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The Digital Twin – Enabling Realtime Closed Loop Manufacturing Optimization

  • September 17, 2019
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The Digital Twin has become one of the most powerful concepts of Industry 4. 0. The implementation of model-based, real-time, closed-loop monitoring, control, and optimization of the entire manufacturing and production process, the Digital Twin concept is helping organizations achieve real-time integrated manufacturing.

Creating Agile Process Control

  • September 5, 2019
  • Feature

By Josh Eastburn, Opto 22 For process control systems, improved hardware and software options can make system operations more effective and offer new methods for end users to access and monitor equipment. Here are some of the ways that standard process automation products and practices are transitioning to encourage more agile and capable systems.

The IIoT Opportunity: Accelerating Insights with Advanced Analytics

  • August 20, 2019
  • Feature

By Michael Risse, Seeq Corporation As manufacturers transition to Industry 4.0, it becomes critical to accelerate the extraction of insights from ever-exploding quantities of process data.

Game4Automation introduces 3D CAD drawings for virtual commissioning

  • July 31, 2019
  • News

The original data of the manufacturers is based on the eCATALOGsolutions technology by CADENAS and can be integrated directly into Game4Automation as a free development framework for visualization, virtual commissioning, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in automated environments.

MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process

  • July 24, 2019
  • Case Study

The control center supervises the different subsections of 100 stations. MDT AutoSave Change Management System was installed to optimize the data backup and version control process.

Reliable Controls announces Thomas Leslie Zaban as President

  • July 3, 2019
  • News

Mr. Zaban has taken the first half of 2019 to transition into the top position of the firm while continuing with his executive sales and marketing responsibilities.

Democratizing Digitalization to Achieve Manufacturing Competitiveness – PTC LiveWorx 2019

  • by Bill Lydon
  • June 25, 2019
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Automation.com While attending LiveWorx 2019, for example, it was obvious to me that that PTC has created the most open system architecture which manufacturers can use to leverage digitalization and collaboration to achieve strong competitive positions in their industries.

Siemens helps Brazilian aircraft manufacturer enhance product development process

  • June 19, 2019
  • Case Study

Octans Aircrafts is producing its first aircraft model that will undergo the certification process, the 300A, with capacity for five seats. The company plans to achieve positive results by reducing the time and cost of its processes through the implentation of key technology from Siemens.

PLCopen announces changes to Board of Management

  • June 18, 2019
  • News

In view of his changed responsibilities within Siemens, Dirk Vielsäcker proposed to transfer his Board membership to his colleague Steffen Stang.

Zumtobel Group partners with Casambi for wireless lighting control solutions

  • June 5, 2019
  • News

The strategic partnership ensures a new range of Thorn and Zumtobel luminaires offering control to users via Casambi’s BLE software control platform.