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Bedrock Automation helps City of Lynchburg, Virginia enhance control of wastewater treatment operati

  • September 19, 2017
  • Case Study

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.

Rockwell Automation helps pharmaceutical company integrate upgraded automation systems

  • September 8, 2017
  • Case Study

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.

In a Plug-and-Play Automation World, Domain and Business Expertise Come to the Forefront

  • September 8, 2017
  • Feature

By Paul J. Galeski, MAVERICK Technologies Due to open systems and standardization over the past few decades, ease-of-use has increased greatly. As a result, installing or upgrading an automation system today is far simpler from a purely technical standpoint than it was 20 or even 10 years ago.

OSI to supply distribution management system to Texas power company

  • September 7, 2017
  • News

OSI’s solution will replace MSS’s legacy QEI system. This system will provide MSS with improved distribution operations.

Bedrock Automation delivers automation control system for Houston oil and gas processor

  • September 6, 2017
  • Case Study

The Bedrock system will coordinate flow of product from partners, through the Pinnacle processing facilities and onto refiners and shippers. Pinnacle chose Bedrock system for its scalability, ease of engineering, ruggedness, cost efficiencies and intrinsic cyber security.

Schneider Electric helps bring process automation systems to Nigerian oil refinery

  • August 29, 2017
  • Case Study

Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will supply its EcoStruxure system architecture and platform, comprising its EcoStruxure Foxboro distributed control system, Triconex process safety solutions, PIONIR analytical fuels blending systems and a suite of SimSci and Wonderware software solutions at Dangote’s greenfield refinery in Lagos, Nigeria.

CMR helps Singapore beverage plant install new process batch control system

  • August 28, 2017
  • Case Study

The work, being undertaken at Yeo Hiap Seng’s (Yeo’s) tea, soft drinks and sauces production plant in Singapore, sees the development of a system using Siemens PCS7 batch technology for S-88 Standard compliance.

Honeywell's ControlEdge PLC earns ISASecure Level 2 certification

  • August 22, 2017
  • News

ControlEdge PLC is the first PLC to be awarded the ISASecure Level 2 certification, which builds on the Level 1 capabilities by providing additional security features such as the confidentiality and integrity of data at rest and in motion, detection of unauthorized changes and additional protection against Denial of Service attacks.

Dataforth announces Python API for MAQ20 data acquisition and control system

  • August 9, 2017
  • News

The MAQ20 data acquisition and control system uses a Python API; this employs an object-oriented approach for communicating with MAQ20 systems, thereby providing an interface where the low-level Modbus commands are hidden from normal use.

GPA helps NC paper mill automate control systems

  • August 8, 2017
  • News

The control system migration of the mill’s Flakt Dryer machine from a mixture of legacy ABB MOD300 and Allen Bradley PLC’s to PlantPAX was the fifth PlantPAX control system installed by GPA in the Pulp & Paper industry specifically.