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The manufacturing computer systems hierarchy is defined in ISA-88 and ISA-95 by Level 0 through Level 4.

The vibrating fork, paddle, capacitance and vibrating rod switches within the Rosemount range ensure monitoring of solid materials such as powders, grains and pellets in all silo types across industries including food and beverage, agriculture, chemical, power, cement, mining and plastics.

The P1AM-100 CPU supports the full suite of Productivity1000 I/O expansion modules, including: discrete, analog, temperature, relay, high-speed input, pulse-width-modulation.

The PowerLogic ION9000T meter builds on the latest generation of power quality meters and the he ION9000 and ION7650. It shares the core of the original meters, but also adds high-speed transient capture capabilities

The latest version of the Simplifier now allows for a fully automatic calculation of the smallest sphere diameter that surrounds a part or an assembly.

The FDT/DTM encapsulates all device-specific data, functions and business logic rules such as the device structure, its communication capabilities, internal dependencies, and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) structure.

The GForge “Dark Night” includes features that are intended to make the collaboration software easier to use. Dark Night also adds power features, which together will work to make project collaboration more efficient.

The servitization maturity model is a four-step process that will serve as the roadmap for manufacturers to navigate the necessary steps and changes required for the journey to delivering Product-as-a-Service (PaaS).

ISA created the Global Cybersecurity Alliance to advance cybersecurity readiness and awareness in manufacturing and critical infrastructure facilities and processes.

SoliTherm Progressive Series is UL listed for types 12, 4, 3R and 4X and includes integrated condensate evaporation package for no-drip operation.

Measurement angle of the RSA3200 Series is factory programmable for range maximum between 60° to 360°. Optional linkage lever that attaches to shaft, provides additional mounting options.

January 29, 2020 - Ransohoff a division of Cleaning Technologies Group, introduced a spray and ultrasonic combination aqueous parts cleaning system. The Rotosonic will work to clean heavily soiled parts in a single machine, rather than having to purchase a spray cabinet and an ultrasonic machine separately. It is designed to give flexibility allowing utilization of a single process or both, depending on user needs. The Rotosonic is a parts cleaning machine for re-manufacturing of automotive, truck, aerospace parts and more. The machine has a payload of 300LBS and a load height of 39”. The ultrasonic tank offers 40KHZ frequency to help clean the hard to reach locations and blind holes. The Rotosonic has a footprint of 55” deep x 50” wide x 86” high.

The volume of cyber security threats within critical infrastructure environments is rising and continues to pose significant human safety and financial risk. Cisco is delivering security by converging the IT and OT within security operations centers to provide advanced anomaly detection with built-in threat intelligence.

Big data analytics is valuable, but cannot be used for all industrial needs. Edge analytics can help where big data falls short.

The thought of an industrial system upgrade or a DCS migration can inspire fear, uncertainty and doubt about how such a major project moves forward.

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The project includes an implementation of a wireless energy conservation solution that enables SKF a deployment with minimal impact on the manufacturing line.

By Tatjana Milenovic, ABB Food & Beverage Connected automation systems are making food and beverage manufacturing more efficient, productive and cost-effective, but this greater connectivity creates greater opportunities for agroterrorism. This article discusses the need to integrate data protection into a wider plant safety system.

Their two-part Density Systems are designed to provide measurement while withstanding the corrosive effects from caustics, acids, ammonia, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acids and nitric acids.

V7.1 of the CM MES has an HTML5 GUI to provide a single end-to-end user-experience that is applicable to MES stakeholders across functional areas including production, quality, planning & logistics, maintenance and engineering.