I know that the general feeling on the SP100 committee is that we ought to be satisfied with a two-headed standard, Emerson's and Honeywell's-- mesh vs. star. Nonsense. I say it again. Blatherdash and Balderskyte. There is no excuse for this, fellow members of the committee, and there is a solution. It is a simple solution to implement. Testing. This is NOT religion, for Pete's … [Read more...] about Testing Testing Testing
It's not vaporware…
Emerson has been working with BP, as we reported on Monday, to prototype their new SmartWireless offering. Here's what they did at BP Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Wash. Science Experiment or Not, Wireless Worked at Cherry Point Dan Carlson, senior wireless engineer from Emerson described the pioneering installation of Emerson's self-organizing mesh network wireless sensor … [Read more...] about It's not vaporware…
Everybody talks about it…
And what's that, you say? Well, it is alliances. End users and vendors both want alliances...some for even really good reasons. Here's the lead story from tomorrow's Emerson Exchange Conference Daily... The Magic Word Is Collaboration There is hardly an end user, and few vendors as well, who haven't participated in some sort of end-user/supplier partnership. Most of them end … [Read more...] about Everybody talks about it…
A conversation with MTL
Keith Larson and I met with former Control columnist and Syncrude fieldbus guru Ian Verhappen, and his new boss Graeme Philp, president of MTL for breakfast this morning. It was a far-ranging discussion, but one of the most salient pieces is worth discussing. I almost said "salient bits" because that's what the discussion was about. Philp has a vision for MTL that is quite … [Read more...] about A conversation with MTL
What some companies do…
Exchange Board Member Steve Elwart from Ergon Corp. sent me this after I admitted to being a NASCAR fan. WHY IS ERGON SPONSORING A RACE CAR? The rest of the story.. For the last two or three years we have been wanting to be develop a polymer modified asphalt specifically geared to the NASCAR market. We began working with a group of NASCAR consultants specific to track … [Read more...] about What some companies do…
