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Brian McCaffrey

Brian McCaffrey is program manager of Digital Enablement and Governance within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Supply Chain Operation.  In this role, Brian works with Rockwell Automation’s internal Manufacturing Plants to make sure that its systems are properly supported, that people are trained, and that it is driving business value through the use of these systems. Brian has over 30 years of experience with Rockwell serving in a number of Manufacturing roles, primarily in Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Systems and Continuous Improvement.

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  • Thumbnail for Spirax Sarco announces Basic Steam Boiler Operator Training

    Spirax Sarco announces Basic Steam Boiler Operator Training

    The training course is for Steam Plant Operations, Steam Plant Maintenance Personnel, Steam Plant Supervisors/Managers, Facility Operations/Maintenance Personnel and anyone associated with energy conversion.
    By: Spirax Sarco Inc.
    02 August, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for ATEK announces joining of Industrial Internet Consortium

    ATEK announces joining of Industrial Internet Consortium

    The membership allows ATEK Access Technologies to play a role in developing requirements for standards, best practices and processes of the Industrial Internet.
    02 August, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for ASCO annnounces launch of Rapid Engineered Solutions program

    ASCO annnounces launch of Rapid Engineered Solutions program

    ASCO’s Rapid Engineered Solutions are intended for OEMs designing clinical diagnostic instruments, bioinstrumentation, chromatography, hospital and dental equipment, industrial analyzers, patient monitoring, and surgical and oxygen therapy instrumentation.
    By: ASCO
    02 August, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for CAMI introduces CableEye USB Type-C Test Fixture, CB26U

    CAMI introduces CableEye USB Type-C Test Fixture, CB26U

    A daughter board, populated with two USB-C female connectors, it allows users to continuity-check USB Type-C terminated cables using the CableEye tester while seeing the connectors-under-test rendered graphically. The CB26U fits all CableEye models.
    By: CAMI Research Inc.
    02 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect introduces 32 Wenglor sensor mounting brackets

    AutomationDirect introduces 32 Wenglor sensor mounting brackets

    Brackets are available for inductive, magnetic, capacitive and ultrasonic proximity sensors, along with photoelectric, laser and fiber optic sensors, and in 3, 4, 5, 6.5, 8, 12, 18 and 30mm sensor sizes
    By: AutomationDirect, Automation Direct
    02 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Kepware announces release of KEPServerEX version 6.2 industrial connectivity platform

    Kepware announces release of KEPServerEX version 6.2 industrial connectivity platform

    Enhancements include new functionality for the CODESYS Ethernet driver, a TIA Portal Exporter Utility, Configuration API support for the EFM Exporter, and improved interoperability with the ThingWorx IoT Platform.
    By: Kepware
    02 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Laser Research Optics introduces Laser Research CO2 lenses

    Laser Research Optics introduces Laser Research CO2 lenses

    Laser Research CO2 Optics include lenses that feature coatings with < 0.2% total absorption values to keep them cooler and silicon turning mirrors which have an enhanced DMBR coating to provide up to 99.6% reflectivity
    02 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for SecuredTouch introduces HUMANOBOT security solution

    SecuredTouch introduces HUMANOBOT security solution

    SecuredTouch behavioral biometrics technology was developed to analyze human interaction with their mobile devices, so its HUMANOBOT solution is fine-tuned to continuously discover non-human device activity, automatically detecting fraud.
    02 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for What Are the Benefits of Connected Manufacturing?

    What Are the Benefits of Connected Manufacturing?

    Connected manufacturing gives everyone in the organization a voice, from the shop-floor employees to the CEO.
    By: Contributing Authors
    02 August, 2017 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ISA salutes 2017 Fellows and Celebrating Excellence Award honorees

    ISA salutes 2017 Fellows and Celebrating Excellence Award honorees

    Elevation to the distinguished grade of ISA Fellow is granted to Senior Members in recognition of their exceptional engineering scientific contributions to the field of automation.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    01 August, 2017 | 5 minutes
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  • Thumbnail for Mitsubishi Electric earns Silver Lion for Threebots installation

    Mitsubishi Electric earns Silver Lion for Threebots installation

    The “Threebots” (Three Robots) project is part of Mitsubishi Electric’s brand and product presentation and has been developed and realized by Elastique, Agency for Brand Communication, Cologne.
    01 August, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for MAC Solutions helps deliver open PLC communication for British research effort

    MAC Solutions helps deliver open PLC communication for British research effort

    By introducing change management and version control software from M.A.C. Solutions for more than 400 of its programmable devices (PLCs and HMIs) at its facility in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source intends to minimize the risk of machine downtime caused by PLC back-up or software code errors
    01 August, 2017 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation helps Cleveland brewing company enhance process analytics

    Rockwell Automation helps Cleveland brewing company enhance process analytics

    The technology gives GLBC greater insight into the health of its beer-brewing machinery to help increase efficiency, improve quality and minimize downtime.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    01 August, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for OSI helps New Jersey utility company implement enhanced SCADA platform

    OSI helps New Jersey utility company implement enhanced SCADA platform

    A part of PSE&G’s Energy Strong program, this project has been implemented to increase the resiliency of the company’s electric delivery system and to improve the overall system performance, availability, situational awareness, and security of PSE&G’s distribution operations.
    01 August, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Yokogawa announces acquisition of TechInvent2 AS

    Yokogawa announces acquisition of TechInvent2 AS

    The Norwegian enterprise holds the rights to FluidCom, a chemical injection metering valve (CIMV). FluidCom prevents blockages and corrosion in oil wells, pipelines, and other facilities and employs a patented technology for thermal control.
    By: Yokogawa Corporation of America
    01 August, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell completes acquisition of NextNine

    Honeywell completes acquisition of NextNine

    The business will be integrated into Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security group and will strengthen Honeywell’s capability to offer multi-vendor, multi-site secure remote access, monitoring and support to protect industrial control systems and critical infrastructure against a growing threat of cyber attacks.
    By: Honeywell Industrial Automation & Control
    01 August, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Enhanced Diagnostics Are Helping to Ensure Reliable Level Monitoring

    Enhanced Diagnostics Are Helping to Ensure Reliable Level Monitoring

    By Marianne Williams, Emerson This article explains how the latest generation of vibrating fork level switches feature increased health monitoring functionality, which enables maintenance to be planned and process availability to be increased
    By: Emerson
    01 August, 2017 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for L-com introduces LC series of fiber plugs, receptacles and jam nuts

    L-com introduces LC series of fiber plugs, receptacles and jam nuts

    The IP68 fiber plugs and IP68 fiber receptacles offer 400lb pull strength and 450lb crush resistance as well as protection from moisture, liquid and dust.
    01 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for IBASE introduces AMI220 modular computing solution

    IBASE introduces AMI220 modular computing solution

    The AMI220 is a fanless and cable-free system built with a passive finned heat sink and an industrial-grade motherboard that has an I/O interface and a power supply with over-voltage, low voltage and anti-plug protection.
    By: IBASE Technology Inc.
    01 August, 2017
  • Thumbnail for GE Digital announces Acceleration Plans industrial software service model

    GE Digital announces Acceleration Plans industrial software service model

    Acceleration Plans is designed to drive faster time to outcomes and return on software investment by providing subscribers with the support, education and adoption tools needed to quickly and accurately gain insights into their most critical assets and operations.
    By: GE Digital
    01 August, 2017
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