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Multicore and virtualization provide the opportunity to improve device performance, reduce costs through hardware consolidation, and upgrade applications more cost effectively throughout the product lifecycle as this white paper from Wind River explores.
As this white paper from Wind River explains, there are a number of technology and business trends that will change the way many devices are architected and developed in the future. These include the frequency ceiling; using multicore for hardware offload; and the consolidation of multiprocessor systems to multicore.
If you manage or operate an industrial automation network, then network management is something that you are already doing. Wouldn't it be ideal to automate these management tasks with software, in order to improve the efficiency of the process? That's exactly what network management software (NMS) does.
This paper discusses the advantages of plant-wide historians over RDBs for data collection and time-series data optimization to enable true process visibility. There are critical capabilities that manufacturers need to consider that position plant-wide historians as a better option for leveraging raw data from sensors and other real-time systems to improve production for operational excellence.
Electronic work process management captures the manual data entry that is necessary on the plant floor and connects it with equipment, people and systems. Food manufacturers can track both manual and automated processes in real time, capturing data and creating a critical infrastructure for taking immediate corrective action. To learn more, download the white paper.
This paper explains where vulnerabilities within an HMI/SCADA system may lie, describes how the inherent security of system designs minimizes some risks, outlines proactive steps businesses can take, and highlights software capabilities that can further enhance system security.
This white paper discusses the background and recent trends that have led to the need for PACs, presents some of the benefits of integrating the latest generation of motion control with PACs, and reviews the critical capabilities OEMs should assess when selecting such an integrated automation control system.
Increase your cost savings from Lean and maintain your Lean momentum with Electronic Work Instructions. Interactively drive work processes and enforce compliance. Find and eliminate waste faster - and capture both manual and automated production data for documentation and analysis.
High availability control solutions can provide discrete and process manufacturers with a cost-efficient, reliable way to improve operational resilience and ensure continuous operations. Learn more about maximizing system uptime for a sustainable competitive advantage.
Manufacturing companies today have more pressure than ever before to increase performance and reduce costs. This has heightened focus on the bottom line for quality, speed to market and cost reductions. Download GE’s white paper to learn how recipe software solutions can improve how you produce products.
How can you ensure the highest level of system reliability and availability at the control layer? GE's unique and innovative "quad" redundancy control solution provides smart redundancy and predictive analysis to nearly eliminate downtime. To learn more, download the white paper.
How can businesses close the communications gap between the top floor and the shop floor? GE’s Proficy Open Enterprise software enables real-time integration between the ERP and MES layers—increasing visibility into operations management for better, faster decision making. To learn more, download the white paper.
GE Intelligent Platforms has helped customers reduce energy and water consumption by over 20% without compromising product quality or operational efficiency. To learn more about our information-driven approach to manufacturing sustainability, download the white paper.
Automated robotic, materials handling and assembly systems that involve constantly moving machinery require high performance cabling. Learn the design characteristics and advantages that specially designed, high-flex cable offers, plus tips for selecting the proper cabling for your installation.
Siemens helped facilitate faster machine development with an increased design re-use, enhanced communication and access to product data company-wide strategy in place to support new business opportunities.
With PC-based control technology, Beckhoff offers an open, cost-effective and flexible automation solution for all areas of plastics processing, including injection molding machines, blow molding machines, and extrusion systems.
Learn how to solve tomorrow's packaging needs today, cut costs and improve performance with powerful PC-based control and EtherCAT®.
CP66xx all-in-one Control Panels combine rugged Beckhoff display design with state-of-the-art IPC technology.
EtherCAT® isn't just about ultra high speed performance, it's also about saving money. EtherCAT features cost effective Cat 5 cabling and supports flexible wiring topologies without requiring switches. EtherCAT devices based on standard, open technology from Beckhoff can help boost your bottom line.
XFC technology from Beckhoff permits highly optimized control architectures and I/O response times less than or equal to 100 µs.
SEW announces the new efficient DR Motor series available in three efficiency levels: standard, high-efficiency and NEMA Premium® efficiency.
