Data Acquisition
How to accelerate data visualization
As the volume of industrial data grows exponentially, human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are providing improved data visualization and storytelling tools to support intelligent automation and strategic decision making
Operational technology: Data acquisition, data architectures, data analytics
Using Big Data for operational technology (OT) automation and control applications is increasingly important and can be a bewildering journey if the right questions aren’t asked. See four elements of data analytics system architecture.
What is a digital thread?
Digital thread is an operational concept that describes how a profile of data is defined, created, populated and modified throughout the product lifecycle. See three digital thread benefits.
Control Engineering hot topics, February 2021
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Top 5 Control Engineering Articles Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2020
Articles about how robotics engineers are taking on COVID-19, VFD parameter changes, the true value of data, connecting automation and predictive maintenance, and more were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from Nov. 30 - Dec. 6 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.
How to use the true value of data
Manufacturers could save $100 billion through data sharing
How a system integrator developed a data acquisition application
System integrator DMC developed a custom LabVIEW data acquisition application to leverage SystemLink as a central database for storing and serving up data for data analysis and visualization
Global challenge increases smart construction innovation
A cloud dashboard that communicates project analytical insights to stakeholders; 3D modeling technology and a machine learning platform provide a visual comparison to the underlying building information management (BIM) model (digital twin).
How raw data is made ready for applying analytics
Subject matter experts best positioned to judiciously transform process data for analysis
How to put digitalization to work
Digitalization applies software solutions that use data to improve or transform business processes; digital transformation can include many digitalization projects