IEN Will HMI / MMI shift from client-server to device-based architectures?Martin There is no "one way" to look at this problem Some situations lend themselves to one technology versus another In machine control device-based architecture... Learn more

Motion control represents the nervous system of the plant floor in every industry And ever-increasing time-to-market pressures impose greater demands on motion technology for speed accuracy and resilience."Ideally open systems can reduce both the... Learn more

IEN How can/will the sector answer industry demand for increased automation and flexibility?Salley To supply industry demands control systems have to automate the process of developing a new controls platform Most control systems today are... Learn more

IEN What are the major challenges facing this sector in the next few years?Salley: More functions are being added and more 'smart devices' are interfacing with machine controllers so managing these devices in a single operator interface becomes... Learn more

Open communication standards advances in software and the paradigm of the integrated enterprise continue to extend the reach of human-machine/machine-machine interfaces.Joe Bartolomeo director of Rockwell Software's visualization business tells... Learn more