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This is the first installation in Continental Europe to provide a detailed network model which will support the safe operation of PSE’s national power network and its interface within the European energy market. The initiative is part of Poland’s efforts to upgrade and modernize the country’s grid.

By Ramona Schindler, Siemens Industry, Inc. With the machine tool industry in flux currently, as it seeks to find its way into the digital world, the entire process chain necessitates the integration of suppliers who can respond to the needs of the industry.

An encryption and the ability to create a virtual network among wireless clients are integrated so that communications between clients can be controlled, while imposing restrictions on data and excluding malware can be done at the same time.

The manufacturer of industrial code readers and machine vision technology will host a live webinar on February 22nd to outline the features of the HS-360X, a DPM handheld, and the MicroHAWK ID-45, an addition to the MicroHAWK.

Learn best practices for inspecting, testing and documenting a safety instrumented system. Explore applications for these practices in the field, including valves and simpler instruments.

Over his 30-year career, Mr. Ford has served in various roles at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Mentor Graphics, and Autodesk. He's developed CAD software, acquired and integrated technology and service companies, and created strategic partnerships with companies such as Apple, Dell, Lenovo, and Alcoa.

The HL9200 is designed to provide flexibility by incorporating variable lane position technology with Columbia’s soft turn case handling and two configurable layer tables to provide stable layer forming.

This air gun has two ¼ NPT air inlets and a storage hanger for convenience. Air consumption of the VariBlast Compact air gun is 10-17.5 SCFM, depending on the nozzle installed.

This release incorporates real-time vulnerability monitoring and network hygiene insights with attack vector analysis to help industrial asset owners protect industrial systems from rapidly growing threats

This pico-ITX SBC is created to support a variety of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications, especially those with graphic-intensive and limited-space requirements including automation control, medical imaging, digital signage, gaming and more.

Dragos’ industrial cybersecurity platform goes beyond analyzing network traffic to also collecting, storing, and correlating logs and data from host systems, logic controllers, and data historians.

ABB has won an order worth around $45 million from German transmission system operator TransnetBW to upgrade a substation in Philippsburg, in the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Historically, KEB’s VPN Router has been used to provide secure remote access with data logging capabilities. Now, the Router can also be used as an IIoT gateway.

Honeywell Connected Plant Skills Insight Personal Gas Safety is designed to help protect lives and enable faster response in case of hazardous leaks or worker injury.

The groov EPIC system combines I/O, control, data processing, and visualization into one secure, maintainable, edge-of-network industrial system. groov EPIC is designed to let engineers and developers focus on delivering value, not on triaging loosely connected components.

Phoenix Contact and Capstone have been conceptualizing, developing and qualifying the new microturbine controllers over the last three years in a joint effort to improve on-site controls and integration with end-use customer facilities.

UP Squared is a solution for custom-built IOT applications. It supports a range of operating systems including Ubuntu, Android 7.1, and Windows 10 IOT Core, which gives users access to Microsoft app templates and code editors

The Allen-Bradley SMC-50 smart motor controller with internal bypass from Rockwell Automation is designed to bring greater operational control over motor starts and stops. As an extension of the soft starter family, the SMC-50 smart motor controller delivers functionality and efficiency across industries.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The interoperability of process control systems has been a largely philosophical debate, up until this point, but tangible examples of interoperabilty may soon be on their way

Aimed at helping industrial manufacturers increase productivity and customer satisfaction, the Forum will define standards for an open, interoperable, secure process automation architecture. The Business Guide expresses the motivation and vision for this architecture as a business imperative for both users and suppliers of industrial control systems.