SystemLink enables engineers to connect, deploy, and manage distributed systems, both NI and third-party, through a centralized interface accessible from anywhere, making it possible for them to remotely configure and deploy software, monitor the health and performance of their equipment, manage alarms, and visualize application parameters.

The team will provide training and exSILentia tools, as well as other functional safety lifecycle services such as SIL Assignment, Verification, etc.

The ÅngströmBond Solutions Center will work to provide epoxy expertise through technical content, best practices, weekly tips and a dedicated adhesives expert, Kelly Barker.

This competition will be played with NAPCON's new Furnace operator training game, which teaches the player to operate an industrial furnace.

Enhancements to the Big Loop workflow within Tempest ENABLE, Emerson’s uncertainty management and history matching module, center on greater connectivity to other IT ecosystems leading to the closer integration of geology and engineering, workflow setup and risk and uncertainty analysis.

Wunderlich-Malec will deliver Bedrock OSA from its 32 U.S. locations. Bedrock’s control systems combine standards-based control and embedded security with industrial hardness and edge control.

The addition of Eltresis as a partner forms part of TrendMiner’s roadmap to deliver customer service to its growing market in Southeast Europe and in particular Turkey.

With Sitrans TH320/420 and TR320/420, Siemens introduces WirelessHART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer Protocol) temperature transmitters for a range of sensor types suitable for mounting in sensor head and rail mounting

The TIM 2 and TIM 2SM families each consist of 32 models offering inputs of 4.5~12 / 9~18 / 18~36 / 36~75Vin and outputs of 3.3 / 5 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 24 / ±12 / ±15 V out.

This is designed to extend automation devices by providing data processing at machine level and by bringing analysis technology and the intelligence of Edge Computing to the manufacturing area in a secure way.

The lock nut cylinders are designed to withstand up to ten percent side-load of maximum capacity and include an integrated tilt saddle allowing up to five degrees of misalignment.

Energy management for machine operation and the energy industries creates a range of demands, starting with basic monitoring of the supply network and process control to power monitoring. The EtherCAT I/O terminals from Beckhoff is designed to answer these demands.

The MemoRail Modbus A1405N is a multi-parameter analyzer that provides operators with a transmitter for full-featured integration of Memosens monitoring stations into the fieldbus standard

The acquisitions, with Bentley’s reporting and data management software gINT, are intended to serve to make Bentley a source for geotechnical professionals “going digital.”

The IP66 and IP67 NEMA-rated Earthing Connector protects sensitive equipment such as telecommunications base stations against water ingress in the field in mated condition

Sterling Systems & Controls has introduced its bag lift and pallet scissor lift features that eliminate the physical stress on the operator when filling ingredient bins from 50+lbs bags stored on pallets.

The RTC-SB rodless cylinder is designed for a maximum speed of 6.5 m/s (21.3 ft./s). The maximum stroke is around 6,000mm (21.6 ft.). A magnetically attached exterior strip, scraper and sealing strip protect the cylinder from dust and dirt.

The solution on offer supports the automation of substations, hydropower plants, and wind farms. Its focus is on monitoring and optimizing electricity grids, interconnecting energy storage systems, and controlling equipment for the generation and distribution of renewable energy.

Martin has authored three books, coauthored two, has been a contributing author for three more, and has published dozens of articles and papers in the field of automation and control. He holds or has pending multiple patents in the areas of real-time business measurement and control.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comThe world might not be able to eliminate the cyberthreat from existence, but today’s industrial businesses can take proactive action to ensure that they are able to effectively respond and recover if a cyberattack does come.

Honeywell’s Skills Insight Intelligent Wearables feature a head-mounted visual display that responds to voice and brings live data, documents, work procedures, as well as health and safety information into view.

Located in the Barents Sea, north of the Arctic Circle, the field will be developed with an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading production vessel) and subsea installation with 30 wells. The field has volumes estimated at between 400 and 600 million barrels of oil.

The HIT-4G provides temperature and pressure compensated gas flow measurement and also offers features such as Dual Totalizers, Modbus and Data Logging.

