Fit-for-purpose software applications allow users to begin connecting their plant floor and enterprise systems for a fraction of the cost of an entire MES. The Internet of Things (IoT) is turning traditional homes into high-tech havens. The most successful solutions allow consumers to start small. For instance, vendors offer lighting systems controlled remotely via your […]
Allergan CEO Brent Saunders told CNBC on Wednesday the U.S. government had targeted his company’s failed $160 billion deal with Pfizer. “It really looked like they did a very fine job of constructing a rule here — a temporary rule — to stop this deal, and obviously it was successful,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk on […]
Overview: Safety standards and certification requirements have changed over the years. Safety standards and certification requirements have changed over the years. So have approaches to the design and implementation of safety systems – a fact that affects not only the replacement of aging systems, but also the selection of safety and control systems in new […]
The vast majority of companies are more exposed to cyberattacks than they have to be. To close the gaps in their security, CEOs can take a cue from the U.S. military. Once a vulnerable IT colossus, it is becoming an adroit operator of well-defended networks. Today the military can detect and remedy intrusions within hours, […]
Defending your networks, platforms, control systems and industrial settings from cyber attacks is a tough job, but with the right tools an attack could be prevented. In recent years hacking, phishing and cyber attacks have become a commonality. While online identity theft and email hacking affects individuals at the personal and financial level, a recent […]
Improving legacy automation systems can present a variety of challenges Process manufacturing plants are famous, some would say notorious, for their tendency to keep automation systems and associated networks up and running for decades. Some estimates suggest that easily half of the automation systems controlling North American plants have parts that are at least 20 […]
from Triangle Business Journal by Jason DeBruyn GSK announces more layoffs, 180 affected in North Carolina Mar 23, 2015, 5:05pm EDT Updated: Mar 23, 2015, 5:07pm EDT Share on Google + Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Email this article Save Order Reprints Print GlaxoSmithKline Enlarge Photo John West GSK has […]
(WBIR – Alcoa) The federal government is stepping up to help a big expansion to the Alcoa aluminum plant in Blount County. Alcoa, Inc. will get a $259 million loan to support its expansion of lightweight aluminum for cars and trucks. The Department of Energy announced it’s finalizing the low-interest loan to support the expansion […]
Four years is not nearly time enough to train an engineer, and schools are long on theory and short on practice R. Russell Rhinehart, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University From ControlGlobal.com I’d like to address the gap between the academic and practice control community—why it exists, the issues it creates, things that can […]
German chemical giant BASF SE announced it has chosen Freeport, Texas, to build its largest single-plant investment to date. BASF, which was already tentatively planning to build a world-scale methane-to-propylene complex along the Gulf Coast, opted to go with its Freeport site as the location. BASF and Norway-based Yara International ASA are already planning to […]