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ABB to enhance process and power management for Philippines petrochemical facility

  • October 29, 2018
  • News

The scope of supply includes 69kV high voltage air-insulated switchgear, UniGear medium-voltage switchgear, MNS low-voltage switchgear, power and distribution transformers, a capacitor bank, soft starter, IS-limiters and a process power management system.

Indegy partners with RSA to enhance industrial network security

  • October 26, 2018
  • News

The companies have completed testing which is intended to assure customers that both solutions can bidirectionally share information to detect, respond and mitigate security threats across their entire attack surface, including industrial control system (ICS) devices.

PLC and DCS: How Do They Differ & How Did They Come About?

  • October 8, 2018
  • Feature

By Mondi Anderson, RealPars A DCS or distributed control system is similar to a PLC in that it has rugged computer controllers, however, the DCS contains multiple autonomous controllers that are distributed throughout a system, also used for automating processes.

Belden/Tripwire and Claroty announce strategic partnership

  • October 1, 2018
  • News

Tripwire Industrial Visibility is the first integrated solution between Tripwire and Claroty that will provide visibility, monitoring and threat mitigation across the complete OT landscape.

Finding The Right Approach to Industrial Data

  • September 27, 2018
  • Feature

By Sean Robinson, Novotek Sales people will tout an endless stream of benefits of an IoT-enabled device but the IoT isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme where one purchase can promise a life of high ROI. This article explains why the data from your new IoT device might not be meeting expectations.

Rockwell Automation to showcase connected water control and monitoring solutions at WEFTEC

  • September 20, 2018
  • News

Rockwell Automation will feature its smart solutions through a simulated digital control room where attendees will have a chance to see the latest release of the PlantPAx distributed control system and advanced production intelligence software that provides real-time visibility into operations.

Elite Control Systems helps Edrington facilitate integrated distillery control

  • September 10, 2018
  • Case Study

From a controls perspective, the three-pod design meant a complex system was required. The challenge was developing a system to manage the production interfaces alongside all of the sequencing, interlocking, etc. that is required between each of the pods.

Rockwell Automation helps ECT integrate process control for shale gas producer

  • September 7, 2018
  • Case Study

ECT was tasked with developing a turbomachinery control system for two trains, each with three parallel compressors. Because the operations will be expected to run continuously for years at a time, a redundant architecture was essential to ensure a backup system would take over and reduce the likelihood of downtime should a failure occur.

ABB to upgrade process control for Belarus substation

  • August 29, 2018
  • News

As part of the upgrade, the substation will be equipped with digital technology. ABB will supply protection and control equipment, an ABB Ability MicroSCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system and a digital process bus.

The Evolution of the Smart Grid

  • August 22, 2018
  • Feature

By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology This article explains how the timeline of power grid modernization, including the convergence of disparate systems, has led to the evolution of the smart grid.

Tension in Industrial Automation: Open Systems and the User's Dilemma

  • by Bill Lydon
  • May 8, 2019
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Suppliers either adapt with technology, or they lose customers and die. This is true in every industry. The industrial and process automation industries will be no exception.

Tesco announces acquisition of Trimax Systems

  • May 7, 2019
  • News

The union with TRIMAX is intended to provide opportunities for TESCO to increase its water/wastewater market share in Southern California and gain entry to additional industries served by TRIMAX.

Emerson to provide predictive maintenance services to BP's Clair Ridge project

  • May 6, 2019
  • News

Emerson’s cloud engineering services enabled global project personnel to remotely collaborate on design, development and testing in a common virtualized environment. This allowed project changes and testing to be managed efficiently and remotely.

Emerson helps U.K. refinery implement terminal automation system

  • May 2, 2019
  • Case Study

The scalable, enterprise-level midstream logistics management solution based on Emerson’s TerminalManager software and DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) is working to help the terminal achieve its goals

E-Technologies Group acquires Superior Controls

  • April 19, 2019
  • News

Superior Controls Co-founder and President Rick Pierro will continue as president of Superior Controls’ life sciences solutions vertical, reporting to ETech CEO Ralph Carter, and will also join the ETech board. Superior Controls will retain its name and maintain the company’s focus in serving the life sciences industry.

