According to Emerson's Jerry Moon, the big E has taken the plunge: EMERSON COMBINES REMOTE AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES OF BRISTOL®, FISHER®, DANIEL AND MOBREY WATERTOWN, CONN. (March 19, 2006) - Emerson today announced that it has created a new division to better serve the remote measurement and control needs of the oil, gas, water, and wastewater treatment industries. … [Read more...] about from the department of "SCADA here we come!"
from the department of "uniqueness is as uniqueness does…"
A few days ago I posted about the recent ARC white paper on Rockwell and I want to give the author, Larry O'Brien, who also works with me on the Control/ARC Automation Top 50 project, a chance for equal time. Larry makes a good point, and we should seriously consider it. "I feel compelled to respond to some of the comments going around about this Rockwell Automation white paper … [Read more...] about from the department of "uniqueness is as uniqueness does…"
from the department of "the fox is in the henhouse…"
This morning, Arch Rock introduced a serious contender for the SP100 physical standard: an 802.15.4 radio with Internet Protocol (IP) native to the device. This means that ethernet, Industrial Ethernet, Modbus TCP, CANbus, Foundation fieldbus HSE, and a whole lot of other existing protocols can use this radio natively. Control columnist and SP100 member, Dick Caro, said, "When … [Read more...] about from the department of "the fox is in the henhouse…"
the shootout at the wireless corral…
I don't usually post local section meeting notices, but this one's going to be very interesting, as I think you'll see. ISA, Will-DuPage Section April Meeting Notice When: Monday, April 9, 2007 Where: Carriage Greens, 8700 Carriage Green Dr, Darien, IL Time: Social 5:00 PM; Dinner 6:00 PM; Forum 7:00 PM The Shootout at the Wireless Corral The Work on the industrial wireless … [Read more...] about the shootout at the wireless corral…
from the department of lifelong learning…
A View from the High Ground A week ago last Friday, I got a call from one of my closest friends, Nels Tyring. Many of you may know who Nels is, or know Nels, since he is commonly considered the Father of Control System Integration. If you don't know who Nels is, or don't know Nels, bear with me, because I think this is important for all of you to read. Nels, as is his wont, got … [Read more...] about from the department of lifelong learning…
