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Amazon Web Services: The Next Industrial Automation Software Disruptor?
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Amazon is clearly focused on manufacturing and, based on industry events, interviews, analysis, and briefings with users applying AWS technology, is causing another round of disruption in industrial automation. -
Cost-Effective Option for Using Cellular Data for SCADA and Data Acquisition at Remote Sites
A cost-effective option for SCADA and data acquisition at remote sites, but efficient protocols and careful data handling are required -
Strategic BPA and RPA Layers: Necessities for a Smart City Data Center
By Jack Wilson, Optimum Consultancy Services The lack of strategically implemented Business Process Automation (BPA) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) within the Smart City’s Data Centers could result in the city’s inundation by the data wave following a Smart City transformation. -
New Control Approach Increases Efficiency and Safety of Boiler-Turbine Systems [Technical]
A new robust control approach has been developed to improve the coordinated control performance for subcritical boiler-turbine units. -
Actionable Intelligence Accelerates Profitable Growth
By Barrett Thompson, Zilliant The manufacturing plant floor has been automated and optimized for years; yet revenue and profit growth remain stagnant. Two functions at manufacturing organizations are prime for process improvement: selling and pricing. -
AutoQuiz: Which Signal Type Indicates Direction and Velocity in a Motion Control Application?
To indicate both direction & velocity, a signal with both positive and negative characteristics is required. Motion controls use either ±10 V or ±5 V signals to accomplish this. -
IIoT Solves Problems Previously Considered Unsolvable
The value the IIoT brings is not about the amount of data generated. Rather it is about what is being done with that data -
Integrating Renewable Sources into a Reliable Power Ecosystem
Efficient control hardware combined with the management and optimization offered by virtual power plants provides an opportunity to meet that challenge today. This article provides a practical overview of how virtual power plants can provide the answer. -
Data Mining Paves the Way for a Better Understanding of Seismic Activity
By Andre Blanchard, Data Analyst Data mining continues to be a useful tool for industries all over the world. The rise of big data has brought about an even larger and richer pool of information available, which means that companies who rely on data mining are now incorporating automation as the necessary next step. -
How Long Before Watson Comes to Engineering?
Computers and artificial intelligence may radcially change the field of engineering and process industry applications.. -
Digital Safety for the Energy Industry: Inside Siemens & TÜV SÜD’s cybersecurity partnership
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Cyber threats continue to be a prominent concern as the digitalization movement grows ever larger. Siemens and TÜV SÜD are partnering to try and counter these concerns. -
Why Actuators for Connected Industry Run on Brushless DC Motors
By Boris Wassmer, CIRCOR Brushless DC technology is making electric actuators more efficient, more adaptable, and more connected—and changing expectations for what an actuator can do. -
AutoQuiz: What Type of Switch Is Designed to Detect the End of Travel of a Valve?
Limit switch is a general term to describe the class of devices that are used to detect the end of travel of a valve, louver, or any other item that may be in motion. -
Machine Learning, Big Data, and Manufacturing: The Perfect Trifecta
By Michael Schuldenfrei, OptimalPlus Big Data Analytics (BDA) tools have changed how organizations everywhere do business, and they are already saving many electronics manufacturers millions of dollars today. -
What Are the Opportunities for Nonlinear Control in Process Industry Applications?
MPC for batch operations can be achieved by translation of controlled variable from batch temperature or composition with a unidirectional response to the slope of the batch profile. -
IT/OT Convergence Puts the Transportation Sector at Risk
By Rick Peters, Fortinet Increasingly, the most effective way to disrupt the world’s critical transportation infrastructure is by targeting the OT network, and more specifically, those IT devices and systems that have been converged into a traditionally isolated OT environment. -
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Proportional Integral Estimator-Based Clock Synchronization Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks [Technical]
Engineers develop a proportional integral estimator-based protocol to achieve clock synchronization for wireless sensor networks. -
Improved Productivity Drives Fork Truck Free Initiatives
The ergonomic design of tow tractors is beneficial to workers. With the help of tow trucks, people can move heavy carts without strain. Workers no longer experience the same fatigue they get from using forklifts. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?
RFID tags consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver. -
Servitization for Sensors: Is S2aaS a viable business model?
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation The rapid pace of change in North American manufacturing is causing a dramatic increase in the servitization of products. The reason for this spike? Sensors.
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