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Tritec Systems is an established UK systems integrator, with over twenty years of experience providing industrial automation and control systems, software, support and training.

PAS Integrity Software Suite and Tripwire NERC Solution Suite are now integrated, reducing the time and resources required to collect audit evidence.

With aging substations, a risk of blackouts and increasingly higher maintenance costs, GSE installed a remote monitoring systems based on wireless sensor networks.

OSI delivered a SCADA system to the RAK Investment Authority (RAKIA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but we don't know what it's doing there.

Hydro-Sherbrooke owns and manages nine hydroelectric generating stations and three major distribution substations in Quebec.

The new system will replace a legacy system in use for nearly a decade at the RPU plant in Rochester, MN. It will allow improved operations and improved management of electric and water resources.

RAM 9000 RTUs can securely monitor remote devices via AT&T's 4G LTE cellular communications in North America.

The PcVue SCADA system monitors 1200 heat pumps, lighting, blinds and tenant meters in the Louvre's office areas and shops.

Patti Engineering will provide technical expertise to Siemens in the design of a SCADA system for a sustainable energy efficient water and wastewater infrastructure project in Texas.

eLynx provides real-time data collection, production reporting, trending, well monitoring and control via the Internet for the oil and gas industry.

The monitoring project, which ran for five months, was aimed at investigating unexplained causes of moisture damage, wood decay and fungal growth found behind cladding and sheathing in ground-floor walls throughout the unnamed complex.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will use the SCADA system to monitor the city’s water distribution network and wastewater facilities.

Catalog covers signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products, including descriptions, block diagrams, specifications, and ordering information.

SCADA systems were traditionally “walled off” from other systems operating independently from the network. Prior to the awareness of possible attacks, this seemed to provide all the protection the SCADA system needed. They were largely proprietary systems with such limited access and esoteric coding that very few people would have the ability to access them to launch an attack. Over time, however, they became integrated into the larger company network as a means to leverage their valuable data and increase plant efficiency. Therefore, the reality is their security is now often only as strong as the security of the network.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Ted Krevis of Sherwin Williams gave an enthusiastic presentation about their HMI software implementation at Inductive Automation’s Ignition User Conference last fall. I had the opportunity to talk personally with Krevis and the Lead Software Developer about their experiences using Ignition software. Below is a synopsis of my interview.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The improvement of manufacturing productivity and quality requires sharing data and synchronizing controllers. This can now be accomplished by using new standards that were jointly developed by PLCopen and the OPC Foundation.

SCADA/DMS provides smart grid modeling, analysis and automation capabilities, including Distribution Power Flow, Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration, Feeder Reconfiguration and Volt/VAR Control.

By Bill Lydon, Editor With this acquisition, Schneider Electric significantly enhanced its position to serve the process industries and now has a complete portfolio of products to serve the entire industrial and process automation industry. This article highlights a few key aspects of the integration of the two companies.

How to use Mobile Devices to Improve Operator Effectiveness

The SCADA/DMS will provide SMECO with both the visualization of the current network operating conditions and optimal solutions to further improve reliability and efficiency.