be showcasing its innovative RTX64 solution and the KINGSTAR platform for PC-based motion control and machine vision at the Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robot Show (TAIROS) in Taipei, Taiwan from August 31 – September 3, 2016. -
Physik Instrumente announces acquisition of ACS Motion Control
ACS will continue to be independent within the PI Group, the management will not change, and they will continue to supply existing customers. -
Dataforth announces launch of updated website
The updated website contains details and specs on the full product line to a library of Application Notes, videos, and the latest enewsletters and product releases. -
Victrex announces acquisition of minority interest in Magma Global
The investment is in line with Victrex's strategy to create future value through innovation and further differentiation into selected semi-finished and finished products, in addition to supplying the core polymer. -
Columbia/Okura announces strategic partnership with Statec Binder
This agreement combines Columbia/Okura’s robotic bag palletizing expertise with Statec Binder’s global experience with woven poly, FFS, multi-wall paper, and laminated paper/poly bag packaging technologies. -
Advancing Error-Proofing via MES Control
By Anthony Borges, PINpoint Information Systems With the advent of advanced automation techniques, the IIoT and Industry 4.0 concepts, the question remains the same; what is the optimal method to eliminate or mitigate defective products made by human or machine? -
Sampol chooses Advanticsys to automate meter reading effort
Sampol, as DHC operator, requested a solution for remotely collecting meters data previously installed. Advanticsys deployed a system based on its datalogger MPC-330 with M-Bus interfaces to read data from Kamstrup meters. -
Emerson chosen by Stone Edge Farm to automate microgrid operation
Stone Edge Farm’s microgrid project strives to not only reduce the property’s greenhouse gas emissions, but also achieve energy independence. -
Wibu-Systems joins the Chinese Alliance of Industrial Internet
The Sino-German Industrie 4.0 Project (I4.0 Project) is aimed at identifying existing Sino-German cooperation projects on intelligent manufacturing and interconnected production processes in China. -
Savigent Software and Actemium announce strategic partnership
As a Savigent Authorized Partner, Actemium will work with manufacturers to build top-to-bottom solutions using Savigent's manufacturing operations management software. -
Cognex announces acquisition of Webscan
Founded in 1995 by barcode industry expert, Glenn Spitz, Webscan is the technology developer in barcode verification offering 1-D, 2-D and direct part marking (DPM) barcode verifiers for any type of barcode symbology across many industry applications -
Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Measurement Uncertainty
The new, expanded fifth edition of ISA's book on measurement uncertainty presents a variety of uncertainty experiments as well as several new appendices. -
Stafford Manufacturing introduces 3-D Prototype Development Service
The Stafford 3-D Prototype Development Service lets users create a 3-D printed part from a print within a few hours and test the form, fit and function to provide feedback on proof-of-concept testing. -
ISA publishes fifth edition of Measurement Uncertainty: Methods and Applications
The book’s new appendices: include condensed descriptions of the basics of uncertainty analysis, pinpoint the advantages and disadvantages of several uncertainty models used throughout the world, and provide key equations for uncertainty analysis—all in an easy-to-use format. -
The Lion’s Share of IoT Communication: Making legacy systems IoT compatible
By Adrian Swindells, Director, Distec The rise of the internet of things (IoT) has driven a need for cross-compatible equipment. This article explores how businesses can keep the cost of IoT implementation to a minimum.