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Industrial Internet Consortium announces results for Smart Manufacturing Connectivity for Brown-fiel

  • November 26, 2018
  • News

IIC-member participants TE Connectivity and SAP SE, with supporting participants OPC Foundation and ifm, developed a solution that enables operators of decades old manufacturing facilities (brown-fields) to connect sensors to an IT system using existing infrastructure without affecting real-time operations.

Industrial Internet Consortium announces results for Smart Manufacturing Connectivity for Brown-fiel

  • November 26, 2018
  • News

IIC-member participants TE Connectivity and SAP SE, with supporting participants OPC Foundation and ifm, developed a solution that enables operators of decades old manufacturing facilities (brown-fields) to connect sensors to an IT system using existing infrastructure without affecting real-time operations.

ABB to help Abu Dhabi petroleum facility integrate automation and electrification solutions

  • November 16, 2018
  • News

The upgrade will include a fully integrated ABB Electrical, Control and Telecommunication (ECT) solution with 45 power and capacitor bank skids, as well as centralized and localized automation systems.

Rockwell Automation announces control device support for CIP Security protocol

  • November 15, 2018
  • News

Engineers will be able to implement CIP Security in their systems through Rockwell Automation products and firmware updates to existing products such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers, communication modules and Kinetix servo drives.

Defense in Depth: 4 Essential Layers of ICS Security

  • November 14, 2018
  • Feature

By Dean Ferrando, Tripwire From large industrial control systems to one-man organizations, everyone is talking about security these days. And while the industry jargon they use may differ, all share four areas of security concern.

Open Systems Accelerate Paths to Project Efficiency & Profits

  • November 13, 2018
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com An open system can impact all phases of a project from inception, through its entire lifecycle including: project design, configuration, operations, and lifecycle maintenance in order to create tremendous savings and value.

Positive Technologies releases PT ISIM freeView Sensor free ICS monitoring solution

  • November 9, 2018
  • News

Intended for basic ICS security monitoring, this version is free of charge and easy to configure. No special technical knowledge is needed. Downloading and getting started with PT ISIM freeView Sensor takes minutes.

FDT Group announces full-platform independence for FDT IIoT Server (FITS) architecture

  • November 7, 2018
  • News

With built-in security protecting valuable information and operating data, the FITS platform will enable cloud, enterprise, on-premise, and a single-user desktop deployment method meeting the needs of the process, hybrid and discrete manufacturing sectors.

Festo announces partnerships with Power/mation and Heitek Automation

  • November 7, 2018
  • News

Power/mation has warehouses and sales offices in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Heitek Automation will now be distributing the full line of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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.