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Ulrich Spiesshofer has succeeded Joe Hogan as chief executive officer of ABB.

Bluetooth Access Point and Bluetooth / Wireless LAN Ethernet Port Adapters can now be used in applications in hazardous environments such as in the oil & gas and chemical industries.

The workshop, held at the University of Texas at Dallas and involving leading cybersecurity experts across America and the world, moves NIST one step closer to finalizing the draft and preparing it for official release in October.

New versions of OPC UA For Devices (DI) and OPC UA For Analyzer Devices (ADI) have been released by the OPC Foundation.

By Daniel L. Fenton, Phoenix Contact It is the author’s opinion that integration of the controls network and the IT network became inevitable when the industry chose to use Ethernet as the medium with which to communicate data. The controls industry may choose to be dragged kicking and screaming into the modern communications era, or it can gracefully embrace the change.

If a piece of code is to be replicated many times, always have two different people independently test it whenever possible.

With the Genetec Security Center, operators can manage common operational pictures on the Barco CMS-powered displays to achieve visual collaboration and boost situational awareness.

Shane Duffy and David Zaveski earned certification in the rigorous MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) Program.

Emerson supplied a DeltaV system to manage more than 2900 inputs and outputs, including Rosemount instruments, Micro Motion Coriolis meters, Fisher control valves and regulators, and wireless HART, Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus communications.

B&R servo technology and POWERLINK communication helped Woojin optimize the speed and precision of three different lines of injection molding machines.

President and CEO, Tony Paine, will speak as an expert on systems communication and industrial automation during two acclaimed energy telecommunications and manufacturing intelligence events this fall.

The CAN repeaters are offered under HMS’s recently acquired IXXAT brand and enable machine builders and system integrators to use extended CAN topologies including tree or star topologies.

Industrial control systems are increasingly under attack and basic wireless security is inadequate. Government-validated technologies can be used to achieve greater cybersecurity

Farsens is offering basic and regular sample kits for parties interested in testing their wireless battery free sensor products.

LXI Consortium approved Rigol Technologies as a LXI test house in China capable of testing the core LXI Standard as well as all of the LXI Extended Functions.

Raveon will support existing RF Neulink customers with a continuing supply of RF Neulink products, technical support, spare parts, and product enhancements.

The vendor-neutral seminar includes presentations by technology experts, live demonstrations of WirelessHART technology (IEC 62591; EN 62591), and firsthand experience of the technology’s interoperability, reliability, applications and ease of use.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser Process Training Unit (PTU) or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.

This workshop trains automation professionals on the ”must know” topics that will allow them to properly design and implement secure control networks and OPC architectures.

ISA-62443-3-3-2013, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems Part 3-3: System Security Requirements and Security Levels, addresses risks arising from the growing use of business information technology (IT) cyber security solutions.