Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff gave a pointed, gentle threat to the entire chemical industry today in his remarks before the American Chemistry Council. I've decided to print the speech in its entirety. There are grave economic, political, and libertarian repercussions from the things Chertoff threatens to do, "if the chemical industry isn't able to police … [Read more...] about Chertoff gently threatens the chemical industry…
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This came in this morning, from John Lewis, PR Manager at Cognex Corp. We don't normally cover company to company legal issues, but in this case, Cognex has a ferocious reputation as an anti-troll, having finally and completely driven a stake through the heart (yeah, mixed metaphor, I know) of the Lemelson patent organization last year. If Cognex says they are going after … [Read more...] about (no subject)
Emerson Strikes Again!
Emerson just announced that they've purchased Bristol Babcock for $121 Million. Bristol Babcock makes one of the best SCADA hardware systems around, yet their absolute insistence that they don't need marketing has really damaged them in the marketplace. Emerson now acquires a huge presence in the water, wastewater and power SCADA market. This is good for end-users who get to … [Read more...] about Emerson Strikes Again!
Coming to their senses department…
From CONTROL columnist and Process Automation Hall of Fame inductee, Dick Morley: Industry Expert Dick Morley to Serve as Formal Advisor to ISA (Research Triangle Park, NC) - ISA has announced that industry expert Dick Morley will be working with ISA in a formal advisory capacity throughout 2006. Dick Morley is best known as the father of the programmable controller. He … [Read more...] about Coming to their senses department…
square pegs in round holes…
This came in today, and while it isn't quite suitable for the magazine, and I'm publishing something quite like it in April, I thought it deserved a hearing. Enterprise HMI Systems: Is the cost too high? by Steven A. Hechtman President, Calmetrics Company Modern Manufacturing One hears so much about Enterprise HMI and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) that it's easy … [Read more...] about square pegs in round holes…
