DCS, SCADA, Controllers
Using SCADA software as a tool for Industry 4.0 integration
The role of SCADA software in smart factories and hardware-independent software is essential for making the transition to Industry 4.0.
Insights on DCS migration and mobility
Many software and hardware technologies have been developed that allow companies the means to remotely monitor and control business processes from anywhere, via any device, at any time.
Advances in mobile devices
In automation, many software and hardware technologies have been developed that allow companies the means to remotely monitor and control business processes from anywhere, via any device, at any time
How smart I/O enhances distributed control
Installing smart input/output (I/O) during an upgrade or migration can provide personnel with near-real-time data at their fingertips
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Mostafa Bayati, 32
Senior Controls Engineer, Siemens, Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada, MS Mechatronics & Automation, University of Saskatchewan
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Zheng Yi, 29
Senior Control System Engineer, Suez North America, Paramus, N.J., MS Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
Control Engineering hot topics, August 2020
Control Engineering's most clicked articles in August 2020 included stories about edge computing and IIoT, PLCs, digital transformation, COVID-19 developments, personal protective equipment, automation, SCADA, and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Edge I/O brings more connectivity to field devices and sensors
Latest remote I/O combines IIoT communication with even more processing power than traditional intelligent I/O
Use SCADA data for greater profits
On-demand subscription-based predictive process analytics turns SCADA data into greater profitability
Model-less multivariable control technology acquired
Lin and Associates, Inc. has agreed to acquire APC Performance LLC's model-less multivariable control (XMC) technology, which provides back-end control to distributed control systems and programmable controllers.