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Author Profile
Bill Lydon
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FeatureThe Automation Professional as Change Agent
To create the greatest value for their employers, automation professionals need to be change agents. -
FeatureWhy Standards Benefit Manufacturing and the Process Industries
New industrial automation industry standards are enablers for leveraging new technology for the process industries. -
FeatureCollaborative Robots Transform Industry
Bill Lydon: I am convinced that collaborative robots are the highest impact automation development to improve manufacturing since the assembly line. If this development follows the cost performance trends of past developments, like PCs, we at the beginning of a new revolution. -
FeatureProduction Line and Machine Upgrades Improve Productivity and Efficiency
The manufacturing industry has production lines and machines with old technology and custom controls that could benefit from an upgrade to newer technology. -
FeatureLeverage New Knowledge to Avoid Being Blindsided
If you do not leverage new knowledge, you can be blindsided by others who apply it, especially your competitors. -
FeatureLeveraging Industry Silos to Develop New Business Opportunities
Isolated silos in industry may create barriers to growth, but they also offer opportunities for those willing to take the initiative. -
FeatureCareer Choices on the Road to Becoming an Automation Professional
In your journey to become an automation professional, consider joining ISA and contributing your time and talents to advance the automation industry. You will find a community of people with common in -
FeatureWhat Can We Do to Prevent Cyberattacks on Industrial Operations?
Cyber attacks on industrial operations are a growing concern with potential to disrupt the economy and do harm. -
NewsFrom simulation to plant floor control
With xPC Target Turnkey, users can do virtual design and debugging of machines, production lines and processes and the results will be automatically implemented in real control systems. -
NewsIndustrial Wire Management & Organized Wiring Systems
Structured cabling in commercial buildings based on TIA/EIA standards has become a common practice in many building automation system applications. Panduit is promoting similar approaches for industrial automation. Jeff Paliga of Panduit answered the following questions about their approach. -
NewsAn Example of a Sustainable Light Commercial Building
There can be some great lessons learned from professionals when they put their skills and knowledge to work. I saw this when visiting a 34,100 square feet light commercial building where technology and knowhow were applied to create an efficient, sustainable, and productive environment. The building is a notable exception when contrasted with the typical light commercial building built for lowest first cost resulting in high energy cost, extra maintenance, and an uncomfortable environment. -
FeatureIs Smart Grid Avoiding Real Challenges?
There is too much hype about the smart grid without looking at the core problems from an engineering and business point of view. -
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PLC vs DCS - Competing Process Control Philosophy
The idea of using a PLC-based system rather than a DCS has become a philosophical and technical debate in the industry. DCSs have been the primary solution for process automation but now many PLC vendors are arguing that a single integrated architecture based on PLCs and/or PACs is the best approach to total plant automation. -
FeatureSiemens Contributes to Toy Story Attraction's Magic
Toy Story Midway Mania! is one of the most technologically sophisticated attractions yet developed by Walt Disney Imagineering. It marks the company's first use of industrial Ethernet for a ride's control system which takes advantage of Siemens products. -
NewsHoneywell Process Solutions Embraces System Integrators
Honeywell Process Solutions is pursuing relationships with independent system integrators (SI) for the “Honeywell Experion Implementers” program. I recently spoke with Bill Stevens, Honeywell Channel Manager, to learn more about this program. -
NewsAutomatic PLC Code Generation & Design Interchange Standards
Open standards, more powerful desktop computers, and lower cost software are making design, modeling, and automatic code generation for PLCs and PACs practical for improving automation. -
NewsOPC UA Redefines Automation Architectures
The new OPC UA technology provides an efficient and secure infrastructure for communications - from sensor to business enterprise computing for all automation systems in manufacturing and process control. OPC UA leverages web services to provide a single programming paradigm in a scalable architecture that can be implemented is a range of devices - from embedded to enterprise. -
NewsNew DCS for the Power Industry, the Siemens SPPA-T3000
I recently visited Siemens Energy’s Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical group to learn more about the SPPA-T3000 system and how customers are using it. -
NewsRockwell's Process Industry Strategy - New DCS Architecture
Rockwell’s Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) meeting was held the two days prior to Automation Fair. Rockwell’s message to DCS users is very direct - the Logix architecture can meet all control and automation requirements from discrete to process control. -
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Make or Break with Project Management
Project management is critical to ensuring projects are implemented correctly, on time and within budget. Good project management also communicates to your management or stakeholder that you are a professional.
