HomeEaton | The Automation Conference 2012A look at the Eaton products on display at The Automation Conference 2012.Aug 1st, 2012Cybersecurity4 Questions to Ask About Industrial Cybersecurity SoftwareFrom regulatory compliance and configuration security to potential downtime impacts, Gabe Authier of Tripwire highlights the major issues to address when evaluating cybersecurity software.CommunicationTSN Plugfest Focuses on InteroperabilityParticipants in Avnu Alliance’s Time-Sensitive Networking plugfest test their deployments in a collaborative environment.RoboticsMoving Robots Into the MatrixOtto Motors uses simulation to mitigate risk when deploying a fleet of autonomous mobile robots.AnalyticsHow OPC UA Creates Interoperability and Gives Data ContextThis second installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains why OPC UA continues to be recognized as the global interoperability method of choice for industrial automation technologies.AnalyticsThe First Cloud-Native Data HistorianGE Digital stakes a claim to the world’s first cloud-native operational data historian with the release of its Proficy Historian for the Cloud on the AWS Marketplace.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.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.IIoTConnecting Cloud-Based Quality Control to the EdgeIntrinsics Imaging’s AI-powered vision system uses edge I/O to integrate cloud analytics into process controls.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.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.AnalyticsSynthetic Data and Artificial Intelligence Combine to Improve Machine VisionBy creating synthetic data from 3D CAD data, Siemens’ SynthAI helps machine vision systems be more rapidly deployed for applications ranging from quality control to robotic picking and assembly operations.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.
