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Three converging technology trends will transform manufacturing over the next few years, says SAP’s Bhattacharya. Siemens executives stress innovation, collaboration and partnering at expanded user event. Chemical facility integrates security and process control in order to enhance response to critical situations and prevent unauthorized intrusions into the plant. In the United States, the company sees increased “customer intimacy” and focus on specific market segments as key to growth. A wave of research advances portends a bright future for radio frequency identification technology, but RFID will take time to emerge, says Frontline keynote speaker. New function block in programmable logic controller integrates radio frequency identification products with automation. By simulating factory environments for testing and evaluating RFID products, the lab aims to help manufacturers understand the best ways to leverage the technology. As a relatively small player in the U.S. industrial automation space, Omron Electronics LLC is looking toward “solution” sales, as well as specific market segments, for growth. Machine-to-machine conference brings together suppliers, partners and users as the new technology explores market opportunities. Radio frequency identification topics pack the house at a recent Chicago conference, while researchers predict costs for suppliers and project rapid market growth. With a January 2005 deadline for applying Radio Frequency Identification tags to cartons and pallets, top suppliers to Wal-Mart were looking for answers at the Las Vegas show. Radio Frequency Identification technology promises to help manufacturers and their retail customers alike keep a tighter rein on inventories. Six new automation products make their debut.
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