In this white paper N-TRON discusses the details of Auto-negotiation protocol and how to properly configure Auto-negotiation settings for maximum performance of industrial Ethernet networks.
Industrial networks have many demands beyond those of traditional business networks. Engineers and others who design Ethernet networks for these applications must follow correct installation procedures and must select network equipment that will function in industrial environments with little or no downtime.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used widely in enterprise network applications to automatically assign Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to equipment connected to these networks. In this white paper N-TRON discusses how to use DHCP to intelligently assign IP addresses in industrial network applications.
To make panel meters a viable option for today’s businesses, new, cost-efficient devices with more advanced capabilities were needed—and all in a smaller package to realize today’s miniaturization trend.
Wireless Ethernet can reliably reduce network costs while improving plant production, but applying these technologies is not a simple matter, as industrial Ethernet systems vary greatly in terms of bandwidth requirements, response times and data transmission characteristics. This white paper from ProSoft explores these applications.
In this white paper from ProSoft see how recent advancements in vibration monitoring and data analysis have lead to condition monitoring systems that can accurately detect a problem before failure, thus reducing costly machine shutdowns and maximizing production output.
This article from ProSoft explores the use of a wireless diagnostic OLE for Process Control (OPC) server technology to embed diagnostic information in human machine interfaces (HMIs), thus optimizing industrial wireless network performance.
In this white paper from ProSoft see how Andritz Inc. uses high-speed Ethernet radios to create a robust anti-collision network for three different dual Portal Crane projects.
In this white paper from ProSoft, see how the introduction of industrial cellular wireless communication gives manufacturers another wireless alternative.
PoE (Power over Ethernet) is one of the hottest topics in Ethernet networking applications today. According to recent IDC forecasts, total market sales for PoE devices will reach US$1.14 billion by 2009 with a 65% annual growth rate. In this white paper, Moxa will introduce the basics of PoE technology and the new 802.3at standard, followed by a discussion on the required functions and benefits of adopting PoE switches for industrial networking.
In this white paper, Moxa explains the traditional single-RF (single radio frequency) and dual-RF (dual radio frequency) wireless architectures, and shows what Moxa provides in the way of dual-RF technology.
The oil and gas industry is experiencing a major boom around the world, thanks to the seemingly insatiable demand for fossil fuels in both developed and developing countries. However, drilling for, transporting, storing, refining, and exporting oil and natural gas remain incredibly complicated undertakings. Moxa shows how ethernet can help.
Serial communication has been used in Industrial Automation (IA) for many years notes this white paper from Moxa. Since computers come equipped with a limited number of serial ports, multiport serial boards (MSB) are needed to expand the number of ports to connect additional peripheral devices.
Since Ethernet now penetrates the automation hierarchy, and Industrial Ethernet switches have started playing a key role in setting up Ethernet LANs, we can expect the technology available for plant floor systems in industrial automation to keep improving. Moxa discusses this in their new white paper.
Moxa recognizes that software developers should always be on the lookout for ways to ensure that products are developed quickly, but at the same time are also reliable and cost-effective.
In this white paper Moxa introduces the concept of "IP surveillance" and points out that compared to analog surveillance applications, IP surveillance offers the benefits of easy integration, remote accessibility, distributed intelligence, and scalability.
With Ethernet technology now mature, it is quickly gaining widespread acceptance in the automation field, and as a result, many field control devices are just waiting to be networked. One of the results of this development is that a much greater effort must be placed on the management of network architecture.
Moxa discusses solar power - one of the hottest topics in the popular media today, particularly in light of the soaring prices of fossil fuels.
Moxa shows how Industrial Automation (IA) devices can dramatically improve server room monitoring and reduce system downtime.
The question that motivated the development of Moxa's new MGate EIP3000 EtherNet/IP to DF1 Gateway is, "How can we leverage our customers' existing systems, including devices, wiring, topology, and configuration, to provide an integrated solution in the most optimal way?"
Moxa's white paper will explore the various challenges presented by existing redundant networking technologies and introduce a new redundant solution that resolves many existing problems.
Moxa's white paper will explore the challenges of developing telemetric SCADA systems, and covers the seven most important features to look for in selecting a GPRS solution.
