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Giant steps in plant floor control Factory floor control and information systems play a critical role in plant floor performance and manufacturing responsiveness.   |
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February 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Balancing Your Automation Standards Best practices in technology deployment and human relations distinguish food manufacturing's masters of automation. |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2005
Wayne Labs |
Controls and interfaces give your process a boost An up-to-date process control system can automatically gather information and put it in the proper form for FDA's electronic record keeping regulations. Numerous choices abound -- defining which ones meet your needs will improve your success. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Wayne Labs |
Machine Control: Still Islands of Automation? According to some manufacturing industry experts, food producers need to play catch up with their machines. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007 |
Automation solution Rockwell Automation's robotic systems are suitable for pick-and-place and other complex motion control applications. |
Food Engineering
January 9, 2006 |
Serial interface Provides a fast and reliable way to communicate serial data between Rockwell Ethernet based PLCs. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
John S. McClenahen |
Singapore: Controls Center Rockwell Automation selects Singapore as global HQ for several business segments. |
Food Engineering
April 2, 2007 |
Redefining Process Control The new, connected world of supply chains is redefining the way food processors do business, and it's also redefining the expectations of process control systems to meet new business demands. |
IndustryWeek
February 17, 2010 |
IW50 Profile: Rockwell Automation Inc. -- Rockwell Automation's 'Smart' Bet Company develops technologies that could help plants automate energy usage and cut costs. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Integration Projects Require a Disciplined Approach While manufacturers are getting more out of their integration projects, overall costs are not necessarily coming down. To realize future economies, upfront investments are a must. |
Food Engineering
May 2, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Elements of Successful Integration The rules of engagement remain a bit fuzzy, but food manufacturers and their technology partners are getting better at reducing the risk in automation projects. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Will you integrate me? Systems integrators are waiting for food and beverage manufacturers to make a proposal: let's become automation partners and stop being strangers in the night. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Communicates RS-232 Programmable Logic Controllers have communication ports that can be configured to talk all kinds of protocols, controlling a number of systems: security, heating, lighting, drapery, audio, video, etc. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Tech Update: Process Control The need to get information from the plant floor on a real-time basis is an important issue |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Adventures in System Integration The success of automation projects depends on a number of factors -- not least of all the skills of the system integrators. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Home Technology Integration The objective of this article is to provide you with a primer regarding the issues that must be considered when contemplating the installation of a Home Automation System. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009 |
The Changing Face of Automation Factory automation grows smarter, leaner and finds a new market to serve. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007 |
Global automation infrastructure needed A new study suggests there is a paradigm shift in the design, selection and deployment of process automation systems -- from automation software to plant floor control hardware, to the use of more international automation standards and practices. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing: Period of Polarization Emerges The middle ground is shrinking as processors gravitate to one extreme or another in their approach to food and beverage manufacturing. |
Food Processing
June 2011
Bob Sperber |
Modular Automation Allows for Food Manufacturing Flexibility From the PC to the Internet revolution, standard, modular software objects are the key to easier manufacturing agility and integration. |
IndustryWeek
November 18, 2009 |
The Leading Edge: Manufacturing Technologies to Watch Innovations are being driven by globalization, as devices are growing smaller, smarter and more connected. |
Food Processing
September 2007
Mike Pehanich |
The changing fortunes of food manufacturing The food industry may not be ready for lights-out automation, but some next-generation manufacturing models are taking hold. |
Food Processing
May 2006
Mike Pehanich |
Training and sustaining your workforce Processors everywhere are struggling to find workers with the skills to keep plants running smoothly as automation, software and PLCs dictate workforce requirements in the contemporary food plant. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010
Peter Alpern |
Automation Suppliers Collaborate on Field Device Integration Adoption of a standardized Field Device Integration solution is in the best interest of controls and instrumentation suppliers and end users. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
John Teresko |
Automation Systems: By The Numbers By 2011 the market for discrete automation systems will hit $23 billion. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2005
Wayne Labs |
Process Control Performance Management If you've been waiting to update your control technologies just to satisfy the government, you might want to rethink your goals in terms of maximizing your profits. Manufacturers that have already updated now have the edge. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
