• Siemens Releases Network Security Enhancements

    Updated: 2012-05-31 14:47:30
    Siemens continued push into manufacturing information technology (IT) space revealed in new integrated security functions.

  • VIA Technologies Introduced ARTiGO A1200 A1200 Slim PC Kit

    Updated: 2012-05-30 17:44:37
    VIA Technologies introduced their ARTiGO A1200 slim PC kit. The VIA ARTiGO A1200 features a 1.0GHz VIA Eden X2 dual core processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, VIA VX900 media system processor (MSP), one HDMI and one VGA display port, two high-speed GigaLAN Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, CFast socket, two audio jacks [...]

  • Pressure Pump Control for Hydraulic Fracturing

    Updated: 2012-05-30 02:07:40
    Chris LeBlanc, North American Energy Segment Manager for National Instruments, describes where NI is useful in the oil and gas industry, while Rob Stewart, president of Lime Instruments, shows his company's rugged integrated control system for pressure pumps and other equipment used with hydraulic fracturing. Shot on location at the 2012 Off-Shore Technology Conference in Houston.

  • Events and Opportunities in Automation

    Updated: 2012-05-29 20:01:47
    OPC Foundation, ISA Water/Wastewater, Yokogawa Corp. of America and the Foxboro unit of Invensys Operations Management have all announced user conferences.

  • Mintchell Video Report - The Automation Conference

    Updated: 2012-05-29 19:06:20
    Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, summarizes The Automation Conference held at the Hilton Rosemont in suburban Chicago May 22-23. More than 160 people attended the two day event that featured presentations in three tracks—Manufacturing, Packaging Machinery and Process Automation. Lively discussions were held and the Ethernet panel was a hit. (Approximate Time - 5:16).

  • DDR PHY Interface Group Introduces DFI v3.1 with LPDDR3 Mobile Memory Support

    Updated: 2012-05-29 18:10:10
    The DFI 3.1 specification was released by the DDR PHY Interface (DFI) Group. The DFI industry specification defines an interface protocol between DDR memory controllers and PHYs. The DDR PHY Interface specification enables the development of systems-on-chip (SoCs) that support the DDR3 and DDR4 memory standards. The preliminary DFI 3.1 memory specification is available now [...]

  • Take Advantage of our Memorial Day Sale!

    Updated: 2012-05-25 21:46:29

  • Identity Automation The Identity Data Access Management Company

    Updated: 2012-05-24 20:41:20
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  • Identity Automation The Identity Data Access Management Company

    Updated: 2012-05-24 20:41:20
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  • Identity Automation The Identity Data Access Management Company

    Updated: 2012-05-24 20:41:19
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  • Identity Automation The Identity Data Access Management Company

    Updated: 2012-05-24 20:41:18
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  • X-FAB Silicon Foundries Introduces XU035 CMOS-based Process

    Updated: 2012-05-24 07:59:49
    X-FAB Silicon Foundries introduced their XU035 process. The new X-FAB process provides low specific on-resistance 700V power devices and the lowest mask count in the foundry industry. The XU035 CMOS-based process will be available for tape-ins of prototypes and risk production next month. The process is ideal for ultra-high-voltage consumer applications such as AC LED [...]

  • Automation Drives Operational Excellence

    Updated: 2012-05-24 04:35:50
    Bayer Crop Science presentation at The Automation Conference shows way to use automation technologies to drive operational excellence.

  • The Automation Conference: 21st Century Manufacturing Training

    Updated: 2012-05-24 03:58:42
    Simon Nance, manager of training and development, Stihl Inc., was the second of the three keynote presenters and provided a best practices presentation on worker training for a medium-sized manufacturer. (Approximate Time - 2:27)

  • Summit Media Group Establishes David A. Harvey Memorial Scholarship

    Updated: 2012-05-24 02:09:04
    The Summit Media Group announces the establishment of an educational scholarship in memory of the founding publisher of Automation World magazine at the inaugural Automation Conference event (www.automationworld.com/tac2012); the 2012 recipient is the Purdue Calumet University School of Technology.

