Always in touch: adapting mobile devices to industrial applications
05 September, 2013 by Fredrik Alfredsson, Jonas Bronmark, Elina Vartiainen, Magnus Larsson and Petter Dahlstedt, ABB | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdMobile devices have great potential to increase the efficiency, productivity and satisfaction of plant personnel in industrial settings, but despite the obvious gains to be had, mobile devices in industrial settings are not being utilised to their fullest.
InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 Service Pack 2
26 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Dominion ElectronicsInduSoft Inc has released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for its InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 software, providing native support of HTML5 screens and animation for multiple devices and platforms, including Safari and Chrome browsers.
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) and Machine Edition (ME) 7.0
06 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaFactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) and Machine Edition (ME) 7.0 applications, released in early 2013, offer more efficient alarm management, simplified installation, improved user experience and integrated data sharing.
InduSoft Web Studio service pack available for free download
05 August, 2013Service Pack 2 is offered free of charge to users with InduSoft Web Studio v7.1. Alternatively, the entire SCADA software package can be downloaded for a free trial.
Steeling time
30 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaOneSteel Whyalla took advantage of a recent blast furnace repair to upgrade its critical skip hoist control system. Rockwell Automation provided a cost-effective solution which met and exceeded current safety requirements.
Electric control valve actuators: eliminating the problems of compressed air as a power medium
09 July, 2013 by Chris Warnett, Sales Director, Rotork Process Controls | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaElectric actuation can help control valve users avoid many of the problems and inefficiencies associated with using compressed air as a power medium.
Rotork Australia appointed sole supplier for Schischek product range
26 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaFollowing the acquisition of the Schischek group by Rotork PLC, Rotork Australia has been appointed the sole supplier for the complete range of Schischek products for Australia and New Zealand.
Honeywell RMG Gas Metering Management system
18 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsHoneywell’s RMG Gas Metering Management software enables natural gas and measuring station operators to monitor operations on site or remotely, provide data analysis and facilitate remote maintenance.
SCADA in the cloud for oil and gas companies
04 June, 2013 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has announced a partnership with GlobaLogix to provide a SCADA software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that is based on ABB’s SCADAvantage product. The partnership is aimed at providing a robust and open SCADA service to reduce operation risks and maintenance burden, while also lowering up-front costs.
Opto 22 groov HMI system
31 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Systems 22 Pty LtdOpto 22’s groov is claimed to be a new way to build, deploy and view simple, effective, scalable operator interfaces to monitor control systems and equipment using computers and mobile devices.
Fisher Fieldvue DVC6205 remote-mount digital valve controller
23 May, 2013 | Supplied by: EmersonThe Fieldvue DVC6205 remote-mount digital valve controller is a suitable solution for applications in which accessibility, extreme temperatures, extreme vibration or confined space make integral mounting difficult or impractical.
Honeywell PKS integrates FMC subsea protocol
17 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsHoneywell has announced the integration and certification of the FMC722 subsea automation protocol with its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) C300 controller as a native interface.
Triconex General Purpose failsafe controller
10 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdThe Triconex General Purpose system is a SIL2-certified, high-availability, failsafe and fault-tolerant controller, with redundancy, diagnostics, error checking and failure modes built into the system as standard.
Fisher Fieldvue DVC6200 SIS digital valve controller
10 May, 2013 | Supplied by: EmersonThe Fieldvue DVC6200 SIS digital valve controller features partial stroke and position monitoring capabilities for the final control element in a safety instrumented system.
Advantech widescreen HMIs
10 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdAdvantech has introduced several new models in the TPC, SPC, FPM and WebOP ranges.
