Keyword: Automation

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Invensys, Bluewater Enter Operations Management Contract

16.11.2010 - Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Automation Is The Future

06.10.2010 - In 2008, the international market for automation-related products amounted to about €290 billion, and its future growth is currently estimated at 6% to 8% annually. The German...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Time To Update?

13.09.2010 - Automation - Migration could be the biggest single issue facing automation end users today. ARC estimates the value of the installed base of automation systems reaching the end of...

Control / Automation

Connecting Modular I/Os to Profinet via SCRJ

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG - The new I/O bus coupler for Profinet with IP20 protection from Phoenix Contact serves as a link between the I/O level and Ethernet. It is designed to connect up to 62 or 16...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Safety, Reliability and Efficiency

18.05.2010 - Effective Integration - Managing a complex Distributed Control System (DCS) running various critical business and control applications requires a significant investment in...

Control / Automation

Intrinsically Safe Profibus Gateway

Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG - Turck has introduced a new intrinsically safe Profibus-DP gateway for its zone 1 remote I/O system, excom. At the core of the GDP-IS is a new microcontroller that enhances the...

Strategy & Management

Disaster Recovery For Complex Automation

15.04.2010 - Big Bucks - When disasters happen, a typical refinery may lose as much as €35,000 per hour of lost production. As plants become more complex and reliance upon automation becomes...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Better Communication

14.04.2010 - Increasing Efficiency -The benefits of fieldbus technology over conventional plant communication technologies are widely discussed, many greenfield plant designs are based on fully...