Another interesting article on AutomationWorld (http://www.automationworld.com/mes-and-competitiveness) highlights the loss of key factory process insight when older generations retire. One way to prevent this loss is to map out the ‘as is’ business process workflow before the resources leave. Easier said than done of course. The attempt to extricate a lifetime of process knowledge from an impending […]
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ExxonMobil challenges Automation software development process
Great blog post this week in Automation World outlining how a major oil producer plans to challenge the automation project engineering life cycle. Some of the more salient points are: Eliminate, simplify or automate steps in the overall automation execution.Minimize custom engineering.Shift the custom engineering to the software and rely on standard, not customized hardware […]
Hannover Messe Report 2014
Hannover Messe showcases the world’s most innovative Industrial Automation companies every year and 2014 was no exception. There was more emphasis than ever on control systems integration and prototyping (notably ViProSim from OWL MaschineBau). Web client based SCADA is beginning to make its mark with both Thingworx and GTI Control exhibiting their web based SCADA […]
Hannover Messe 2014 – The home of Industrial Automation
HAL Software are heading over to Hannover Messe this week, where the business end of ‘Internet of Things / Machine to Machine’ technology showcasing takes place. Check out the video for an introduction to Industrial IT. HAL Software develop prototyping products for this market. http://www.hannovermesse.de/en/exhibition/industrial-automation-it/industrial-automation/