Control Software
B&R Automation: Safety Knows No Boundaries
B&R now makes it easier than ever to implement safety communication between machines and machine modules. An update to its mapp Safety software now enables programmable safety functions to be used across complex manufacturing systems with virtually no additional effort – greatly reducing the time spent implementing systemwide safety functions. To achieve Industry 4.0 functionality, modern manufacturing equipment needs to be densely interconnected.
Softing Introduces Software Module for Connecting Modbus TCP Controllers to IIoT Applications
After edgeConnector Siemens for connecting SIMATIC S7 controllers and edgeConnector 840D for accessing data from SINUMERIK 840D controllers, Softing introduces edgeConnector Modbus. This Docker Container is suitable for connecting Modbus TCP controllers e.g., from Schneider Electric, Wago, Beckhoff or Phoenix Contact, to industrial IoT applications.
New FactoryTalk Logix Echo Emulation Software Transforms Machine Design
Machine designers can save time and costs, optimize machine performance, and get to market faster using the new FactoryTalk Logix Echo controller emulation software. The software is now available for use with the ControlLogix 5580 family of controllers from Rockwell Automation. Using the emulation software, engineers can fully test control code in a virtual environment.
Embracing the Digital Transformation
Siemens Digitalization Consulting has already accompanied numerous decision-makers at pharmaceutical companies on their path to digitalization. Its team of experts with backgrounds in industry, IT, and automation enables consultants to work closely in partnership with customers to develop and define their digitalization roadmap. The roadmap is based on the customers’ existing infrastructure and landscape and is tailored to their business challenges and drivers.
Access to On Site Medication Solutions Help Pharmacies Address Increased Higher Acuity Patients at Skilled Nursing Facilities
Long-term care (LTC) pharmacies and facilities play a critical role in caring for the needs of an aging population with a lengthening lifespan. An expanding higher acuity aging population and limited clinical resources raise the importance of accurate and cost-effective medication management to provide quality care. To help address these challenges, long-term care facilities and pharmacies are partnering with Swisslog Healthcare to deliver in-facility dispensing technology.
Pilz: Access Permission and Operating Mode Selection
Imagine having one system that clearly controls the access permissions for your machine. One system that allows your employees to avoid errors through clearly controlled permission systems. One system that means no more passwords that are hard to remember or need to be written down. One system that removes the need for countless different keys.
Three Important Benefits of Omron’s New NX Safety Tools with Sysmac 1.45
Many safety systems add complexity to the applications into which they’re designed. However, it doesn’t need to be this way. With the right tools, you can streamline your safety system to improve flexibility and align it with your specific needs. Omron is introducing a set of brand-new NX safety tools with Sysmac 1.45 that are designed to reduce the complexity of the average safety system and improve overall ease of use.
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.
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.
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.
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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Schneider Electric Enhances Safety & Alarm Software
Schneider Electric has enhanced its EcoStruxture™ TriconexTM Safety View, the industry’s first dual safety- and cybersecurity-certified bypass and alarm management software application.
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.
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.
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.
