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Services offer ‘unprecedented’ opportunities in automation 10/06/2009 Services remain the fastest growing segment of the automation business, according to a recent ARC study. The advisory group described the opportunities for expansion as ‘unprecedented’ despite the current economic climate. Full Story...
ARC Academy brings case studies to light 27/04/2009 ARC Advisory Group hosted the fifth annual Process Management Academy (PMA), March 2-4, 2009 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event included the presentation of various case studies designed to provide attendees with ideas for improving efficiencies. Full Story...
Fieldbus Facts January 2009 16/01/2009 The Yokohama, Japan, is the site for the Fieldbus Foundation’s 2009 General Assembly. The annual event will be held March 4-5 at the Pan Pacific Hotel and is open to Fieldbus Foundation members and non-members alike. Leading Foundation fieldbus suppliers, end users, and industry participants from around the world are expected to attend. Full Story...
Fieldbus Facts December 2008 15/12/2008 The Fieldbus Foundation joined with other automation industry standards organizations and a 'who’s who' of leading control equipment suppliers to demonstrate Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) at ISA Expo 2008, held in October in Houston. The multi-vendor demonstration confirmed the interoperability of EDDL technology and its conformance to NAMUR NE 105 requirements. Full Story...
HMI report from ARC 11/08/2008 A lack of internal personnel has prompted HMI software suppliers to add services at an accelerated rate, according to a study by the ARC Advisory Group. Full Story...
Microbrewery illustrates PAC software uses, benefits 21/04/2008 Programmable automation controllers (PACs) meet the complex demands of modern industrial automation applications because they combine features of more traditional automation technologies: programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCSs), remote terminal units (RTUs), and personal computers (PCs). Full Story...
Former director of General Motors to speak at EMAF 21/04/2008 Jim Caie, retired director of General Motors, has been announced as a keynote speaker at the forthcoming European Manufacturing Automation Forum (EMAF). Organisers, ARC Advisory Group, announced the line-up, also including representatives from ZVEI, T-Systems Enterprise Services and Land Rover, for the May 14 to 15 event in Frankfurt, Germany. Full Story...
Alliance: Marathon and Kepware bolster communications offering 10/04/2008 Kepware Technologies has joined forces with Marathon Technologies in a move claimed to benefit the companies’ joint customers. The Alliance Partnership was set up with the purpose of validating Portland, America based Kepware’s KEPServerEX on Marathon’s everRun HA and everRun FT software. Full Story...
Fieldbus rejoices in 2007 successes 27/02/2008 The Fieldbus Foundation celebrated a 68 per cent market share, in the process industries, at its recent Annual General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium. According to the ARC Advisory Group, Foundation fieldbus is now ‘mainstream’. The research firm also predicted a continued double-digit growth rate for the technology. Full Story...
The vicious circle turns virtuous for process automation vendors 01/02/2007 With process automation technology seen as offering solutions for many of the process industries most pressing problems, instrument and control vendors are more optimistic than for many years, with the prospect of groundbreaking new technology adding further to already bright prospects, writes Andrew Bond Full Story...
As fieldbus market narrows, user experience widens 01/02/2006 Confidence in fieldbuses is growing; many users say they are planning to implement projects in the near future. Full Story...
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