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National Instruments announces Averna as SystemLink Platinum Alliance Partner
- News
SystemLink was developed by National Instruments as a tool to help engineers and engineering management navigate through Industry 4.0. It works to simplify tasks such as software deployment, device configuration, system monitoring, and data management.
Local Learning: Gruhn to speak on safety, HMIs, more
- by Renee Bassett
- Feature
ISA past president Paul Gruhn, PE, CFSE, will be presenting at local meetings around the country during the first quarter of 2020. As a global functional safety consultant with aeSolutions, Gruhn has gained extensive experience consulting with sites around the world.
Rockwell Automation helps Pacific Coast Terminals enhance process safety and control
- Case Study
PCT set out to find a solution that would remove the cab from the boom and, instead, allow operators to control and monitor the process remotely. If the company pulled it off, it would be a first for ship loading in North America.
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) announces acquisition of AECm Architects | Engineers
- News
This strategic initiative is intended to expand Wunderlich-Malec’s services including Civil and Structural Engineering and enhance their capacity for Architectural and MEP services.
VDMA Robotics + Automation starts development of OPC UA Companion Specification for joining technologies
- News
The initiative "Industrial Joining Technologies (IJT)" describes all joining technologies used for manufacturing processes such as riveting, welding, gluing and tightening. The scope of the specification was developed with the help of DIN 8580 and shows which joining processes can be classified under Industrial Joining Technologies (see figure).
FieldComm Group version 1.2 of Field Device Integration standard including support for HTML5, JSON and OPC UA
- News
Announced in conjunction with the availability of version 1.2 of the FDI specifications (IEC 62769), this release of the FDI Device Package Integrated Development Environment (FDI-IDE) provides enhancements for field instrument software developers.
Taking a Grounded, Integrated Approach Through the Industry 4.0 Hype
- by Sean Robinson
- Opinion
Talk of Industry 4.0 has been useful in helping businesses understand the value of industrial automation and connectivity. This article explains why it’s not only vital to work with a systems integrator to get the most from industrial connectivity, but to also take a grounded approach.
Abaco Systems announces move to Huntsville, Alabama headquarters
- News
The move provides Abaco with the head room and resources that will allow the company to continue to develop the embedded computing technologies and solutions that have enabled it to become a supplier to the defense market.
Robotic Industries Association report: 2019 North American robot unit orders up 1.6 percent from 2018
- News
The largest driver of the growth was a 50.5 percent increase in orders from automotive OEMs and a 16.6 percent increase from the plastics and rubber industry. Orders to automotive component markets were down 6.6 percent, and all other non-automotive industries, including food & consumer goods, life sciences, metals, and semiconductor/electronics, contracted by single digits.
EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) releases EtherCAT Device Protocol Poster
- News
The poster deals with the basics of EtherCAT technology, the EtherCAT Device Protocol (EDP), and provides a visual overview of EtherCAT. It describes the basic functional principles of EtherCAT, the structure of the frame and its processing in the EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC).