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Industrial information control and software technologies from plant-floor systems to executive-level dashboards covered through articles, product information and discussions.

60 megawatts of energy produced from landfill gas
7/1/2009 10:12:00 AM
HMI, SCADA, controllers from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms used to recover methane gas and convert it to electricity. More

Electroindustry business confidence: Highest in nearly 4 years, NEMA says; other gains
07/03/2009
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for future North American conditions climbs to highest in nearly four years, NEMA reported in June. Several other sources gave positive economic signs for manufacturing. More
Honeywell to acquire RMG Regel+Messtechnik with its natural gas measurement and control technology
06/30/2009
$400 million purchase aims at expanding Honeywell’s solution portfolio and market penetration in clean-energy industries. More
Embedded control: Develop inductive touch sensing HMIs more easily
06/25/2009
Microchip Technology's Analog Front End processor makes it easier, more cost effective to develop inductive touch sensing user interfaces. More
PLM software advances announced by Dassault, Siemens, Autodesk, Oracle
06/24/2009
Vendors of 'digital manufacturing' tools announce new or substantially upgraded product and process design software. More
HMIs: Factory display delivers critical, real-time messages
06/24/2009
Parker Factory Display (PFD) visualization system panel interfaces feature high-definition resolution, flat-panel design, and built-in networking and graphics support. More
HMIs: LED backlit touch panel uses less energy
06/24/2009
EZAutomation announces its EZDurapanel, its newest touch panel HMI series, which features white LED backlighting that uses less energy and lasts four times longer than previous models. More
Sustainable manufacturing and visualization themes predominate RSTechED
06/23/2009
Improving production efficiencies based on multiple factors, including fluctuating materials and energy costs, and delivering business data to plant floor operators figure heavily in direction of Rockwell Software products. More
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Industrial Cyber Security
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June 2, 2009
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Sending power wirelessly
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Peter Welander, Process Control Editor,
May 19, 2009
Is instrumentation too reliable?
My post that asks why more people don’t use HART data continues to draw respons...
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Industrial Cyber Security
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Efficient Use of Materials
While most industrial sustainability efforts are focused on energy, the other major cost for manufacturers—materials— should not go unnoticed. In this webcast we'll look at 3 materials-related processes that can make your operations more sustainable and save a lot of money.

Energy Efficiency Strategy & Tactics
When it comes to sustainability, it’s not about where you stand on climate change, it’s about where you stand on efficiency. This Webcast will get to the heart of three core approaches to efficiency improvement in manufacturing operations.

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Mark Fabro (Lofty Perch) talks to Peter Welander about the work of cyber crime scene investigators, and what they can do in a control system environment after an incident.

Cyber Security Forensics
Mark Fabro (Lofty Perch) talks to Peter Welander about the work of cyber crime scene investigators, and what they can do in a control system environment after an incident.

Mike O'Neil, MooreHawke, discusses strategies for balancing costs and benefits of redundant fieldbus wiring.

Strategy for Fieldbus Fault Tolerance
Mike O'Neil, MooreHawke, discusses strategies for balancing costs and benefits of redundant fieldbus wiring.

Peter Welander talks to David Hankins and Glenn Restivo from Siemens' pharmaceutical industry center about manufacturing challenges in a heavily regulated and rapidly consolidating industry.

Siemens at Interphex
Peter Welander talks to David Hankins and Glenn Restivo from Siemens' pharmaceutical industry center about manufacturing challenges in a heavily regulated and rapidly consolidating industry.

The first in a series of Sustainable Engineering energy efficiency podcasts focuses on the practical steps engineers can take to positively address facilities and machine power use--ranging from plant energy consumption to HVAC units and HMIs.

Sustainable Engineering: Facilities & Machine Power Use
The first in a series of Sustainable Engineering energy efficiency podcasts focuses on the practical steps engineers can take to positively address facilities and machine power use--ranging from plant energy consumption to HVAC units and HMIs.

Customers, economy, and technology: Scott Shawyer, president of JMP Engineering, 2009 Control Engineering System Integrator of the Year winner tells Mark Hoske, Control Engineering, about the future; 4 min.

JMP Engineering: System Integrator Goals
Customers, economy, and technology: Scott Shawyer, president of JMP Engineering, 2009 Control Engineering System Integrator of the Year winner tells Mark Hoske, Control Engineering, about the future; 4 min.

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Operator Interface Terminals Product Research, July 2008
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