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).

Bruce Greenwald, DeltaV Platform Business Development manager, describes how electronic marshaling and CHARMS flexible I/O modules make configuring a process control system easier.

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 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).

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 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)

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).

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).