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"Just as the tumultous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that allows life to flourish, so too in human affairs times of advancement are preceded by times of disorder. Success comes to those who can weather the storm." — I Ching
As threats multiply, network security technologists rush to neutralize them.
“An automation system at the level of the process controller should have three things,” says Casey Weltzin, product manager for LabView Real‑Time at automation and test vendor National Instruments Corp. (www.ni.com), in Austin, Texas.
The pharmaceuticals industry isn’t immune to the current economic recession.
“OEE is the missing piece in benchmarking,” says Ulf Stern, senior advisor for asset management solutions with enterprise software supplier IFS AB (www.ifsworld.com), Linköping, Sweden.
Featuring transfer rates of 1 Gigabit/second, the new device-level CC-Link IE Field Network is billed as 10 times faster than competitive Industrial Ethernet networks.
Manufacturing expanded for a fifth straight month in December, with continued growth projected for 2010, says the Institute for Supply Management.
The deal expands the company’s expertise in development and manufacture of electromechanical equipment for use in hazardous areas.
Penn State researchers have come up with a new approach to optical communications that may offer bandwidth and security advantages over RF in restricted areas such as factories.
Version 1.2 adds non-streaming device control, opening the door for new classes of products beyond traditional cameras, AIA says.
Robert Willett is named Cognex president and chief operating officer, while former Cognex Executive Vice President Justin Testa joins Onset Computer as president.
Mitsubishi Chemicals and Evonik Degussa Specialty Chemicals are recognized for outstanding use of Hart Communication technology.
The new, technology-focused manufacturing policy will aim to attract overseas investment and promote industrial activity in all parts of the country.
First-quarter orders were not enough to sustain the industry, as a downturn starting in the second quarter led to a 17 percent decline for the year, says report.
It may be controversial, but wireless technology is already being used in process control applications. How far and how fast will this trend go? Will we ever see an "all-wireless" plant?
As part of our research for our February 2010 feature on wireless control, Automation World spoke with representatives of two major suppliers of wireless instrumentation. When later conversations with users and others brought up additional issues regarding pricing of wireless devices, we followed up with e-mail queries to our vendor sources.
As part of our research for our February 2010 feature on wireless control, Automation World submitted a list of e-mail questions on the topic to Ed T. Ladd, director of technology programs at the Hart Communication Foundation (HCF), which oversees the WirelessHart standard. Following are Ladd's responses:
Determinism is still an issue for high-speed wireless control, but some factory users are moving ahead.
Plants are relying on new generations of more fully integrated control technology to run smaller, faster and more efficient machines.
Advanced Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM), in Hickory, N.C., builds machines that cut large stone slabs into high-end kitchen countertops and exterior fixtures.
Service professional Douglas Morse sees a need to transform manufacturing from a product-oriented endeavor to one focused instead on customer success.
IdentControl Compact one- and two-head RFID controllers complement the vendor’s family of four-head IdentControl RFID controllers.
As part of the vendor’s BIS M series of RFID products, a direct metal-mount or M-M RFID system is designed to provide tough industrial track-and-trace capability using a non-contact, ISO 15693-compliant passive data carrier technology.
CheckMate Work In Process is a billed as a low-cost software program based on barcode technology.
The vendor’s BL67 modular distributed I/O system is now equipped with the RFID-S—a Simple RFID slice that is compatible with the BL ident RFID product line.
The Square D brand Pumptrol 9013 pressure switch line has been enhanced to make it more environmentally friendly and corrosion-resistant.
Release 3.2 of the 475 Field Communicator includes the new ValveLink Mobile application.
Energy-efficient industrial Control Panels and Panel PCs with compact, 5.7-inch displays feature rugged aluminum fronts with IP65-rated protection.
The high-performance, handheld OS-DT8855W infrared thermometer is a non-contact temperature measurement instrument that features a laser circle/dot sight.
A line of mass flowmeters is certified by the vendor for Green House Gas (GHG) reporting.
A new release of the vendor’s VisionPro hardware-independent vision software expands image acquisition options with support for very large camera images and nontraditional sources such as 3D, thermal and X-ray imagers.
An automation disaster recovery solution comprised of software and expert services is designed to facilitate timely restoration of power and processing plants to commission in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.
iX is a fourth-generation, software-based HMI concept that is designed to fill the gap between proprietary HMI terminals and costly SCADA license solutions.
Select 1- and 2-wire braid and 4-spiral hose styles of the vendor’s Weatherhead line have been re-engineered under the Diamond Advantage program to provide higher working pressures and higher temperature ratings plus a durable hose cover offering superior abrasion resistance.
The UNO-3272 is a Fanless Box PC equipped with a Celeron M 440 1.86GHz CPU, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports with teaming function, 4 serial communication ports (2 RS-232 and 2 RS-232/422/485 with Auto Flow Control), 2 PCI expansion slots, audio, DVI-D, VGA dual video output and 1 external CompactFlash slot.
The C-more micro family now offers a 6-inch TFT color touch screen HMI panel.
The Proficy SmartStart Packaging Performance Solution is a pre-built software and services solution designed to help users improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), production rate and order fulfillment while reducing waste and labor costs by providing critical insight into high-speed packaging line operations.
Designed for use with industrial PCs (IPCs), the Trio-UPS uninterruptible power supply automatically restarts an IPC in the event of an extended power outage.
The Simatic IPC427C compact Microbox PC and Simatic HMI IPC477C Panel PC have been equipped with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, doubling the computing capacity of previous models while offering maintenance-free, 24/7 operation in hostile environments.
The MaxFlex cable line for portable data collectors has been expanded to include an optional safety connector designed to protect operators by breaking away if the sensor or cable becomes entangled at the monitoring point.
In what seems an inevitable response to demands for greater regulatory compliance and security, manufacturers are increasingly turning to their chief information officers (CIOs) to establish more effective reporting and governance for their plants.
Our travels across the country and across many industries allow us to gauge the mood of thousands of business folks, and the mood is overwhelmingly pessimistic.
The "Great Recession" of 2009 saw U.S. Gross Domestic Product contract an estimated 0.3 percent for the year, even after a significant rebound in the second half of the year.
The market segment that includes collaborative production management (CPM), manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) evolved from a small group of MES suppliers serving two narrow niches (semiconductor and pharmaceutical) and a handful of suppliers providing historians or other applications to the process industries.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) is a collection of overlapping communities that serve different purposes.
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