At the first day of the Automation Conference, David Acheson, managing director, Leavitt Partners, receives a question about how much cost may be passed along to consumers due to the recent Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements for food manufacturers. (Approximate Time - 2:34).
Kenn Bengtsson, senior project manager, DC Water, discusses what conference tracks he will attend at the The Automation Conference this year. Kenn Bengtssonn also spoke at the event on SCADA systems in Washington, D.C. (Approximate Time - 0:53)
Bob Sperber, special projects editor, Automation World, talks with Dave Chappell, past chairman, OMAC Working Group, on what he's presenting at the The Automation Conference and the current landscape. (Approximate Time - 1:40).
Automation World's July 2012 issue kicks off with a Lean Manufacturing feature article from Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief. Gary spoke at the MARTS conference last spring and talked about how lean principles can be incorporated into maintenance practices.
Bruce Greenwald, DeltaV Platform Business Development manager, describes how electronic marshaling and CHARMS flexible I/O modules make configuring a process control system easier.
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Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, reports from the Siemens PLM user conference in Las Vegas. Topics include big data, factory simulation, Siemens acquisition integration success, new products (Teamcenter 9 & Active Workspace) and the need for skilled people in manufacturing.
Greg Bodenhamer, vp of Industry End User Business, Schneider Electric, discusses predictive analytics and how end-user companies can utilize system integrators to perform after sales services. (Approximate Time - 1:46).
A look at B&R's System Diagnostic Manager and how it enables Web-based remote access to the B&R controllers. The System Diagnostic Manager enables remote troubleshooting of machine components and operation.
A demonstration of select B&R fieldbus I/O technologies that can be used with varying fieldbus protocols as well as different programmable logic controllers (PLCs), programmable automation controllers (PACs), or distributed control systems (DCS).
Greg Bodenhamer, vp of Industry End User Business, Schneider Electric, discusses Schneider's collaborative partnerships with system integrators and distributors, and how this approach works in today's manufacturing environment. (Approximate Time - 3:50)
In the first video, Eric Byres, cto and vp Engineering of Tofino Security, a Belden Co., shows how a worm can attack a PLC/HMI in a simulated Oil and Gas environment. This video sees Deep Packet Inspection in action to prevent a USB thumb drive attack. (Approximate Time - 1:56)
Eric Byres, cto and vp Engineering of Tofino Security, a Belden Company, provides a look at how viruses attack a PLC/HMI with out Deep Packet Inspection via an USB memory stick. (Approximate Time - 3:24)
Eric Byres, cto and vp Engineering of Tofino Security, a Belden Company, provides a quick tutorial on how Deep Packet Inspection provides a more thorough defense for Industrial Control Systems. Visit www.automationworld.com/video to see how a worm will shut down a PLC soon! (Approximate Time - 2:59)
Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, reports from the ABB Automation and Power World conference with highlights of the systems pavilion, software advances and data center automation. (Approximate Time - 9:02)
Robert Malsack, project engineer, Rockwell Automation provides an overview of the Rockwell Automation's Test and Certification Laboratories in Milwaukee, Wisc. (Approximate Time - 3:02).
Gary Mintchell, Co-found and Editor in Chief, reports from the ACP Thin Manager user conference in Atlanta. He asks the question, and offers a suggestion, about the future of industrial computing.
The lead feature article in June 2012 tackles Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and how companies manage multiple systems after mergers and acquisitions.
In March, Automation World visited Rockwell Automation's High Current Test Lab in Milwaukee, Wisc. and talked to Paul Krause, Development Engineering Manager, Rockwell Automation, about customer expectations regarding safety on the factory floor. (Approximate Time - 2:04).
Co-founder and Editor in Chief, Gary Mintchell gave a presentation at the Maintenance and Reliability Technology Summit (MARTS) in Chicago, in mid-March.