Walt Boyes

National Instruments' announcement recently that they have entered into a partnership with Lego Mindstorm made me clip this picture from PCMag.com. There is much to be said for somebody with that much time on their hands. … [Read more...] about Ah, but does it run Labview?

OSIsoft Celebrates 25 Years, and the One Million Point PI Gregg LeBlanc and Maureen Coveney, or is that Maureen Coveney and Gregg LeBlanc, co-directors of marketing (so I am told) of OSIsoft, visited CONTROL's offices today with lots to talk about. Celebrating their second +$100 million in sales year, OSIsoft is also celebrating 25 years in business since Pat Kennedy started … [Read more...] about The PI Gets Bigger!

This announcement came to me from Mike Nager at Phoenix Contact on behalf of ISA In December 2005 the Food and Pharmaceutical Division of ISA held its first PAT Conference -- congratulations for being involved at this historic event! As a past participant you are the first to receive this new information: The second ISA PAT training and conference is scheduled for May 15th … [Read more...] about ISA Announces Second PAT Training and Conference

Four Process Automation Giants to be Inducted into Process Automation Hall of Fame First woman to join peers in Hall of Fame CERTAINLY, none of this year’s inductees into the Process Automation Hall of Fame decided as children that they wanted to be Automation Heroes. Automation is a career that most people just fall into, as you will see in the careers of Dick Morley and Cy … [Read more...] about The Process Automation Hall of Fame

Røros, Norway, is a small, historic mining town which is on UNESCO's list of priceless historical places.The city center of Røros is under a preservation order and is listed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as one of the world's cultural treasures, in company with Versailles and the pyramids of Egypt. A mining settlement dating from … [Read more...] about Mikron and the case of the burnable city