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Manufacturers have an array of good tools to help them implement proven operational excellence strategies.
Today’s motion control systems possess greater functionality and intelligence than in the past. But do they risk getting too smart for their own good?
Standards,the lifeblood of the technology world, are being improved by a shift to models, which reduce ambiguity and reduce the possibility that various interpretations will cause incompatibilities.
The information technology (IT) department at an enterprise offers a range of ways to secure the plant network.
Control engineers must assure IT goals don't conflict with plant operations.
The newly approved NERC CIP standards covering cyber security in the electric power industry may be controversial, but there are big fines for lack of compliance.
A 10-year roadmap for achieving control system cyber security in the energy industry has been hailed as a model for other industries. Here’s a look at progress to date.
Gartner Inc., the Stamford, Conn., market research firm, has identified the top 10 technologies and trends that it says will be strategic for most organizations.
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.
Last year, the Colombia-based engineering firm, Omnicon Ltd. wanted to
help a dairy customer integrate its automation production system with
its enterprise business system.
The goal of tightly integrating processing and packaging, as well as
devising an industry standard method of machine control, is still
gaining momentum.
By using design for manufacture and assembly methodologies, some manufacturers are reaping impressive factory floor savings.
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.
Wireless is not a new world. But that doesn’t mean it is simple. Fortunately, radio has developed in the context of standards almost since the beginning. Here, we look at some of the nomenclature and high-level thinking required for wireless automation.
(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.
indicates a sponsored article that was submitted directly to this Web site by the supplier, and was not handled by the AW editorial staff.
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