  • Industrial Ethernet Roundtable Debuts at the Automation Conference

    Updated: 2012-05-24 02:02:45
    In the last session of the Manufacturing Track at The Automation Forum 2012, Automation World ’s Co-Founder & Editor in Chief Gary Mintchell got what he has long wanted: a discussion with representatives from each of the major Ethernet-based networking protocols sitting side by side and answering questions. The packed room of attendees seemed happy with the result. (Approximate Time - 4:16)

  • Industrial Ethernet: Panel Discusses Protocol Differences

    Updated: 2012-05-24 01:40:04
    For the first time, evangelists for six of the leading industrial Ethernet networking protocols sat side by side to present their protocols. Attendees at The Automation Forum asked questions and got answers.

  • Keynotes Hit a High Note with Automation Conference Attendees

    Updated: 2012-05-24 00:12:15
    The Automation Conference's (www.automationworld/tac2012) second day keynotes touched on automation standards, holistic manufacturing training and an update from Dr. Bryan Griffen on Nestle's continued focus on packaging automation and PackML developments

  • Solutions emerge to prevent control system cyber-attacks

    Updated: 2012-05-23 22:42:51
    Hackers have infiltrated everything from PLCs to gas pipelines, but the experts spell-out specific steps and strategies to fend-off attacks.

  • PepsiCo's Russell lists key takeaways from The Automation Conference

    Updated: 2012-05-23 21:59:07
    Remote diagnostics via the Internet and a greater reliance on standards, PackML in particular—these are two of the many controls and integration topics that PepsiCo engineer Jeff Russell found intriguing at The Automation Conference that was held May 22-23 in Suburban Chicago. (Approximate Time - 3:21)

  • The Automation Conference | David A. Harvey Memorial Scholarship

    Updated: 2012-05-23 18:44:01
    The Summit Media Group announces the establishment of an educational scholarship in memory of the founding publisher of Automation World magazine at the inaugural Automation Conference event (www.automationworld.com/tac2012); the 2012 recipient is the Purdue Calumet University School of Technology. (Approximate Time - 3:31)

  • Remote Diagnostics at Coke Plant

    Updated: 2012-05-23 09:44:32
    Kai Mariappan, plant control specialist at the Egan, MN, plant of Coca Cola, shared with his audience in the packaging track an example of a successful remote diagnostics application for packaging and production.

  • The Automation Conference: Label Procurement Meets Automation

    Updated: 2012-05-23 08:03:55
    Mark Moorhead, director of marketing at WS Packaging Group, showed the audience in the 1:00 p.m. session of the Packaging Track how Gilchrist & Soames turned to a Web-based automated system to help tame SKU proliferaton in label procurement.

  • MESA International and WBF to Merge Organizations

    Updated: 2012-05-23 03:40:33
    MESA International and WBF--once the World Batch Forum, now The Organization for Production Technology announce merger. Say merger will expand operations management capabilities and deliver greater value to members and partners.

  • Keynote Q A: Better Food Safety and Its Costs

    Updated: 2012-05-23 03:03:14
    At the first day of the Automation Conference, David Acheson, managing director, Leavitt Partners, receives a question about how much cost may be passed along to consumers due to the recent Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements for food manufacturers. (Approximate Time - 2:34).

  • Break the Rules to Solve Welding Automation Challenges

    Updated: 2012-05-23 02:36:32
    Robotics, load sells and advanced motion control combine with 100 year old welding technology to drive success for ARC Specialties, one of the Manufacturing Track presenters at the The Automation Conference.

