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Management’s View of Automation - Impressions of Automation Performance
By Bill Lydon, Editor A survey conducted by pharmaceutical companies of their operations management indicates management has higher expectations of benefits from automation than is being realized in their plants. Responses of that survey are highlighted in this Part 1 article from the 2012 Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable. -
Tofino Security Appliance Thwarts Cyber Attacks
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Tofino Security Appliance and its management software withstood a variety of sophisticated reverse engineering attacks conducted by Digital Bond, the world's most respected sources for control system security research. -
Siemens Serves Users by Adding EtherNet/IP
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP. -
IFR to host Robotics Automation Round Table at AUTOMATE
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will host an exclusive press event for editors - CEO Round Table Discussion - at AUTOMATE in Chicago on 22 January 2013. -
Emerson to automate European biotech plant
Emerson Process Management will provide integrated process automation and operations management systems for a new biopharmaceutical production center in Bulle, Switzerland. -
The Market for Small-Payload Industrial Robots Grows
IMS Research predicts that from 2011 to 2016, revenues from articulated robots with a payload of below 15kg will grow on average by 6 percent a year. -
Unilever installs six Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters
Accurate mass flow measurements have improved product quality and reduced production time by 10–15 per cent at the Unilever facility in Gebze, Turkey. -
Modernization Program with Broader Analysis of Existing Systems
Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Invensys Foxboro describes their Modernization Program as taking a holistic approach based on business requirements with four major goals - Reduce risk of failures, operational improvements, new & existing systems integration, and securing automation systems from cyber-attack. -
Endress+Hauser Introduces Operations App
The free app provides mobile access to information about Endress+Hauser instruments, such as operating instructions and technical details, from a smart phone and other mobile devices. -
Research Reveals Lack of Confidence in Gas Monitoring
The research says only 32% of managers are very confident that the gas detectors in their workplace actually work. -
Automation profession outperforms economy
InTech, October 2012 By Rick Zabel While job satisfaction remains high (79.9%), this year’s survey indicates salaries are on the rise—up a respectable 4.4% over last year. This rise is indicative of the noticeable increase in the demand for qualified automation professionals. -
Medical device manufacturers address compliance mandates with PLM
By Eric Marks Over the last several years medical device companies have been hit with injunctions, undergone product recalls, or found themselves operating under FDA consent decrees. PLM can help. -
ABB signs Zenith Technologies as systems integrator for Asia
Zenith Technologies is an engineering company which focuses exclusively on the life science industry. -
All-Fill uses Tolomatic electric actuators for container-lifting
While the original pneumatic actuator worked well once set up, adjusting its force and speed to accommodate a different size container was complicated. -
Market for control valves using actuators to double by 2017
IMS Research expects the market for electrically actuated control valves to double in size, exceeding $630 million by 2017. -
ASM Consortium visits BP site and focuses on procedures
The Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium met in Hull, UK for a quarterly meeting to discuss their latest research and administrative business. -
Xenon and Triad Electric & Control team to offer services nationwide
Joint, turn-key services include a wide range of consulting, design, installation and engineering for fully integrated analyzer systems, process and equipment control systems, and industrial automation systems. -
Particle Sizing Webinar
Webinar from Malvern Instruments highlights the benefits of real-time particle sizing for the effective monitoring and control of granulation processes. -
Fieldbus Foundation Updates DesignMATE Design Tool
The updates cover DesignMATE's library of registered devices, and revised terminology used within the software to align with current FOUNDATION fieldbus installations. -
WirelessHART claims 8,000 Installed Networks
Installations signify the widespread acceptance of the WirelessHART standard by the process automation industry.