Design of the enhanced Model 2220 series incorporates Silicon Designs’ proprietary MEMS chip, along with buffering, for bias and scale factor over temperature performance.

This four-day conference, from October 22–25, 2018, in Galveston, Texas, includes educational sessions, case studies, roundtable discussions, and networking events focused on Flow-Cal’s product line and best practices in the measurement industry.

A Festo application team developed this drilling industry solution utilizing the Industry 4.0-based VTEM Motion Terminal. The VTEM Motion Terminal is a digital pneumatic system. Downloadable apps create a number of functions for the motion terminal.

Schneider Electric introduces EcoStruxure Machine Advisor to offer efficiencies and growth by turning data into key insights for machine builders. EcoStruxure Machine Advisor provides a connected framework for machine operation through three key functionalities

The ABB Ability Process Performance Dashboard connects oil and gas firms with ABB’s vast pool of operations experts and advanced data analysis technology.

The collaborative solution combines McRae’s scalable and repeatable software solutions with the PlantPAx distributed control system from Rockwell Automation. In addition, product and solution support, service and training capabilities are available globally.

FactoryStudio 2018 developers will be able to generate Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs) for the Bedrock Certificate Authority (CA). These certificates provide users with a cyber secure connection between their control system and their HMI and SCADA applications.

Kansai Electric Power will collaborate with its customers at every stage, from planning a new thermal plant to running a facility. The Kansai-Value Creation Service, or K-VaCS, will provide services and technology to detect system abnormalities for utilities and others in the electric power supply chain.

Lasers are providing successful results at a vineyard in Sonoma County, California. This is the first time the laser bird repelling technology is used in California. Since adopting the robotic laser, the vineyard has achieved a 99.8 % bird reduction and annually saved around 25,000 USD.

The HARTING Technology Group has been cooperating with systems integrators and IT specialists within the MICA.network user organisation since 2016, giving customers access to data-based efficiency improvements for their machinery. The network showcases solutions for machine data pooling and ERP applications based around the MICA Edge Computing System

The CB100 gas flush systems help keep oxygen out of the beer. And, PSA’s double-seaming technology helps keep cans sealed tight.

By John Mitchell, CP Automation The rise of non-linear loads in industrial environments over the last two decades has resulted in the growing problem of harmonic currents and utility-level voltage distortion. This technical article explores active and passive filtering.

Endress+Hauser received the HERMES AWARD for a hygienic compact thermometer featuring a self-calibrating sensor for process temperature measurements that meet stringent safety and quality specifications.

Inductive Automation defines Enterprise Integrators as those with a high level of Ignition certification, a global presence, the ability to take on enterprise-wide projects, and 250 or more engineers, among other requirements.

The THM 30 Series are a solution for medical equipment and also for ITE applications such as transportation, control & measurement or IGBT drivers.

By participating in “Girls Day” and “Future Day,” the pneumatics specialist hopes to draw the interest of children and youth in compressed air as a technology.

The Palo Alto Networks NGFW aims to put in place protection to secure the complex interfaces between office and automation networks. The NGFWs allow Siemens customers to select from a variety of security levels and adjust them in-line with their own specific needs.

The plant is designed to extract 99 percent of ethane and 100 percent of propane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas in the Permian basin. Honeywell’s UOP Russell solution includes design, supply and installation of a modular cryogenic plant, refrigeration, dehydration and acid gas removal units

ABB’s microgrid solution includes a 30 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system, which is one of the largest of its kind to be deployed in a gas-fired power plant. A 30 MW battery energy storage system can supply 6,000 homes with the power supply, where the average supply would be 5 kilowatt (kW).

Red Lion Controls announced additional features for its PXU series of proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, including Ramp/Soak, CT Input, 2nd Analog Input and 2nd Analog Output.

April 16, 2018 - Endress+Hauser submitted 261 patent applications in 2017. The company owns a total of 7,479 active property rights around the world. Innovators are honored at the Group’s annual Innovators’ Meeting. In 2017 the Endress+Hauser Group once again invested more than seven percent of sales [...]