HMI SCADA Manufacturing Software Sees Improvement
A long-time friend from the manufacturing software market asked what I had seen at ARC Industry Forum. Advances in HMI SCADA manufacturing software, I told her. Oh, I figured that was such a mature category that there couldn’t be anything new, she replied. Inductive...
Innovation and Digital Transformation Words Most Heard at ARC Industry Forum
Rockwell Automation produced a couple of press releases at the ARC Industry Forum last week in Orlando managing to work both phrases into its news. During my one-on-one interview during the week, the conversation focused on what I discovered was a product—FactoryTalk...
Flow Chart Programming Editor Adds IEC61131
Programmers of machine control in the US still stick with the old Ladder Diagram editor, so Opto 22 adds it to its groov EPIC controller. This is sort of the outlier of the things I learned at last weeks's ARC Industry Forum in Orlando. Most of my interviews were...
SCADA Control From Mobile Phones
Advances continue in the venerable HMI/SCADA space. I got to see a preview of the new Ignition 8 from Inductive Automation [disclaimer: it is a sponsor, but they don't pay for content] at the Ignition Community Conference in September featuring enhance mobile utility....
Linux Foundation Launches Unified Open Source Framework for the Edge
This is another aspect of consolidation as the Linux Foundation brings several open source projects together under one umbrella. This action should coordinate development and speed access to the market. Among these announcements, I see that EdgeXFoundry the project...
Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium Unite
Consolidation is the name of the game for the past few years in the automation and controls market. We’ve seen companies on the acquisition trail. Not limited to for-profit companies, industry alliances and organizations have been consolidating as well. A few years...
Rockwell Automation Acquires Emulate3D for Simulating and Emulating Industrial Automation Systems
Once I was involved in the design, build, and installation of automated assembly machines. I have a feel for how much time and money could be saved through simulation of industrial automation systems. Further, I’ve observed Rockwell Automation’s attempts at...
Beware The Expert
I just finished Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s study of randomness, The Black Swan. Yes, I know, even its update was several years ago. But if you have not read it, I recommend the book. Often my reading uncovers things in flocks. In this case, I’m coupling Taleb’s view of...
Cybersecurity Updates for Industrial Control
Discussing industrial technology while ignoring cybersecurity is impossible these days. I just saw a survey that contends CEOs are more worried about cybersecurity than recession. Note—I have been traveling for meetings and finally got my schedule together to post...
Podcast: Whose Manufacturing News Do You Believe?
A new podcast was released to your favorite podcast catcher. I review a recent New York Times opinion piece and responses. Why don't we all take the initiative to evangelize our profession?
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