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Augmented Reality: how quickly can it transition from shiny new innovation to standard industry infrastructure?

October 20, 2017 admin augmented operator, Augmented Reality, automation, Machine and Process Management, Mining, mining conveyor, mining operations, Mining/Metals/Minerals

Credit to Author: Greg Johnson| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:36:39 +0000

Even though WiFi as an innovation in underground mining was first adopted way back in 2006 (see this article in MIT Technology Review), it still has not become completely ubiquitous… Read more »

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Loss of a Legend – And a Friend

October 19, 2017 admin Andover Controls, automation, Bedford Associates, Dick Morley, Father of the PLC, ISA Lifetime Achievement Award, Machine and Process Management, Modicon, PLC inventor, Programmable Logic Controller, Richard Morley, The Barn

Credit to Author: Peter Martin| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:00:27 +0000

I am saddened to report that a true legend in the automation industry, Dick Morley passed away on October 17th in New Hampshire. Dick is one person who truly deserved… Read more »

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This Farm Has No Farmers

October 3, 2017 admin Agriculture, automation, farming, farms, hands-free hectare

Credit to Author: Claire Downs| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000

The ‘Hands Free Hectare’ gives us a peek at the future of automated agriculture.

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New Generation of Sensors Enables IIoT Connection of Previously Unconnectable Assets

October 2, 2017 admin automation, Big Data, cloud, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, IoT Solutions World Congress, irrigation, LPWAN, Machine and Process Management, sensors, telemecanique, test bed, wireless sensors

Credit to Author: Simon Chabriere| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:58:57 +0000

For farmers, mining engineers, highway transportation management personnel, operators of underground metro railway systems, waste management firms and utility substation operators, the possibility now exists to reap the benefits of… Read more »

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Define a Profitable Reliability strategy through Automation

September 22, 2017 admin Asset, asset lifecycle management, asset performance, asset performance monitoring, automation, industrial operations, Machine and Process Management, plant assets, plant maintenance, predictive maintenance, Profitable Reliability, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Peter Martin| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:45:01 +0000

Automation systems have primarily been focused on using real-time control to improve the efficiency of industrial operations. But as process and logic control technology and techniques continued to advance over… Read more »

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How an IIoT-enabling architecture improves energy efficiency by 50%

September 20, 2017 admin automation, Blackhills Farm, cloud, EcoStruxure, Energy Efficiency, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, irrigation, Machine and Process Management, Microsoft Azure, Sustainability, waterforce

Credit to Author: Peter Herweck| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:00:31 +0000

What is behind the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) that actually helps industrial organizations drive profitability? It’s a combination of hardware digitization, software and analytics. This capability is a major… Read more »

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Digitizing industries – from the pushbutton up

September 18, 2017 admin automation, digitization, digitizing, EcoStruxure, flush mount, Harmony, HMI, IIoT, Machine and Process Management, PLC, Process Control, pushbutton, System Platform, Transparent Factory

Credit to Author: Jim Clark| Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:39:42 +0000

As industrial companies move further and further into digitization, the opportunities and benefits become apparent across the spectrum and up the technology stack. While there are parts of industry that… Read more »

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We Talked to a Driver Who Disguised Himself as a Car Seat

September 14, 2017 admin automated vehicles, automation, cars, Cities, costume, cyclists, disguise, driverless cars, driving, pedestrians, pranks, Read, research, Self-Driving Cars, study, traffic, Transit, tricks

Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:27:18 +0000

Do people freak out at the sight of a driverless car?