Research Report: The Engineering Executive’s Strategic Agenda At the end of May, IEN subscribers were given the opportunity to participate in this Aberdeen Group survey on the engineering agenda; here, report highlights... Learn more
A Holistic Approach to Safety Automation How technology, global standards and open systems help increase productivity and overall equipment effectiveness... Learn more
Smart-but-Simple Wireless Sensor Networking We are right around the corner from a revolution in plant efficiency, uptime, and safety. While wireless is the key, the revolution is in the flexibility and agility it makes available to plant operators... Learn more
Programmable Automation Controllers Today, a new type of control system -- programmable automation controllers -- offers significantly more flexibility, openness, and performance than PLCs... Learn more
To Err is NOT Divine: Using Error-Proofing to Prevent Defects If errors are common and easy to make — and we all know they are — how do manufacturers guarantee that they are sending quality product all the time?... Learn more
What’s So Special About Direct-to-Consumer Distribution Center Implementations? Companies that haven’t already exploited DTC as a distribution channel are scrambling to catch-up, and front runners in the race are pushing to expand and optimize their DTC fulfillment capabilities... Learn more
Forget Saving Energy…Save Your Capital Budget! If your focus is on production, capital budgets, maintenance expenses, product quality, and other more easily measured parameters, improving system efficiency might have benefits you have overlooked... Learn more
Wireless Technology Migration: Mitigating Risk and Increasing Supply Chain Efficiency With the rapid evolution of wireless networks, along with compliance issues and ever-changing logistics, migration to advanced wireless systems is inevitable... Learn more
Hydraulic Accumulators Boost Machine Speed and Productivity With a simple piece of hydraulic equipment -- an accumulator -- it is possible to boost speed and productivity without increasing the size of the power unit... Learn more
Hybrid Drive Systems Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Working with vehicle manufacturers and municipal authorities, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is helping existing and new transportation infrastructure operate more efficiently, consume less energy, and emit less greenhouse gas... Learn more
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