Vryan Constantino, Panacea Technologies Inc Lead Engineer PostedJuly 9, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Thin Clients, ThinManager and the Mobile HMI https://www.automationworld.com/thin-clients-thinmanager-and-mobile-hmi As you make your move to mobile human-machine interfaces, ThinManager is a good way to ease the integration and operation of your thin client. Read More
Mario Ishikawa, scadaHUB Tecnologia Ltda Business Director PostedJune 14, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Brainstorming the Future of SCADA Systems https://www.automationworld.com/brainstorming-future-scada-systems Supervisory control and data acquisition systems have some evolving to do to keep up with adoption in an IIoT era. But they still have a big market ahead. Read More
William Aja, Panacea Technologies Inc VP of Customer Operations PostedMay 7, 2018 AT 8:30 AM The Factory of the Future Will Be Controlled by Tablets https://www.automationworld.com/factory-future-will-be-controlled-tablets The idea of tablet-controlled processes might bring skepticism, but there are a few reasons—consumer-based expectations, relevance and lifecycle management—why they're already here. Read More
Stephen J Malyszko P.E., Malisko Engineering, Inc. CEO PostedMarch 19, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Automation Standards Help Manufacturers Save Money https://www.automationworld.com/automation-standards-help-manufacturers-save-money Avoid incurring an unintended higher cost of ownership by putting standards in place. Detailed here are three cases where things didn't go as hoped. Read More
Mario Ishikawa, scadaHUB Tecnologia Ltda Business Director PostedMarch 15, 2018 AT 8:30 AM New SCADA Improves Reliability, Speed for Brazil's Power https://www.automationworld.com/new-scada-improves-reliability-speed-brazils-power The SCADA system at Engie Brasil Energia's operations center monitors 32 plants, six of which are remotely operated. Read More
William Aja, Panacea Technologies Inc VP of Customer Operations PostedFebruary 12, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Supporting Your HMIs Through Thick and Thin (Clients) https://www.automationworld.com/supporting-your-hmis-through-thick-and-thin-clients Modernizing physical interfaces to a server-client architecture brings a whole host of benefits to your operation. Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy President, Executive Management PostedSeptember 19, 2017 AT 8:30 AM Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should" and other SCADA Implementation Pet Peeves Overspecifying or underspecifying device points needlessly drives up SCADA implementation costs Read More
Juan Escolarte, DenTech PostedJuly 18, 2017 AT 8:30 AM How Dynamic System Design Helps Facilitate Change https://www.automationworld.com/how-dynamic-system-design-helps-facilitate-change Understanding that change is inevitable and anticipating potential changes are essential in managing frequent project revisions. Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy President, Executive Management PostedJuly 11, 2017 AT 8:30 AM 5 Quick Ways to Optimize SCADA Alarming 5 Quick Ways to Optimize SCADA Alarming Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy President, Executive Management PostedMay 23, 2017 AT 8:30 AM 4 Biggest SCADA Cost Drivers SCADA has a lot of moving parts and add-ons, which is why the implementation cost varies greatly from project to project. But no matter what industry or environment, everyone is always looking to cut unnecessary costs. There are several factors that influence cost: the number of tags or points in your SCADA system, the number of clients that want to simultaneously view the system, amount of resiliency needed, amount of labor it takes to design and integrate, and ultimately which SCADA software you choose. By understanding the biggest SCADA cost drivers, you should be able to get a better grasp on why SCADA costs what it does, and maybe even make some money-saving decisions up front. Cost driver #1: Materials and selection of SCADA software There are a variety of SCADA solution providers out there. Trihedral's VTScada, Schneider-Electric's Wonderware, GE's Cimplicity, and Tatsoft's FactoryStudio to name a few. Some SCADA solutions are geared toward large enterprise ... Read More