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Electronic Drives and Controls Inc. named as certified Siemens Solution Partner for Drives & Motion
With this new certification, EDC has established itself as a strategic solution partner and system integrator focused on helping manufacturers with obsolete drive and control technology to automate manual processes and upgrade aging equipment. -
NovaTech donates D/3 Process Control System to enhance Process Engineering program at USC Aiken
As part of a commitment to provide trained engineers who understand the complex process environment, NovaTech has sought to coordinate with the IPE Program at USC Aiken. -
Schneider Electric helps Dow Corning upgrade its distributed control systems
Working in tandem, Schneider Electric experts helped upgrade Dow Corning’s existing Foxboro I/A Series control system to the EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS in phases, ensuring continuous, transparent operations -
OPC Foundation allies with FieldComm Group to advance process automation system multi-vendor interoperability
A joint working group between OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group, tasked with developing a protocol independent companion specification for process automation devices, was formed in late 2017. -
The Distributed Process Control System of the Future? Inside ExxonMobil’s Patent Application
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The interoperability of process control systems has been a largely philosophical debate, up until this point, but tangible examples of interoperabilty may soon be on their way -
Siemens announces partnership with Perceptive Engineering to enhance control in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Siemens AG and Perceptive Engineering Ltd announced a partnership which offers Perceptive’s PharmaMV and Siemens Simatic Sipat software products closely integrated to provide a solution for advanced control and optimization applications in both continuous and batch pharmaceutical manufacturing. -
Control Station announces 2018 North America training services calendar
Control Station’s 2018 training services calendar currently lists a total of sixteen workshops scheduled in industrial centers across the United States and Canada. In particular the scheduled workshops target process manufacturers located throughout the Great Lakes, Gulf and Pacific Northwest regions. -
ABB to provide digital automation systems for Indian cement grinding facility
ABB will be undertaking complete project implementation of supply, erection, testing and commissioning for the electrical distribution and ABB Ability 800xA automation system for Emami Cement’s greenfield cement grinding unit at its plant in Orissa, India. -
Claroty partners with Leidos to enhance passive monitoring for ICS networks
Leidos customers will gain integration with the Claroty Platform for continuous threat monitoring, detection and response. The offering will be available through resale by Leidos to both current and future Leidos Industrial Defender ASM customers -
ISA and Honeywell to co-host Nov. 21 webinar on integrated DCS solutions
The webinar, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EST on Nov. 21, will feature two subject matter experts: Eric Cosman, Co-Chair of the ISA99 Committee, and Shivendra Mishra, Global Product Marketing Manager at Honeywell Process Solutions. -
The Future of Process System Architectures – Insights from 2017 Foxboro User Group
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com A common topic of debate revolves around how process system architectures will be shaped in the future. One architectural vision would enable a shift of focus from process efficiency control to business performance control, with increasing levels of monitoring and control. -
ISA announces creation of Richard E. "Dick" Morley Innovation Scholarship
The scholarship fund will be funded by ISA with a $50,000 endowment. ISA has also pledged to match the next $50,000 of donations. Morley was an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, consultant and author who contributed to a range of high-technology advancements over more than four decades. -
Automation industry legend Dick Morley, 'Father of PLC' passes away
Widely known as the ‘Father of the PLC’, Morley was the initial designer of the first PLC, produced by Modicon nearly 50 years ago. Morley was also a fervent entrepreneur, and heavily active in engineering and automation education, especially with the International Society of Automation. -
SABIC turns to Yokogawa TDLS analyzers to enhance safety function and production
By Jon Moscovic, Lead Reliability Engineer, SABIC SABIC’s situation proved to be harder than most typical applications due to a mix of specific conditions. For many years operators struggled while working with paramagnetic and electrochemical cell sensors. -
ISA publishes new book: Process Analyzer Systems Project Engineering and Management
Process Analyzer Systems Project Engineering and Management by Gary Nichols, PE, CAP®, includes specific recommendations for defining hardware and documentation deliverables, adhering to procurement policy, working with team members in other disciplines and in the supply chain, and communicating among project teams. -
Emerson unveils Plantweb IoT platform enhancements at 2017 Emerson Global Users Exchange
Built on the foundation of process control and safety systems, Plantweb expands on existing automation infrastructure to make the promise of Industrial IoT scalable and achievable, with a portfolio of Pervasive Sensing technologies, a suite of analytical software tools, secure data infrastructure devices and expert services. -
Emerson helps enhance process controls at Turkish power plant
Replacing the aging controls with a unified Ovation platform is expected to improve the reliability of the plant, which supplies electricity to western Istanbul. The contract was awarded by TEMSAN, the government-owned organization leading the project. -
Bedrock Automation helps City of Lynchburg, Virginia enhance control of wastewater treatment operations
The City implemented Bedrock to control both de-chlorination and storm water remediation operations, and is planning other integration and control applications as part of its ongoing modernization program. -
An Open Electronic Marshalling Solution? Finally! - Siemens Delivers
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Given the number of vendors that have introduced electronic marshalling products, the value of electronic marshalling is clear. With Siemens’ entry into the world of open automation solutions, the value of these solutions should become increasingly clear as well. -
Rockwell Automation helps pharmaceutical company integrate upgraded automation systems
One biopharmaceutical giant recently needed to address obsolescence in two of its purification skids, and saw it as an opportunity to make some additional operational improvements in the process.