The MathWorks Simulink PLC Coder
24 March, 2010 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
The MathWorks has announced Simulink PLC Coder, a product that generates IEC 61131 structured text for programmable logic controller (PLC) and programmable automation controller (PAC) devices. This advancement enables model-based design for manufacturing and power generation equipment controlled by PLCs and PACs.
MatLab and Simulink Release 2010a
24 March, 2010 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
The MathWorks has announced Release 2010a (R2010a) of its MatLab and Simulink product families. Key in this release are streaming capabilities for signal processing and video processing in MatLab, nonlinear solvers for standard and large-scale optimisation and expanded Simulink support for large teams designing complex systems. R2010a also introduces Simulink PLC Coder, that helps industrial control system engineers generate IEC 61131 structured text. This release updates 83 other products, including PolySpace code verification products.
Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System gains virtualisation
24 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
Honeywell has announced it is providing virtualisation technology for its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS). This technology can help manufacturers streamline Experion system management and lower the total cost of ownership by up to 30%.
Intergraph SmartPlant 3D enterprise engineering design software
10 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Intergraph Corporation Pty Ltd
Intergraph has released a version of SmartPlant 3D enterprise engineering design software that introduces capabilities for multiple 3D model referencing, enhanced model data re-use and laser scanning integration capabilities.
Invensys Operations Management Dynsim Checkout
10 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has announced the availability of its SimSci-Esscor medium-fidelity simulation solution, Dynsim Checkout.
GE Intelligent Platforms Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) 7.5 drivers
15 February, 2010 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Intelligent Platforms has announced Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) 7.5 drivers for the company’s Proficy software. The enhanced offering, utilising industry-standard Kepware KEPServerEX and driver technology, includes more than 100 protocols, which are claimed to enable connectivity to thousands of different control hardware and instruments.
Proficy SmartStart Manufacturing Energy Management Solution
15 January, 2010 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced the availability of the Proficy SmartStart Manufacturing Energy Management Solution, a packaged software and services solution that offers a low-risk approach to energy savings within manufacturing. Providing insight into energy usage, the application is designed to help users reduce energy costs, improve production planning, identify sources of energy waste and drive energy management best practices, while correlating energy costs with manufacturing production.
ExperTune PlantTriage version 9
15 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Daesim Technologies Pty Ltd
ExperTune’s PlantTriage version 9 now allows an engineer or technician to tune over 50 control loops a day. PlantTriage identifies loops to be tuned and gives the best PID values and before-and-after simulations quickly confirm the settings.
Invensys Avantis.PRO enterprise asset management software
15 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has announced that its Avantis.PRO enterprise asset management (EAM) software is now more tightly integrated with Microsoft Dynamics AX enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The integration of these software packages is claimed to provide a powerful, easy-to-use solution that ensures financial and enterprise-planning decisions are made using timely, reliable information about the health and operation of all assets within a manufacturing facility or organisation.
Verify control systems before committing to hardware
02 January, 2010 by Brian McKay, Product Marketing Manager, The MathWorks | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia
Embedded control system designers are being pushed to provide better performance and more features, all while meeting tight deadlines and keeping costs down. As these demands grow, traditional design and verification methodologies are falling short.
OPC bridging transfers data between industrial automation systems
17 December, 2009
Integrators frequently use OPC technology to connect one industrial automation or process control system with another so that data can be shared between the two systems. Because OPC technology is based on a client-server architecture, the challenge is that two OPC servers cannot communicate with each other directly.
Wonderware Intelligence Software 1.0
13 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has released Wonderware Intelligence Software 1.0. This enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) solution is intended to enable customers to contextualise, aggregate and report both historian and operational data using role-based dashboards, presenting key performance indicators (KPIs) and real-time operational business metrics that are used to monitor, tune and optimise operations and supply chains.
Wonderware Corporate Energy Management Application
13 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Invensys Operations Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has introduced the Wonderware Corporate Energy Management Application, designed to enable manufacturing and industrial automation customers to implement an energy management program and achieve sustainability goals.
Open asset management with FDT: the core of a ‘smart’ process plant
30 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd
Field Device Type (FDT) technology remains one of the automation industry’s best-kept secrets. In spite of this, it is rapidly gaining market acceptance by simplifying the digital communication between a plant’s field devices and its control environment. It is at the heart of a ‘smart’ plant’s IT infrastructure and can deliver major cost savings to the plant’s operations.
Batch control software
26 October, 2009 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced the latest version of its batch control software, Proficy Batch Execution 5.5.
