Tackling the Seven Deadly Wastes
16 November, 2007 | Supplied by: QMI SolutionsWaste 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 SolutionsThe 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, 2007A 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, 2007SAP 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.
Making plant data relevant
06 December, 2006 by Sylvia Aitken, EditorRetrieving plant data across all facets of the production environment is vital for optimising productivity and making appropriate business decisions. The challenge is making that data relevant and available to everyone who needs it in the organisation
EDS-510A industrial gigabit ethernet switch
06 December, 2006 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty LtdThe EDS-510A from Moxa comes equipped with three gigabit ethernet ports, making it suitable for building a redundant gigabit turbo ring backbone, while leaving a spare gigabit port for uplink or ring coupling. The switch is designed especially for demanding communications applications such as process control, shipbuilding, ITS and DCS systems, which can benefit from a scalable backbone construction.
Data mining: a case study
08 November, 2006 by Tony Grichnik & Mike Seskin, Caterpillar; Thomas Hill, StatSoft | Supplied by: http://www.statsoft.com.auCaterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods
Data mining: a case study
06 November, 2006 by Tony Grichnik & Mike Seskin, Caterpillar; Thomas Hill, StatSoft | Supplied by: http://www.statsoft.com.auCaterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods.
Data mining
06 October, 2006 by Tony Grichnik and Mike Seskin, Caterpillar; Thomas Hill, StatSoft | Supplied by: http://www.statsoft.com.auData mining can offer manufacturers an effective solution when traditional methods of analysis are not suitable. The return on investment can result in improved product performance, less scrap and reword and decreased testing
Alarm management blunders: avoiding 12 costly mistakes
07 September, 2006 by Michael Marvan, P.Eng. (Alberta), Product Mgr, Matrikon, Inc. | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-PacificIneffective alarm systems pose a serious risk to safety, the environment and plant profitability. Too often, alarm system effectiveness is unknowingly undermined by poorly configured alarms
Motor condition monitor
06 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.reliabilitysystems.comThe Motor Condition Monitor (MCM) by Artesis is an award-winning* software and hardware-based product that has been developed using model-based monitoring technology for predictive maintenance of electric motors and motor based machinery.
Closed-loop reliability-centred maintenance
14 June, 2006 by Brian Dunks, Product Director, Intentia"How effective is your maintenance strategy?" is a question often posed to engineers and one which is mostly very difficult to answer with any degree of certainty. It's a critical consideration: the wrong decision can cause costly mistakes
Maintaining profitable assets
14 June, 2006 by Colin Bickerstaff, General Manager, Furmanite Australia | Supplied by: Furmanite Australia Pty LtdIt is widely acknowledged that effective maintenance strategies and practices have a direct impact on process efficiency and productivity and therefore on bottom line profitability. Yet maintenance is still often seen as a cost, rather than an investment
