Pervasive Sensing uses the power of sensing technologies to provide continuous, real-time data that power Plantweb Insight applications to support customers’ operational programs in key performance areas such as safety, production, and energy and emissions management.

When fully operational, these projects are intended to produce enough clean energy to power more than 350,000 households, reducing CO2 emissions from conventional generation by more than 1.5 million tons.

Honeywell designed the Asset Performance Insight solution to be deployed to customers through pre-configured templates. These templates are based on the company’s industry experience and real-world customer challenges enhanced with advanced analytics.

As part of their agreement, Invasystems will adopt the Falkonry LRS machine learning system and empower well operation engineers to predict equipment and system failures. This is designed to help oil and gas operators reduce downtime and increase production by detecting patterns and conditions in existing operations data.

Designed for the observation and inspection of metal components, the Olympus GX53 inverted metallurgical microscope features an LED light source. The GX53 microscope also incorporates the latest version of OLYMPUS Stream image analysis software (v. 2.3) for observation and reporting capabilities.

By following the simple procedures outlined in the Bedrock SCADA Security Platform Specification, developers can upgrade any OPC UA compliant client into a secure OPC UA channel, across which users can exchange data between plant floor operations and SCADA applications.

Siemens AG and Perceptive Engineering Ltd announced a partnership which offers Perceptive’s PharmaMV and Siemens Simatic Sipat software products closely integrated to provide a solution for advanced control and optimization applications in both continuous and batch pharmaceutical manufacturing.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comIn the race for industrial profits, it’s not uncommon for organizations to run legacy equipment as long as they can, and avoid costly replacements and rewirings. While this can be a viable strategy in many areas, when it comes to industrial control network cyber security, it can be a deadly vulnerability for today’s organizations

The sensors feature 4 to 20 mA or RS-485 Modbus outputs, depending on the model selected. Up to 247 sensors may be installed on each Modbus network. The PSC-SSS-PM Series sensors are designed to simplify set up for alarm relays and adjustments.

The upgrade features connectivity to Ignition by Inductive Automation, an industrial application platform for SCADA and IIoT solutions, via the industry-standard Sparkplug MQTT profile, as well as enhancements to RAMQTT, Red Lion’s MQTT client.

The MLC 530 SPG (“Smart Process Gating”) light curtains, use a control signal provided by the PLC and the interruption of the protective field itself for bridging to the material transport.

The starter kit is a complement to SPECTRO’s spectrometers and will be provided by Bernd Kraft. By using these certified multielement standards, customers can be certain that their analysis devices are optimally adjusted from the start – a prerequisite for correct analysis results.

Each TCW210-TH can monitor up to 8 temperature and/or temperature-humidity sensors of various brands and types (up to 24 different parameters each) via either 1-Wire interface and/or the more robust MODBUS RTU over RS485.

Heartbeat Diagnostics’ continuous analysis of transmitter/sensor system health status during operation enables recognition of related events when they occur.

In this class you'll learn how to tune a PID controller, for tighter control, improved product quality, and reduced scrap. You'll also learn advanced process control techniques, such as multi-layer cascades, override control, gain scheduling, feedforward compensation, design, and tuning. Optional third day of training shows you how to work with critical boiler control loops and control methods.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comThe digitalization of manufacturing is starting to come into focus in 2018. After another busy year talking to users, suppliers and industry consultants, and attending over 20 industry conferences and related events, I have another year’s worth of informed insights to share on the latest trends that will shape automation in 2018.

Developed for deployment at the heart of the pipeline operations management environment, the EPMS supplements a core SCADA platform with specific gas and liquid applications that enable a pipeline operator to manage delivery contracts and associated logistics.

By Philip Allen, Grace Engineered Products Driving to work last week, deep in thought, pondering the many reasons companies use Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) in their electrical safety programs I finally stumbled across a perfect analogy for electrical safety principles.

Housing of the RFX 6900 Series is anodized aluminum and sealed to IP 67 or IP 69K—depending on version. Conforms to ISO 13849 for safety related applications.

Aspen Mtell is part of the aspenONE Asset Performance Management (APM) software suite combining big data, machine learning and process knowledge to maximize performance across the design, operations and maintenance asset lifecycle.

