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The system will enable Statoil personnel onshore to continuously monitor the new fixed platform’s critical and essential pumps, compressors and other mechanical equipment to maximize efficiency and identify any potential problems before they affect production.

Statoil will use Proficy SmartSignal predictive-diagnostic software and services to improve the uptime and increase the reliability of heavy rotating equipment such as gas turbines, generators and compressors.

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.

Werum is a provider of software for production control and production monitoring for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry.

Northeast Lantern selected Rootstock’s Cloud Manufacturing ERP to track inventory and have vision on its production flow on the floor.

By Greg Goodwin, LNS Research In a manufacturing organization, understanding what’s happening at the plant level is crucial because it’s where the rubber really hits the road. Having visibility into shop-floor operations is important for achieving several company goals, like meeting customer demands, identifying lagging assets, and reducing manufacturing costs.

Dave Edstrom, recently past President and Chairman of the Board of the MTConnect Institute, joined the senior management team as Chief Technology Officer.

By Chuck Cimalore, Omnify Software With the ability to share information across the enterprise, PLM technology touches many phases of the engineering design and manufacturing cycle.

Aero Stanrew is a designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic components and electronic systems to the aerospace, defence, oil & gas and space markets.

The Energy Management Information System will provide real-time monitoring, analysis and detection of excessive plant energy consumption.

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.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Helmuth Ludwig, CEO of Siemens Industry Sector USA, provided his views on the 2014 manufacturing outlook and other industry topics, including the first live display of an assembly line at the Auto Show in Detroit, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first assembly line.

Suriname's state-owned oil company will deploy Honeywell’s manufacturing execution system (MES) as part of a major expansion and efficiency project at the Tout Lui Faut crude oil refinery complex.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Big data has been a hot topic in the IT world for a few years and now industrial automation vendors are talking about this as well. I attended The Big Data Conference on October 22 – 23, 2013 in Chicago to learn more.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The huge installed base of automation software running on Windows XP will be vulnerable to cyber-attacks with the end of Windows XP support April 8, 2014. More than 12 years old, Windows XP is the longest supported version of Windows ever and therefore is the most used in industrial automation systems.

Ceriani, 37, joined Progea in 2006, where he held the role of Sales Manager, while also supporting Marketing and Communication operations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to discuss Ocean Data Systems – a little company you likely have never heard of - with Roy Kok, their VP of Sales and Marketing. Their product, Dream Report, is OEMed by a number of well-known software providers. Here is a synopsis of my interview with Kok.

Manufacturing information can be passed directly from the PTC Windchill solution to the GE Proficy for Manufacturing Discrete product.

A study by IFS reveals that the overwhelming majority of manufacturers are running multiple manufacturing modes from multiple locations, and that their ERP software is not well equipped to handle it.

By Robert Golightly, AspenTech Adaptive Process Control provides a set of innovative, patented techniques for automatic adjustment of the controllers in real-time and elevates maintenance to a built-in and continuous part of the management process.