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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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Automation Heartbeat: Motion and Control
Blog Post | March 19, 2013

Motion and Control: The Heartbeat of Automation

Envision is a relatively new predictive maintenance application that focuses on capturing granular motion and control data to graph automation system performance much like an EKG graphs a heartbeat.
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EMI is a dashboarding tool that shows KPIs. It's different from process-control-type applications.
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Heavy Interest in Databases
Blog Post | February 20, 2013

Heavy Interest in Databases

Judging by readership and views of recently posted articles and related webcasts about industrial databases, there is apparently a significant interest among manufacturers to leverage databases beyond standard operator interface interactions.
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Manufacturing Intelligence for More Efficient Manufacturing
Feature Article
 | February 20, 2013

Turn Data into Information with Manufacturing Intelligence

Manufacturing intelligence systems offer manufacturers access to key performance indicators for increased troubleshooting, product tracking and downtime management.
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Manufacturing Intelligence Software
Blog Post | January 16, 2013

Software Companies Join Forces on Intelligence

ZPI opts for Kepware product to target controller data that means the most to the continuous improvement of production operations.
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Industrial Internet Revolution
Blog Post | December 11, 2012

Can the Industrial Internet Unleash the Next Industrial Revolution?

Setting its sights on the huge optimization potential of connecting nearly everything with sensors, GE begins to assertively position itself around the Industrial Internet concept. Could this be the rallying point that drives a long-term boost for global industry or is just a ruse to sell more products?
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How to Use Databases to Boost Your Production IQ
 Video | November 19, 2012

How to Use Databases to Boost Your Production IQ

In this Automation World Deep Dive video, we interview database experts to deliver detailed, how-to insights on leveraging production data for greater production efficiencies and bottom line benefit.
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Feature Article
 | October 5, 2012

The Art and Science of Production Knowledge

For the most part, database issues are left the to IT department.
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Industrial Big Data
News
 | October 4, 2012

GE Tackles Industrial Big Data

By combining Proficy Historian 5.0 with Proficy Historian Analysis, GE Intelligent Platforms looks to address the strategic side of the plant floor-to-enterprise divide.
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Perspective
 | October 2, 2012

Production Knowledge: SQL or NoSQL

Just as the debate between Mac or PC rages on, and polarized opinions persist over which industrial network protocol is the best, a new technology debate is breaking out of the clustered ranks of IT d
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