What are Emission Monitoring Systems (EMS)?
What are Computer Numerical Controls (CNCs)?
What are Engineering Design Tools Software Applications?
What are Control Valves?
What are IoT, IIoT and Industry 4.0?
What is Asset Integrity Management - AIM?
What is Field Service Management - FSM?
Field Service Management (FSM) systems are used by a service provider to manage the maintenance of physical assets that are geographically widely dispersed either on their customers’ sites (as with an OEM or services company), or its own assets (as with power T&D).
AC Drives Classifications
What Is Advanced Process Control (APC) & Online Optimization?
What is Batch Management Software?
What is a Distributed Control System (DCS)?
Artificial Lift Optimization System Defined
What is Process Manufacturing?
3D Laser Scanning Defined
DCS versus PLC: Is the Debate Over?
Automation Services Defined
Top Ten Business Benefits of Process Automation
What is Enterprise Asset Management - EAM?
What is Human Machine Interface (HMI) Software?
What is Asset Lifecycle Information Management - ALIM?
Asset lifecycle information management (ALIM) assures high data integrity across systems and the associated people during the lifecycle of an asset from design, commissioning, handover, operations and de-commissioning. A key function involves sharing of information so that all parties have the current document. It also involves governance for authorization to read, edit or replace with an audit trail.
What Does "Digital Transformation" Mean?
3 ways to Prepare for the Convergence of IT and OT
Control System Migration Best Practices
Railway Cybersecurity: Securing Rail Operations and Assets
Cyber-attack has been a major issue for global rail operators, and it has been increasing the dependency on connected technology across the organization. Rail authorities have mechanisms in place which strengthen their cybersecurity posture, but these controls often lack a programmatic approach to securing the integrated communication systems (ICS) backbone. The path to success in railway cybersecurity begins with a logical, realistic counter measures.
IT/OT Convergence includes Compute/Connect
Ethernet and OPC UA TSN for Automation Architectures of the Future
Can IIoT and a Modern OT/IT Infrastructure Help Address Food and Beverage Manufacturing Challenges?
News from ExxonMobil about Open Process Automation
NAMUR Open Architecture Introduced at ARC’s Orlando Forum 2017
NAMUR is an association of automation and manufacturing IT users, service providers and technical or scientific institutions. The organization was founded in 1949 and has been growing steadily, especially in the 2000’s. It currently has 145 members.
Engineering Design Trends and Technologies for Plants and Infrastructure
Engineering design tools (EDT) are primarily used in two major industry segments: infrastructure projects; and process, power, and marine projects. In both segments, the Internet of Things (IoT), laser scanning and photometry 3D models, and advanced asset information systems all support today’s digital assets and enable the smart, connected plant, building, ship, or other assets. These, and other emerging technologies, tools, and approaches are changing the way engineers design assets, manage capital projects, and hand the assets over to operations.
IT and OT Convergence: Where and Why?
Resolving the Quandary of Additive Manufacturing
New material formulations in metal powders and plastic polymers are being commercialized that allow additive manufacturing of finished parts with mechanical properties comparable to or better than those possible with traditional production methods. These types of developments are expanding the scope of applications for additive manufacturing. In addition, the introduction of hybrid machines specifically for metal based printed parts, machine builders have combined both additive and subtractive processes. This now offers another opportunity for