Stuxnet and Siemens Updates
An article in Infoworld asks the question--Was Stuxnet built to attack Iran's Nuclear Program? Thought provoking even if we'll never know. Also, Wes Iversen has a news update from Siemens on the whole problem. You have to give Siemens credit for jumping on the...
Rockwell Achieves Sustainability Recognition
For a few years now, Rockwell Automation has taken a strategic look at its product and services portfolio in light of the trend for manufacturing in a sustainable manner. It appears that its efforts are being recognized.The company has been named to the Dow Jones...
OPC and Machine Tools in the news
Wes Iversen, Automation World Managing Editor, visited IMTS recently and came away with some interesting news. One piece was an agreement between Fanuc NA and Rockwell Automation to integrate data from CNC to PAC. Another was an agreement with MT Connect and OPC....
IOM OpsManage’10 Conference Line up
I've been a little under the weather, so the posts dwindled. Now I'm much better and have a backlog of news. This is the beginning of Fall Conference Season. Here's some information about upcoming Invensys Operations Management (IOM) conferences. Invensys Operations...
Extreme Makeover Manufacturing Metrics Style
MESA International is conducting a way-cool contest where one manufacturer in North America and one in Europe will win a free (up to $30,000 value) consulting engagement to help them identify and measure a key performance metric and use the information to improve...
Taking Social Media Seriously
The buzz on social media keeps growing. Asok scored a book deal this morning. He's the engineering intern on Dilbert. As the Pointy-Haired Boss was blathering on about customer non-service, the engineering team is tweeting his comments. Dilbert's company hired a...
Ah, What’s In a Name
High Fructose Corn Syrup by anyother name would taste just as sweet. (Sorry, Bill)
Stuxnet Security raise ugly head again
I see via this article in Computerworld that Siemens has identified up to 14 locations of Stuxnet penetration. I'll see if I can run down more information tomorrow. Just because this has been out of the headlines that doesn't mean the threat is gone. Continue to...
Machine Control Model Development and Simulation
This is one of those posts that has had me stuck for days. I finally have to write it and move on. It is the confluence of several meetings I've had over the past couple of weeks plus a trend I've seen in digital development of control systems. The MathWorks is a...
Chinese Automation Component Market
I have begun partnering with a Chinese company that is a combination magazine/analyst/Web site/event company called Gong Kong (roughly translated as industrial automation). Can't say that journalism standards are the same as here--or even Europe. And it seems to be...
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