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To buy online, or to use a distributor? That is the question.
Plants are sifting through tons of plant data to get meaningful information to enterprise resource planning systems.
Track-and-trace applications provide more information and benefits than expected at implementation.
With its Unified Architecture, the venerable industrial open connectivity standard known as OPC can be implemented on non-Microsoft systems, while retaining compatibility with older OPC.
Technology monitors and controls assets scattered across the landscape.
One North American manufacturer that is pursuing a low-cost, yet scalable automation solution that can work in budget-constrained global locations is General Motors Corp.
Some Global Manufacturers are deploying small-footprint automation systems as a way to cut costs and eliminate IT overhead in developing regions of the world.
Production of practically everything seems to be moving overseas these days, but the perception doesn’t always match reality.
Single-serve stick packs are one of the hottest trends in consumer packaging, and Ropak Manufacturing Co., Decatur, Ala., is poised to service that growing market with an innovative machine it calls Stik Pak.
The war between plant operations and IT is over. Here’s a look at the major trends in information technology that are having a direct and growing impact on plant operations.
“What do we mean by automation software?” asks Nathan Massey, sales
engineer for B&R Industrial Automation Corp., Roswell, Ga. A trick
question? More of a thought starter.
This is a sidebar to the main story "Biofuels Thrive with Automation" which appears in the March 2008 Issue of Automation World.Geography plays a big role in how nations reduce their reliance on oil.
The Corn Belt of the United States, for example, is converting some of
its crop into ethanol.
Global politics and economic expansion in developing countries have
shot petrochemical prices into orbit. The political and economic
pressures are forcing governments and consumers to take a greater
interest in alternative energy sources such as biofuels.
While not everyone likes the name, a new generation of programmable automation controllers that feature multi-domain control functionality are helping to reduce costs for a growing number of manufacturers.
While the fogginess around mechatronics may not have dissipated
entirely, one thing is increasingly clear: as a conceptual schema for
design, mechatronics continues to become more visible—and its
importance can only grow over the next few years.
(Sidebar to "A Better View of the Plant" from the January 2008 issue of Automation World)
Improved HMI visualization makes plant and enterprise data easy to share, and also easy to understand.
Manufacturers boost profits with smart inventory automation.
Automation World recently invited five major vendors of distributed control systems (DCS) to comment on the competitive impact of programmable automation controllers on their businesses.
Mistakes in software just can’t happen at NEC’s semiconductor fabrication facility in Roseville, Calif. They are simply too costly and dangerous.
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