Blurred lines: PLCs and PACs converge
When selecting a PLC or PAC, specify the controller that best fits the applications. The controller specified should be…
Understanding automation selection criteria
Understanding how the programmable logic controller (PLC) has evolved and how it relates to more modern incarnations like the…
Building high availability into industrial computers
As mission critical applications become more commonplace, so will the need for high-availability computing. Industrial computer applications and specifications have…
The truth about five common VFD myths
Knowing the truth about VFD operation can simplify the selection process for choose a variable frequency drive. No matter how…
Of key metrics and myth busting
The need for high-availability computing in mission critical applications and the need to understand how variable frequency drives (VFDs)…
Upgrading secondary control systems
These days, it is hard to pick up an industrial publication, attend a user group meeting, or spend time…
AU Thanks Donators for Luke’s “Mini-Moon”
When Luke Williams, a 29 year old School Teacher, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer earlier this year, he…
GE Energy Licenses Simulation Software
Power organizations in New York and China have both signed licensing agreements for GE Energy Consulting’s…
Embedded Vision Help for Engineers
The Embedded Vision Alliance provides tutorial articles, videos, code downloads and a discussion forum to help…
Dow Chemical Wins HART Plant Award
Dow’s specialty chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, was given the 2013 HART Plant of the…
IBM Cloud Network Connects India’s Automotive Industry
The AutoDX cloud-based exchange is designed to standardize and automate transactions throughout India’s automotive supply chain.
Honeywell Software Helps China Meet Increased Oil Demands
Expanding to 30 facilities in all, PetroChina will use the information management and process modeling software…
