Honeywell Acquires Tridium The major news this month in the Pervasive Internet/M2M arena was the completion of Honeywell’s acquisition of Tridium, a leading software development company based in Richmond, Va., with subsidiaries in London and Singapore. We have been asking for a few years now, “Where are the large, diversified automation and control players in the Pervasive … [Read more...] about From the crystal ball gazers at Harbor Research…can it be they're right AGAIN??? Yup!
Rich Merritt and More from Emerson at PowerGen
Rich Merritt, unfortunately, suffered a serious accident to one of his hands with the able assistance of his snowblower, and is hors de combat for at least a few days. We expect he will have a full recovery, but in the meantime he can't type...what an awful fate for an editor...it's like being struck dumb! I know I rather abruptly stopped posting from the Emerson Press … [Read more...] about Rich Merritt and More from Emerson at PowerGen
What will we do when all the engineers and technicians are gone?
From Hal Clark at IQResource Report Confirms Skilled Labor Gap Already Impacting By David R. Butcher We’ve frequently covered the purported threat of an impending loss of manufacturing’s skilled workers. A new report now offers in-depth data that show the labor shortage is not only inevitable, but it is already affecting manufacturers. A lack of engineers and skilled workers … [Read more...] about What will we do when all the engineers and technicians are gone?
The CONTROL Top 50
This came in this morning from Mark Wells at RunFactory.com, one of the members of the CONTROL Editorial Advisory Board... Walt, "The top 50 suppliers in North America" was interesting. My hope is for follow- up articles on the top 50 suppliers in Europe and the top 50 suppliers in Asia. If market share is significant, maybe the top 50 suppliers in other areas would be … [Read more...] about The CONTROL Top 50
Yet more from Emerson's press conferences at Power Gen
Bob Bender explains Emerson's Automation and Performance Evaluation Emerson's evaluation "takes a wholistic look at plant performance, rather than just the controls," Bender said. "Sometimes what appears to be the problem isn't the problem after all." Emerson's assessment methodology starts with understanding the client's business objectives and then performing a plant … [Read more...] about Yet more from Emerson's press conferences at Power Gen
