Software & IT

Ease the squeeze on profitability with effective energy management

26 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Aspen Technology Australia Pty Ltd

Reducing energy usage and associated greenhouse gas emission is a widely recognised business requirement for many process manufacturers and delivers tangible business benefits. However, if energy management is a significant objective with clear benefits, why are some manufacturers much better at it than others?

oneM2M invites industry input on M2M/IoT specifications

11 August, 2014

oneM2M, the global organisation creating standards for communications of devices and services used M2M applications and the IoT, is inviting public comment on its initial Candidate Release of Technical Specifications.

Bentley Systems SELECTseries 4 water-system modelling software

08 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Bentley Systems Pty Ltd

Bentley Systems has announced the availability of its SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, and StormCAD V8i (SELECTseries 4) products for the analysis and design of wastewater and stormwater systems.

CD-adapco STAR-CCM+ v9.04

01 August, 2014 | Supplied by: CD-adapco Australia

The addition of new physics models allows users to perform increasingly realistic CFD and CAE simulations that more closely represent the real-world conditions under which the product will operate.

MatrikonOPC DMZ Agent for secure data access

28 July, 2014 | Supplied by: MatrikonOPC

The MatrikonOPC DMZ Agent provides a secure, standardised solution for accessing real-time and archived control automation data across DMZs using off-the-shelf MatrikonOPC products.

ISASecure cybersecurity certification program expanded

22 July, 2014

The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) has expanded the coverage of the ISASecure cybersecurity certification program with the introduction of a system-level cybersecurity certification and the launch of an organisational certification.

Researchers use big data to keep complex production running smoothly

21 July, 2014

Industrial plants must function effectively. Remedying production downtimes and breakdowns is an expensive and time-consuming business. That is why companies collect data to evaluate how their facilities are doing.

Rockwell Automation Safety Automation Builder software

15 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

The Safety Automation Builder software tool automates the safety-selection process, and now supports 16 additional languages.

Standardised technologies for secure real-time drilling data

08 July, 2014 by Gregory Hale* | Supplied by: Direct Automation Pty Ltd

With potentially billions of dollars at stake, reliable and secure real-time drilling data is one of the most important requirements for oil and gas drillers today.

Automated root-cause analysis earns patent for Metso

08 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Metso Automation (ANZ) Pty Ltd

Metso Automation USA has received a patent from the US Patent office for Automated Determination of Root Cause. The patented method determines the most likely root cause using a "big data" technique.

Honeywell selected as key automation provider for Canadian oil sands project

25 June, 2014 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions

Honeywell Process Solutions will supply automation technology for a new Fort Hills Oil Sands project in Alberta, Canada, scheduled to begin operating in late 2017.

CD-adapco STAR-CCM+ with SPEED electric machine design tool

25 June, 2014 | Supplied by: CD-adapco Australia

SPEED performs a 2D magnetic design using both analytical equations and finite element analysis links (using PC-FEA, a 2D FE solver) for electric motors, generators, alternators and other magnetic actuators.