Developing a closed-loop control system for a hydraulic cylinder that is both cost-effective and highly reliable.

 Find out the answer to the question: which is better — an open computer system or a closed one? Without hesitation, 9 out of 10 computer savvy consumers will say “open.” This response is the result of nearly 30 years of PC development during which the hardware has been open and the various Microsoft operating systems have been de-facto open.

  MTS level sensors are easy to install and measure product level, interface and temperature variances with one opening in the vessel.

  Identifies specific aspects of PAT that are related to Propack Data PMX features and shows how Propack Data PMX can be enabled to support them.

 Connectivity software, such as the OPC DataHub from Cogent Real-Time Systems, provides a conduit between process data and the spreadsheets, Web browsers and databases running at the management level.

 By using OPC products from Software Toolbox, Control Products Unlimited supplies telemetry solutions that insure a seamless movement of information among multiple brands of remote field equipment.

 OPC products from Kepware link communications among three high-performance yacht engines, for a combined information management system and data historian.

 Rashesh Mody, OPC Chief Architect, and Tom Burke, OPC Foundation Executive Director, discuss how the new OPC UA uses Internet standards, such as XML and HTTP, to provide reliable, robust and secure interoperability.

 Thomas J. Burke, president and executive director of the OPC Foundation, discusses key technical and marketing milestones for OPC, as the Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2006.

 Thomas J. Burke, president and executive director of the OPC Foundation, summarizes key OPC Foundation activities during 2005, and highlights the Foundation’s 2006 marketing and technology program plans.

 BENTEC, a drilling technology company, uses OPC and servers from Cyberlogic to remotely monitor offshore oil rigs.

 Thomas J. Burke, president and executive director of the OPC Foundation, discusses the OPC Unified Architecture demonstration at the 2005 ISA Expo, results from a recent end-user survey, the OPC Foundation marketing plans for 2006, and the importance of standards collaboration for secure, reliable interoperability.

 Deck: Thomas J. Burke, president and executive director of the OPC Foundation, discusses the end-user viewpoint of the OPC Foundation Unified Architecture (UA), unveils the rollout schedule for OPC UA and summarizes the deliverables of the new architecture. Key announcements include a "real hot" OPC enhanced certification program, the OPC Foundation Early Adopter program and the technology roadmap for 2006.

 Thomas J. Burke, president and executive director of the OPC Foundation, discusses how the OPC vision is being deployed and developed through the introduction of the OPC Unified Architecture, whose success is driven by the involvement of the end-users and manufacturers, who are the life-blood of the OPC standard.

 When selecting a supplier, the issues of standards, reliability, price and interoperability are of top importance to users of OPC technology, according to a recent survey of industrial manufacturers and software developers.

 With multiple meetings, seminars and forums scheduled in May, June and July, there’s no summertime break for the busy team members whose task it is to develop and deliver new OPC functionality.

 In a recent survey of manufacturers and solutions providers, nearly 95 percent of respondents use or plan to use OPC, an interoperablecommunications standard, in their operations.

 An OPC server for the ABB Industrial IT automation system bridges communications between advanced and regulatory blend solutions.

 Building on the success of its popular, four-year-old EZTouch operator interface panel, AVG Automation has introduced the EZPanel Enhanced, which offers all of the features of the EZTouch, and more.