CMMS vs EAM: What is the difference? (Part 2)
12 June, 2015 | Supplied by: IFS AustraliaComputerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) and enterprise asset management (EAM) applications can both be used in the industrial maintenance space. In Part 1 of this article we discussed the similarities and differences between a CMMS and EAM. Now it is time to look at the more advanced features of EAM, including asset lifecycle management and project management.
Weak password encryption used in Rockwell HMI software
29 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaEncryption algorithms for protecting user credentials in Rockwell's RSView32 software are outdated and sufficiently weak to be decrypted.
Rockwell anti-counterfeiting serialisation solution
15 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe holistic serialisation solution, powered by Rockwell's PharmaSuite MES software, is fully integrated across all four enterprise and control system levels of the ISA-95 data model.
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v6.0 asset management software
14 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaRockwell has added a custom-device plug-in capability to its FactoryTalk AssetCentre v6.0 asset management software.
Simplifying industrial cybersecurity
12 May, 2015 by Glenn Johnson, Editor | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsWhat's New in Process Technology interviews Chee Ban Ngai, who leads Honeywell's Industrial Cyber Security business in the Asia-Pacific region, and asks him about Honeywell's new Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager system.
Rockwell introduces anti-counterfeiting serialisation solution
05 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaProliferation of dangerous counterfeit medication is a global concern. Impending regulations across markets will require pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer packaged goods manufacturers to trace products down to the individual saleable unit across the supply chain.
CMMS vs EAM: What is the difference? (Part 1)
05 May, 2015 by Dave Bertolini and Anders Lif* | Supplied by: IFS AustraliaComputerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) and enterprise asset management (EAM) applications can both be used in the industrial maintenance space. One might say that the relationship between the two is rather like that between a square and a rectangle - every EAM application can be used as a CMMS, but not every CMMS can be used as, or has the broad functionality of, an EAM application.
Honeywell launches proactive cybersecurity risk monitor
24 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsHoneywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the first digital dashboard designed to proactively monitor, measure and manage cybersecurity risk for control systems.
Rockwell Automation PharmaSuite v7.0
22 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe PharmaSuite v7.0 software extends its batch track-and-trace capabilities into the discrete environment, providing hybrid capabilities for the growing market of combination products that require both batch and discrete-assembly processes.
Schneider Electric Wonderware Recipe Manager Plus software
20 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricThe latest version of Wonderware Recipe Manager Plus software is designed to speed up and optimise how recipes and recipe variations are adopted and how products are brought to market.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Resource Advisor Performance Analytics
16 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricPerformance Analytics builds on Resource Advisor's capabilities, including the ability to monitor energy and carbon markets and report on more than 400 types of resource streams, including utility and facility data, weather data, and water and energy usage.
Honeywell opens new cybersecurity research lab
02 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsNew lab to advance Honeywell's development and testing of technologies and software to defend industrial facilities from cyber attacks.
Moxa MX-AOPC UA Server
02 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Madison TechnologiesMoxa has released the MX-AOPC UA Server, an automation software solution that helps users facilitate efficient, seamless SCADA device data management.
Simulation reduces time and cost for ABB Cranes
30 March, 2015 | Supplied by: ASES - Australian Scientific & Engineering SolutionsStacking cranes and ship-to-shore cranes are notoriously difficult to control because they use long ropes, and small disturbances can cause the containers to swing.
Optimising optimisation algorithms
23 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAnalysis shows how to get the best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems.
