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Control

The Smartest Instruments Still Need Smart Humans

Automation suppliers having been building microprocessors and digital communications capabilities into process control instruments for more than 20 years. By 2010, process industries had installed an estimated 69.2 million field devices, according to a study by the ARC Advisory Group, more than 60 percent of them microprocessor-based. Despite that massive...

Latest Control News

December 6, 2013

Bionics and Industrial Automation

November 25, 2013

Yokogawa Provides Automation for Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Project

November 20, 2013

Sunday Night Football Shows Machine Vision Advances

November 7, 2013

'Why is PackML Important, Why is OEE Important, and How Can They Work Together in Your Machine-Control Scheme?'

November 4, 2013

Honeywell to Modernize Nordics' Largest Refinery

More Control News

Feature Article

| December 6, 2013

The Smartest Instruments Still Need Smart Humans

Changing human behavior and practices is key to gaining the benefits of intelligent field devices.

Bionics and Industrial Automation

News

| December 6, 2013

Bionics and Industrial Automation

Festo continues its research into biomechatronics to influence efficiency, construction, integration, and operation of its industrial automation and engineering products.

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Networks: Wired & Wireless

Sign up to receive timely updates from our editors and download this FREE Special Report exploring the most widely adopted protocols for fieldbus, Ethernet and wireless networking in the process industries, as well as the latest trends in wireless applications.

The Foundational Interaction between Manufacturing and the Internet of Things

Perspective

| December 2, 2013

The Foundational Interaction between Manufacturing and the Internet of Things

While the Internet of Things is bound to lead manufacturing into a new era, generating superior gains in productivity and operational efficiencies, the whole Internet of Things ecosystem itself will a

News

| November 25, 2013

Yokogawa Provides Automation for Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Project

Chevron Phillips Chemical named Yokogawa Electric the main automation contractor (MAC) for its USGC Petrochemicals Project, set to begin construction early next year.

Twelve Falcon 2 CMOS color cameras from Teledyne Dalsa are located throughout an NFL stadium to capture images for instant replay images.

News

| November 20, 2013

Sunday Night Football Shows Machine Vision Advances

The proliferation of HDTVs is making industrial machine vision systems more effective.

Yaskawa's Meyer explains how PackML's modular, reusable code simplifies automation efforts

News

| November 7, 2013

'Why is PackML Important, Why is OEE Important, and How Can They Work Together in Your Machine-Control Scheme?'

That's the question Doug Meyer posed at Pack Expo 2013, just before he revealed the answers to attendees of his presentation on the topic...

News

| November 4, 2013

Honeywell to Modernize Nordics' Largest Refinery

The project should significantly extend the life of the existing control system at the refinery, located in southern Sweden.

News

| November 1, 2013

Rockwell to Acquire vMonitor

The acquisition will add wireless wellhead monitoring, among other products, to Rockwell Automation’s toolbox, giving it a further step into the oil and gas industry.

Schneider's Canna presents ProAdjust

News

| October 31, 2013

Automated Changeover for Better CIP

Schneider Packaging demonstrates an automated solution for adjusting processes and boosting OEE for new or retrofit applications.

News

| October 31, 2013

'No More Searching for Manuals' With the Latest Process CIP Systems

The latest Clean-In-Place systems mate training and workforce productivity tools with electromechanical bells and whistles for speed and compliance.

More Headines

Transition to Electronic Automation Draws Attention

News

| October 30, 2013

Transition to Electronic Automation Draws Attention

Freescale Semiconductor announces plans to expand its analog portfolio with an eye toward the industrial automation market.

Georgia Robotics Competition Awards Automated Trophies

News

| October 29, 2013

Georgia Robotics Competition Awards Automated Trophies

With help from AutomationDirect, the GeorgiaFIRST Robotics arm of the U.S. FIRST Robotics Competition awards winners with trophies that truly fit the competition due to their automated movement.

News

| October 28, 2013

Honeywell’s ICSS to Control First Floating LNG Unit

The Experion PKS-based integrated control and safety will provide a unified architecture for the Exmar-Pacific Rubialis Energy project, a floating barge offshore Colombia.

News

| October 25, 2013

Yokogawa to Provide Control for Second-Gen Bioethanol Plant

As the main automation contractor, Yokogawa América do Sul, will supply the control system and field instruments for GranBio’s plant in northeastern Brazil, the first of its kind in the southern hemis

Eaton at Pack Expo

News

| October 21, 2013

'Lean' Automation Architecture Will Change How OEMs Serve Packagers

Eaton representative sees the 'integrated HMI and PLC' a continuing trend; streamlined I/O and greater connectivity are on the rise.

The Automation Conference May 20-21 in Chicago celebrates the resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S.

News

| October 18, 2013

Chicago Conference to Focus on How Automation Drives Efficiency Across Industries

The Automation Conference this year celebrates the resurgence in manufacturing with two days of educational sessions covering industrial automation as a key driver of efficiency.

Column

| October 18, 2013

Bush Brothers Likes Automated Tracking of Downtime

Bush Brothers and Co. is a family-owned company best known for its baked beans.

Fujirebio Installs PLC/HMI/MOM Equipment Monitoring System

Case Application

| October 17, 2013

Equipment Monitoring System Saves Fujirebio 1100 Hours of Work

Highly-regulated medical device manufacturer Fujirebio Diagnostics takes a long-term view of system scalability and opts for an automated equipment management system comprised of a PLC, HMI and operat

Invensys's Software Revolution

News

| October 16, 2013

Invensys Kicks Off Its "Software Revolution"

Running a conference under the theme of “The Industrial Software Revolution Begins Now” is a bold statement.

Product

| October 14, 2013

NUM: CNC kernel for Small to Medium Size Machines

The Flexium+ 8 CNC kernel is designed for machine applications that require movement of up to five axes.

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