Homepw-aw-testtesttestDec 21st, 2016IIoTSiemens and Dow Unveil Process Industry Testbed at MxDThe demonstration focused on how digital twins and augmented reality can speed time-to-market, enable virtual factory commissioning, and help overcome the skills gap.Business IntelligenceManufacturing Trends and Technologies in the Automotive IndustryThe automotive industry is meeting the challenge to design and manufacture the next generation of EVs by embracing emerging technologies to make radical changes to its manufacturing processes.HomeBig Data Analytics Optimizes HPP Equipment, ProcessesSpringing in large part from its acquisition of HPP equipment provider Avure a few years ago, JBT’s iOPS cloud-based performance optimization platform helps to improve utilization, visibility, and control in HPP facilities.CommunicationKUKA Deploys 5G In Augsburg PlantDeploying Nokia’s 5G private wireless network helps KUKA boost its own production operations and design new capabilities for future 5G releases of its automation products.IIoTWill the Future of MES and SCADA Be More Closely Mixed?The growing overlap in functionalities between MES and SCADA are likely to continue with tighter integration in pursuit of a single pane of glass.SponsoredMP100 and MP300 Portable Label PrintersPanduit's portable label printers for electrical and network environmentsIIoTUnified Namespace: The Hub and Spoke Model for Your DataDiscover how the Hub and Spoke model for data has seen an increase in usage and what beneficial forces are driving adoption.ControlIs the Future of Automation Modular?As standards orgs and suppliers drive the modular automation concept forward, the future of automation looks toward the re-imagining of complex processes and automation infrastructures into subsets of easily configurable building blocks.CommunicationEmerson Introduces Control System ModularityModule Type Package protocol automation standards will now be integrated into Emerson’s DeltaV and PACSystems control products.AnalyticsHow and Why Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Applying Artificial IntelligenceFrom early identification of process degradation to quality inspection optimization, artificial intelligence can make a dramatic impact on a company’s competitive advantage, as evidenced by pharma industry applications.Plant MaintenanceManaging Operations Technology with ITAs enterprise and operations networks converge, IT will increasingly help manage plant floor assets and their data because of its systems management experience. This is developing around a mix of workflow software and IT-driven business systems.SponsoredMP100 and MP300 Portable Label PrintersPanduit's portable label printers for electrical and network environmentsIIoTSupporting Manufacturing IT Starts with Understanding OthersThe key to delivering successful IIoT solutions to modern manufacturing problems begins with connecting with individual manufacturers and understanding their current technology, their day-to-day tasks, and where inefficiencies can be improved.Take FiveIndustrial Robots Get CollaborativeIn this Take Five with Automation World Video, learn how new technologies are allowing industrial robots to work alongside humans in factory environments.Business IntelligenceDemystifying Standards Development and the Benefits of InvolvementTo help guide technology suppliers and end users in how best to engage with and influence the standards development community, the Industrial Internet Consortium has released a whitepaper that explores standard-making history, terminology, and strategy.AnalyticsGoogle and Litmus Expand Edge-to-Cloud PartnershipThis new partnership agreement centers on the integration of the Litmus industrial edge computing platform into Google Cloud’s smart factory suite.ControlThe First Commercial Open Industrial Control System Rolls OutThe Coalition of Open Process Automation unveils COPA QuickStart for open process automation.CybersecurityDevice-Level Security for Legacy EquipmentRockwell Automation’s new CIP security proxy device allows older systems and equipment to use digital certificates and encrypted communication for enhanced cybersecurity at the device level.CommunicationIO-Link Gets North American Support CommunityAn agreement between PI North America and the IO-Link Community will educate the North American market about the IO-Link technology through seminars, workshops, technical training, trade fairs, and managing related product test and certifications.IIoTDigital Continuous Improvement Can Deliver the Promise of Industrial TransformationIn order to achieve your company's Industry 4.0 goals, it is essential to understand the drivers of digital continuous improvement (CI), where your company is starting from in their 4.0 and CI maturity, and what aspects of your organization to start with.
