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Industrial wireless devices will support plants of the future, study says
Written by MA Staff Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:51
The market for industrial wireless devices is growing rapidly, and a new report from Frost & Sullivan suggests the technology will soon be a critical part of plant optimization processes.…
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Industrial standards both drive and inhibit wireless potential in process manufacturing
Written by ARC Advisory Group Friday, 27 April 2012 11:18
The prospect of adding wireless devices to the process automation architecture is a compelling one from the perspective of tangible business benefits and incremental operational improvements. Availability of robust industrial…
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Canadian universities eligible to compete in skills competition
Written by Mary Del Ciancio Wednesday, 03 November 2010 15:30
Honeywell’s annual student competition, designed to inspire innovation in the process industries, is now open to students pursuing degrees in technical fields at accredited colleges and universities in North and…
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NAMUR confirms WirelessHART for process applications
Written by MA Staff Monday, 30 November 2009 08:34
The HART Communication Foundation welcomes the recent report and confirmation by NAMUR that WirelessHART technology meets the requirements for wireless sensor networks in process applications. After conducting an extensive multi-vendor…
N-TRON announces distribution alliance with Opto 22
Written by MA Staff Tuesday, 22 September 2009 10:42
N-TRON Corp. has announced a strategic marketing and sales agreement with California-based Opto 22, a top provider of control, remote monitoring and data acquisition solutions for industrial automation. As part…
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First standard in industrial wireless series gets ISA stamp of approval
Written by MA Staff Sunday, 20 September 2009 21:47
The ISA Standards & Practices Board (S&P) has voted to approve the ISA-100.11a wireless standard "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation: Process Control and Related Applications," thereby making it an official…
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Industry experts focus on industrial security at ISA EXPO 2009
Written by MA Staff Sunday, 20 September 2009 21:43
Industrial security takes center stage at ISA EXPO 2009 on Oct. 7 featuring presentations by security experts with U.S. Department of Homeland Security experience, as well as a groundbreaking hack…
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ISA approves major wireless industrial automation standard
Written by MA Staff Wednesday, 17 June 2009 16:46
The International Society of Automation has voted to approve "a major new industry standard"–ISA100.11a, "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation: Process Control and Related Applications."The approval, by 81 percent of the…
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Cyber-security specialist Wurldtech unveils Smart Grid initiatives
Written by MA Staff Monday, 13 July 2009 08:42
Vancouver-based Wurldtech Security Technologies, a provider of industrial cyber-security testing and certification solutions for critical infrastructure industries, revealed a detailed strategic initiative designed to help improve the security of the…
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The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute, an organization that is part of the Automation Standards Compliance Institute, has begun an open membership program for all interested parties.Industry leaders from major manufacturing…
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