In addition to the market analysis, forecasts, and strategic reports that ARC produces, our analysts also write custom reports that are sponsored, such as White Papers, Case Studies, and Briefs. These reports typically review a market space and the associated application's benefits. They provide thought-leading concepts for the manufacturing industries and are used to educate potential clients and partners. ARC maintains its editorial independence when writing these reports. |
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Together, Dresser's Valscope Pro and ValVue OVD diagnostic tools enable industrial plants to evaluate and diagnose their entire installed base of control valves still in service. ...Even after achieving a significant milestone in 2009, IEC 62453 approval, the FDT Group’s efforts continues. Under
its new leadership, the FDT Group continues to move forward at an increasingly faster pace ... ...Emerson designed DeltaV SIS to address the issues that face safety system end users today, from flexibility in design to increased reliability, increased visibility into the system, reduced complexity, and easier regulatory compliance. ...Over the last six years, Online Development's eATMs have built a growing installed base on the plant/factory floor with what ARC refers to as an automation appliance. ...Some companies, even in the midst of a recession, continue to invest in new technologies, products, and marketing techniques. Emerson Process Management is one of these companies. ...The AVEVA Instrumentation suite provides a broad range of benefits for both the project engineering and operations stakeholders. ...UCT offers a new unified MPC that uses PV-based MPC to overcome the limitations of traditional setpoint method of MPCs. The MPC permits both the regulatory controllers and the advanced controllers to operate in harmony. ...Include mobile employees in your automated business processes for greater operational effectiveness. Apply Business Process Mobilization (BPMo) with maintenance mechanics, plant operators, material handlers, supervisors, and engineering support. ...Operators and automation systems play an important role in extracting value from assets. Achieving a high-level of performance requires astute operator situation awareness and highly effective automation systems. ...While manufacturing companies in India continue to invest in advanced automation technology, the shortage of qualified and competent professionals with the knowledge and skills required to maintain and diagnose automation equipment presents a challe ...Rockwell Automation defines sustainable production practices as those that make the manufacturing operations cleaner, safer, more energy efficient, and more competitive. ...The OM space is, and will remain, a heterogeneous environment that presents numerous integration challenges. Integration often depends on costly custom interfaces and proprietary routines. ...Software functionality is only one component of a complete GTM solution. Companies often overlook the importance of global trade content. The same is true for connectivity. ...As manufacturers continue to lose increasing amounts of in-house expertise, organizations are struggling to remain profitable while cutting costs. Flowserve's control valve diagnostic PAM solution, ValveSight, was designed to meet these needs. ...The turbulence in global financial and product markets gives the traditional manufacturing virtues of speed, agility, and quality even greater importance as success factors in manufacturing. ...Managing the moment when materials meet people allows for improving productivity and reduced expenses. Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) materials, maintenance equipment, and specialized tooling for production are often ripe opportunities. ...On the plant floor, there is more to track with a higher rate of change that is beyond the capability of many current systems. An object-oriented software architecture is needed to manage current conditions with a look into the near future. ...Manufacturers are finding it difficult to improve product quality and provide early detection of process upsets and shutdowns. Enhancing asset performance with the aid of a real-time process monitoring system can result in significant cost savings. ...Along with the need for constant innovation, manufacturers continue to focus on reducing the cost and time for producing the product, the single most significant means of remaining competitive. ...Most companies supplying
industrial Ethernet infrastructure
pursue many vertical industries.
By contrast, Canadian supplier
RuggedCom has grown by
focusing on the electric power
industry, but now finds that other
industrial markets are becomi ...ELAU has developed its Pac-
Drive iSH technology, a truly innovative
motion control solution, by leveraging
the latest semiconductor technology,
servo motor design, physical configurations,
and networking to reduce
complexity and installed cos ...The purpose of this white paper is to
show the bottom line economic impact
and improved business performance that
can be obtained through implementation
of Industrial IT solutions. ...Along with the need for constant
innovation, manufacturers continue
to focus on reducing the cost and
time for producing the product, the
single most significant means of
remaining competitive. ...The fast moving consumer goods industries (FMCG) continue to
experience increasingly rapid change, more limited resources,
greater business risk, and more complexity in every aspect of
their business and manufacturing operations. ...How do you grow profitably in the
retail industry while
outperforming the competition
and enhancing customer loyalty?
This is the burning platform that
most retailers face today. ..."A more reliable line costs us
less in materials and labor to
run. OEE gives us the data to
measure reliability.”
Frank Meegan
Senior VP, Operations
Kraft Foods North America ...Automation Appliances, What Are They? ARC Senior Analyst Craig Resnick explains the uses, features, and benefits of automation appliances used to connect factory floor devices to enterprise systems. ...Founded in 1996, Heng An Paper has become the largest tissue paper provider in China. Advanced production techniques brought it renowned competitive advantage and confidence to invest in the company’s future. ...At L’Oréal, manufacturing and “industrial” logistics operations are modeled in and automated by a more comprehensive operations management solution, with the business operations modeled in and automated by the ERP. ...Most large asset intensive businesses such as those in the process industries and utilities are under increasing pressure to get the most out of their investments at a lower cost. ...Manufacturers in the process industries face a major challenge to maintain and improve margins. Closely linked to these business goals are the challenges to produce high quality products and achieve effective asset utilization. ...FOUNDATION Fieldbus Safety Instrumented Functions have been successfully beta tested and products conforming to the FF-SIF specification will be available soon. ...ARC estimates that $65 billion worth of process automation systems are nearing the end of their useful life. At least $22 billion of these systems are installed in North America, most of which are over 20 years old. ...It is a significant competitive advantage for an automation supplier to offer an open and collaborative production environment that embraces standards and can address the full scope of automation and control applications. ...Mitsubishi Electric’s e-F@ctory concept for manufacturing systems provides a flexible “future proof” platform for integration and business process automation. ...Most manufacturers recognize that their enterprise-level IT systems will need to migrate to new technologies over the next few years, but many haven’t yet considered the plant floor implications. ...The purpose of this white paper is to
show the bottom line economic impact
and improved business performance that
can be obtained through implementation
of Industrial IT solutions. ...Overcoming the hurdles that exist in information sharing and collaborative problem solving provides immediate benefits in Productivity and positions the organization for the long term benefits of more effective, collaborative asset management practi ...What if you could take the concept of a
Collaborative Process Automation System and
elevate it to the level of the manufacturing
enterprise? This is what Invensys has done
with the introduction of the InFusion
Enterprise Control System (ECS). ...In ARC’s view, Siemens offers one
of the most comprehensive sets of
migration products, tools, and
services on the market for
competitor systems and its own
legacy systems to SIMATIC PCS 7. ...Along with the need for constant
innovation, manufacturers continue
to focus on reducing the cost and
time for producing the product, the
single most significant means of
remaining competitive. ...Profibus' value proposition lies in its ability to address the needs of multiple manufacturing domains, from bus power for field instruments to high-speed deterministic control, all running on a common communication layer. ...VigilantPlant is essentially a path toward
Operational Excellence (OpX) placed in the
context of Yokogawa’s offerings and
capabilities. The core building blocks of
the VigilantPlant solution fit well into the
model of operational excellence tha ... |
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