In his column this month, Jim Pinto reviews the automation industry of the past and prognosticates on some of the possibilities that could evolve in the future. “Today’s factories and process plants are ...
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Coming off the back of a solid set of Q4 fiscal results, Rockwell Automation celebrated its 20th Automation Fair at the McCormick convention Centre in Chicago on 16 and 17 November last year. Over the ...
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In spite of moves to converge industrial wireless standards, taking the plunge still involves some unquantifiable risk
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Nasville’s Opryland resort provided a close-knit venue for this year’s annual Emerson User Conference. Process Management president, Steve Sonnenberg, opened the show with a keynote address that spoke ...
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SAIMC president, Johan Maartens, is someone committed to the goal of improving the value offered by the organisation to its members and patrons. In his communiquéé this month, he takes a critical look ...
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Challenges and trends
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The feature on robotics in this issue covers a variety of aspects, including two different lines of thinking. One, the more classic approach, is that of a robot working cooperatively with a human handler ...
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In April, South African Instrumentation and Control announced the award of the first Ray Beaumont technology scholarship to Yokogawa C&I internee, Merone Ramuhashi (http://instrumentation.co.za/38312n). ...
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The feature on robotics in this issue covers a variety of aspects, including two different lines of thinking. One, the more classic approach, is that of a robot working cooperatively with a human handler ...
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Most readers and scada users will have heard of the July 2010 Stuxnet attack on multiple Siemens WinCC and PCS7 systems, your scada system may be the next target
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During an SAI&C webinar we hosted in July, technology forecaster Jim Pinto predicted that this would be the mantra of the successful manufacturing companies of the future. At first it sounds like an oxymoron, ...
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From 24-26 May, Process Expo 2011 showcased the instrumentation and control industry in a hands-on style that impressed visually, informed technically and found its newest niche in the Process Training ...
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