Control Software

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Yokogawa Releases Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation R5.03

Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced that Yokogawa and Shell have jointly developed Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation R5.03 and would release it on June 2 as a solution under the OpreX Asset Operations and Optimization family. Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation is a software suite that brings together Shell’s advanced plant process control technology and Yokogawa’s real-time control technology to help customers improve productivity by increasing product yield and reducing energy consumption.

 

 

 

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Pilz: HMI Software PASvisu for Web-Based Visualisation

With PASvisu you benefit from simple, optimum configuration and visualisation of your automation projects. Create a convenient, comprehensive overview of your plant locally and via remote access! PASvisu displays your automation projects in a way that’s visually attractive thanks to the most diverse range of style sheets. With PASvisu you can visualise data from a variety of sources in a single project.

 

 

 

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Emerson’s New Edge Software Enables Manufacturers to Quickly Develop and Scale Advanced Machine Analytics

Recently, Emerson announced the PACEdge industrial edge platform designed to help manufacturers accelerate digital transformation projects by enabling users to quickly create and scale up performance-improving applications. The PACEdge platform simplifies application development by bringing together today’s leading, open-source tools into a flexible, integrated and secure platform for utilizing machine data and analytics.

 

 

 

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Mitsubishi Electric Renews SCADA Lineup

Supporting the increasing focus on digital manufacturing and IoT, Mitsubishi Electric has renewed its SCADA lineup, now offering two types of software for system monitoring and process control under the series name “GENESIS64”, replacing the existing “MC Works64” SCADA software. The new lineup will meet the diversifying IoT needs, covering a wide variety of purposes.

 

 

 

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StrideLinx VPN Routers and Free Cloud Service from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect’s StrideLinx Cloud has been upgraded to provide machine builders, system integrators, and end-users with an end-to-end cloud solution offering improved collaboration, advanced user management, easier navigation, and custom user-defined dashboards to make remote access and monitoring even easier. The StrideLinx secure VPN, a remote access solution, allows users to securely connect to remote systems using a low-cost VPN router and FREE cloud service. 

 

 

 

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Software-centric Automation Transforms Consumer-Packaged Goods and Logistics Operations

Schneider Electric, a provider in digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently released version 21.1 of EcoStruxure Automation Expert, its software-centric universal automation system. Adoption of the new technology is proving immediately beneficial for consumer-packaged goods, pharmaceutical and logistics enterprises.

 

 

 

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Parker Releases Full-Version ISOBUS Task Controller Software for Agricultural Machinery

Parker Hannifin, a global provider in motion and control technologies, recently expanded its ISOBUS Suite software by launching the full version of the company’s ISOBUS Task Controller (TC) for standardised work management on agricultural vehicles such as tractors, harvesters, and other self-propelled machines. ISOBUS TC functions as a link between FMIS (Farm Management Information System) software and implements controls on the vehicle.

 

 

 

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B&R Automation: Predict the Failure, Prevent the Loss

B&R’s real-time operating system, Automation Runtime, now automatically logs data about storage media’s health to provide machine operators and service personnel early warnings of impending failure. Storage media can be replaced before a crash causes lost data and costly downtime. B&R is among the first to bring this commercial-grade feature to industrial embedded runtime systems.

 

 

 

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B&R Automation: HMI To Go

Machine operators can now pass control of their machine seamlessly between the main HMI and their mobile devices. A new feature of B&R’s mapp View HMI solution ensures that the controls and information they need are always at their fingertips, so they can move freely around the plant floor as they continue working. “Until now, HMI terminals have restricted machine operators to working within a certain radius,” explains B&R software expert Manuel Sánchez.

 

 

 

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Cloud Service Meets the Eplan Platform – Eplan eManage: Easily Upload, Share and Manage Projects in the Cloud

The digital transformation of engineering continues advancing. As part of its cloud services, Eplan is presenting a new service for cross-project collaboration – Eplan eManage – which lets users upload Eplan Platform projects into the cloud environment and share and work on them there. The free version was launched in mid-March – an expanded, paid version will follow in August 2021.

 

 

 

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Pro Control Adds Free iPhone and iPad App

RTI recently announced a major update to its Pro Control line of home control products. The new version 1.6 of the Pro Control Studio wizard-based software now includes a free, single-device ProPanel mobile app license with every R Series or Z Series processor purchased, particularly important for integrators in the market for a new single-room solution. “Since 2011, Pro Control has provided integrators with an exceptional single-room control solution.”

 

 

 

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DATA MODUL: PCAP Support Tool easyANALYZER 4.11 Now Available for New Controller Series and Firmware Versions

DATA MODUL, a distributor of display, touch, embedded, monitor and panel PC solutions, presents the easyANALYZER 4.11 which is the latest version of the company’s own PCAP support and tuning tool. The easyANALYZER helps users define, align and change the settings and parameters of their touch displays on their own, regardless of whether they are using a touch controller from MICROCHIP or ILITEK.

 

 

 

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B&R Automation: Secure Libraries

The new CaeBackup/CaeRestore options for B&R’s APROL process control system ensure even better security when using standardized libraries. Users can lock these libraries in the target database. This prevents unwanted changes to libraries when the engineering data is transferred. Both intentional and accidental changes are prevented. In order to ensure and check the consistency of exchange between individual projects and libraries, all versions of project parts now include a checksum.

 

 

 

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New Littelfuse Building Automation Microsite Simplifies Product Selection

Littelfuse, Inc. recently launched a new building automation microsite (Littelfuse.com/Building-Automation). Developed to simplify the product selection process, this microsite makes it easier for customers to find technical information and specifications on solutions for their building automation system. “Building automation systems are at the heart of a smart building, encompassing everything from security cameras to HVAC systems,” said Debra Jayson.

 

 

 

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Yokogawa to Begin Offering OpreX Batch Solution with Enhanced Portfolio for Batch Plants

Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced that it will begin providing OpreX Batch Solution on March 17. This solution for batch manufacturing applications eliminates the overlap between process control system (PCS) and manufacturing execution system (MES) related work and helps to enhance efficiency through all phases of the plant lifecycle, from design and engineering to actual operation, modification, and expansion.