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Securing OT with the help of IT cybersecurity best practices

(22/09/2023)
With digital transformation comes the need for robust cyber security specific to the OT domain. Looking to the IT domain can offer solutions, argues Lee Carter.
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Taking a holistic approach to process safety

(22/09/2023)
Process safety refers to the comprehensive measures taken to minimise risks and hazards in industrial processes, ensuring that they run reliably and without accidents or incidents.
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Simplified PLC replacement minimises downtime

(18/09/2023)
Ageing technology that increasingly fails and/or parts becoming hard to source is the usual driver for updating a control system and this was why systems integration company, Sigma was tasked with updating the control system of a treatment line at the Peschiera Borromeo municipal wastewater treatment plant.


Archive

  1. 18/09/2023 Smarter, safer working

    Mark Breese discusses Control of Work risk management and the effect that this can have on functional safety.

  2. 11/09/2023 Keeping legacy systems secure

    Roger Chen discusses the benefits of virtual patching solutions and argues that an operational technology (OT) centred cybersecurity platform is critical for industrial applications.

  3. 11/09/2023 Industrial data unlocks the promise of digital transformation

    While circumstances impact sectors differently, the most powerful differentiator behind every new opportunity is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It's what drives industrial machines to be more intelligent – producing data, identifying metrics and gaps, and generating actionable insights, says Marcel van Helten.

  4. 04/09/2023 Measurement instruments can make a world of difference

    David Bowers explains the role that flowmeters and field instruments can play in helping companies to make their production operations cleaner and greener.

  5. 04/09/2023 The human touch

    Suzanne Gill finds out that when it comes to cybersecurity the role of the human cannot be overemphasized. As industrial cybersecurity risks increase it is vital that all employees have a good understanding of their role in helping to ensure safe and secure operations.

  6. 28/08/2023 Simplified PLC replacement minimises downtime

    Ageing technology that increasingly fails and/or parts becoming hard to source is the usual driver for updating a control system and this was why systems integration company, Sigma was tasked by the CAP Group to update the control system of the second treatment line at the Peschiera Borromeo municipal wastewater treatment plant.

  7. 22/08/2023 Pathways to energy-efficient production

    Climate targets and high energy prices are forcing the industrial sector to reduce its energy consumption, making it necessary to make greater use of digitalisation and automation to make production more energy efficient, argues Jonas Harant and Christian Schiller.

  8. 22/08/2023 From efficiency to eco-friendliness

    Stephen Hayes explores how connecting automation to sustainability goals can revolutionise businesses and help them contribute to a more sustainable planet.

  9. 15/08/2023 Making energy savings for a sustainable future

    Greg Hookings explains how data can help reduce production energy costs.

  10. 15/08/2023 Order-picking speeds increased with the help of a two-level intelligent conveyor system

    A Swiss food company has cut costs, increased throughput, and saved space with the help of an intelligent conveyor system.

  11. 08/08/2023 Distributed control technology helps speed new therapies to market

    Emerson has collaborated with Sartorius, a biopharmaceutical company, to natively integrate Sartorius’s Biostat STR Generation 3 family of bioreactors with Emerson’s DeltaV distributed control system (DCS).

  12. 07/08/2023 Deep learning solves a difficult inspection task

    A health science production facility has employed a cloud-based Deep Learning system to solve a difficult application to inspect containers for the presence of transparent measuring spoons.

  13. 01/08/2023 Digitalisation results in 10-fold increase in production capacity

    An independent specialist food manufacturer has seen a 10-fold increase in production capacity following investment in automation technology, with the support of Made Smarter.

  14. 31/07/2023 The argument for remote tank monitoring

    Ian Loudon explains why tank monitoring is essential.

  15. 13/07/2023 Warburtons makes its data pay

    Suzanne Gill reports on how and why Warburtons is working towards utilising digitalised data to boost production yields and efficiency across multiple production sites.

  16. 13/07/2023 Safety and productivity can be compatible!

    Dr Martin Kidman discusses the options for safely optimising material flows in access protection applications without affecting productivity.

  17. 13/07/2023 Wastewater treatment plant finds the key to make energy savings

    The ABB Ability OPTIMAX energy management system is unlocking efficiency potential at a wastewater treatment plant.

  18. 11/07/2023 Drive replacement keeps food mixer mixing

    The sudden failure on a 750 kilo batch sampling machine used for mixing sauce and dressing recipes posed a problem for condiment manufacturer, Baxters, threatening potential downtime and lost production.

  19. 11/07/2023 SCADA is dead, or is it?

    Data plays a vital role in the digitalisation of industrial facilities. But, as digitalisation goals become more ambitious, how is technology for data capture and analysis changing? Stefan Reuther examines the role of SCADA in Industry 4.0.

  20. 10/07/2023 The creation of Things

    Suzanne Gill finds out what it takes to make a field device or a sensor, smart – turning them into the ‘things’ that form such a key element of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).