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Cybersecurity industry leaders announce launch of Industrial Control System (ICS) Village

  • March 2, 2018
  • News

The ICS Village is a traveling interactive experience that showcases ICS technologies and highlights the security controls that enable them to power the secure operations of chemical processing plants, pulp and paper manufacturing facilities, power generation systems, oil and gas processing, telecommunications networks and other elements of critical infrastructure.

NovaTech donates D/3 Process Control System to enhance Process Engineering program at USC Aiken

  • February 28, 2018
  • News

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.

Electronic Drives and Controls Inc. named as certified Siemens Solution Partner for Drives & Motion

  • February 28, 2018
  • News

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.

Schneider Electric helps Dow Corning upgrade its distributed control systems

  • February 27, 2018
  • Case Study

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 interop

  • February 19, 2018
  • News

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

  • February 13, 2018
  • Feature

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 manuf

  • February 6, 2018
  • News

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

  • January 17, 2018
  • News

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

  • December 15, 2017
  • News

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

  • December 14, 2017
  • News

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