Matrikon OPC Tunneller
01 August, 2011 | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
OPC Tunneller from MatrikonOPC now supports encryption and data compression to provide an easy, reliable and secure way to communicate between networked computers. It does away with the difficulties typically associated with DCOM configuration. Different protocols, security settings or locations are no longer a factor when sharing data between computers. This is achieved by installing OPC Tunneller on the OPC client and OPC server nodes and then telling the Tunneller client where the Tunneller server exists.
A life cycle approach to energy management in the process industries
31 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
In most process industries, the management of energy consumption has become a high priority in recent years. But standalone and ad hoc efforts to manage energy will not achieve the results that can be achieved when a comprehensive life cycle approach is used.
Schneider Electric MachineStruxure automation software solution
29 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric has launched MachineStruxure, an automation offer designed to give OEMs the ability to engineer an entire machine from one software package - creating time, cost and energy efficiencies. It is based on flexible hardware platforms and a comprehensive single software suite, SoMachine, which simplifies programming and commissioning of the machine by building all the required elements into one software environment.
MathWorks Simulink Design Verifier v2.0
26 July, 2011 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
MathWorks has announced that Simulink Design Verifier now includes Polyspace analysis technology for automated error detection in Simulink models. Simulink Design Verifier 2.0 integrates Polyspace error detection with existing property proving and test generation capabilities to help reduce the time required to find and fix the root cause of design errors, decreasing the overall cost of verification and validation.
Effective OPC security for control systems - Part 2
21 July, 2011 by Eric Byres, PEng, ISA Fellow, CTO, Byres Security Inc | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
Recent security incidents such as the Stuxnet worm that attacked Siemens WinCC and PCS7 systems in Iran and the remote sabotage of a Texas power utility are a wake-up call for the industrial automation industry. We continue our article from last month with a more in-depth look at the concept of ‘defence in depth’.
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Batch version 11
10 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The application development capabilities of FactoryTalk Batch software have been expanded to help users design and run batch applications more rapidly. Version 11 features intelligent recipe capabilities, secure operator overrides, expanded data collection and reporting and improved material management capabilities.
MathWorks SimDriveline software
09 July, 2011 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
The new version of SimDriveline software helps simplify the integration of other physical domains into drivetrain models, including thermal losses in geartrains, electrical solenoids and hydraulically actuated clutches. SimDriveline, based on Mathworks’ Simscape technology, helps engineers model and simulate mechanical systems in Simulink for a variety of automotive, aerospace, defence and industrial applications.
Non-invasive loop design
06 July, 2011 by Arkadiy Turevskiy, Brian McKay, Doug Eastman and Paul Lambrechts, MathWorks | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers are ubiquitous. Designing and tuning them may appear simple in theory, but it can be difficult and time consuming in practice. Using model-based design, the development process can be improved by systematically designing, testing and implementing PID controllers on programmable logic controllers (PLCs), programmable automation controllers (PACs) and microprocessors.
Effective OPC security for control systems - Part 1
02 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
For the past decade, industrial control systems administrators and engineers wanted to believe that ‘air gaps’ truly existed between their systems and the rest of the world. They have also hoped that ‘security by obscurity’ would keep them safe from security threats. Those days are over...
OPC Rescue diagnostic software
15 June, 2011 | Supplied by: http://www.opcti.com
The OPC Training Institute has released OPC Rescue, a diagnostic tool for users that want to diagnose communications issues.
Optimising assets through reliability-centred maintenance
27 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Infor
In technical literature, reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) continues to show up as the prominent future strategic direction in machinery maintenance, and for good reason. RCM is the best method to use when optimising the operational reliability of plant equipment. It is important for reliability professionals to understand RCM and how condition-monitoring tools fit into the RCM picture.
Schneider Electric Australia certified by MESA
24 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is the first vendor in Australia to achieve the Certificate of Competency with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA).
Game changer
14 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
A key aspect of the ‘perfect plant’ is having the right information in the right place at the right time. However, in the modern plant, the right time to view this information is not when you are standing in front of an operator console. It is when you are in the field, in front of a failing piece of equipment or discussing a problem while on the move. More often than not, the right way to deliver information is by putting it in the hands of a mobile worker.
Siemens PLM Software Teamcenter Mobility iPad app
28 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
Siemens PLM Software has announced its Teamcenter Mobility mobile device application (app) for instantly accessing - from Wi-Fi or mobile broadband-available locations - the information managed by Teamcenter PLM software. Through the use of this app, which is being initially deployed on the iPad portable digital device, companies can enhance their ability to interact with product data and workflows at the right time, in the right place and in the right context to further enhance the speed and accuracy of decisions made throughout a product’s life cycle.
National Instruments announces 2011 Green Engineering Grant program
19 April, 2011 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced its 2011 Green Engineering Grant program, a worldwide competitive program that fosters rapid design, prototyping and commercialisation of promising new renewable energy, energy-efficiency and smart grid systems.