Process, Unplugged An increased potential for savings is driving a growth market in wireless systems in the field of process manufacturing. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Robinson & Teeuwsen |
Next Generation PC-based Home Automation User Interfaces The virtual environment provides many features that the end user can leverage to their advantage including being easy to learn; the ability to model their own environment; and interact with home automation devices. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Process Safety Isn't Automatic One factor to consider in the safety equation is automation. Process manufacturers are beginning to utilize integrated safety and control systems to streamline data. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2003
John Teresko |
In Product Testing, PCs Gaining On PLCs The change agents: manufacturing's need for higher product tolerances, more detailed management reporting and results archiving. The enabler is the maturity of the PC. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Chris Grace |
Getting a Grip on All the Gear Applying computer technology to home theater, home automation, and security, is the key to making control of these systems not only simple, but also fun. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Hollysys Automation Technologies Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of China-based industrial automation specialist Hollysys Automation Technologies went on a roller-coaster ride today, climbing 7.8% at the opening bell but plunging as far as 14.2% below last night's closing price in short order. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Integrating IT With Manufacturing ODVA members Cisco and Rockwell Automation collaborate to simplify manufacturing connectivity. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004 |
Xolutionz Xolutionz provides Media Retrieval and Campus Automation solutions for large and small educational facilities. |
JavaWorld
September 2002
Visveswaran & Abulsorour |
Business process automation made easy with Java, Part 1 Business process automation initiatives are transforming today's enterprises by optimizing efficiencies, reducing costs, and increasing shareholder value. This article explains existing J2EE-centric rule engine solutions, as well as where and how they fit within an enterprise architecture. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Hin Oey |
IP-Enabled Home Automation IP-enabled devices and components are aware of other components on the net and are capable to interact directly with each other without human interference or a central management computer; when the door opens, the light, heating, and ventilation 'know' that they should become active. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007
Wayne Labs |
Implementing Best Practices Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge. But one size doesn't fit all. |
Home Toys
October 2005 |
Axeze Distributed Network Guarantees Future Upgrades at Low Cost! In an Axeze network all that is required is an RS232 to RS485 converter to connect to a computer for programming and real time monitoring and a single door control unit for each access point to be monitored. This makes the Axeze network truly the most flexible and expandable system around. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Joe Feeley |
PepsiCo's Machine Safety Approach Don't settle for the status quo, and plan for machines to move to different countries. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2009 |
Getting Started Begin your energy efficiency program by identifying your current power usage. Then rely on real data. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009 |
Distributed control system Flexible distributed control system is equipped with a broad process control function block library and the ability to handle program and I/O changes on the fly. |
CRM
February 8, 2013
Lou Guercia |
When Marketing Automation Is Not Enough Integrating data is the first step. As we see continued growth in marketing automation adoption, those who strategically integrate its presence with existing marketing assets, will excel and outsell their competitors. |
Food Processing
August 2009
Bob Sperber |
New Lines for Lean Times Adding a new line? The production room can be the highest-value piece of the company to boost efficiency and stretch the dollar. |
CRM
June 7, 2013
Peter Chase |
Five Steps to Giving Marketers Data Ownership Integration is key. Collecting data is the easy part; the real challenge comes from connecting the different types of data across multiple channels. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Software Issues and the Home Theater Personal Computer If things remain as they are now, the growing family of software based media management products is not going to be taken seriously in the automation world. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Brad Kenney |
10 Reasons to Adopt RFID A quick overview of the answer to the question, "What's in RFID for me?" |
Home Toys
August 2002
Dan Quigley |
Getting Ready for the New Face of Home Automation Integrators can now take advantage of a new class of device-independent software that easily integrates multivendor installations, delivering the information and services consumers want while shielding them from complexity and unwanted intrusions. |
Food Engineering
November 25, 2008 |
Celebration for automation careers Automation Career Week honored automation professionals' contributions and celebrated the future of tomorrow's workforce. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2005
Joyce Fassl |
Look back to see forward As they did in 1995, today's processors see the need for greater automation and feel the push from consumers. However, a few things have changed the way we do business. |
Home Toys
April 2005
James W. Johnston |
New Technologies Create a Mainstream Market for Residential Control & Automation Systems It appears that an entirely new wave of affordable, mainstream residential control and automation systems will be on the market in 2005. |
