Articles and News

EnOcean Alliance announced that its wireless, battery-less energy harvesting sensors and associated control systems are now fully interoperable with TCP/IP.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Energy has become a hot topic with vendors and standards organizations, many of which are offering and creating solutions for energy users.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Roy Kok How did Scotty know? How do you know when your systems are normal? Are the Dilithium crystals at their proper temperature and vibrational frequency for this Warp Speed and area of space? Could he be sure he caught every last Tribble, and none are blocking the cooling ducts to the Anti- Matter Drive?

The HART Plant of the Year is presented to end user companies in the process automation industry to recognize the exceptional application of HART Communication technology.

Nivis wireless products passed a series of in-depth tests as specified by the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP), a program established by NIST and executed by third-party laboratories.

By Eric Byres, Byres Security, and Darek Kominek, MatrikonOPC White Paper explains the security advantages of limiting network interfaces and protocols, and recommends using OPC as a communications standard because of its ease of use and its widespread deployment. Registration required to view paper.

Phase 1 includes modernization of the workstations, data historian, and communication networks. Follow-on phases include the modernization of distributed controllers and I/O.

Bernick's Beverages & Vending installed Toshiba IP cameras, network, and software to monitor its distribution center and offices.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe 2011 was larger than any other in the last 10 years, with more than 230,000 visitors. More than 6,500 businesses from 65 countries came to Hannover to display their solutions. The attendance numbers represent a growth of 10 to 15 percent over the comparable 2009 event.

CANrunner can monitor real-time data on CAN bus, analyze and catch problems on a CAN bus, and view CAN bus statistics.

Advantech selected the Innovasic RapID Platform and fido1100 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solution to provide EtherNet/IP connectivity in their ADAM-6100 Ethernet I/O modules.

ABB will supply a System 800xA control system as well as integrated safety, compressor protection, emergency shutdown, and telecommunication systems.

February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million. With a year-to-date total of $699.16 million, 2011 is up 138.1% compared with 2010.

The driver software is available for download in C# source code without any license fees or usage limitations.

Radius will install FastNet RTU and PDR VHF Data radios as part of a rainwater drainage SCADA system for pumping stations in the cities of Al Dammam and Al Khobar.

Rosemount wireless flow and pressure transmitters on two new storage tanks monitor water usage at GlaxoSmithKline's Cork plant in Ireland.

Sensor Technology in the UK is developing technology to ensure safety when excited performers and heavy machinery share the same stage.

Keith Garris and Christina Jones have joined the company to cover the East and West coast regions, respectively.

This Ethernet technology will be featured in TI’s upcoming Sitara ARM microprocessors (MPUs) planned for the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2011.

ODVA launched a Machinery Initiative designed to improve the integration of machinery with the industrial manufacturing ecosystem.