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Jeff Winter

Jeff Winter

Jeff Winter is an industry executive for manufacturing at Microsoft. Winter is also part of the leadership committee of the Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Division of ISA, a contributor to IEC as a member of TC 65, on the board of directors with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA), and benchmarking chair with Control System Integrators Association.

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  • Thumbnail for Phoenix Contact introduces HazLoc family of electromechanical relays

    Phoenix Contact introduces HazLoc family of electromechanical relays

    The HazLoc editions’ single-pole, double-throw relays measure 6.2-mm wide, while the double-pole, double-throw relays are 14-mm wide. The product offers replaceable electromechanical options for maintenance.
    27 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Northrup Grumman announces APN series of power amplifiers

    Northrup Grumman announces APN series of power amplifiers

    Northrop Grumman Corporation business, Microelectronics Products and Services (MPS), announced the availability of four new gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers, an upgraded amplifier, and two low noise amplifiers.
    27 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Advancing Automation: Cybersecurity Insights

    Advancing Automation: Cybersecurity Insights

    Whether you work in IT, OT, management, maintenance, or sit on the board of a multi-national manufacturing corporation, this eBook has valuable information that you need to know in order to actively secure your organization and ensure that the inevitable future cyber attacks are met with a stronger defense.
    27 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for FCI announces two Product Knowledge Workshops

    FCI announces two Product Knowledge Workshops

    The Product Knowledge Workshop will take place on October 4-5 in San Marcos, California, and October 17-19 in Beijing, China. These workshops are designed to provide customers comprehensive training on FCI thermal dispersion mass flow meters, flow switches, and level switches.
    27 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By FCI - Fluid Components International
  • Thumbnail for Wibu-Systems announces results of Blurry Box hacker's contest

    Wibu-Systems announces results of Blurry Box hacker's contest

    Hundreds of participants from all corners of the globe took part in a hackers contest aimed at cracking a game protected with Blurry Box, the encryption software recently launched by Wibu-Systems. The outcome: No one could break the latest software protection technology introduced by the provider of secure license management.
    27 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell announces winners of UniSim Design Challenge

    Honeywell announces winners of UniSim Design Challenge

    Two students from the Izmir Institute of Technology, who used Honeywell’s simulation software to demonstrate how to produce petrochemicals from algae, have been named the winners of Honeywell Process Solutions’ (HPS) annual UniSim Design Challenge.
    27 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for DENSO announces nearly $1 million worth of grant funding for 22 universities

    DENSO announces nearly $1 million worth of grant funding for 22 universities

    The DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF) funds programs across the continent each year providing hands-on learning opportunities in areas from robotics and thermodynamics to design and materials development.
    27 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for DFI releases EC500-SD series

    DFI releases EC500-SD series

    DFI’s EC500-SD series is a embedded system equipped with 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors and Intel® Q170 chipset. It targets machine vision applications requiring high computing power and accurate real-time data transition with minimal footprint.
    27 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for DFI presents first COM Express Type 7 modules based on Intel Atom server-grade processor

    DFI presents first COM Express Type 7 modules based on Intel Atom server-grade processor

    Nowadays, data will be generated and copied quicker from IoT, fog computing, and big data analysis. Central clouds, data centers, micro servers, and other server oriented applications play an important role in processing and transmitting the massive data. However, the current COM Express type was designed to fulfill embedded solutions.
    27 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for How to Develop an Integrated Security Strategy to Protect Industrial Assets

    How to Develop an Integrated Security Strategy to Protect Industrial Assets

    One of the top priorities for any manufacturing operation is the safety of workers and people living within the surrounding community.
    By: Contributing Authors
    26 June, 2017 | 9 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 28, 2017

    Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 28, 2017

    We have two winners for our recent comic caption contest. The winning captions were submitted by Brian M. of New York and Kim K. of British Columbia, Canada, respectively.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for SignalFire and AW-Lake introduce SFS-WP wireless flow transmitter

    SignalFire and AW-Lake introduce SFS-WP wireless flow transmitter

    Integrating AW-Lake’s TRG turbine or JV-CG or JV-KG positive displacement flow meter with a SignalFire Sentinel radio node, this wireless flow meter works in a mesh network to send data via Modbus to a Gateway where it is transferred to a PC, PLC or other control system.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Lanner announces FX-3810 3U rackmount network appliance

    Lanner announces FX-3810 3U rackmount network appliance

    As an Open Compute appliance, the FX-3810’s 4x PCI-E*16 FH/HL and 2x PCI-E*8 FH/HL can be leveraged for enabling network capabilities intended for various applications, most notably storage for hybrid or hot/cold data, data crypto/compression, video encoding/transcoding, and network acceleration.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect introduces D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 programmable logic controllers

    AutomationDirect introduces D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 programmable logic controllers

    The D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 provide all the capabilities of the D4-430, D4-440 and D4-450 CPUs, using updated microprocessor technology allowing the D4-454 to be the CPU of choice for the DL405 family.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ATLANTA Drive Systems introduces Economy Planetary Reducers

    ATLANTA Drive Systems introduces Economy Planetary Reducers

    Typical applications for these reducers include rotary axis drives, material handling axis drives, packaging machines, conveyor systems and, labelling systems. Industries served include Material Handling, Packaging, Textile, Automation, Aerospace, Machine Tool and Robotics.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell announces LEAP for Operations automation software

    Honeywell announces LEAP for Operations automation software

    LEAP for Operations is a program that is designed to utilize the LEAP project execution methodology to help customers optimize, simplify and run ongoing industrial operations more efficiently. LEAP for Operations includes a variety of solutions with a flexible deployment strategy to get more value out of plant processes
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for PI introduces H-811.i2 hexapod

    PI introduces H-811.i2 hexapod

    The size, design with low friction ballscrews brushless motors, and controller with multi-axis alignment capabilities make the new hexapod a tool for high duty cycle alignment applications in optics, automotive and photonics applications.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Time-Sensitive Networking: Real-Time Communication in an IIoT World

    Time-Sensitive Networking: Real-Time Communication in an IIoT World

    By Dr. Oliver Kleineberg, Hirschmann Automation and Control, a Belden brand As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continues to expand, its need for reliable and efficient control networks, free of bandwidth and latency issues, becomes even more important to support the large volumes of data – with and without real-time requirements – on which the phenomenon depends.
    26 June, 2017 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Dematic announces Jan Vercammen as Managing Director for Central Europe

    Dematic announces Jan Vercammen as Managing Director for Central Europe

    Prior to accepting his leadership role at Dematic, Vercammen served as CEO and Managing Director of Egemin Group, headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, responsible for leading its team in the development, design and delivery of warehouse distribution systems.
    26 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Rotork helps automate flow control at Mexican hydroelectric facility

    Rotork helps automate flow control at Mexican hydroelectric facility

    The modular CK design enabled the operator to tailor the actuator specification to precisely match the requirements of the application. The selection of CK actuators complete with Centronik digital control units required only the provision of a mains electricity supply to provide automation of the previously hand operated valves.
    26 June, 2017 | 1 minute
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