IFS using Microsoft HoloLens to develop mixed reality for service technicians
07 July, 2017Proof of concept draws on mixed reality to leverage enterprise data from IFS Applications as a holographic overlay to drive productivity.
Aspen Technology aspenONE v10 optimisation software
14 June, 2017The latest asset performance management, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain software release supports the company's evolution from process optimisation to asset optimisation.
The maintenance of things: asset management and the IIoT
12 June, 2017 by Glenn Johnson, EditorThe so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution is promising enormous advantages in plant and asset reliability and uptime by making it possible to predict the future condition of assets before they fail.
Improving predictive maintenance with oil condition monitoring
09 June, 2017The need to improve productivity is a continual demand on any business and there are a myriad number of ways to achieve it. In a manufacturing environment, maximising machinery availability is a key element in the equation.
Emerson Roxar Tempest 8.0 reservoir management software
26 April, 2017Roxar Tempest 8.0 is designed to bring reservoir engineers more tools to maximise the potential of their fields.
The power of mobility: creating a smarter workforce in the field
09 February, 2017 by John Cameron, General ManagerThe right mobility solution gives the whole organisation the ability to manage the workflow seamlessly and keeps all operational elements connected.
Schneider Electric launches refinery management software
16 January, 2017Schneider Electric has launched its RefineryWise software for the oil and gas industry, aiming to transform refinery operations to improve profitability, grow revenue by up to 5% and cut costs by up to 10%.
Rockwell Automatiopn FactoryTalk TeamONE app
13 January, 2017The FactoryTalk TeamONE app for iOS and Android smartphones is designed to seamlessly connect to the technology that manufacturers adopt during their digital transformation.
MMG Ltd improves asset management with Schneider Electric solution
09 December, 2016MMG Ltd, a leading Australian metals, mining and minerals (MMM) company, has selected Schneider Electric's Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution to improve asset utilisation and overall equipment effectiveness.
Yokogawa Plant Resource Manager R3.31
13 September, 2016Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released version R3.31 of its Plant Resource Manager (PRM) software tool for the centralised management of data from plant monitoring and control devices as well as manufacturing equipment.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert
05 August, 2016Schneider Electric has announced the latest evolution of its StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert power management and control software.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert
02 August, 2016Schneider Electric has announced the latest version of the StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert software for integrated energy management and electrical distribution management across entire facilities.
Emerson ATG View mobile app
25 July, 2016Emerson's ATG View application allows quicker and easier access to critical asset health information by putting data from Emerson's CSI 6500 ATG machinery protection and prediction monitoring system in the palm of users' hands.
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v7.0
22 June, 2016FactoryTalk AssetCentre v7.0 software is designed to automate discovery and track the status of devices, network switches and software on workstation computers across an entire facility or production operation.
Preventing, detecting and mitigating pipeline commodity releases: Part 2
04 March, 2016 by Lars Larsson*Pipeline operators are under severe financial and social pressure to avoid incidents that cause commodity releases. In Part 1 issues of pipeline design and management were examined, including external leak detection.