Industrial software
Enterprise-wide process software solution (15/05/2012)
Honeywell has launched Intuition Executive as the flagship product of its new Intuition software portfolio. It is said to offer enterprise-wide information management, decision support and collaboration tools to help achieve operational excellence.
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Changes in the network security landscape (17/04/2012)
Security requirements for industrial Ethernet networks are quickly migrating from Enterprise networks to process control and other industrial environments. Read more...
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Boosting production efficiency and reducing errors in ammonia production (12/12/2011)
Five of EuroChem’s ammonia production units in Russia are to be fitted with Honeywell Process Solutions’ UniSim Operator Training Simulation (OTS) solution.
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SCADA virtualisation – delivering real benefits? 14/11/2011
Virtualisation for SCADA systems brings many benefits such as time and cost savings, greater levels of security and operational efficiency advantages. Tony Chapman from Siemens Industry Automation highlights some of the key areas where SCADA virtualisation can add real value.
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Speeding up the implementation process 04/10/2011
Mitsubishi Electric and Adroit Technologies have jointly addressed the shortcomings of traditional PLC-SCADA integration tools with a new technology that was first introduced at SPS/IPS/Drives 2010.
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Availability in the cloud 18/08/2011
Mike Lees, business manager for Hardware PT, explores whether cloud computing can truly be transferred from the world of corporate IT to the shop floor.
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Invensys Operations Management selected as Microsoft Industry Partner of the Year 12/07/2011
Invensys Operations Management has been named Microsoft Global Enterprise Partner of the Year in the category Alliance ISV Industry, recognising its innovations in using Microsoft-based solutions to help its manufacturing and infrastructure management customers achieve operational excellence.
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MES: the next generation? 21/06/2011
The terminology of MES 2.0 for a new generation of Manufacturing Execution Systems is not a new one. Bas Broers, technical lead, Manufacturing Execution Systems at Honeywell Process Solutions, explains how MES solutions have matured to a level that makes them incomparable to system offerings of just a few years ago.
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Directly connecting the plant floor to the business level 07/06/2011
Today’s manufacturing processes rely as much on physical automation as they do on communications protocols to seamlessly integrate all areas of the production process.
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Tackling preventative maintenance in a targeted way 31/05/2011
Products4Automation has launched PILOT Maintain, the latest module in its Felten PILOT MES platform which makes it possible to plan preventative maintenance for all devices, systems and machines relevant for the production process in a targeted way.
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