Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PostedOctober 4, 2018 AT 12:55 PM PID Tuning Fundamentals: Collecting Good Data At one time or another we’ve all heard the old adage: Garbage in, Garbage out. While it’s an old saying, it’s a good one and it’s highly relevant to PID controller tuning and process optimization. Read More
Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PostedSeptember 25, 2018 AT 10:06 AM PID Tuning Fundamentals: Good Control Should Be SIMPLE After all these years the Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller remains the workhorse for process manufacturers. Still, after more than 50 years of use in industry many practitioners continue to view the tuning of PID controllers as a “black art”. Read More
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
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO PostedJune 29, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Digitalization Is Disrupting the Supply Chain https://www.automationworld.com/digitalization-disrupting-supply-chain A range of technologies have changed the industrial landscape. Companies that can successfully manage those technologies will also change the way they manage their supply chain. Read More
Michael Bachelor, Bachelor Controls, Inc. President PostedJune 21, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Oh, the Things We Can Do https://www.automationworld.com/oh-things-we-can-do When considering the important anatomy of an Internet of Things system, don’t neglect your focus on the ‘things’ themselves. Then you can worry about the cloud, analytics and dashboards. 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
Thomas Roth, Hargrove Controls + Automation Cybersecurity Engineer PostedJune 7, 2018 AT 8:30 AM IT/OT Monitoring: Does Your Data Center Have a Check Engine Light? https://www.automationworld.com/it-ot-monitoring-does-your-data-center-have-check-engine-light Redundant designs have become so capable that we often don’t miss a beat when a failure occurs. Without monitoring these assets, issues can fly under the radar until a catastrophic failure occurs. Read More
Elisa Costa, Autoware, S.R.L. Software Engineer PostedJune 4, 2018 AT 8:30 AM How IIoT Could Help OEMs https://www.automationworld.com/how-iiot-could-help-oems If machine builders are not incorporating an Industrial Internet of Things solution into their systems, they’re missing out on an opportunity to grow their businesses with additional services for their customers. Read More
Tom McGreevy, Applied Engineering Solutions, Inc. (aeSolutions) Engineering Manager PostedMay 21, 2018 AT 8:30 AM The Importance of Thorough System Testing https://www.automationworld.com/importance-thorough-system-testing Properly performed tests can provide a high level of assurance that a system will not have problems in startup and operation. Short of that, problems can prevail. 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
Martina Vaccaro, Autoware, S.R.L. Marketing Manager PostedApril 26, 2018 AT 8:30 AM The System Integrator’s Role in Industry 4.0 https://www.automationworld.com/system-integrators-role-industry-40 Moving beyond the hype and buzzwords, an integrator brings knowledge of many different products and industrial sectors to help get the most value from your digital transformation. Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) PostedApril 10, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Luigi DeBernardini, CEO of Autoware http://talkingindustrialautomation.com/luigi-debernardini-ceo-of-autoware Luigi DeBernardini, CEO of Autoware, a system integrator in Vicenza, Italy. explains how IIOT (the industrial internet of things) can help manufacturers understand what’s happening real-time in their plant, and explains it with a very understandable and practical analogy. Learn what type of help Luigi’s customers ask of him, and that sometimes what a customer asks for is not always the proper solution. Enjoy getting to know Luigi. Visit our podcast page at: https://www.csiaexchange.com/podcast Read More
William Pollock, Optimation Technology, Inc. President PostedMarch 27, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Disruptive Technologies in Manufacturing https://www.automationworld.com/disruptive-technologies-manufacturing As we launch into 2018, here’s a look at some of the key technologies that can not only disrupt, but also revitalize manufacturing in the coming year. Read More
William Pollock, Optimation Technology, Inc. President PostedMarch 22, 2018 AT 8:30 AM In Search of IIoT Demand https://www.automationworld.com/search-iiot-demand Though there is plenty of potential for Industrial Internet of Things technologies, IIoT has not yet come of age in many manufacturing plants. That could change with the 2018 economy. 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
, Loman Control Systems, Inc. PostedMarch 5, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Viewing System Integration From the Inside https://www.automationworld.com/viewing-system-integration-inside A collection of thoughts from system integrators about the state of automation and controls in manufacturing, along with some advice about how to get where you’re going. Read More
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO PostedMarch 1, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Is Digitalization Different From MES? https://www.automationworld.com/digitalization-different-mes The idea that new digital technologies replace the manufacturing execution system is confusing and risky. A serious digitalization initiative should start with a good MES/MOM system. Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy President, Executive Management PostedFebruary 19, 2018 AT 8:30 AM 5 Reasons to Consider a Power Monitoring System https://www.automationworld.com/5-reasons-consider-power-monitoring-system Besides providing an easy way to retrieve and analyze power quality events, a power monitoring system offers several other benefits related to energy use. Read More
, Avid Solutions PostedFebruary 15, 2018 AT 8:30 AM What Does IIoT Mean for MES? https://www.automationworld.com/what-does-iiot-mean-mes The Industrial Internet of Things is a productivity enabler and a complement to your existing manufacturing execution system, not a replacement. 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