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News
 | May 21, 2013

Making Sense of the Enterprise Energy Dashboard

Energy monitoring means different things to different companies.
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MRO Data Quality
Blog Post | May 15, 2013

Don’t Overlook MRO Data

Poor maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) data can create large-scale problems for manufacturers.
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News
 | May 14, 2013

PepsiCo: Forming an IT/Automation Partnership Is Like Merging Two Companies

Keynote session number one this morning at The Automation Conference provided a unique glimpse into how challenging but potentially rewarding it can be when the IT folks and the Automation folks find
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Wonderware Intelligence 2012 software now offers concurrent licensing.
Blog Post | May 9, 2013

How Concurrent Software Licensing Can Benefit EMI Users

Software licensing agreements can be complicated for an enterprise. Using a multi-plant cereal maker as an example, a maker of enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) software explains how concurrent licensing compares to traditional named licenses in terms of cost and administration.
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News
 | May 9, 2013

Beckhoff Links Operator Displays up to 100 m

A new connection technology enables multi-touch panels to be up to 100 m from the industrial PC.
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News
 | May 9, 2013

ODVA Announces Process Industry Initiatives

New initiatives include ODVA’s work with the FDT Group to annex the FDT2 spec to ODVA’s CIP networks, and a special interest group for the exchange of information between machines.
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Column
 | April 26, 2013

Cross-Industry Exposure Can Accelerate Learning

Do you have opportunities to engage in open discussions with your peers in other industries, other disciplines, or in completely different types of companies?
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The Human-Automation Intersection
News
 | April 25, 2013

The Human-Automation Intersection

A developing trend among a number of automation interface hardware and software suppliers is to focus more on the operator experience.
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Impact of Cloud ERP
Blog Post | April 10, 2013

Cloud-based ERP’s Potential Impact on Automation

A new survey points to increasing interest among manufacturers for cloud-based ERP systems. As an automation engineer or operator, here's why you should care.
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Automation Suppliers and ISA-95
Perspective
 | April 5, 2013

Why Automation Suppliers Are Embracing ISA-95

For applications ranging from equipment modeling to messaging between enterprise and the plant floor systems, industrial automation software developers are relying more heavily on ISA-95, largely due
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Case Application
 | March 26, 2013

At a Gas Plant, Virtual Technology Equals Real Code Control

Today, change management goes beyond keeping track of patches and upgrades at companies like Petronas Gas Kerteh, the only gas processing plant in Malaysia.
Full Article
Case Application
 | March 26, 2013

One Approach to Code Change Tracking

FactoryStudio from Tatsoft is industrial SCADA programming software with change-control functions built in. Here’s a screen-by-screen look at what it does.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | March 26, 2013

How to Assess Change Management Software

To ensure you find the right tools for tracking changes to your automation software, be sure you’re able to get these questions answered:
Full Article
Feature Article
 | March 26, 2013

Taking Charge of Code Change

Do you know whether the code in your automation software is the latest version? New methods can help you keep track of code changes and ensure the integrity of your applications.
Full Article
Product
 | March 25, 2013

Automotive Powertrain Simulation Software

D-Cubed automotive powertrain simulation software is for integration into AVL Excite rigid/flexible multi-body dynamics software.
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