Articles & News on SCADA & RTU
Visualising the Future of Plant Maintenance
- November 7, 2018
- Feature
By Nick Boughton, Digital Lead, Boulting Technology It has only been in the past five years where augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have made their way into industrial environments. This article explains how AR and VR are re-defining plant maintenance.
Emerson to help modernize Algerian gas processing plant
- November 5, 2018
- News
In its role, Emerson will update control and safety systems, fire and gas systems, field instrumentation control and isolation valves, and other equipment to improve production efficiencies.
Inductive Automation announces Primary Systems Inc as Premier Integrator
- November 1, 2018
- News
Founded in 1989, Primary Systems Inc. is based in Old Bridge, N.J. The company is a system integrator that helps its clients produce products while meeting all compliance requirements. PSI designs, implements, and troubleshoots systems for the process and manufacturing industries.
Indegy helps City of Raleigh earn CSO50 Award for public utility security project
- October 31, 2018
- Case Study
The City partnered with Indegy to implement an industrial security solution that provides visibility, protection and control to detect and prevent threats before they can impact the operation and safety of its water supply systems and utilities.
Advancing Automation: Control Systems, Volume XII
- October 30, 2018
- News
Automation.com has worked with several industry leaders to compile this Control Systems ebook, designed to help you stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in control system technology.
AVEVA partners with TOMRA to embed SCADA technology for produce industry
- October 22, 2018
- News
The first Compac product resulting from this partnership is Smartline, which is built on Wonderware by AVEVA. Smartline features an operational dashboard for visualisation of line performance and a user interface designed to facilitate line control for packhouses of all sizes.
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.
Open Systems International announces Al Eliasen as Chief Operating Officer
- September 28, 2018
- News
Eliasen is an automation industry professional with more than 25 years of experience in corporate operations and engineering management. At OSI, he has overseen all project delivery operations to date.
ISA announces ISA/IEC 62443-4-2-2018 standard
- September 25, 2018
- News
ISA/IEC 62443-4-2-2018, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems: Technical Security Requirements for IACS Components, provides the cybersecurity technical requirements for components that make up an IACS, specifically the embedded devices, network components, host components and software applications.
HANNOVER MESSE 2018 Report: Industrial technology providers collaborating to bring digital factory t
- September 25, 2018
- News
HANNOVER MESSE USA 2018 covered more than 114,200 square feet of exhibit space and featured 510 exhibitors who showcased their innovations to a record breaking 129,415 registered visitors attending both shows.
Radiflow releases 'SCADA Attackers Taxonomy and Analysis' whitepaper
- January 23, 2019
- News
In the company’s whitepaper, Radiflow explains that while the reporting on cybersecurity incidents and attack campaigns is on the rise, each reporting organization uses a different analysis methodology.
Exploring the Virtual Plant
- January 17, 2019
- Feature
By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology Every plant has its unique lifecycle, which sees both equipment and employees evolve over time. This article explains the concept of virtual commissioning and its benefits when installing new plant equipment.
Schneider Electric announces partnership with Nozomi Networks
- January 15, 2019
- News
Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will collaborate with Nozomi to provide customers in the industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure segments advanced anomaly detection, vulnerability assessment and other cybersecurity solutions and services
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.
How to Prepare for a Cyber Attack at Every Stage
- January 8, 2019
- Feature
By Andrew Kling, Schneider Electric Hackers follow a process to launch an attack, and there’s a concurrent process for manufacturers to defend themselves from these attacks. By describing both of them, organizations can ensure they’ve addressed every element of their cyber risk strategy.
3 Predictions for Industrial Manufacturing Trends in 2019
- December 21, 2018
- Feature
By Stefan Reuther, COPA-DATA Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Regardless of the phrase used to describe digitalization in manufacturing, there’s no denying that a shift has already taken place. This article gives three predictions for industrial automation in 2019 — no buzzwords included.
On-Premise IIoT for OPC UA
- December 17, 2018
- Feature
By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet The IIoT is all about connecting data sources, integrating their data, using it to power analytics, and possibly doing supervisory control on selected equipment or systems. There's no reason that can't be done on-premise.
A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 3 of 4: PLC Inputs and Outputs (I/O)
- by By Stephen Gates, P.E.
- December 12, 2018
- Feature
It's time to get a little more specific with what the PLC CPU controls: PLC I/O! This article will discuss discrete I/O, analog I/O and briefly introduce industrial communications protocols.
The Evolving Role of the CISO and Digitalization
- December 7, 2018
- Feature
By Robin Whitehead, Boulting Technology This article explains how this is impacting the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) and resulting in the need for end-to-end digitalization.
Skkynet Cloud Systems helps Siemens enhance digitalization and remote monitoring for Argentinian pow
- December 6, 2018
- Case Study
Tricco was tasked with developing a secure and reliable way to collect data from control systems running at power plants located hundreds of kilometers from the Siemens office. The first phase was to be a pilot—to connect his WinCC OA SCADA system to a Siemens T3000 DCS running at a power plant located about 100 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
HANNOVER MESSE 2018 Report: Industrial technology providers collaborating to bring digital factory t
- September 25, 2018
- News
HANNOVER MESSE USA 2018 covered more than 114,200 square feet of exhibit space and featured 510 exhibitors who showcased their innovations to a record breaking 129,415 registered visitors attending both shows.
ABB to help Egyptian power company digitalize electric grid
- September 25, 2018
- News
The scope of supply includes an ABB Ability Network Manager SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)/Energy Management System (EMS), more than 120 Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and a fiber-optic communications network to monitor and control the grid.
How ICS Security Attacks Can Cripple Smart Cities
- September 24, 2018
- Feature
By Ben C. Garber, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI Cyber attacks can bring these thriving smart cities to a standstill and create utter chaos. Ensuring cyber-physical security against local and foreign adversaries is the new challenge for today’s city planners.
ABB helps enhance SCADA, security for Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline
- September 20, 2018
- News
As part of the project and for the first time in a subsea water crossing, ABB has installed a fiber optic leak detection and subsea pipeline monitoring system detecting events such as anchor drag.
Honeywell UOP introduces Alfa Laval Packinox as member of Honeywell Connected Plant initiative
- September 19, 2018
- News
Through the Honeywell Connected Plant initiative, Alfa Laval can help refiners and petrochemical producers improve operation and operating reliability of their Alfa Laval Packinox special welded heat exchangers
The Next Generation of HMI and SCADA
- September 19, 2018
- Feature
By Benson Hougland, Opto 22 The next generation of HMI and SCADA technologies is now poised to deliver the rich interfaces users expect, with even easier connectivity to the thriving variety of Internet of Things devices.
Process Solutions announces launch of Robotic Controls Division
- September 19, 2018
- News
The division is being formed in response to customer and supplier demand, along with the Northwest region’s lack of service providers for robot-based automation.
Are Industrial Protocols Going the Way of AppleTalk, DecNet & Netware?
- September 18, 2018
- Feature
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The industrial automation industry has a reputation and history of being behind the technology adoption curve. With an prganizational need for reliability and system availability, the key question is: When is a new technology reliable enough that the benefits outweigh the risk?
HANNOVER MESSE announces "Integrated Industry – Industrial Intelligence" theme for 2019 event
- September 17, 2018
- News
The theme of HANNOVER MESSE 2019 underlines the growing importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the production and energy industries, including such areas as energy efficiency and use and autonomous production processes as well as challenges in terms of interfaces, protocols and security.
Seeq to sponsor Ignition Community Conference
- September 17, 2018
- News
The ICC is hosted by Inductive Automation for partners and customers of the Ignition SCADA system.
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