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The open source offering includes software for ISA100.11a and WirelessHART, including Field Devices, Backbone Router, Gateway, System Manager and Security Manager.

The user organisation saw a significant increase in the number of visitors to its booth as well as in the quality of contacts compared to the previous year.

Emerson's DeltaV digital automation system and its project and engineering support services have successfully passed annual best practice standards set by Wurldtech Security Technologies.

ThreadX RTOS has been certified by SGS-TÜV Saar to IEC 61508 and 62304 for use in safety-critical systems.

By installing wired and wireless Korenix industrial Ethernet switches in 22 of its trackside railway stations and 96 field level sites, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway eliminated the risk of broadcast storms on its monitoring and control system network.

Emerson will supply an Ovation control system, AMS Suite predictive maintenance software, valves and smart wireless instrumentation to the waste- and biomass-fed power station at Morcenx in southwestern France.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The umbrella theme of the 2013 event was “Integrated Industry” that encompassed technology, cooperation and collaboration across corporate and sector boundaries. The Integrated Industry theme has become important with the continuing integration of mechanical design, embedded automation/control, business system integration, and machine–to-machine (M2M) communications technologies.

Beckhoff Automation relocated to Savage, Minnesota where the company has constructed a modern business complex with over 44,500 square feet.

The free tool allows a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the data traffic in sercos III networks, easing development, testing and troubleshooting.

KW Software of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the 50th PI Competence Center (PICC) for PROFIBUS and PROFINET.

The ION SA5600-SAL is a security appliance with an embedded Avaya Secure Access Link (SAL) Gateway that provides IP and secure dial-up connectivity to Avaya and heritage Nortel systems.

The FDT Group will develop an annex to the FDT2 specification for users of EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet.

Based on ODVA’s industrial EtherNet/IP, the results of this initiative will provide end users with more choices to deploy a complete Ethernet solution for process automation starting with connectivity down to the field level.

The SIG will develop standards for the exchange of information between machines, and between machines and supervisory systems using EtherNet/IP and CIP, sercos III and/or OPC UA, whenever possible.

MDIS selected OPC UA as the Master Control System (MCS) and Distributed Control System (DCS) protocol standard for offshore oil and gas production.

At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), representatives from the Automation Federation participated in the first NIST meeting for developing a national cybersecurity program called for by President Barack Obama.

Oldham specializes in providing safety, gas and fire detection systems.

Wibu-Systems, a supplier of security solutions, joined the OPC Foundation as a new active member.

16 Rotork IQ40 actuators, one Pakscan P3 wireless master station and three network repeaters are used to control six 100,000 barrel tanks and four booster pumps at Martin Midstream Partners tank farm in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Development of a Virtual Linearizer for Correcting Transducer Static Nonlinearity