IEN Have strides been made in Risk management? Integrated systems design? Emergency response? Hazard controls? Computer security? Crisis management? Please explain Landuyt RF IDeas' AIR ID is a significant addition to solving employees' Learn more

IEN What are the major concerns facing automation and how can they be addressed?Kulkarni The limitations of traditional control systems are a primary concern System integrators are increasingly requiring control systems that can not only handle Learn more

The author is Standard Products Marketing Manager 32-Bit Embedded Controller Division Transportation & Standard Products Group Semiconductor Products Sector Motorola Inc.IntroductionHuge increases in computing processing performance accompanied Learn more

IEN How can/will this sector answer industry demand for increased automation and flexibility?Dyck Most of the work in the next decade will be centered on the demand for standards on behalf of the manufacturers By this I mean standards and Learn more

IEN How can/will the sector answer industry demand for increased automation and flexibility?Wilkinson One of the main things the industry will ask for is the ability to choose best of class components without a fear of incompatibility For example Learn more

IEN How can/will vendors address concerns related to robustness open protocols and flexibility?Davidson Invensys has been a pioneer in delivering open industrial systems and software since 1987 The first major example is the Foxboro I/A Series Learn more

Companies want smart integrated systems But integration requires realistic goals planning and technology choices .and in the end robust and reliable systems and components that connect smoothly.Martyn Jones director of systems planning and Learn more

IEN How can manufacturers use existing technologies in new ways?MacCleery: The overall trend here is to add to the existing custom hardware a more flexible hardware and software environment where the complexities of a particular application can be Learn more

The controls sector is sizzling with innovation with flexible PLCs multifaceted open control and Web-based applications promising greater efficiency and ease-of-use Dick Slansky senior analyst at ARC Advisory Group observes that "most OCS Learn more