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PLC Training and Education
Miguel Pereira
reveals that recent studies claim that the global demand for automation propels the PLC market and, as we know, tied with any
technology comes its training and education. Currently the industry is concerned with minimizing the learning times and
cutting down the costs associated with the training and education, however in this competitive environment that the
industry is living, now, more then ever, there is the need to come up with fresh and inventive solutions....
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With or without you?
Bob Erickson
narrates that if the Process Control vendor world was one great big outdoor rock concert, Honeywell would have to be U2. Both are absolutely huge and supremely confident, almost everyone is familiar with their line-up, most people take a liking to them, but not everyone cares for their bold strut or their particular brand of politics. The enduring parallel between the two, however, is that both redefine themselves through constant innovation to stay relevant within rapidly changing industries.
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There’s OPC in Them There Oil Fields
Eric Murphy
reveals that anyone in the oil industry will have heard of the
Canadian Tar Sands. Alberta is the largest producer
of conventional crude oil, synthetic crude, natural
gas and gas products in Canada. The providence
is best known for its oil sands deposits located
in the north, which span over 40,000 square
kilometers and contains an estimated trillion barrels
of bitumen. That represents a lot of equipment,
spread over a vast area that require reliable realtime
data monitoring and control. Many companies
are using OPC connectivity to meet the challenges
associated with coaxing this oil out of the ground.
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OPC and DCOM: 5 Things You Need To Know
Randy Kondor
reveals that OPC technology relies on Microsoft's COM and DCOM to exchange data between automation hardware and software; however it can be frustrating for new users to configure DCOM properly. If you have ever been unable to establish an OPC connection or transfer OPC data successfully, the underlying issue is likely DCOM-related. This useful article discusses the steps necessary to get DCOM working properly and securely.
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Futurists & Futures Forecasts (2008)
These days, one of my primary avocations is future studies. I'm a professional member of the World Future Society and the Association of Professional Futurists. Each year since 1985.....
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Chindia & the Plummeting Dollar
While the US is going through a recession, about half of the world's economic growth this year will be accounted for by India, China, Brazil and Russia. China's total growth is more than the US, Europe and Japan combined. India by itself is contributing more growth to the world economy than the US. Chinese demand for oil, metals and all the other raw materials of industrialization is pushing commodity prices to ever-higher peaks.
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Green is good for business
In the past, corporate environmental plans were mostly cost burdens relating to regulatory compliance, with perhaps a touch of the public relations image of being socially responsible. In the past few years, this has changed dramatically - "green" is becoming a business profit opportunity.
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China low-ball pricing
In the early 1990s, China was merely a low cost place to make labor-intensive products. Now the country with the world's largest population has become the most powerful force in manufacturing.
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Whither Automation Skills?
Many people think that the automation industry is quickly developing a "skills shortage" which will occur after the current generation of engineers retires. Where will the new engineers and technicians come from to operate future factories and process automation plants?
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Global get-together - Pangea Day
Our world is becoming ever smaller/flatter/more inter-connected. All the issues that matter - war, terrorism, poverty, disease, human rights, environment, climate change - can only be tackled from a global perspective.
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Eckhart Tolle's New Book: "The New Earth"
I'd like to share with you a different and enlightening experience. Millions of people from around the globe have been watching a webcast which features Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle discussing his recent book, "A New Earth - Awakening to your life's purpose".
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“In a data driven society, automated data collection is a must,” says John Foley, Network Administrator for Engineering Systems, of Pollak-APD (Actuator Products Division), a Stoneridge, Inc company. “The quicker we get information in hand, the better-off we are.”
