Suzanne Gill explores the role played by SCADA software in helping industrial organisations on their journey to Net Zero carbon emissions. 

Richard Carpenter, general manager product management for automation and control products at Emerson, answered a series of questions as part of a discussion to explain how the latest SCADA solutions can deliver a range of benefits for users. 

Suzanne Gill reports on the Drax Power Station decarbonisation journey, focussing in particular on the need for a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution that would help ensure a more integrated control solution and ensure the operation is future-proofed.

Christian Nomine discusses how SCADA can overcome one of the key barriers to the digital transformation of a company’s operations.

Rashesh Mody suggests that organisations focus on four key elements when using SCADA and HMI.

Ranbir Saini offers advice on how to identify and overcome SCADA vulnerabilities.

Martyn Williams explains the role of SCADA software in smart factories and argues that hardware-independent software is essential for making the transition to Industry 4.0.

Eric Fidler offers advice on how to use SCADA to best advantage, and the way it’s meant to be used.

While increasing connectivity can offer significant benefits it can also increase the cybersecurity risk to control. Steve Ward explains further.

Christian Nomine explores the changing requirements for both SCADA software and HMI systems across the manufacturing and processing sectors as the importance of collecting, storing and analysing data grows.

Carl Nash examines the use case for 5G in a SCADA context – looking at how it can pave the way for increased performance and greater functionality in plant automation, with simpler implementation than traditional wireless networks. 

Find out how a medical appliance manufacturer cost-effectively solved a data gathering headache in a factory full of multiple branded devices.

Martyn Williams explains how today’s large scale data acquisition requires new methods of storage, and why the security requirements of cloud-based systems are so complex.

Suzanne Gill reports on the changing role of SCADA systems as we enter the era of smart manufacturing and IIoT.

Find out how Interconnector UK solved a two-way remote alarm management challenge on a bi-directional gas pipeline.

Brigitte Händler discusses the requirements for a SCADA system in an age of digitisation.

Ben Savage explores the advantages and disadvantages of converged devices for industrial applications and offers advice on what specifiers should be looking for.

Suzanne Gill reports on the use of mobile devices in industrial applications. It appears to be a slow-burn technology on the plant floor and there are some hurdles that need to be overcome before mobile devices become more widely used.

It is important to ensure that HMIs have the capability to work with devices and platforms being used to implement the IoT and Industry 4.0, says Fabio Terezinho.

Many control room engineers are working in an uncomfortable environment with outdated equipment. Tightening margins and higher production targets further add to the pressure on them and it is important that operators have the tools they need to meet the demands of their job, and enable them to add value to the process operation, says Bruce Calder, vice president of Technology at Honeywell Process Solutions.