The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires technology that solves the interoperability challenges of device connectivity. Kepware's Connected System Integrators implement and optimize the portfolio of industrial connectivity software developed by Kepware.

This serialization suite is designed to provide consistent data, unified reporting and analysis and standardized best practices to enforce collaboration, compliance and data consistency across multi-site implementations.

Wonderware Online InStudio is a secure, cloud subscription service that lets systems integrators overlay a next-generation infrastructure that is available and scalable.

The PowerXL DG1 is a 250hp general-purpose drive that incorporates an energy control algorithm, onboard industrial communication protocols and built-in harmonic reduction

Prometheus is a configuration tool for defining, programming and documenting all components in an industrial control system, from the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to the I/O.

The P-616 NanoCube XYZ piezo scanner is a redesign of PI’s successful P-611, 3D positioning stage. Now based on a parallel-kinematic design, with one moving platform for all 3 axes, higher precision and dynamics are available.

DEC will use the new SCADA system to monitor and control all 23 of its distribution substations, 87 feeders in all, as well as radial transmission substations.

RMB 3600 Series sensors are EGMR (enhanced giant magnetic resistance) devices that count turns even when power is removed and retain the turn count and angle information for years without power.

By including enterprise software solutions with RFID hardware, Balluff can now extend the reach of that technology from the shop floor to the top floor of an organization.

The design is ideal for optical microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, x-ray transmission microscopy, and other applications where two-sided part access is required.

OSI will supply a state-of-the-art SCADA/EMS system that will effectively manage the transmission system for the entirety of the Slovak Republic.

This addition to the drylin W toolkit is designed to enhance possibilities in applications including marine, aerospace, and stage technologies.

By Bill Lydon, Automation.comThe event, a follow-on to the successful 1st End User Industry Day event in June, provided the opportunity for more users to learn about and consider joining the new open process control standards initiative.

The eighth such regional facility in the U.S., the Plano facility includes sales offices, engineering labs and training facilities. This 2,600 square-foot office will provide sales and engineering expertise for customers in the south-central United States.

With 316 stainless steel housing and sealed display, the X80 Transmitter and the S88 Sensors are designed to eliminate the need to inventory multiple instruments.

Country Maid had to add an additional line to help meet demand. They could either replace their mixer with a larger one, which would require expanding their facility to accommodate its size, or they could install a smaller new mixer with the new additional automated line.

The new warehouse is part of a 50 million Euro project that will allow Poco Loco to centralize its storage in one location, giving it even more control over its logistics process.

The latest version expands plant operators’ ability to monitor and control safe production through direct object linking

The drive’s size and power range, combined with PLC functionality, makes the VACON 20 a solution for packaging machine applications.

Forpak, an OEM in the food packaging industry, wanted to minimize cabinet space and reduce labor costs. While working with Phoenix Contact, Forpak discovered the company’s push-in technology

The AR59-AV vertical rotation stage is intended for: Micro robotics, metrology, vision systems, positioning of mirrors and lasers, laser machining or scribing, electronic assembly, testing, and photonics.

The MQ Series meters and MCQ Series mass flow controllers will operate in high pressure systems, up to 320 PSIA (22 bar). The products are designed for accurate and stable system performance, with 10 ms sensor response speeds and sub-100 ms control response times on the controllers.

Learn how new technological advances are resolving not only these issues but also allowing for new value to be realized through the digitalization of predictive maintenance as a core part of a Digital Enterprise.

Featuring its PlantPAx platform, Rockwell Automation will demonstrate process and automation solutions for efficient process control, monitoring and management.

The project is part of Clarksville, Arkansas' plan to save up to $2M over the next five years through improved control, monitoring, and security of its electric grid and water treatment facilities.

The ring concentrates and focuses the plasma directly over the wafer to speed up the etching process, provide uniform plasma coverage, and to isolate the plasma on the wafer itself rather than the area around or below it.

Gerdau has decided to rollout GE Digital’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution to connect 600 assets in 11 plants across Brazil.

TopView for OPCA&E allows users to monitor, filter, display, log, report, analyze, and send notification (Email, SMS, Voice callout/VOIP, Text-to-speech, …) for events generated from one or more OPC Alarms and Events Servers.

The Laser Levels feature a self-leveling gimbal that delivers accurate reference points, expediting electrical and HVAC layouts.

Ulrich Krauss will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer as of 1 October 2016. Klaus Berka, who founded Analytik Jena with two partners in April 1990 and has led the company ever since, will become a member of the Supervisory Board as of 1 April 2017.

Manufacturers and producers across the globe can see the latest products, services and solutions that help enable a Connected Enterprise at this year’s event, being held at the Georgia World Congress Center on Nov. 9 and 10 in Atlanta.

This product offering includes mating ATEX approved receptacles, junction boxes and lockfast guards and is a solution for customers in a variety of applications including gas turbines, skids, compressors, and shipboard applications.

A recent survey of manufacturing executives indicates many respondents (67 percent) are pressing ahead with plans to invest in data analytics even as they pare back spending in other areas to combat tough business conditions.

The system will combine Secomea’s SiteManager hardware and RRAMAC’s EdgeScout Remote Monitoring solution to create an advanced system for the industrial marketplace.

This is the latest move in Trihedral’s strategy that recently included a new office in Calgary, Alberta, and the addition of Alan Hudson as the VTScada US Sales Manager based in Trussville, Alabama.

The entry-level segment of PXI platforms completes ADLINK’s PXI portfolio, which encompasses performance, mainstream and entry-level product classes benefitting a range of user profiles.

Designed specifically to operate valves with a rotating angle from 90° to 180°, the actuators can automate a range of ball and butterfly valves in applications such as chemical processing, water treatment and refrigeration.

By Martyn Williams, COPA-DATA UKIn the modern industrial realm, automation should provide a consistent way of executing tasks and processes – including those usually associated with information technology (IT). This article explains the changing responsibilities of IT and OT.

Accessibility to power in remote areas is essential to many functions that are crucial to customer operations, and extending the grid is often not an option due to the remote location of sites. Atrex Energy’s portfolio of DC power generator systems are solution to service remote or off-grid applications.

By Shmulik Aran, NextNineA manufacturer and its connected production environment are exposed to a full range of cybersecurity threats. Mitigating the risk of cyberattacks is a rigorous process that requires the hardening of security controls around the IT, ICS and SCADA platforms.