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Users Discuss Remote Operations Experience
Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor At HUG 2011, four users shared their remote operations & monitoring experiences along with lessons learned. Included are recommendations of first steps for other companies considering remote monitoring and operations. -
eSight Energy to manage energy for Cascade Energy's clients
Cascade Energy, an industrial energy-efficiency consulting firm, will use the eSight energy analysis suite to manage energy data for their industrial and utility clients. -
Emerson to deliver wireless CEM system to Singaport Cleanseas
Emerson will supply a wireless continuous emission monitoring (CEM) system at Singaport Cleanseas Pte Ltd, a large marine pollution reception facility in Singapore. -
GE controls power at eBay’s Topaz Data Center
The Quad PAC controlled switchgear was designed with a voting scheme where triple inputs are sent to the PLC system. The best of the three dictates the state of the device. -
Flowserve to Provide Valves for Brazilian Pulp Plant
Flowserve will supply control and on-off valves to Eldorado Celulose e Papel, a Brazilian pulp company, for a new plant. -
IVC to Monitor Savannah River Nuclear Bomb Clean-up
Radiation-tolerant IVC video cameras will monitor operations in the Salt Waste Processing Facility, which is cleaning up liquid waste from nuclear bombs. -
Manufacturing technology orders up 108.0% in 2011
With a year-to-date total of $1,984.87 million, 2011 is up 108.0% compared with 2010. -
ERP users prefer Excel
According to a study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, 75 percent report using desktop spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel instead of their company’s ERP. -
Metso to control GREC biomass boilers
Metso will supply a 100 MWe biomass boiler island and plant automation system to the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) in Gainesville, Florida, USA. -
GE to supply SmartSignal software to SSE
GE Intelligent Platforms will supply Proficy SmartSignal predictive-diagnostic software and services to Scottish and Southern Energy. -
Pushing alarms beyond the building walls with Exele TopView
Automation.com, July 2011 By Dane Overfield, Exele Information Systems White paper addresses the benefits of adding a monitoring, alarm, and notification system on top of building automation systems. -
Most ERP users can't access software from mobile device
In the study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, only 27 percent of respondents were performing any functions in enterprise software using a mobile device. -
Siemens identifies potential security weakness in SIMATIC Controllers
Siemens published safety guidelines which operators of industrial plants can follow to minimize the risk of external intervention from the start. -
Improvements in Processes Drive European Machine Safety Market
One of the key challenges that manufacturers face is the shift from a traditional, component-based business to an integrated, total solution based-approach. -
Emerson acquires Net Safety Monitoring
Net Safety Monitoring makes fixed toxic and combustible gas detectors, flame detectors, safety systems, and other safety and security products. -
Invensys names Advansys as an Endorsed System Integrator
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Advansys provides specialized industrial control and automation engineering and consulting services to the manufacturing and utilities sectors. -
Universal Flow Monitors publishes Lube Meter catalog
Catalog covers LL, SN and MN series meters, which monitor rate of oil flow to keep gears, bearings, drills and mills functional in the processing industries. -
Emerson density meter reduces waste at Italian paper mill
The Micro Motion 7845 Density and Concentration Meter provides highly accurate density measurements under entrained gas conditions. -
Metro Network Services offers Turn-Key Optical Networking Systems
Metro|NS offers full, turn-key solutions for both enterprise and telecommunications companies looking to build optical networks. -
Save Space & Time With Vertical AS/RS
Automation.com, June 2011 Automated storage and retrieval systems take advantage of unused overhead space to recover 60% to 85% of the floor space typically required by shelving and drawer systems.
