Citect appoints global CEO
23 April, 2008
Citect, a leading international real-time intelligence and industrial automation software company, has appointed Christopher Crowe as chief executive officer.
The case for condition-based maintenance
09 April, 2008 by Matrikon Inc. | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
Keeping physical assets in proper working order is essential to any organisation. Today, most maintenance is still performed either according to a set calendar schedule or according to that most ancient of operating procedures: “if it breaks, fix it”. But in a modern, data-intensive industrial environment we can do much better, and take plant performance to the next level with condition-based maintenance (CBM).
USB data acquisition modules
20 February, 2008 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
Interworld Electronics supplies a range of USB data acquisition modules including multi-function analog I/O, analog output, digital relay output, TTL I/O, isolated input and counter timer modules.
Factory scheduling software
21 January, 2008 | Supplied by: SYSPRO
Syspro has released a range of factory scheduling software to provide the ability to schedule production in factories to a detailed level.
MES the way forward for manufacturers
20 December, 2007
Increased regulatory pressure is forcing manufacturers to improve production agility, enhance reporting capabilities and reduce overall costs by investing in manufacturing execution systems, according to a market analysis by Datamonitor.
Discrete-event simulator
17 December, 2007 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
The MathWorks has introduced SimEvents 2, which now supports the modelling of complex discrete-event and hybrid dynamic systems across the Simulink family of products.
Design software update
17 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Autodesk Australia
With the release of Autodesk Inventor Service Pack 1, Autodesk Inventor software is fully supported on the Windows Vista operating system. Customers with Inventor 2008 and Windows Vista will enjoy the native support of the Microsoft Direct3D application programming interface, the underlying graphics technology for Windows Vista and all 64 bit Windows systems.
Alarm management: realising the value
14 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
The alarm system is the primary tool for identifying abnormal operations and helping plant personnel take timely, appropriate action to move the process back to operational targets
Toyota and Denso committed to model-based design
14 December, 2007 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
Toyota and Denso have been using model-based design and automatic embedded code generation technology by The MathWorks for simulation, modelling and code generation products in their production software development programs
Tackling the Seven Deadly Wastes
16 November, 2007 | Supplied by: QMI Solutions
Waste is the enemy of any process. By identifying and eliminating it, you can transform your company into a leaner and, ultimately, a more profitable organisation
Trends in security incidents in the SCADA and process industries: a summary — Part 2
20 October, 2007 by Glenn Johnson*
In Part 1 of this article we discussed the findings from the Industrial Security Industry Database, which indicated a significant rise in cyber attacks on SCADA, manufacturing and processing systems.
Trends in security incidents in the SCADA and process industries: a summary — Part 1
20 September, 2007 by Glenn Johnson*
Historically, critical infrastructures and manufacturing processes have been monitored and controlled using industrial control and SCADA systems that have operated in isolated environments. These control systems rarely shared information with outside systems, and were typically composed of proprietary hardware and software components designed specifically for control operations.
Production data collecting
18 June, 2007 | Supplied by: Honeywell Building Solutions
The LETS machine interface (LMI) operator terminal enables information to be collected from production machines and fed to Honeywell’s line efficiency tracking software (LETS).
Plant safety and asset availability driving asset management strategy
02 April, 2007
A formal, strategic, integrated systems approach can help reduce cost, provide higher security and lower risk, according to new research.
SAP and IBM join forces
19 March, 2007
SAP Australia and IBM Australia today announced an agreement that will see IBM and its Business Partner network take SAP all-in-one industry-specific ERP solutions to the local mid-market.
