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OPC UA Companion Standards
By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing An overview of collaborations between different organizations—including ADI, FDI, FDT, ISA-95, MES, MIMOSA, ODVA and PLCopen—and the OPC Foundation, and the resulting OPC UA Companion Standards. Part 5 in a series of eight articles. -
Emerson gains hazardous area ratings for Vibration Transmitter
CSI 9420 now has Class I, Div 1 and ATEX Zone 0 intrinsic safety ratings, so it can be installed directly in hazardous areas. -
CISCO's Connected Industries Business Unit poised for growth
Automation.com, August 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Cisco's newly-formed Connected Industries Business Unit, recently created to help customers realize the benefits of the transition to Ethernet and IP in manufacturing plants, launched a new switch series and is reaching out to a broad base of potential partners. -
Working Wireless Hands-on Workshop at ISA 2012
The Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) will present a hands-on workshop on Working Wireless at ISA Automation Week on Monday, September 24, 2012, 1:00-5:00 p.m. -
Asian OPC InterOp Report: 22 Products Pass Interoperability Tests
Fourteen vendors successfully tested 22 OPC products at the three-day Asian Interoperability (IOP) Workshop, an event sponsored by the OPC Foundation and hosted by the OPC Japan Council this past June in Tokyo, Japan. -
Ten Reasons for OPC UA
By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing The third part of this series of articles outlines ten key reasons that have led to the development of an entirely new technology generation, the OPC Unified Architecture. -
Stronger than Firewalls: Cybersecurity Protects Industrial Site Safety
Connectivity is great for consumers and businesses, but the owners and operators of large and dangerous industrial processes ask a different question. -
Cloud Computing for the Oil and Gas Industry
By Darryl Vipond, Vipond Controls Vipond developed a cloud-based SCADA system for the oil and gas industry using InduSoft's WebStudio HMI software. It eliminates the need to purchase, install and maintain local SCADA hardware and software at each site. -
Thermoelectric Generator market to reach $750 Million by 2022
Interest in wireless sensor applications is going to spearhead the growth of a new niche market for these types of generators from 2015 onwards. -
ISA Announces Security and Wireless Technology Tracks
Security Technology and Wireless Technology tracks will take place at ISA Automation Week 2012, scheduled for 24–27 September 2012 -
Improve Reliability with Essential Asset Monitoring
Selecting the right asset monitoring strategy is a balancing act between implementation cost and expected reliability. -
CAS announces App for Novus data loggers
This SuperView Mobile app enables users to remotely supervise their industrial process using a smartphone or tablet. -
WirelessHART claims 8,000 Installed Networks
Installations signify the widespread acceptance of the WirelessHART standard by the process automation industry. -
The Reliability of Wireless Mesh Networks in Industrial Environments
The Reliability of Wireless Mesh Networks in Industrial Environments -
The Importance of Minimizing Dead Time in Process Automation
Minimize the largest sources of dead time in process control applications and consider the use of an enhanced PID developed for wireless and feedforward control for large dead times. -
Coming Out of the Control Cabinet
Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor In the past, Phoenix Contact's products were typically hidden in control cabinets. Their new vertical market initiative puts them in the mainstream of automation and control solutions, including further expansion in the United States. -
MatrikonOPC signs distributor in Turkey
EST Enerji, a control system integrator in Turkey, is now a MatrikonOPC Authorized Distributor. -
Sustain. Ability. defined as holistic approach
Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor At Honeywell Users Group (HUG), 'Sustain. Ability.' was defined as including technology, performance, resources, market and regulatory demands; and described as a holistic approach to sustainability that includes best practices, design, build, operations, and management. -
PI North America appoints Michael Rothwell to Board of Directors
Michael Rothwell, Director of Controls and Industry Solutions (CIS) for Phoenix Contact, has been added to PI's Board of Directors. -
Emerson helps prevent unplanned shutdowns at SSE power plant
Rosemount Analytical wireless conductivity transmitters are being used to detect changes in boiler condensate conductivity which could be caused by cooling-water leaks in the turbine’s condenser.
