Combined video and trend historian
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Telvent Australia Pty Ltd
The Longwatch Video Historian now offers Canary Labs Trend Historian and Trend Link software that enables users to link video with plant data. Together, the two systems archive all the relevant information - video and real-time data - from a process or automation system, making it much easier for plant operators and engineers to analyse events, alarms and actions.
SCADA OEM software pack
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released OEM Solutions Pack for Proficy iFIX 5.0, the company’s HMI/SCADA software. The Solutions Pack is a compilation of pre-configured out-of-the-box graphic objects and screens specifically tailored to machine-level HMI/SCADA applications.
Virtualisation technology
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.ni.com/labview/whatsnew
National Instruments' LabVIEW 2009 introduces Distributed Intelligence and Digital Prototyping for advanced control.
Microsoft releases preview of Windows Embedded Standard 2011
08 September, 2009
Microsoft has released the Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Community Technology Preview (CTP) to original equipment manufacturers.
Socially interactive devices: Have you talked to your device lately?
04 September, 2009 by John DuBay, ABB Process Automation, Asset Management Services | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
As well as being a source of information, the internet allows people to interact on a social level. Social internet-based environments have many powerful applications that can be utilised to service equipment in the industrial sector.
Machine programming software
21 August, 2009 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced version 6 of its Proficy Machine Edition programming software. Proficy Machine Edition is a universal development environment for HMI, motion, and control applications that all share a single workspace and tool set.
Development platform
21 August, 2009 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced LabVIEW 2009, a graphical system design software platform for control, test and embedded system development.
Online support saves OneSteel time and money
13 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
As part of its Solution Enhancement Support Program (SESP), OneSteel implemented a secure, online connection to Honeywell’s global technical assistance centre (TAC) support team enabling faster and more accurate problem identification and resolution.
Simulation software
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
Honeywell has announced two enhancements to its UniSim Design simulation software that provide engineers with a greater range of tools to build and test plant processes.
Internet-based remote asset management system
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: McLean Automation
Camvnet (Control and Monitoring Via the Net) is an internet-based remote asset management system with process control applications.
The advantages of plant-wide historians vs relational databases
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: GE Intelligent Platforms
In an increasingly competitive environment, companies need to gain a sustainable advantage by achieving operational excellence, a journey that begins with data that gives process visibility.
Process simulation software
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Invensys Operations Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has released the newest version of its SimSci-Esscor PRO/II software, a steady-state process simulator used to design, analyse and improve chemical processes. In addition to the numerous enhancements that address the emerging needs of the hydrocarbon and chemicals processing industries, this version is easier to use, faster and more flexible.
MES: take the time upfront
03 July, 2009 by Tom Gill and Dean Ford* | Supplied by: ZI-Argus Australia Pty Ltd
Businesses have been touting the financial benefits of manufacturing execution systems (MES) software ever since it became available in the early 1990s. Unfortunately, MES has followed a path similar to that of enterprise resource planning (ERP), meaning that many early implementations did not reach their promised goals.
Model-based design for wireless sensor networks
01 July, 2009 by Stefano Olivieri, Mostafizur Mozumdar, Luciano Lavagno and Laura Vanzago* | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
While model-based design is becoming quite standard for several domains that have similar constraints as wireless sensor networks, there is a lack of tools for this purpose in the WSN world.
Heat transfer simulation software
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
Invensys Process Systems has released the latest version of SimSci-Esscor’s Hextran software, a comprehensive heat transfer and pinch analysis tool. In addition to the numerous infrastructure upgrades and enhancements that address the emerging needs of clients seeking cost-effective and efficient heat transfer, Hextran 9.2 simulation software can now be used on Microsoft Vista Enterprise and Business operating systems. IPS has also created an updated install procedure and support for Microsoft Office 2007.
