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Automation, Safety & Security February 5, 2018

From Safety Instrumented System to Safety Lifecycle Tool

Only with the so-called Functional Safety Management does a safety control meet the requirements of the corresponding standards for reducing the risk in process plants for the protection of health, environment and financial values. In 2016, Safety Lifecycle Management with iDefine (TM) and ProSafe RS was presented. With this powerful combination, ProSafe RS took the step from safety control to the Safety Lifecycle Tool.

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Automation, Optimisation January 31, 2018

Analyze your data – Step 3: Analyze

Analyze the big data puzzle: different sources, different formats! Yet whatever state your input is in, you need to end up with a database where each parameter is contained in a separate column and each row is clearly assigned with a timestamp, batch number and / or item number. Even more! Learn what.

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Automation January 29, 2018

The Evolution of the Automation Pyramid!

How will the automation pyramid look like in 5 to 10 years? Many initiatives will open automation systems for IIoT or Industry 4.0 applications. But this is a long journey. Follow our experts thoughts of how the evolution might change the automation pyramid!

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Automation, Optimisation January 24, 2018

Analyze your data – Step 2: Measure

The “Measure” step, in which you collect the data is highly relevant for the success: your data must be of a sufficiently high quality and you must have recorded all important parameters. Learn more.

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Automation, Optimisation January 17, 2018

Analyze your data – Step 1: Define

Data analysis – yes or no? If your production costs fluctuate heavily, if you’re unable to achieve the required product quality or stability, or if your products require multiple treatments, then it’s worth taking a closer look. Analyze your data!

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Automation, Optimisation January 10, 2018

Analyze your data – Success in 5 steps

Anyone who’s ever carried out a data analysis needs no telling that the time and effort can often be considerable. Maybe not always, but certainly in a lot of cases, the benefits are well worth all the hard work. And if you take the time upfront to think about the quality of your data – and the most efficient way to collect it – you can save yourself quite a few problems later. Learn more…

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Safety & Security, Security December 21, 2017

Cyber attack on safety system – Triton malware

A Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) from Schneider Electric was the target of a recent cyber attack. The aim of this attack was to cause disruption to the physical infrastructure by interacting with the SIS.

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Automation, Resource Efficiency October 27, 2017

Daylight saving time change – the return of the lost hour

In automation systems, each data point (or data record) is normally given a timestamp instantly. Does summer time have any impact on timestamps or dates etc.?

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Automation October 18, 2017

Process Orchestration for Modular Production

After Hannover Messe 2017, NAMUR/ZVEI working groups for NAMUR MTP have been active and have worked on the State-based control concept for Process Orchestration. Learn more.

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