Cyber defence for industrial networks December 2015, Yokogawa South Africa Industrial network protocols are increasingly targeted by hackers. Can basic cyber defence of these networks be simple?
Moxa introduces new mobile network app December 2015, RJ Connect Moxa has announced the release of the MXview ToGo app, a mobile client of its MXview industrial network management software. The app provides real-time event alerts, instant network/device status checks, ...
A portfolio approach to Operations IT Solutions management December 2015 The business need for more automated and efficient operations has led end users in industrial plants to accumulate large and increasingly complex collections of operations-related information technology ...
Mobile tracking apps keep downtime to a minimum November 2015, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Is the answer to tackle the problem quicker when it happens or to prevent it happening in the first place – or perhaps a combination of both? The traditional way
The traditional solution to minimising ...
Application of Agile Project Management in a DCS upgrade November 2015 There is no confusion that in order for any project to be successful, it must satisfy certain constraints. It must be completed within a specified time, it must be completed within a specified budget, ...
IT in manufacturing – the CIO’s new challenge November 2015 The computerisation of manufacturing as encapsulated in “Industrie 4.0”, or the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” is attracting attention by manufacturing decision makers who find their companies ...
ISA99 committee advances cybersecurity standards October 2015 The ISA99 committee on industrial automation and control systems (IACS) cybersecurity has primary responsibility for developing the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards on this subject.
Ethernet-based networks improve machine performance October 2015 OEMs are increasingly using industrial networks to connect their HMIs, controllers, distributed I/O, instruments and sensors to each other within a machine or a robot. As a consequence, Ethernet is quickly ...
Ensuring the safety and security of industrial control systems September 2015, Editor's Choice Process safety and cyber security are distinctly different disciplines, but there is growing realisation that they are related.
Specifically, today’s industrial organisations face the common imperative ...
Motor protection programming tool September 2015, NewElec Pretoria Laptops are becoming a necessity in the industrial and mining sectors but they are often found wanting and are impractical to use on site. Some of the difficulties include reduced screen visibility in ...
