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Automation.com, June 2012 By J Timothy Shea, VDC Research Group VDC partnered with Automation.com to develop market intelligence studies for Data Acquisition Solutions, including external chassis & modules, plug-in data acquisition analog I/O boards, and standalone data acquisition software.

Automation.com, June 2012 By Jason Goerges, ACS Motion Control EtherCAT is becoming increasingly popular for control and system engineers as a robust, high-speed real-time network for machine control solutions. Here are some of the most prominent benefits of EtherCAT as they relate to motion control systems.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Productivity was a key theme of Siemens 2012 Automation Summit this year because it is one of the most important business topics in the world today. According to Siemens Industry Automation President Raj Batra, productivity is the backbone of the United States economic recovery.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor In the past, Phoenix Contact's products were typically hidden in control cabinets. Their new vertical market initiative puts them in the mainstream of automation and control solutions, including further expansion in the United States.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor At Honeywell Users Group (HUG), 'Sustain. Ability.' was defined as including technology, performance, resources, market and regulatory demands; and described as a holistic approach to sustainability that includes best practices, design, build, operations, and management.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor New controllers are integrating automation functions, bridging business systems with the plant floor and creating greater efficiencies and performance – all in an effort to achieve the vision of the digital factory.

By Dr Harry Zervos, Technology Analyst Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. The most interesting applications tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Bill Lydon chats with Darius Adamczyk, new President at Honeywell Process Solutions about his thoughts on managing the company and his focus on increasing services for customers.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Jeanne Schweder, Freelance Editor Predicting the reindustrialization of the U.S. over the next five years, Global CEO Joe Hogan said that the company is in the "sweet spot" to take advantage of the many megatrends driving the American economy.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Dr Harry Zervos, IDTechEx EnOcean Equipment Profiles (EEPs) lays the foundation for fully interoperable, open wireless technology comparable to standards such as Bluetooth and WiFi.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Mark Howard, Zettlex Article lists 10 simple rules for design engineers when selecting position and speed sensors that must cope with shock or vibration.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Thomas R. Cutler Somehow the notion of lean manufacturing rarely continues through to the communications and marketing functions. Companies do a very poor job, in general, telling their manufacturing story.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The holistic integration from sensor to enterprise for manufacturing to be more competitive requires industrial automation technology that can create linkages to enterprise business systems. You can learn about new, crucial technologies at Industrial Automation North America.

By Bill Lydon, Editor To remain competitive, a company needs to constantly expose its people to new ideas, processes, and technology. The investment in people attending trade fairs, like Hannover Messe, is a knowledge investment that is fundamental to maintaining and improving manufacturing competitiveness.

by Bill Lydon, Editor The success factors in manufacturing are changing - making it imperative that all size companies use automation as a strategic tool to compete. Companies large and small can cost-effectively implement automation systems ranging from robots to full-scale enterprise integration.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) provided a review of industry growth and hosted the IFR CEO Round Table discussion at AUTOMATE in Chicago. The bottom line is...robots create jobs by enabling manufacturers to be globally competitive and grow more quickly.

By Bill Lydon, Editor With higher speed and more reliable Ethernet networks, lower cost more powerful computers, and virtualized systems, Thin Clients are becoming effective replacements for PCs.

Attendees came together again on the afternoon of February 10, 2010 for a second, Forum-wide general session. This session included a timely and interesting OpX presentation by BASF's Werner Setzwein; an attention-getting and thought-provoking presentation on immersive virtual environments by Chevron's Kevyn Renner; a brief introduction and overview by Daryl Dulaney, President and CEO of the recently formed Siemens Industry business; and finally, a presentation on a successful continuous improvement process by Dennis Inverso, from DuPont Engineering.

By Paul Miller and Dick Hill, ARC Advisory Group Tuesday morning's general session for all forum tracks included presentations by Andy Chatha, ARC's President and Founder, Marty Edwards from the DHS Control Systems Security Program at Idaho National Laboratories (INL); Thomas Lange, Director of Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble; and Ralph Rio, Research Director, Enterprise Advisory Services here at ARC.

By Nathan Pocock, OPC OPC is still the connectivity standard for Process Control, for ADI, a part of FDI and FDT and STILL the connectivity standard for manufacturing, and PLCs. OPC is a Unified Architecture, and OPC is an Express Interface.