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Automation.com, November 2011 By Roy Kok In the terms of Automation, a crisis can be characterized as a loss of production (downtime), possibly of a simple piece of equipment, or it can be extensive, affecting major portions of the plant. Are we giving enough focus to the right areas, not focusing on the level of a "worst case scenario" type of crisis?

Study indicates that the majority of respondents say they are running ERP or other enterprise software from a software vendor that has been recently acquired.

ARC says governments continue to enact new regulations to protect public health and safety. This requires better product quality, risk, and compliance (QRC) management systems.

Microseismic licensed IFS Business Performance, Service Management, Project Management, Document Management, FS Supply Chain, and Sales & Marketing software.

Automation.com, October 2011 By Bill Lydon Since the 1980s, the automation industry has been adopting standards for networked industrial communications, software, and applications. Have users gained all the benefits originally envisioned?

MESA is inviting producers and manufacturers to respond to a industry survey, Pursuit of Performance Excellence: Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics.

Packaging SCADA, a free webinar on November 16, 2011, will demonstrate how SCADA applications in a packaging line can directly improve production.

IBM Maximo asset management software will allow KPRL to better utilize its production equipment, facilities and IT systems to reduce risk and control costs.

Schneider Electric will offer its industrial customers access to AssetPoint’s EAM/CMMS solution to monitor and manage assets across their control systems.

Mitsubishi Electric will incorporate ICONICS’ SCADA software in factory and process automation solutions.

ARC says ABB is the #1 EAM supplier in power generation, transmission and mining sectors.

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TopView Free provides the same powerful, easy-to-configure, alarm management, notification and remote monitoring tools as TopView.

With the implementation of IFS ERP, Richco achieved a 25 percent reduction in inventory levels and reduced administrative time.

While 2010 showed a comeback in DCS revenue numbers, ARC does not expect the revenue to surpass the 2008 peak until 2012.

Automation.com, September 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor In Part 2 of my interview with Eric Byres, leading industrial automation cyber security expert, he expands on the challenges and solutions for industrial cyber security, and includes recommendations for actions to take to protect your company and assets.

Located in Uruguay’s southern state of Colonia, the $1.9-billion facility will produce 1.3 million tons of plantation-based pulp annually once it becomes operational in the first half of 2013.

Salamander Energy will install AVEVA WorkMate Enterprise Asset Management solution across all of its process plants in Indonesia and Thailand.

ERP provides recipe management, purchasing, production scheduling, inventory and lot control, order entry, warehouse management, accounting, and reporting.

A DeltaV system and AMS software will automate Hanwha Chemical’s biotechnology process and support the compliance requirements for FDA approval.