EMERSON INTRODUCES SMART REMOTE AUTOMATION, A NEW EXTENSION OF THE PLANTWEB® DIGITAL ARCHITECTURE Emerson Process Management something they call Smart Remote Automation, an extension of its PlantWeb® digital architecture that the company says will improve businesses comprised of processes that go well beyond the confines of the typical plant. The Smart Remote technology enables … [Read more...] about Emerson "introduces" Smart Remote Automation…
Merritt Loves it When He's Right…more from Emerson Exchange
------------------------------- I LOVE IT WHEN I AM RIGHT For years now, I've been writing articles that predict the use of remote servers, and software that runs from afar. Many people told me that user companies would never permit plant data to escape their grasp and wind up (gasp!) in the hands of some vendor. Or, even worse, wind up on a server for a company that is working … [Read more...] about Merritt Loves it When He's Right…more from Emerson Exchange
A few TiPS on Alarm Management…
I spent quite some time talking to Steve Apple and Chris Wilson from TiPS Inc. (self-billed as "The Alarm Management Company"). We discussed the fact that there is a real paradigm shift (yes, there's that awful word again) in operations management and that alarm management is the tip of the iceberg. Apple believes that Ian Nimmo is right when he says that a control room with … [Read more...] about A few TiPS on Alarm Management…
The Invensys Partner Companies
After lunch, the displays and demos were opened up, allowing users to see the wonders of Invensys, and their partner companies. Invensys had a mega-booth in the middle of the floor...you know, the kind of display they used to take to ISA, when taking booths like that to ISA was de rigueur. On the back walls of the room were tabletops for the partners. Some of the partners were … [Read more...] about The Invensys Partner Companies
B&B Parent changes hands
Contact: Eileen Newman Fidelity Strategic Investments Public Relations 617-563-9113 Fidelity Capital Investors Acquires Avtek, Inc. and Subsidiaries Boston, MA – October 3, 2005 – Fidelity Capital Investors (FCI), a private equity leveraged buyout group, announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in Providence, … [Read more...] about B&B Parent changes hands
