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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.