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Max Wandera

Max Wandera

Max Wandera, CISSP, GSLC, is Director of the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at Eaton. Max provides leadership and oversight in the strategic planning, development, and assessment of Eaton products for cybersecurity. He is responsible for Eaton's Secure Product Development Lifecycle policy and compliance, including the research, design, development and implementation of security technologies for products, systems and software applications. His role works cross-functionally with corporate officers, business and functional leaders. Max acts as the voice of Eaton on product cybersecurity matters, interfacing with various government entities, customers, industry forums and other industrial control security organizations.
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  • Thumbnail for AVEVA introduces Discrete Lean Management software

    AVEVA introduces Discrete Lean Management software

    AVEVA’s digital tools enable access to production information, KPIs and notifications on dashboards, workstations and mobile devices to improve overall equipment and labor effectiveness, and to facilitate data-driven improvement.
    07 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for OleumTech announces partnership with Tranter IT to expand African presence

    OleumTech announces partnership with Tranter IT to expand African presence

    Tranter IT is a technology service provider with an established presence in all 36 states of Nigeria with over 400 employees, of which 270 are engineers.
    06 February, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for EGE introduces MFN series of sensors

    EGE introduces MFN series of sensors

    Using a corresponding master, the level controllers can be connected to any common bus system and conveniently parameterized via PC or notebook. The guided microwave measuring principle ensures reliability due to its insensitivity to external influences such as temperature, pressure, or density.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces STRIDE field I/O for Modbus TCP-capable systems

    AutomationDirect announces STRIDE field I/O for Modbus TCP-capable systems

    Each module operates as a standalone Modbus TCP server, and can be remotely configured via a built-in web server.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for LAPP USA introduces ÖLFLEX VFD 1XL motor cables for industrial tray applications

    LAPP USA introduces ÖLFLEX VFD 1XL motor cables for industrial tray applications

    ÖLFLEX VFD 1XL cables feature XLPE (Plus) insulation which results in a reduced cable outer diameter (OD) making it possible to install more cables into cable trays/cable carrier systems, or to downsize protective cable conduit systems.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Hexagon announces HxGN SDx Connector for OSIsoft to accelerate creation of digital twins

    Hexagon announces HxGN SDx Connector for OSIsoft to accelerate creation of digital twins

    The SDx Connector for OSIsoft serves as a bridge between the two technologies, interfacing historical and real-time data from the PI System into Hexagon’s models to provide plant managers, executives and engineers greater visibility.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Creform announces FH-A35046 bolt-on AGV

    Creform announces FH-A35046 bolt-on AGV

    The single-direction AGV was developed for a specific application with detailed requirements to support the user’s “around the clock” operation. Creform developed four AGVs for this specific job recipe to act as transfer vehicles between conveyors at multiple points in the manufacturing process.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Advantech announces UNO-247 fanless entry-level IoT edge computer

    Advantech announces UNO-247 fanless entry-level IoT edge computer

    Advantech’s UNO-247 is a platform that ensures installation with applicability and integration potential. To reduce system downtime and ensure maintenance, the platform’s mechanical design has been improved to enable memory installation/swapping without disassembling the entire chassis.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for STMicroelectronics introduces ecosystem for securely connecting Industrial IoT (IIoT) and automotive systems to cellular networks

    STMicroelectronics introduces ecosystem for securely connecting Industrial IoT (IIoT) and automotive systems to cellular networks

    The provisioning services enable IoT devices containing the eSIMs to connect automatically to cellular networks. Each of ST’s appointed partner/operators can access hundreds of cellular networks of all types including 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE CAT-M (low-power wide-area connectivity), and NB-IoT (narrowband IoT), in large numbers of territories worldwide.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Emerson announces Mimic Field 3D virtual reality training solution

    Emerson announces Mimic Field 3D virtual reality training solution

    This virtual reality-based (VR) solution gives personnel simulated hands-on experience to prepare for any plant event, helping them make better decisions regarding operating changes and practice proper procedures before entering potentially hazardous plant areas.
    06 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for How to Use Passive Loopback Process Simulation for Factory Software Deployment

    How to Use Passive Loopback Process Simulation for Factory Software Deployment

    Passive loopback process simulation will provide a low-cost, first-order approximation of how the plant will react to the software.
    By: Michael Whitt
    05 February, 2020 | 7 minutes
  • Thumbnail for HANNOVER MESSE announces entries open for 2020 HERMES Award

    HANNOVER MESSE announces entries open for 2020 HERMES Award

    When judging entries for the award, the emphasis will be on the following criteria: degree of technological innovation, benefit for industry, environment and society, economic viability and readiness for implementation.
    05 February, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for PID Tuning Tips - How to Linearize Your Process

    PID Tuning Tips - How to Linearize Your Process

    A non-linear process will have different response across the operating range. It will be sluggish at one end of the range and comparatively faster or even oscillatory at the other.
    By: John Gerry
    05 February, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for The M2M (Machine-to-Machine) Revolution

    The M2M (Machine-to-Machine) Revolution

    Within the next few years, literally billions of Internet-enabled microprocessors will provide digital intelligence and connectivity for almost every commercial and industrial product and appliance, extending the Internet into most aspects of our lives.
    By: Jim Pinto
    05 February, 2020 | 6 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Seeq announces R22 release and Seeq Data Lab beta

    Seeq announces R22 release and Seeq Data Lab beta

    These applications work to empower engineers and scientists in process manufacturing organizations to analyze, predict, collaborate, and share insights.
    05 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for How does IP impact control networks?

    How does IP impact control networks?

    This article addresses issues related to the IP portion of the TCP/IP stack as it applies to control networks.
    By: George Thomas
    05 February, 2020 | 14 minutes
  • Thumbnail for SATO America announces PV3 thermal printer

    SATO America announces PV3 thermal printer

    The PV3 is designed as a solution for companies needing large roll capacity, battery life, connectivity and built-in dispenser functionality.
    05 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Opto 22 announces groov RIO intelligent, distributed input/output (I/O) for IIoT and automation applications

    Opto 22 announces groov RIO intelligent, distributed input/output (I/O) for IIoT and automation applications

    The first shipping version of groov RIO is the GRV-R7-MM1001-10, a standalone, 10-channel, multi-signal, multifunction I/O unit for signals including thermocouples (TCs), integrated circuit temperature devices (ICTDs), voltage inputs, current inputs, millivolt inputs, discrete DC inputs, self-wetting discrete inputs, discrete DC sinking outputs, and Form C mechanical relays
    05 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for GE Digital introduces Proficy Operations Hub 1.5

    GE Digital introduces Proficy Operations Hub 1.5

    With Proficy Operations Hub 1.5 from GE Digital, users can make decisions based on real-time and historical plant-wide application data collected from tools across an organization’s portfolio of data historians and manufacturing execution systems (MES), independent of location.
    05 February, 2020
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces Wenglor rectangular 50 x 50 x 20mm photoelectric sensors

    AutomationDirect announces Wenglor rectangular 50 x 50 x 20mm photoelectric sensors

    The size of these Wenglor sensors makes them suitable as drop-in replacements for other rectangular photoelectric sensor brands. Sensing ranges vary from 1200mm for background suppression sensors to 20m for through-beam models.
    05 February, 2020
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