This white paper from DENSO Robotics describes the cost-saving and
other benefits of using small assembly robots in packaging processes
that occur before final cartoning and palletizing.
This white paper from ABB documents the key advantages of DCS systems over PLC/HMI engineered systems and the typical value of each.
This white paper from Belden explains how industrial-strength Ethernet, bolstered by its wireless component, is giving facilities the tools they need to operate lean and mean and succeed in an uncertain economy.
Pressure relief valves are critical safety devices that act to protect equipment and personnel in the event of dangerous pressure build up in process piping and vessels. This technical support notice from Control Microsystems explores the application of wireless instruments for valve monitoring.
Control Microsystems' RealFLO is a family of hardware and software technologies that provides custody transfer of natural gas flow measurement for one to ten gas flow runs. This product specification sheet describes how RealFLO software converts any SCADAPack series controller into a full function gas flow computer.
This Control Microsystems brochure highlights the company's end-to-end — sensor to enterprise — SCADA product suite. The suite features integrated and stand along products, simplified connectivity, and remote configuration and diagnostics. Product categories include sensors, controllers, radios, and host software.
Bitter Creek Pipelines, LLC, operates over 1,900 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas. Over time the company’s original SCADA system became overloaded. This application article from Control Microsystems details the successful upgrade of the original SCADA system.
FlowStation 11O is a complete, integrated pump station controller from Control Microsystems. The FlowStation 110 is designed for use in storm and waste water lift stations and common pump-up applications. This solution has been applied by end-users, integrators, and pump panel manufacturers.
This brochure from Control Microsystems describes the Accutech product line, which features a series of self-contained, battery-powered, wireless field units and central base radios to collect process data and pass the data to a PLC, RTU, DCS, or HMI network.
This Control Microsystems white paper compares the efficiency of two SCADA protocols: Modbus and DNP3. The author finds that by using DNP3 it is possible to significantly reduce communication bandwidth, allow more devices to be added to the system, and add new functionality to devices, such as time stamping.
This white paper from Control Microsystems explores the security requirements for critical infrastructure SCADA industries. The paper explains how to efficiently integrate video surveillance into existing SCADA networks without hindering communications or bandwidth to the control center.
In this brochure, Control Microsystems provides details on its product line solution for a wide variety of SCADA process control and metering applications. The SCADAPack product line combines the monitoring and communications capabilities of RTUs with the processing and data-logging power of PLCs.
Most spread-spectrum radio manufacturers include a conventional store-and-forward repeater feature to offset insufficient transmission range and/or limited coverage, but this method has minimal success due to increased latency. Control Microsystems' J-Series spread-spectrum Ethernet data radio solves the latency issue.
The GigE Vision standard was defined by a committee of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA). The committee included Basler AG and companies from all major product segments in the vision industry. The goal was to define a standard Gigabit Ethernet based interface tuned to applications in the machine industry that would allow seamless interchangeability between cameras or software.
Basler's Gigabit Ethernet based line scan cameras are total redesigns that use the newest components available and eliminate the typical bugs and restrictions found on older cameras.
IEEE 1394 is an interface standard dedicated to applications such as industrial automation where high-speed, time critical, reliable data transmission is required. FireWire is a serial bus interface standard that specifies cost-effective cabling and is simple in setup and application.
GigE Vision is becoming a more powerful and reliable interface in the machine vision market.
Since they were introduced a decade ago, CMOS-APS sensors have rapidly become the first choice for high-speed area scan imaging.
Avoiding EMI and ESD Problems in Basler IEEE 1394 Camera Installations - Application Notes
A global brand of personal care products found some of its own plant staff was breaking the rules, letting products with incorrect or misaligned labels slide through the vision system. The solution from CI Vision (Aurora, IL) was their Pro Series, a line of inspection systems for contract packagers featuring the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL).
A major European cookie and chocolate maker is working to improve the efficiency of their factories. In one plant, this manufacturer outputs 30 million packages a year, and they contain over 80 different types of assorted cookies. This manufacturer needed a solution that could support the wide variety of products and a high throughput.
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