  • The Automation Conference on Security

    Updated: 2012-05-23 02:12:38
    Kenn Bengtsson, senior project manager, DC Water, discusses what conference tracks he will attend at the The Automation Conference this year. Kenn Bengtssonn also spoke at the event on SCADA systems in Washington, D.C. (Approximate Time - 0:53)

  • Discrete, Process Automation and Packaging Come Together at The Automation Conference

    Updated: 2012-05-23 02:04:20
    The first annual Automation Conference, bringing together process, discrete and packaging professionals in one conference, kicked off this morning with keynotes speakers from Boeing and ExxonMobil.

  • Pepsi Bottler Shares Secrets of OEE, Six Sigma, Lean

    Updated: 2012-05-23 00:59:18
    Pepsi Bottling Ventures boosts uptime, improves OEE scores 21 points, adds more than an hour to daily productivity and covers automation costs in one year in Nampa, Idaho, the project's leader told attendees learned at The Automation Conference session.

  • Automation Management Tutorial with Dave Chappell

    Updated: 2012-05-23 00:40:11
    Bob Sperber, special projects editor, Automation World, talks with Dave Chappell, past chairman, OMAC Working Group, on what he's presenting at the The Automation Conference and the current landscape. (Approximate Time - 1:40).

  • VIA Technologies Announces APC Android PC System for Only $49

    Updated: 2012-05-22 17:25:25
    VIA Technologies introduced the $49 APC Android PC system. APC features a WonderMedia ARM processor, Neo-ITX motherboard, VGA and HMDI display ports, four USB 2.0 ports, microSD slot, Ethernet port, 2GB NAND Flash, and 512 DDR3 SDRAM. The Android PC system includes a browser, preinstalled apps, and a custom build of Android that has been [...]

  • Automation Evangelist asks: Are you certifiable?

    Updated: 2012-05-22 08:32:17
    A leading consultant says automation pros are under-appreciated, and makes a compelling case for nascent certification programs.

  • DC Water Implements Secure SCADA

    Updated: 2012-05-22 07:43:07
    The process automation track of the first Automation Conference kicked off with a presentation on implementing a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at DC Water—the Washington D.C. water utility.

  • Infrared Thermometers Survive Dust, Water and Drops

    Updated: 2012-05-21 17:48:37
    The new 62 Max and 62 Max+ infrared thermometers are designed to withstand the harsh conditions faced by technicians in electrical, service, HVAC, process, industrial and facilities maintenance applications.

  • Network Storage Slowing Down EDA Tools

    Updated: 2012-05-21 16:43:24
    IC Manage, Inc. released the results of their recent Global Design Management Report. According to their survey, the top three driving reasons for using a Design Management (DM) system are: easier to trace and fix bugs (53%), easier team collaboration (49%), and IP Reuse/Logistics Management (43%). The next tier was a 3-way tie between: reduced [...]

  • Cadence Announces NVM Express Interface Subsystem for PCI Express-based SSDs

    Updated: 2012-05-15 18:54:53
    Cadence Design Systems introduced a new full-featured NVM Express interface subsystem. It is the industry’s first IP subsystem for the development of SoCs that support the NVM Express 1.0c standard, which is an interface technology used for solid-state drives (SSD). With Cadence’s IP subsystem, SoC designers do not need to source their interface component IP [...]

  • RSoft Design Group Acquired by Synopsys

    Updated: 2012-05-09 00:27:08
    Synopsys has acquired privately held RSoft Design Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. RSoft Design Group is a leader in photonics design automation software. Industries there serve include optical communication, optoelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing. RSoft also offers design tools for passive and active optoelectronics components and subsystems as well as advanced electromagnetic [...]

  • Ecospan Announces Closed-loop Reuse and Recycling Model for Electronics Companies

    Updated: 2012-05-03 18:08:22
    Thanks to Ecospan, electronics companies can now replace petroleum-based plastic material used to make personal electronics with plant based bioplastics. With their regrind and reuse model, companies can reduce their use of petroleum based plastics in manufacturing and put a more sustainable supply chain in place. Ecospan is the first company to make bioplastics applications [...]

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