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The industrial automation protocols enable integration of Alicat instruments with PLCs running EtherNet/IP or DeviceNet. Alicat controllers monitor and control critical process parameters in chemical, medical, manufacturing and power industries.

The course will be held in Microscan’s Northeast Technology Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, from December 6-8, 2016 at 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Attendance is free and online registration is available for all users.

This combination brings together a hardware platform, data visualization for mobile and web clients, industrial automation protocol support including Modbus/TCP and OPC UA, and data flow processing with software development environments like Node-RED.

Training workshops will be delivered in collaboration with the company’s Solution Partners and Product Distributors, and they will emphasize techniques for optimizing a production facility’s regulatory control systems.

Compatible with both Android and iOS operating systems, the myControl user interface provides individual personal control for occupants through accessible settings for temperature, lighting, ventilation, occupancy, and more.

The agreement requires Elite Control Systems to continue to supply rapid response support services for the 29 onshore wind systems that ScottishPower Renewables operates across Scotland.

4DSP designs and manufactures digital signal processing and data acquisition solutions based on FPGA technology to address the requirements of aerospace, defense, biomedical, communications and semiconductor applications.

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Innovation is the driver of progress in industrial automation. This article discusses a few key technologies that will shape industrial automation in the year ahead.

By Shmulik Aran, NextNine This article, the fourth and final article in a series on OT security management for the manufacturing industry, will discuss a top down approach for protecting ICS systems

A timer preset for a PLC is a programming value for the timing function.

During this year’s PACK EXPO, attendees will have the opportunity to explore Rexroth technologies on the Innovation Tour. With demonstrations available in the Rexroth booth as well as select customer booths, the tour highlights a number of Rexroth’s Industry 4.0, Safety on Board, Open Core Engineering and 4EE capabilities.

An IIoT-ready PLC should optimize operations and maintenance efficiencies to liberate personnel from manual processes.

Strategically located in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, this 3,300 square-foot office adds greater local sales and engineering presence for customers in Ohio and the Great Lakes region.

Turning Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) concepts into reality for manufacturing enterprises will be a key topic at Honeywell Process Solutions’ (HPS) 28th annual Honeywell Users Group (HUG) for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India regions.

Mitr Phol Sugar Corp is the largest sugar producer in Thailand today, the biggest in Asia and the world’s fourth largest, producing 2 million tons of sugar a year from its various plants.

Working together with customers from both the discrete manufacturing and process industry, Siemens is developing new solutions for plant and production processes. In the specially created “MindSphere Lounge”, visitors will also have the chance to experience the IoT ecosystem live in a unique atmosphere.

By Chuck Karwoski, CimQuest INGEAR LineView needed a software solution to connect its system to the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) found on the factory floor. To make this connection, they chose CimQuest INGEAR PLC drivers.

The original version 1.0 was published 2 years ago. With a better user interface and better usability, users can specify function blocks that deal with a “List” feature, and work easier with sets of data like variables or nodes.

Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will implement its Modicon M580 programmable automation controller (ePAC) platform to help the VSFCD continue to improve the quality wastewater and flood control services it provides to the people of the district.

By Jeff Hussey, Tempered Networks Today’s industrial control systems (ICS) represent critical operational assets across many organizations and industries. Connecting and safeguarding these vital networks is critical to improving operational efficiency, while maintaining the safety of our communities and the personnel who work with these ICS systems.