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  • 2014 Manufacturing Outlook from Siemens CEO

    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.
    27 January, 2014 | 2 minutes

  • Honeywell to supply MES to refinery in Suriname

    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.
    22 January, 2014 | 2 minutes

  • Video from Moore Industries shows Natural Gas and Oil Wellhead Applications

    The video shows a typical natural gas wellhead set-up with HART instruments, which includes tanks that store liquid and gas remnants.
    10 January, 2014 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By Moore Industries-International, Inc.

  • Yokogawa to control Yamal LNG Project in Russia

    Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP integrated production control systems, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented systems, Exaquantum plant information management systems, analytical systems, analyzer shelters, and operator training systems.
    10 January, 2014 | 2 minutes

  • Windows XP Cyber Time Bomb set for April 8, 2014

    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.
    03 January, 2014 | 3 minutes

  • Drives and Motors Market up in European Oil and Gas Industry

    Oil and gas plants in Europe are increasingly adopting energy-efficient electric drives and motors to cut down on energy consumption, optimize performance, improve productivity, and boost profits
    18 December, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • Moxa to supply communications equipment to Terra Ferma

    Terra Ferma will use Moxa hardened communications equipment for a remote SCADA monitoring and IP surveillance system which Terra Ferma will market to the oil and gas industry.
    13 December, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • American Midstream installs FLOWCAL software

    American Midstream is using the software to handle both their regulated and non-regulated pipeline data in the same database by creating multiple secure environments with independent configuration.
    11 December, 2013 | 1 minutes

  • Medium Voltage Drive sales still up

    MV drive sales are predicted to increase by 8% in 2013, with widely diverging growth rates by region.
    10 December, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • Developers of Dream Report come out of hiding

    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.
    08 December, 2013 | 6 minutes

  • Cyber Security Lessons from a Military Leader

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Major General Robert E. Wheeler gave a compelling and informative keynote presentation on cyber security at the ISA Automation Week conference in Nashville, TN on November 6, 2013. The cyber security challenges faced by the military and industrial automation systems are strikingly similar.
    08 December, 2013 | 3 minutes

  • Honeywell to Automate Largest Refinery in the Middle East

    Honeywell will provide the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for the 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be built in southern Kuwait. Honeywell will also provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the system.
    04 December, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • ACM signs Autopro to implement SIL safety software

    ACM Facility Safety provides SafeGuard Sentinel SIL safety software that systems integrator Autopro Automation Consultants will help implement in process industries.
    03 December, 2013 | 1 minutes

  • Adaptive Process Control delivers built-in, bottom line benefits

    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.
    27 November, 2013 | 5 minutes

  • Pervasive Sensing highlighted at Emerson Exchange 2013

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Emerson’s Sonnenberg and Zornio discussed pervasive sensing as a growing trend. They framed the discussion around the idea of pervasive sensing as the way to achieve the pursuit of actionable information to improve operations and maintenance.
    25 November, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • Oil & Gas Projects to grow Process Safety System Market

    ARC forecasts solid growth for the safety system market, which will exceed $3 billion worldwide in 2017.
    22 November, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • Foxboro Evo System Features Multiprocessor Controller

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Foxboro has dramatically stepped up the power of their controller with the Foxboro Evo process automation system introduction. This controller is a great example of the new breed of controllers that leverages the latest technology.
    22 November, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • ABB to provide maintenance for LNG plant in Australia

    ABB will provide planned and unplanned maintenance for the up- and mid-stream facilities at Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG).
    19 November, 2013 | 1 minutes

  • Shale Gas in Europe Promises Growth for Pumps

    While the UK, Ukraine and Poland are at the forefront of shale gas production, the industry will be affected by uncertain policies of local governments in other countries.
    13 November, 2013 | 2 minutes

  • OGP updates Shale gas chemical disclosure web site

    NGS Facts web site gives public access to information about the contents of the fracturing fluids being used for shale wells in Europe.
    07 November, 2013 | 2 minutes
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