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Cross-Industry Exposure Can Accelerate Learning

You probably know far more about the leader in your specific industry than you do about the leaders in other manufacturing and production industries. Can you ever become the leader with just that type of view? I would argue it’s not likely. You may discover tips and tricks that can help you emulate the leaders, but you will always be making incremental...

Latest Information Management News

May 21, 2013

Making Sense of the Enterprise Energy Dashboard

May 14, 2013

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

May 9, 2013

Beckhoff Links Operator Displays up to 100 m

May 9, 2013

ODVA Announces Process Industry Initiatives

April 25, 2013

The Human-Automation Intersection

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Energy Management Dashboard

News

| May 21, 2013

Making Sense of the Enterprise Energy Dashboard

Energy monitoring means different things to different companies.

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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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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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:

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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.

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.

Product

| March 22, 2013

Robot Screen and Related Software

RoboScreen is a graphical screen mounted to an articulated arm robot that allows six-axis of movement to the video media.

Product

| March 20, 2013

Four-Channel Logger

The RTR-574-H wireless four-channel logger monitors illuminance, ultra-violet, temperature and humidity.

Product

| March 14, 2013

OCR Reading Software With Auto-Tune Technology

OCRMax includes an automatic tuning capability for OCR applications and is available in the In-Sight Explorer 4.8 and VisionPro 8.1 software releases.

Column

| March 12, 2013

The Role of Education in MES Investment Returns

New research on companies using manufacturing execution systems (MES) or manufacturing operations management (MOM) indicates education may be even more important before you commit to a system implemen

Column

| March 12, 2013

Manufacturing More Happily Meets ‘the Cloud’

Even though I had picked up signs of skepticism about cloud computing from end users, the conversations at the ARC World Industry Forum implied that moving to the cloud is no longer controversial.

Product

| March 8, 2013

Augmented Reality App for Industry

iQagent's holistic display and recording technology is an iOS app that displays data and resources associated with equipment on the plant floor.

Product

| February 25, 2013

Position Sensor Output with the Programmable Hall Device

The Programmable Hall Device helps customize the output of BEI Hall effect sensors.

Triconex Safety View has been certified by TUV

News

| February 21, 2013

TÜV Rheinland Certifies Triconex Safety View

Invensys Operations Management's Triconex Safety View reduces risks when bypassing safety systems.

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