Intel Security threat report reveals that manufacturing sector is least prepared to prevent information theft
16 September, 2016Intel Security's latest McAfee Labs Threat Report, September 2016 has revealed that the healthcare and manufacturing sectors are among the least prepared to prevent information theft, while retail and financial services have the greatest cybersecurity protections in place to deal with data loss.
Yokogawa Plant Resource Manager R3.31
13 September, 2016 | Supplied by: Yokogawa Australia Pty LtdYokogawa 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.
Emerson selects Matrikon technology to embed OPC UA functionality
09 September, 2016 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsHoneywell Process Solutions has announced that its Matrikon OPC Unified Architecture (UA) Software Development Kit (SDK) has been selected by Emerson Process Management to embed OPC UA in its CSI 6500 ATG Machinery HealthT Protection System.
ABB software to support operational efficiency at one of the world's largest copper mines
30 August, 2016 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdEnterprise software upgrade to enhance asset management capabilities at Collahuasi mine in Chile.
Mix and MES
24 August, 2016 by Matilda Steiner, ABB Process Automation, Control Technologies | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdAn ABB manufacturing execution system raises productivity for a nutritional products manufacturer.
The digital twin: revolutionising the product and the process
10 August, 2016 by Glenn Johnson, EditorThe Industry 4.0 evolution will not be possible without a number of technological breakthroughs, not least of which is the successful realisation of the digital twin and the threads that connect it to the physical world.
Emerson Roxar Tempest 7.2 reservoir engineering software
08 August, 2016 | Supplied by: EmersonRoxar Tempest 7.2 is the latest version of Emerson's integrated reservoir engineering software suite for the oil and gas industry, designed for use in a wide variety of scenarios such as field appraisal, field optimisation and brownfield development.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert
05 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric has announced the latest evolution of its StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert power management and control software.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert
02 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric has announced the latest version of the StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert software for integrated energy management and electrical distribution management across entire facilities.
CD-adapco STAR-CCM+ v11.04 engineering simulation software
26 July, 2016 | Supplied by: CD-adapco AustraliaSTAR-CCM+ v11.04 engineering simulation software offers more modelling capabilities, improved simulation workflows and reductions in overall time-to-solution.
MathWorks Release 2016a Control System Toolbox
22 July, 2016 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaAs part of Release 2016a, Control System Toolbox now offers a Control System Tuner app that allows engineers to automatically tune SISO or MIMO control systems in MATLAB and Simulink.
Image analysis system detects failures and deviations in frontline worker activities
15 July, 2016The system is designed to contribute to increased quality and productivity through linked operations of manufacturing execution systems.
Isograph's Availability Workbench
14 July, 2016 | Supplied by: ARMS ReliabilityThe latest release of Isograph's Availability Workbench features a variety of modules that simplify the modelling of production processes while integrating with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
Bentley and Shell announce global framework agreement
08 July, 2016Bentley Systems has announced a global framework agreement with Shell aimed to improve Shell's capital project construction execution through automated 4D/5D construction management solutions provided by Bentley as a managed service.
ADFA expert predicts China will gain cyber dominance over Taiwan by 2030
30 June, 2016It may seem odd to publish this news item on an industrial automation website, but critical infrastructure organisations and companies associated with the Australian defence industry need to take heed.
