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What Does the TDC ExxonMobil Migration Mean for The Open Process Automation Forum?
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The industrial automation industry has dramatically lagged in the adoption of technology, and a major reason for this has been closed ecosystems. Will the Honeywell TDC3000 migration approach eliminate the reason for The Open Process Automation Forum (OPA) initiative? -
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Renishaw partners with Bristol Music Trust charity to combine music and STEM education
As part of the collaboration, Renishaw is demonstrating the role that fun and creativity plays in engineering by supporting Beat Lab, an interactive music-tech initiative. -
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USMTO Report: Manufacturing technology orders up 22 percent in first half of 2018
The latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report from AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology showed that orders totaled $417 million for the month, down 14 percent compared to May’s totals, and sit at $2.55 billion for the year. -
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Beckhoff Automation to highlight EtherCAT and TSN networking, Smart Factory technologies at Hannover Messe USA 2018
Beckhoff will exhibit in the Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD) USA section in booth 134417. During the show, Beckhoff will also support the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) at partner booth 134117. -
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exida introduces ISA-18.2 / IEC 62682 Alarm Management certificate program
The AMP program will be offered in conjunction with the exida Academy Training course ALM 101: Introduction to Alarm Management Practices & Principles, which is offered generically or for specific control systems. -
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Move to Smart Automotive Manufacturing With Standardization
By Larry Smentowski, Rockwell Automation Smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0 initiatives present an opportunity to help all automakers address their challenges. But those initiatives will only be successful if automakers first have network, control and software standards in place. -
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Industry 4.0 Make to Order Manufacturing at Valpak, Who Would Have Guessed?
I was impressed by a tour of the Valpak Manufacturing Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, hosted by Siemens, which is a great example of a company applying Industry 4.0 make to order manufacturing concepts. -
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Siemens to highlight Digital Enterprise portfolio at AMB
Siemens will be demonstrating to users and manufacturers of machine tools at its 270 square meter Booth B03 in Hall 2 how end-to-end digitalization solutions work from the machine tool right up to the corporate management level and the cloud. -
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7 Switch Myths Busted
By John Sestito, United Electric Controls Seven common myths surrounding switches are analyzed in this paper in conjunction with new high-tech electronic switch designs that are proven to solve historically problematic implementation in the industrial process industries, from the plant to OEM manufacturers. -
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Honeywell Process Solutions announces partnership with aeSolutions for process safety integration
This integration pairs the HAZOP/LOPA, SRS, and SIL Verification requirements from aeShield with Honeywell’s Safety Builder, Process Safety Analyzer, and Trace into a Process Safety Suite. -
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Siemens helps PAR Systems enhance crane operation safety
This solution, EXPERTOPERATOR, was developed by PaR Systems (PaR). PaR is a global manufacturer of advanced automation, robotic, and specialty material handling solutions. PaR supports global customers in automotive, aerospace, nuclear, life science, marine and other core industries. -
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Johnson & Johnson and Fluke Corporation to discuss IIoT and Asset Maintenance at MaximoWorld
Executives from Johnson & Johnson, the health care company, and Fluke Corporation, a specialist in professional electronic test tools and software, will provide insight into those issues and more in the learning session entitled “IIoT: Connecting the Unconnectable Assets at J&J,” -
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NI works with Innovari to enhance efficiency in grid operations
Innovari’s Interactive Energy Platform (IEP) uses artificial intelligence, “big data” analytics, proprietary optimization routines and grid-edge hardware built on NI technology to deliver capacity and address grid demand. -
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An Open Electronic Marshalling Solution? Finally! - Siemens Delivers
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Given the number of vendors that have introduced electronic marshalling products, the value of electronic marshalling is clear. With Siemens’ entry into the world of open automation solutions, the value of these solutions should become increasingly clear as well. -
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Prosys OPC helps Krüger enable data integration in STAR Utility Solution
Krüger A/S provides with its STAR Utility Solution online control solutions that continuously optimize and stabilize the operation of the entire system for water and waste water. Prosys OPC developed for Krüger A/S a scalable, cloud-based solution for the data integration needs in their STAR Utility Solution platform. -
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Siemens and PAS Global announces partnership to enhance ICS cybersecurity
Siemens, a global engineering and technology company, and PAS Global, a provider of industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity solutions, announced an agreement to provide fleet-wide, real time monitoring for control systems. -
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Skkynet Cloud Systems announces OSP 2017―OPC UA Sandpit event
This international event, held in Osaka, Japan, on September 14, 2017, will showcase ten OPC UA products from leading industrial automation companies. -
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ISA announces release of Safety Instrumented System Design: Techniques and Design Verification book
Starting with a description of the entire SLC process, the authors illustrate the advantages and importance of performance-based design, from conceptual design to design verification. -
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ServiceMax announces keynote speakers for Maximize 2017
Renowned space program pioneers, Gene Kranz, Flight Director, and Jim Lovell, Commander of the Apollo 13 mission will be the Keynote speakers in Las Vegas. These respected icons explain how competence, perseverance, and leadership combine to assure ultimate victory in any circumstances. -
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Dataforth earns ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management System
The certification scope covers the “design and manufacture of signal conditioning, data acquisition and data communications devices.”