The model NCC08-75-3000-3X is capable of generating a continuous force of 300 pounds [1330 N] and a peak force of 900 pounds [4000 N] at a duty cycle of 10% (i.e. 1 second on, and 9 seconds off).

The plant will give the centers of competence for flow measurement engineering, liquid analysis and temperature measurement engineering additional capacity.

The Tolomatic ServoChoke SVC electric choke valve actuator is designed to meet requirements for a more flexible high-speed actuator in performance drilling applications such as managed pressure drilling (MPD), set-point control or choke-and-kill.

The technical curriculum being taught by Endress+Hauser will offer in-depth training on technology and instrumentation for monitoring and managing temperature, flow and pressure for machinery and equipment in industrial process industries.

ResilientGrid has integrated the industrial cybersecurity capabilities of Radiflow’s iSID system into its ResilientGrid Map solution. iSID is an industrial intrusion detection system designed specifically for the needs of operators of critical infrastructure.

The ABB SCADA solution - ABB Ability Symphony Plus - will monitor and control the entire water distribution system and integrate TaKaDu’s Event Management Solution, which detects, analyzes and manages network events and incidents such as leaks, bursts, faulty assets, telemetry and data issues and operational failures.

This version of LabVIEW NXG introduces key functionality, particularly for engineers developing, deploying and managing automated test and measurement systems.

By Eric Kaufman, AspenTechRight now, commodity chemical producers need to shift their focus from growth to improving cost competitiveness. These 5 best practices show how cost competitiveness can be mastered to help commodity chemicals producers achieve sustainable competitive differentiation.

STEUTE's Series ZS 71 emergency pull wire switch is equipped with snap-action, NC positive-break contacts, providing a means for initiating an emergency stop along the length of the installed pull-wire.

The JR-2000 includes an LED-based status indicator allowing users to quickly see whether the logger is actually logging, is set for a delayed start, is full, or is in an alarm state.

Products covered in this catalog use PI’s in-house designed and manufactured Mars Rover-tested piezo ceramic actuators as their drive principle.

The Kinitics KLA05 Linear Actuator provides forces up to 650 N (146 lbf) and strokes up to 6.7 mm (0.264"), can be configured to supply a pushing or pulling force, and fits in a variety of applications

They are single axis ICP voltage output with measurement ranges of +/- 5,000 g (model 352A91) and +/- 20,000 g (model 352A92).

This Wireless Analog Transmitter/Receiver System allows for remotely monitoring sensors or controlling process equipment from a distance up to 1 mile (LOS) line-of-site away using license free wireless 2.4GHz 802.15.4 communication.

Control Station’s 2018 training services calendar currently lists a total of sixteen workshops scheduled in industrial centers across the United States and Canada. In particular the scheduled workshops target process manufacturers located throughout the Great Lakes, Gulf and Pacific Northwest regions.

Scalability features in R19 include parallelization of complex calculations across CPUs within a single server, administration tools for performance optimization, and increased control and visibility by users into their efforts with real time progress indicators.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comWith Seeq, users now have an application to perform analytics and optimize operations on their own, without having to engage data scientists and other IT experts

The Series 9200 is specifically engineered to meet the requirements of the oil and gas industry’s exploratory well-logging process. It is designed to allow well loggers monitoring a drill site to analyze the hydrocarbons within a well both quantitatively and qualitatively, while drilling.

The Ergo-Matic line features lift capability up to 36” to double-stack drums, spark-resistant components for flammable areas, double “Parrot-Beak” clamps for fiber and plastic drums plus special wheels and coatings for FDA Approved applications.

DTL process technology converts light olefins, present in fluidized-bed catalytic cracking (FCC) off-gas, coker off-gas and other refinery streams, into high-octane gasoline blend stock.

First available in 2014, the SDN 40-24-100C has been redesigned by doubling its 2 terminals to 4 terminals to enable plant managers to connect more than one load to the power supply.

The latest version, ABB Ability Knowledge Manager 9.0, incorporates digital capabilities and technology to provide mining and cement industry customers with the ability to view, analyze, and act upon critical process data from any mobile device.