Updates With GE Digital
GE Digital had not updated me for a while. So, an invitation to a conversation with new GE Digital CTO Colin Parris was welcome—even if in the middle of several virtual user conferences. Naturally we talked about digitalization, something GE Digital was early to the...
People and Data—the Most Important Assets
This week I attended the AVEVA World customer conference sitting on my patio with a bank of computers on the table. It’s always nice to catch up with the latest from technology suppliers, even if we couldn’t meet in person and have all those informative hallway...
National Instruments Rebrands, Acquires Data Analytics Company
I debated for most of the day about using my energy to work on this blog post about NI (formerly known as National Instruments). It has long been one of my favorite companies. Its user conference, NI Week, overflowed with energy and bright engineers with big ideas....
Zero-touch Edge Computing Platform Simplifies Deployment
I remember Stratus Technologies for years as a fault-tolerant server company that was almost alone exhibiting at manufacturing events. It has been an aggressive innovator for the past several years. This was just released today. The company now bills itself as a...
Podcast Engineering Response To Covid 19
Years ago machine and process safety were first ignored and then addressed as an add-on. Then engineers began evaluating the problem and engineered safety from the beginning design. Not only was safety enhanced, but also reliability and productivity improved as well....
Digital Transformation Strategies
I finally got some time to collect my thoughts about Wednesday's virtual conference. There was a bit of Rockwell Automation at the PTC LiveWorx. Wednesday was Rockwell's turn with ROKLive--the latest, and virtual, iteration of its distributor education series RSTechED...
Honeywell Expedites Development and Production of Vaccines
There is nothing like a crisis to spur innovation. The Covid-19 pandemic is not an exception. My Inbox runneth over with announcements—all good. Many are safety related, but this innovation reminds us that the controls and automation sector—both suppliers and...
LiveWorx My First Virtual Conference of the Pandemic
I never thought I'd sit at home in front of a screen for most of a day (7 am CDT until 3:45 pm CDT) although part of the time I was on my iPhone driving to an errand still watching. In fact, I answered a survey from my friends at Rockwell marketing with a...
Siemens Introduces Workplace Distancing Solution
Suppliers of manufacturing technology have been working diligently for the past couple of months to craft responses to the pandemic engulfing the world. They call these Covid-19 responses. I call them an upgrade to workplace safety. We conquered many safety issues...
Software as a Service (SaaS) will revolutionize predictive maintenance in motor driven systems
Interact Analysis’s new report on the market for predictive maintenance highlights the potential for a new relationship between component manufacturers, OEM machine builders, and end users. By 2024, the market for predictive maintenance in motor driven systems is...
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