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How IoT-enabled predictive maintenance (PdM) predicts failures, extends machine life and helps you gain RoA
In this on-demand webinar, Dell and SAP will discuss the shift of maintenance practices from reactive and preventative to predictive in order to reduce unnecessary planned maintenance, unexpected downtime and lost productivity. -
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Intertec provides automated cooling for Middle Eastern refinery
The environmental protection solution is being provided as part of an upgrade to the burner management systems at the core of the plant's refining processes. -
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Top-Down Security Approach – The Final Stage for OT Protection and Compliance
By Shmulik Aran, NextNine This article, the fourth and final article in a series on OT security management for the manufacturing industry, will discuss a top down approach for protecting ICS systems -
Industry Product
Turck announces TX500 series of HMI PLCs
These HMIs are designed for use in small- to medium-size machines whose processes have to be controlled, displayed and operated locally. -
Industry Product
Siemens obtains TÜV SÜD security certification for Simatic PCS 7
For the product certification according to IEC 62443-4-1 and 62443-3-3, TÜV SÜD tested and verified the security functions implemented in the Simatic PCS 7 process control system. -
Industry Product
EPLAN launches a new version of EPLAN Education Campus software
Developed for schools and colleges, this training concept includes software solutions for electrical, fluid power, instrumentation, control and automation (ICA), and control cabinet engineering. -
Industry Product
FCI releases FLT93L Series FlexSwitch flow switch
Engineers at natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation processing facilities will find the FLT93L Series FlexSwitch to be a solution for process relief valve leak monitoring in this demanding petrochemical process. -
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Aegis announces Brian Backenstose as Managing Director, Aegis Americas
As Managing Director, Brian Backenstose has operational authority over the Americas division of Aegis Operations which include North and South America. -
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Siemens to bring MindSphere to Microsoft Azure cloud platform
MindSphere enables industrial enterprises to improve the efficiency of plants through the acquisition and analysis of large quantities of production data. -
FeatureControl Panel Strategies for Reducing Complexity While Installing Adjustable Frequency Drives
There are three aspects to consider when building a panel around an adjustable frequency drive: application, wiring, and commissioning. -
Industry Product
Icon Labs announces Floodgate IoT security toolkit
The solution enables IoT edge devices to be integrated with IoT cloud platforms, including Verizon’s ThingSpace IoT Cloud Platform, and provides security management for remote IoT devices from a single user interface. -
Industry Product
OCEANSOFT introduces Cobalt L3 data logger
The third generation of OCEASOFT’s Cobalt monitoring solutions, the Cobalt L3 datalogger was designed according to LoRa Alliance specifications, offering wireless communication up to 15 km, network infrastructure with one data collection point, transmission quality and data access. -
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Strict But Supple: Automation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
By Robert Harrison, COPA-DATA Biopharmaceuticals represent the fastest growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry, making up about 20 per cent of the market. Annual growth rates of the biopharma subsector are around eight per cent - double that of more traditional pharmaceutical sectors. -
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Polipharma chooses Werum's PAS-X MES to support pharmaceutical manufacturing
Werum’s PAS-X will be implemented as full-scope MES out of the box replacing a legacy MES. It will support efficient operations in the production departments for parenteral and solid forms as well as in the R&D department. -
Industry Product
Novotechnik introduces Vert-X 2800 series of position sensors
These Vert-X 2800 sensors are ideal for industrial, medical and off-highway vehicle applications with an operating temperature range of -40 to +85°C -
Industry Product
Watlow introduces D4T w/ INTUITION data logger
The D4T data logger features a 4.3-inch, color touch panel with a graphical user interface, which allows channels, alarms, inputs and outputs to be personalized with user-defined names. -
Industry Product
Siemens adds water cooling to Sinamics S120 converters
Using an integrated cooling concept, the system turns available service water into cooling water for the drive system, enabling a joint open cooling circuit for the plant, motor and converter. -
News
HARTING to introduce MICA with EtherCAT at SPS IPC Drives
MICA’s modular Open Source Software Architecture makes it a solution for developing edge and cloud applications in production. The first EtherCAT production model will be available at the beginning of 2017. -
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Weidmuller announces purchase of Bosch Rexroth Monitoring Systems
The new subsidiary, located in Dresden, Germany, employs 25 people and effective immediately, will operate under the name of “Weidmuller Monitoring Systems”. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Speed of a Four-Pole Synchronous Motor
Synchronous speed in RPM = (two × frequency × 60) / (number of poles)