Webcast: Benefits of DCS for Hybrid Industries versus Conventional PLC Approach

With the evolution of the automation industry, a conventional programmable logic controller (PLC) approach may not be good enough any longer. Implementing distributed control system (DCS) for hybrid industries can reduce...

Webcast: Cloud impacts supervisory control, MES, and ERP software markets

With the cloud, goods producers have improved ways to finance, implement, operate, and manage their most important industrial software applications, including enterprise resources planning (ERP), manufacturing execution systems...

Webcast: Simplifying Specifications and Process Management

Energy companies today are faced with delivering greater complexity, higher quality, with lower risk all within shorter delivery times. This impacts the ability to deliver complex and innovative solutions to satisfy customer...

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New graphical programming platform accelerates understanding

National Instruments LabVIEW NXG 1.0 software, the next generation of LabVIEW, aims to deliver LabVIEW productivity to nonprogrammers with an easier workflow. NI continues LabView 2017 development and support. See video demo. » more

CFE Media announces the 2017 System Integrator of the Year winners

The System Integrators of the Year have distinguished themselves by combining technology with a customer-centric approach. See roundtable video discussion. » more

Interstates Control Systems, Sioux Center, Iowa

Interstates Control Systems is the 2017 System Integrator of the Year for the Large System Integrator Technology. President Jack Woelber shares some of the company's success stories and advice. » more

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Non-contact radar for level measurement applications

The Pulsar Model R86 Non-Contact Radar transmitter from Magnetrol provides level measurement for a wide range of processing systems in the oil & gas, chemical, and power industries.

Data and management platform for connected buildings

Lutron Electronics' Enterprise Vue is a data and management platform designed to give facility managers real-time control of multiple buildings – whether they are all in one location or scattered around the world.

Advanced memory and data exchange system

Kaman's Advanced Memory and Data Exchange Universal System (AMADEUS) includes the Model 9740 Multi-Port data transfer unit, which includes four removable memory cards (RMC) and a mini-ground station adapter (GSA).

Machine learning software upgraded

Seeq Corporation's R20 software application has been upgraded and is designed for oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, mining, food and beverage, and other process industries.

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Webcast: IT/OT Essentials for Control System Projects with Cloud & Edge Computing

Success with IIoT and control projects relies on engineers who can bridge the IT/OT divide and understand the critical requirements within the plant environment

Webcast: IIoT Webcast Series 2018, Webcast One: Cloud and mobility in field operations

Connected assets, rich data, and cloud-based analytics increase reliability and support optimization of field equipment installations. Predictive maintenance and closed-loop control can be applied to remote operations while...

Webcast: Machine Vision for Automated Quality Inspection

Visual inspection, done either on a sample basis or on a 100% basis, is a very common in the manufacturing world – especially in industrial products, CPG, F&B and many discrete productions. Over the past few decades, there have...

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Achieving profitable efficiency through process control

Profitable efficiency is profitability control cascaded to process control to maximize operational profitability in real time and improve financial as well as operational efficiency. » more

Adjustments for digital automation platform

Commentary: GE Predix business focus changes to meet market strength as other cloud-based industrial platforms gain footing. » more

Measuring torque with angle sensors

A technique for measuring torque with angle sensors first used in the 1950s is making a comeback due to new developments in inductive angle sensors. » more

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European consortium aims to improve IoT security, interoperability

International: A European consortium is to begin working on Brain-IoT, a framework to improve the interoperability and security of Internet of Things... » more

Combining systems engineering and product lifecycle management

Using an approach that combines systems engineering (SE) and product lifecycle management (PLM) will result in innovative products and systems for... » more

Open standards tackle digital complexity for process automation organizations

Process automation organizations often can’t take advantage of advances in digital technology due to the lack of interoperability between operations... » more

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales projected to increase

SEMI reported worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 10.8% to $62.7 billion in 2018 thanks to strong... » more

Comparing ladder logic and object-oriented programming

Cover story: Many young automation professionals are comfortable with object-oriented programming (OOP), but ladder logic remains the standard for... » more

Four best practices in robotic grinding and finishing

Robotic grinding and finishing success can be tricky, but following best practices such as controlling the force of grinding and finishing systems... » more

MES: Eating the elephant

Corporate manufacturing leaders know they have some amount of error, waste, and inefficiency in their operations. Manufacturing execution systems... » more

Robot designed for exploring hazardous, disaster zones

MIT researchers have improved the design of their Cheetah robot to be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible... » more

Comparing conventional and sustainable safety instrumented systems

A sustainable safety instrumented system (SIS) is more open than a conventional SIS and are more accessible to process plant personnel while... » more

Plant controls and safety initiatives for industrial facilities

Implementing and maintaining safety processes is vital to help prevent and identify safety risks and hazards for industrial automation workers. Ask... » more

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Engineers' Choice Awards

The Engineers' Choice Awards highlight some of the best new control, instrumentation and automation products as chosen by Control Engineering subscribers.

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System Integrator Giants

The System Integrator Giants program lists the top 100 system integrators among companies listed in CFE Media's Global System Integrator Database.

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System Integrator of the Year

Each year, a panel of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering editors and industry expert judges select the System Integrator of the Year Award winners in three categories.

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How to Maximize Factory Automation Efficiency with Low Cost Machine Vision

This eGuide illustrates solutions, applications and benefits of machine vision systems.

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Wireless Reliability in Harsh Environments

Learn how to increase device reliability in harsh environments and decrease unplanned system downtime.

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Human Factors and the Impact on Plant Safety

This eGuide contains a series of articles and videos that considers theoretical and practical; immediate needs and a look into the future.

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July 2018

Ladder logic best practices and object-oriented programming, safety instrumented systems, enclosure design issues and challenges, process control advice

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June 2018

Discrete and process sensor fundamentals, autotuning controls, system integrator roundtable

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May 2018

Salary and Career Survey, IT and OT convergence, robotic standards and safety, secure circuit protection

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Edge Computing

This article collection contains several articles on how today's technologies heap benefits onto an edge-computing architecture such as faster computing, better networking, more memory, smarter analytics, cloud-based intelligence, and lower costs.

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Data Center Design

Data centers, data closets, edge and cloud computing, co-location facilities, and similar topics are among the fastest-changing in the industry.

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PLCs

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) represent the logic (decision) part of the control loop of sense, decide, and actuate. Featured articles in this digital report compare PLCs and programmable automation controllers (PACs), industrial PCs, and robotic controllers.

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