Schneider Electric Foxboro Software Defined DCS Open Platform
I wrote recently about two announcements regarding “open” DCS platforms designed for easing the migration and upgrade path for owner/operators. This news looks at the Schneider Electric (Foxboro) announcement. Schneider Electric announced EcoStruxure Foxboro Software...
ABB Automation Extended
ABB Introduces Automation Extended I wrote a preview last week of two similar news items that have come my way. They suggest ways to deal with a persistent problem—especially one relevant these days with so few greenfield projects and so much need to upgrade old...
Om Malik on Announcements
You see many news items. Many times media only regurgitates what it is given by publicists. Or, they like the extravagant quote. Om Malik recently wrote Our Crazy Unhinged Now about a news item from Elon Musk. This is a great lesson on reading through press...
Change
“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” I've seen this quote attributed many ways. But it's a good, Stoic thought. One of my early bosses taught me—don’t come to...
Dragos Expands Collaboration with Microsoft to Deliver OT-Native Cybersecurity at Global Industrial Scale
Dragos has more news coming next week. In the meantime, news of a collaboration with, who else for industrial software, Microsoft. How many Microsoft mentions squeezed into one sentence—Dragos brings proven energy and industrial cybersecurity, seamlessly deployed on...
Simplifying Complex Systems
Seth Godin wrote, Gall’s Law is appropriately simple: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to...
Talk to Your Robot
Just heard of a company based both in San Francisco and Trondheim, Norway working in the robotic space. The problem it is solving is commanding industrial robots to perform pre-trained tasks without programming. Using AI training specific to the robot and...
Updated Information On CESMII, The Smart Manufacturing Institute
The last that I wrote about CESMII the output had been several educational initiatives regarding smart manufacturing. I contacted Jillian Kupchella, marketing director, last month initiating some conversations so that I could get an updated. For those not familiar...
IEC 61131 Process Control Function Standards Working Group Launched
The Open Process Automation Forum has been building a standard of standards to promote open and interoperable technology for process automation. PLCOpen has been at the forefront of international standards promulgation as the organization behind IEC 61131. This latter...
Om Malik on the Velocity of Information
I’ve been a fan of Om Malik’s writing for decades. There was Red Herring magazine and his GigaOm website. He’s tapped into the tech scene, thoughtful, and insightful. As you peruse the news, do you get a feeling that it’s just announcement after announcement, video...
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