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Advanced Alarm Notification Improves Hydro Operations
Brookfield Renewable Energy uses Exele Information Systems’ TopView Alarm Notification software to monitor values in the data historian. -
Thin Clients Eliminating Plant Floor PCs
By Bill Lydon, Editor With higher speed and more reliable Ethernet networks, lower cost more powerful computers, and virtualized systems, Thin Clients are becoming effective replacements for PCs. -
IFS supplies ERP to Instron
Instron’s implementation involves five manufacturing sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy and 17 sales/service sites throughout the world. -
ABB to optimize CRH cement plants
ABB’s cpmPlus Knowledge Manager software will ensure lower energy consumption with automated and centralized data collection. -
InfinityQS Moves Headquarters
InfinityQS moved to a new corporate headquarters in Fairfax, Va. from its previous Chantillly, Va., headquarters. -
ARC publishes Warehouse Management Systems Guide
The guide allows companies going through a WMS supplier selection process to make quicker and better decisions. -
ARC says PLM Market is going after New Industries
The PLM market is growing led by strong growth in the automotive and aerospace & defense industries, as well as penetration into new industries, such as shipbuilding, consumer goods, and electric power. -
Manufacturing Cloud ERP – What Can We Agree Upon?
By Pat Garrehy, Rootstock After more than a decade of controversy, there is agreement on many of the benefits and evolution of Cloud ERP. Will it eat into SAP's and Oracle's business? -
IFS to supply ERP to Atlas Pipeline
Atlas Pipeline gathers and processes natural gas for ultimate transportation to end user commercial, industrial, and residential markets. -
Epicor to supply ERP to M-TEK
M-TEK, a UK-headquartered electronics sub-contractor offering manufacturing and test services, selected the Epicor ERP solution to support its service offering and rapid expansion. -
Tofino Security Appliance Thwarts Cyber Attacks
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Tofino Security Appliance and its management software withstood a variety of sophisticated reverse engineering attacks conducted by Digital Bond, the world's most respected sources for control system security research. -
Automation & Control Trends in 2013
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor This article is an update to my 2012 Trends Article and expresses my thoughts on major automation and control trends for 2013 and beyond. These opinions are based on a wide range of inputs from users, suppliers and industry consultants, and from attending numerous events. -
EPLAN speeds up coiling and winding projects by 30%
Advanced Machine & Tool switched from AutoCAD Electrical to EPLAN because a major automotive customer wanted it. -
Emerson to automate European biotech plant
Emerson Process Management will provide integrated process automation and operations management systems for a new biopharmaceutical production center in Bulle, Switzerland. -
Apptricity certifies Janam RFID readers
Using Janam’s mobile computers, workers can scan barcodes and instantly access Apptricity applications for real-time intelligence in the field. -
Intelligrated gets Knighted
No, not Sir Intelligrated! Knighted is a provider of supply chain software solutions. -
STICorp and SlimSoft to merge
STICorp has brewing expertise and SlimSoft provides packaging solutions. -
Is BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) worth the risk?
Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) refers to the growing trend of letting employees use their own devices as operator Interfaces for business and automation systems in the workplace. -
Invensys Advances Enterprise Control System (ECS)
Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The foundation of the Enterprise Control System (ECS) is an integration framework that ties applications together in an open Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) that allows systems to be deployed with standard components and minimizes customization. -
MESA Becomes Authorized Provider of IACET CEUs
MESA’s next round of Global Education Program (GEP) classes start in January 2013 and can be found at various locations around the world.
