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ABB to help Abu Dhabi petroleum facility integrate automation and electrification solutions
The upgrade will include a fully integrated ABB Electrical, Control and Telecommunication (ECT) solution with 45 power and capacitor bank skids, as well as centralized and localized automation systems. -
Rockwell Automation announces control device support for CIP Security protocol
Engineers will be able to implement CIP Security in their systems through Rockwell Automation products and firmware updates to existing products such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers, communication modules and Kinetix servo drives. -
Defense in Depth: 4 Essential Layers of ICS Security
By Dean Ferrando, Tripwire From large industrial control systems to one-man organizations, everyone is talking about security these days. And while the industry jargon they use may differ, all share four areas of security concern. -
Open Systems Accelerate Paths to Project Efficiency & Profits
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com An open system can impact all phases of a project from inception, through its entire lifecycle including: project design, configuration, operations, and lifecycle maintenance in order to create tremendous savings and value. -
Positive Technologies releases PT ISIM freeView Sensor free ICS monitoring solution
Intended for basic ICS security monitoring, this version is free of charge and easy to configure. No special technical knowledge is needed. Downloading and getting started with PT ISIM freeView Sensor takes minutes. -
Visualising the Future of Plant Maintenance
By Nick Boughton, Digital Lead, Boulting Technology It has only been in the past five years where augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have made their way into industrial environments. This article explains how AR and VR are re-defining plant maintenance. -
FDT Group announces full-platform independence for FDT IIoT Server (FITS) architecture
With built-in security protecting valuable information and operating data, the FITS platform will enable cloud, enterprise, on-premise, and a single-user desktop deployment method meeting the needs of the process, hybrid and discrete manufacturing sectors. -
Festo announces partnerships with Power/mation and Heitek Automation
Power/mation has warehouses and sales offices in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Heitek Automation will now be distributing the full line of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. -
Emerson to help modernize Algerian gas processing plant
In its role, Emerson will update control and safety systems, fire and gas systems, field instrumentation control and isolation valves, and other equipment to improve production efficiencies. -
Rockwell Automation announces enhancements to Machine Safety Portfolio
The additions to the machine safety portfolio are all designed to communicate over EtherNet/IP and are tested against machine safety standards to ease compliance. The products will also be included in the next release of the Safety Automation Builder software tool. -
ISA and Siemens' cybersecurity workshop shows cybersecurity investment, sophistication on the rise
During the workshop, featured experts reported that the rapid pace of digital technology and the increasing sophistication of cyber tools at the disposal of foreign entities are making it more difficult to protect critical infrastructure and the industrial control systems that operate them. -
Advancing Automation: Control Systems, Volume XII
Automation.com has worked with several industry leaders to compile this Control Systems ebook, designed to help you stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in control system technology. -
AutoQuiz: Design Specifications for Building Automation Systems
Energy management, access control, lighting control, asset management, communications, life safety, fire alarm, and HVAC controls are all of interest when designing a building automation system -
Indegy partners with RSA to enhance industrial network security
The companies have completed testing which is intended to assure customers that both solutions can bidirectionally share information to detect, respond and mitigate security threats across their entire attack surface, including industrial control system (ICS) devices. -
Emerson helps Alberta refinery enhance automation technology
Using elements of Emerson’s Project Certainty methodology, North West Redwater Partnership reduced global automation engineering complexity and completed the instrumentation and control scope for refinery automation. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC Processor?
The time it takes for the PLC to complete its scanning of all program steps in one operating cycle is called the scan time. -
exida announces National Instruments as winner of 2018 exida Safety Award
The exida Safety Awards honor exida-certified products or processes that best demonstrate new and innovative work in the realm of functional safety and cybersecurity, which improves the application of IEC 61508 or IEC 62443. -
PLC and DCS: How Do They Differ & How Did They Come About?
By Mondi Anderson, RealPars A DCS or distributed control system is similar to a PLC in that it has rugged computer controllers, however, the DCS contains multiple autonomous controllers that are distributed throughout a system, also used for automating processes. -
COPA-DATA helps Novarc Technologies enhance HMI software
zenon’s application as an HMI gives SWR operators flexibility to set welding parameters. This is a requirement for the environment in which SWR is designed, as almost every job requires some level of customization. -
International Society of Automation announces recipients of 2018 author awards
Winners are recognized for their editorial contributions to a wide range of ISA publications, including ISA books; InTech, ISA’s bi-monthly magazine for automation and control professionals; and ISA Transactions

