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SCADA & RTU Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for SCADA Systems & RTUs with valuable information and resources for controls and automation engineers on SCADA and RTU hardware, communications and software. The role of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems continues to grow with requirements for more quality monitoring, efficiency monitoring, real-time OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), sub metering and alarm monitoring. RTU technology provides monitoring for remote locations operating wirelessly and using solar cells for power.
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Articles
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Uninterruptible power supplies and cybersecurity
- 02/04/12 InTech, February 2012 By Michael A. Stout Every network connected device in a data or SCADA network is a potential backdoor—even a UPS connected to the company’s Ethernet network for remote monitoring and management could be compromised by a hacker. |
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Data in Moderation
- 12/28/11 Control Design, December 2011 By Jeremy Pollard Over the past 10 years or so, data has been retrieved from control devices, using Ethernet or bus systems, and now we have more data than we know what to do with. Data is like good wine. Have just enough and you'll be a happy camper. Have too much and you'll get a hangover. |
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SCADA virtualisation – delivering real benefits?
- 12/18/11 Control Engineering Europe, December 2011 By Tony Chapman, Siemens Virtualisation for SCADA systems brings many benefits such as time and cost savings, greater levels of security and operational efficiency advantages |
White Papers
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How to Choose the Right DAQ Hardware for Your Measurement System
- 01/12/12 Automation.com, January 2011 By National Instruments With many data acquisition (DAQ) devices to choose from, it can be difficult to select the right one for your application. This white paper outlines five questions that you should ask when selecting your hardware. |
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Effective OPC Security for Control Systems
- 09/26/11 September 2011 By Eric Byres and Darek Kominek By While the consequences of cyber attacks and malware are no longer in doubt, the question remains, "Exactly how can an engineer reliably secure his or her control system?" This white paper outlines a simple and cost effective answer – a security solution based on OPC technology that can be deployed in almost any industrial facility today. |
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SCADA Security: Challenges and Solutions
- 07/12/11 By Metin Ozturk and Philip Aubin, Schneider Electric This paper presents the case for improving security to SCADA systems. It examines the factors that have contributed to the growing vulnerability of control systems, and presents new standards designed to protect critical infrastructure including the use of encryption and authentication for SCADA systems. |
Application Stories
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The Rise of Smart Circuits
- 01/22/12 Transmission & Distribution World, January 2012 By Josh DiLuciano, Avista For years, Avista has been exploring ways to deploy SCADA intelligence to distribution circuits and provide distribution automation. Avista's smart circuits project is scheduled for completion in 2012 with the final distribution upgrades and DMS being brought on-line. |
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SCADA Improves Hospital Building Management System
- 01/15/12 Automated Buildings, January 2012 Fabio Terezinho,, InduSoft New SCADA system from InduSoft meets stringent requirements of Moscow hospital, including Cyrillic alphabet displays. |
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Michelin Tire Automates Production Facilities to Achieve Real Time Views
- 01/06/12 Michelin Tire in Sandy Springs, SC, manufactures rubber compounds. It uses an automated system from OPC Systems.NET for HMI, trending, data logging, and alarm logging. |
Resources & Literature
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Open Automation Software announces SCADA website
- 01/31/12 Site promotes OPCSystems.NET as the complete SCADA solution for Enterprise Business Applications. |
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SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, 4th Edition - $109.00
After completing these 15 self-study units, readers should be conversant with SCADA nomenclature and architecture, understand the basic technology of the system’s building blocks, understand its limitations, understand how it can benefit particular operations, and have a basis for selecting appropriate SCADA technology for their operational requirements. |
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Automation Made Easy: Everything You Wanted to Know about Automation - $79.00
Whether you are a student just starting out or are a top-level executive or manager well-versed in one domain, but have limited knowledge of the industrial automation industry, it’s easy to find yourself adrift in this evolving industry. That is where this easy-to-read book comes in; it provides a basic functional understanding in the field of industrial automation. |
Training News
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InduSoft Security Webinar Help Users Protect SCADA Systems
- 01/12/12 This webinar on January 25, 2012 will show how to use tools in InduSoft Web Studio software to protect critical processes from security threats. |
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Semaphore Introduces SCADA training video
- 01/26/11 The video is an introduction to Semaphore's T-VIEW data aggregator software. |
Training & Seminars
Cartoons
Featured Products
Product Announcements
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Coastal Flow connects to Bullhorn Remote Monitoring systems
- 12/21/11
The combined system measures data and reports on alarm conditions for oil and gas assets. |
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Yokogawa introduces Y-Plant Alert Alarm Annunciation System
- 12/13/11
Y-Plant Alert system provides Alarm Event Sequence of Event Recording and Annunciator functions. |
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Semaphore upgrades processors in RTUs
- 12/08/11
The CP-12 processor module now features an x86 CPU and three communications ports, two of which are plug-in options. |
Company & Organization News
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How China is Stealing Our Secrets
- 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism. |
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ICONICS promotes Tim Donaldson to Business Development Manager
- 12/22/11 Donaldson joined ICONICS in 2003, and was promoted to Director of Marketing in 2004 where he oversaw day to day marketing activities and events for ICONICS. |
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SCADA growing in Power Transmission & Distribution
- 12/21/11 ARC says the current SCADA T&D market is $2.4 billion, and it is expected to grow to $3.8 billion at a CAGR of 8.9 percent--especially in China. |
Project News
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OSI to Supply SCADA system to Mountain Parks Electric
- 12/02/11 In a second phase of this project, MPEI will be implementing Advanced Distribution Management System functionalities, including Electronic Mapping, Distribution Power Flow and Volt/VAR Control. |
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OSI to supply SCADA systems to electric utilities in South America
- 10/09/11 OSI will supply a SCADA/EMS system to Interconexión Eléctrica in Colombia and two of its subsidiaries: TRANSELCA in Colombia and Red de Energía in Peru. |
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OSI to supply SCADA/EMS System to Santee Cooper
- 09/13/11 The monarch SCADA/EMS system will replace an existing Siemens system implemented in the late 1990s at the electric utility in South Carolina. |
Event News
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
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Rockwell Automation Celebrates 20 Years of Automation Fair
- 10/17/11 Manufacturers, machine builders, partners, industry analysts and media from around the world will meet Nov. 16-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago for the 20th anniversary of Automation Fair. |
Events
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