Products for MES and Operations Management

Kepware Updates KEPServerEX to Support Big Data Analytics

• Kepware

Updates in KEPServerEX version 5.16 include an Industrial Data Forwarder (IDF) for Splunk Plug-In, Local Historian Plug-In, and IEC 60870-5 Suite.

M.A.C. Solutions announces AssetVue KPI software

AssetVue comprises a suite of software modules that together deliver a complete solution consisting of data logging, remote communications, data archiving, trending and analytics.

ICONICS updates GENESIS32 and BizViz Suites

• ICONICS

V9.35 updates GENESIS32 HMI/SCADA, BizViz manufacturing intelligence, and Embedded GENESIS32 suites.

COPA-DATA updates zenon Analyzer software templates

• COPA-DATA

Version 2.20 of the reporting and analysis software includes four additional report templates, including a Sankey diagram, carpet plot, Gantt diagram, and annual load duration curve.

Schneider Electric updates Operations Management Software

• Schneider Electric

Updates were announced for Ampla, Avantis, SimSci and Wonderware software products.

Distributed Data Collection

Transfer data from virtually any data source with network/internet access, when/where you need it via secure tunnelling!

Yokogawa Releases Energy Performance Analytics Software

• Yokogawa Corporation of America

EP-Analytics software tool uses energy performance indicators (EnPI) to track how energy is being consumed in a plant, identifies gaps between EnPI targets and actual performance, and helps to identify countermeasures to improve energy performance.

Revolutionary Intelligent Alerting for SCADA

Put us to the test! We’ll run your anonymous SCADA data through AISight to prove that we can find anomalies that can lead to alarms, shutdowns, and potentially dangerous events.

Siemens announces XHQ Operations Intelligence software

• SIEMENS
• Siemens

XHQ provides near-real-time visibility of operations within process manufacturing facilities.

Yokogawa introduces Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation

• Yokogawa Corporation of America

Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation is a software suite that speeds up and simplifies the process of designing, deploying, and maintaining advanced process control applications.

Yokogawa updates FAST/TOOLS Enterprise Automation Solution

• Yokogawa Corporation of America

Enhancements in Version R10.02 include a master enterprise engineering database establishes a single engineering environment containing all common enterprise definitions and deployment data.

Emerson introduces DanPac Express fiscal metering control system

• Emerson

DanPac Express deploys rapidly at oil and gas flow metering installations and offers a user-friendly interface to simplify operation.

Emerson updates AMS Suite for faster configuration of HART devices

• Emerson

Asset management software version 13.0 decreases start-up and turnaround times for HART devices and helps users build more reliable wireless networks

Emerson announces Energy Advisor energy management information system

• Emerson

Energy Advisor helps process manufacturers reduce energy costs by up to 10% annually through improved energy targeting and utilization

New FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition Firmware Enables Off-Chassis Data Collection

• Rockwell Automation
• Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation announced the release of the FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition (ME) v3.5 module, enabling off-chassis data collection from a modular historian for the first time. This release allows operators using Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers to easily collect data from controllers and devices connected via the Ethernet network.

Rockwell Automation Enhances PharmaSuite MES Software for Medical Device Manufacturers

• Rockwell Automation
• Rockwell Automation

Medical device manufacturers that combine discrete and batch processes in their operations can now use Rockwell Software PharmaSuite manufacturing execution system (MES) software from Rockwell Automation as their sole track-and-trace platform, achieving tracking capabilities down to the smallest saleable unit.

Rockwell Automation Expands Device Support in FactoryTalk AssetCentre Software

• Rockwell Automation
• Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation has added a new custom-device plug-in capability to its FactoryTalk AssetCentre v6.0 asset-management software. System integrators can now develop re-usable plug-ins to connect the software to unlimited third-party devices. For manufacturers, this connectivity expands monitoring, backup and recovery capabilities for their critical automation-related assets.