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Automation World readers report less than satisfactory experiences with automation software, while the suppliers try to improve the experience. Manufacturing Execution Systems take the gamble out of decision making, as vendors develop solutions to meet the needs of multi-site, globally distributed manufacturers. Respondents to a recent Automation World survey believe that improved product quality and increased throughput are among the top advantages. Survey respondents cite performance improvement as a primary reason for using automated data systems for support in making manufacturing decisions. Automation World subscribers responding to the June survey on automated data systems and database management indicated that this is a technology area still in its infancy, according to adoption rates. Our latest online survey shows that intelligent sensors are finding wider use in manufacturing. This month’s theme investigates how smart sensors raise the intelligence level of the overall automation system. Although the development of smaller, lower cost microprocessors enticed engineers with the promise of more intelligent sensors, there is still a long way to go until the promise is fulfilled. Despite the importance of Key Performance Indicators in driving operational improvement, an Automation World online survey shows that many manufacturers don’t track KPIs. Throughput, productivity top KPI list Our recent online survey shows that less than a quarter of manufacturers track and react to changes in energy costs on a daily basis, and almost 20 percent never track changes in energy costs. The theme of this month’s issue, “Energy Management,” is becoming a hot topic among Automation World’s readers, but manufacturers have a long way to go to before they realize its benefits. Our online survey points to changes in recent years in the way that automation projects are planned, approved and implemented. Cross-functional teams are taking responsibility for automation project planning, approval and implementation, a combination of asset management strategies are used in industry, and Microsoft operating platforms dominate manufacturing systems. Firewall technology has cut intrusion damage in half over the past year, even as Internet break-ins persist. The culprits are typically hackers and disgruntled employees. Is your company’s automation purchasing strategy stuck in the 1980s?Unfortunately, the answer is yes at too many manufacturing companies, according to Larry O’Brien, research director for process industries, at ARC Advisory Group, a Dedham, Mass.-based research firm.
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