Emerson and Colorado State University to collaborate on Brewing Innovation Center

  • April 9, 2019
  • News

Funded by a joint investment, the center will serve as the main educational hub for the Fermentation Sciences and Technology program and will reinforce advanced competencies for digital transformation as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) era continues to evolve the industry.

Can Manufacturers Compete When Trapped in Existing Automation Architectures?

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • April 1, 2019
  • Feature

Manufacturing companies are becoming more aware of the need to modernize production methods and automation to compete globally, but many still find themselves stuck in a sunk investment trap.

Emerson earns ISASecure System Security Assurance (SSA) Level 1 cybersecurity certification

  • March 18, 2019
  • News

This certification, for the company’s DeltaV distributed control system, is the latest step in Emerson’s commitment to provide secure digital transformation solutions for customers. ISASecure SSA Level 1 certification covers critical standards of the family of standards, ANSI/ISA 62443 (IEC 62443).

Seeq announces addition of 50 system integration partners to enhance process manufacturing coverage

  • March 12, 2019
  • News

Partners have been selected and certified based upon their experience and understanding of how to apply Seeq across a variety of technology solutions

Emerson to help Indian oil company modernize automation operations

  • March 12, 2019
  • News

The project will upgrade 14 different process units, including diesel hydro-treating units designed to reduce sulfur content and octane-boosting units either being installed or augmented with desulfurization technologies.

Rockwell Automation helps Midwest Farmers Cooperative enhance distributed control systems

  • January 31, 2019
  • Case Study

MFC worked with system integrator Wachter Inc. to design an automated facility, based on the PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation.

Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2019 – Accelerating Change & Reaching the Tipping Point

  • by Bill Lydon
  • January 29, 2019
  • Feature

The pace of technological change in the automation industry seems to be accelerating as we head into 2019, driven by innovations developed for Internet of Things and general computing.

Hannover Fairs USA names Ed Nichols as vice president of events

  • January 14, 2019
  • News

Nichols will manage the commercial vehicle show portfolio, which currently includes the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show 2019). He also will develop new North American events in the fire and safety segment of the company’s portfolio of INTERSCHUTZ exhibitions & conferences.

Selecting the Best Control System for Automation Applications

  • by Kevin Finnan
  • January 14, 2019
  • Feature

Many factors come into play when selecting a new or upgraded control system, with careful consideration of each resulting in the best outcome.

Rockwell Automation helps Arkansas Steel enhance manufacturing intelligence

  • January 10, 2019
  • Case Study

While updating the plant’s control layer, IT teams at Arkansas Steel began considering additional opportunities to improve operations. What they found was an issue with workforce utilization: Operators’ attention was divided between the process of creating tie plates and handling data.

Bronkhorst High-Tech BV announces FLUIDAT database of 1800 gas and liquid properties

  • December 21, 2018
  • News

This database, called FLUIDAT, is used by the company for configuration and calibration of its portfolio of flow meters and controllers, and for calculating pressure differences, valve seats, etc..

A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 4 of 4: PLC Ladder Logic

  • by By Stephen Gates, P.E., MyPLCtraining.com (Republished, with permission, from myplctraining.com)
  • December 20, 2018
  • Feature

 You may become nerdy programming PLCs, but once you get into it, you won't care. This post is about programming PLCs. Specifically programming PLCs with Ladder Logic. This is what I've done almost daily for my job for the past several years.

MonarchFx announces Warren Bishop as Operations Director

  • December 19, 2018
  • News

Previously, Bishop was the Vice President of Finance, Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Process Improvement for Macy’s Logistics. He also has experience as the Senior Vice President of Logistics at Levitz Furniture, Vice President of Supply Chain at Giggle, and Director of the East Region Distribution at Toys R Us.

Automation Fair 2018 - Rockwell Automation & PTC Partner for Industrial Digitization Journey

  • December 18, 2018
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Based on discussions at the Rockwell Automation Fair, this article explores Rockwell Automation and PTC's committment to building out software into an integrated Industrial Digitization solution, in order to fully achieve the goals of Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.

AVEVA announces competition for NAM college chemical engineering seniors

  • December 11, 2018
  • News

The competition will involve using SimCentral, AVEVA’s industrial simulation platform, to solve a problem created by the company in collaboration with Dr. Richard Turton, renowned author and industry expert in the field of chemical process simulation.