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New versions of OPC UA For Devices (DI) and OPC UA For Analyzer Devices (ADI) have been released by the OPC Foundation.

Reference book outlines how to establish and manage industrial control groups, and how to initiate and execute industrial control projects.

ISA signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOM) with the China Instrument & Control Society (CIS), the leading academic organization in instrumentation, measurement, control and automation in China.

With the Genetec Security Center, operators can manage common operational pictures on the Barco CMS-powered displays to achieve visual collaboration and boost situational awareness.

Team Viewer allows Cincinnati technicians to view a machine’s PC-based control as though they are right in front of it.

By Thomas R. Cutler Holistic is not the first word that comes to mind regarding automation; neither is order-taker. Yet thousands of interviews over the past twenty years have revealed that many system integrators who provide automation services, particularly in material handling, better match the description of order-takers.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) systems allow the aggregation and subsequent visualization and analysis of data to drive business decisions. Pharmaceutical companies share their companies' perspectives on MI solutions and their implementation plans.

Uncertainly remains over the future of the organic photovoltaic market as a whole, and arguably the industry is going through the period of despair and disillusion.

By Mike Roberts, LNS Research In this article, we’ll present key preliminary findings from a joint survey between LNS Research and MESA International focused on identifying the top metrics and best practices that are driving the most results for manufacturing business leaders today.

Mathevan holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering.

E-Mon is now offering Honeywell’s Attune Energy Dashboard service to provide facility management professionals with information on energy usage and trends.

By Peter Engstrom, STEUTE Industrial Controls There is a large selection of devices for transmitting and receiving continuously variable parameters like flow, but there has been little available in the way of wireless devices for generating and receiving simple "on-off" signals. This is changing.

Training courses and workshops teach control systems designers, engineers and operators various aspects of process safety and how to meet worldwide safety requirements.

Sercos scheduled three technical webinars for May and June that will provide interested parties insight into the technology.

A group of industrial condition monitoring specialists, machine manufacturers and research organisations collaborated with the European Commission on a project to develop a system for health assessment and power optimisation in the machine tool sector.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Fair provides a unique world perspective of the industrial sectors. “Integrated Industry – Next Steps” was the 2014 theme, which focused on maximizing manufacturing flexibility and efficiency. This year, key representatives from the United States participated in a summit stressing the importance of a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership.

The catalog contains more than 800 unique stock imaging lenses, cameras, filters, illumination, and more.

The fast-growing worldwide market for flowmeters used for measurement of petroleum liquids totaled $956 million in 2011, and is projected to increase to almost $1.4 billion in 2016.

Joel Neidig, an engineer at Indiana Gear, has been awarded a $75,000 prize for his research project titled “Expanding Manufacturing’s Vision: MTConnect and Google Glass.”

By Denny Redwine, Kemper Controls A custom-designed HMI-based solution increased uptime at TGKY, a plastic injection molding facility in Lebanon, KY, by providing continuous real-time monitoring and alarming of machines and associate processes.