HomeAW to PW article crosspost testAW to PW article crosspost test 8Dec 27th, 2016AW to PW article crosspost testControlRetrofit or Upgrade: What’s Best for Your Facility?When undertaking a controls project, beginning with an installed base evaluation can help determine if a retrofit or complete upgrade will be more advantageous in the long run.Take FiveSecurity Alert for Industrial Control SystemsU.S. Government issues warning about new cyberthreats that impact control systems and SCADA devices across industries.IIoTManaging Network Security on Your Plant FloorA safe and secure network is paramount to ensuring a company’s ability to thrive in today’s digital age. Simply making the change from an unmanaged switch to a lean managed industrial switch could be the key to saving you from a cyber-attack.IIoTAdvantages of a Smart MQTT BrokerUnderstanding how a smart MQTT broker provides ways to aggregate data streams, keep them consistent, and distribute them securely across a complex network to ensure the success of Internet of Things projects of any size or complexity.IIoTAnswering the Top 7 Questions About ProfinetWe get a lot of questions here at PI North America from end users, distributors, system integrators, and device vendors. Here are our answers to the questions we get asked most.SponsoredLOGO! 8.3 Logic ModulesLOGO! module now performs functions previously reserved for larger controllers. Users are no longer limited by the storage volume of the SD card but can now send it to the cloud.IIoTEffective Instrument Commissioning for Seamless Project StartupsFinishing a major automation project on time and on budget depends on putting the best digital tools in the hands of highly skilled people.IIoTIT-OT Convergence Has Always Been The Path ForwardLong before Industry 4.0 and cloud-connected architectures became possible, innovators championed PC-based technologies for industrial automation.Supply Chain ManagementIs Continuous Optimization of an Asset Possible?Learn why detection of sub-optimality is required not only to avoid unexpected failures, but also to achieve superior performance, and how continuous asset optimization can be achieved.CybersecurityEliminating Data Siloes for Better CybersecurityServiceNow is augmenting its Now platform with asset inventory and vulnerability data from Tenable’s Tenable.ot to enable mitigation of operations level cybersecurity threats as part of user workflows.RoboticsWhy High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturers are Adopting Flexible AutomationGrowing demands for customization, increasing numbers of SKUs, and ongoing labor issues are leading HMLV manufacturers to adopt more easily configurable automation hardware and software.SponsoredLOGO! 8.3 Logic ModulesLOGO! module now performs functions previously reserved for larger controllers. Users are no longer limited by the storage volume of the SD card but can now send it to the cloud.HomeHackers Shift Focus to Packaging and ProcessingPervasive new technology increases entry points for cyber attacks. Discover cybersecurity solutions at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 23-26; McCormick Place, Chicago).Plant MaintenanceMinimizing Machine Downtime with Bluetooth Gateways and Smart SensorsUsing a combination of Bluetooth gateways from Cassia Networks and smart sensors from Dodge Industrial, Penn Waste provides its maintenance engineers with needed visibility into equipment operations.Take FiveWhat is Defense-in-Depth?As more IIoT-connected equipment makes its way onto the plant floor, defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategies are supplanting perimeter-based approaches.AnalyticsHoneywell Expands Its Forge Software CapabilitiesThrough a targeted focus on software-as-a-service, Honeywell Connected Enterprise is expanding its Honeywell Forge technology with the release of Connected Warehouse and updates to its Asset Performance Management software.CybersecurityZero-Infrastructure CybersecurityClaroty Edge gives end users visibility into their industrial networks to gain a complete inventory of all managed and unmanaged assetsMotionBeckhoff Showcases Compact Motion Control for Mobile ApplicationsAt Modex 2022, Beckhoff highlighted several motion control products for applications such as automated storage and retrieval systems, autonomous mobile robots, and automated guided vehicles.Control5 Steps to First-Time Right MachiningHeidenhain Corp.’s Gisbert Ledvon explains the connection between first-time right machining and high-mix, low-volume manufacturing of metal parts.WorkforceDigital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across OperationsJ.M. Smucker, Covestro, Pretium use digital workflows for factory, field workers.
