Dec
15
2020
15
2020
Cybersecurity Improvements Delivered by Industrial Networks Defined by Software
Cost-effective cybersecurity remains a pain point and challenge for industrial control system installations to make Cybersecurity Improvements
A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. ARC has conducted numerous best practice surveys over the past thirty years and has developed best practices for a large number of topics of interest to industry executives.
Dec
14
2020
14
2020
David Clayton and Larry O'Brien
Developing Automation Projects with New Approaches
As new open process automation systems are developed and commercialized, manufacturing companies, automation suppliers, and engineering contractors face both the opportunity and challenge of developing Automation Projects with new approaches
Dec
14
2020
14
2020
Larry O'Brien
Generating HMI Graphics Can Be Effortless and Less Costly
with the wide range of advanced technologies available today, many of the customization steps required to engineer a DCS project can now be automated, like Generating HMI Graphics
Dec
12
2020
12
2020
Fabian Wanke and David Humphrey
Where Do Automation and Embedded Systems Meet?
What do automation and embedded systems have in common? The short answer is: more and more.
Dec
12
2020
12
2020
Janice Abel
How Manufacturing Productivity Was Improved at Food & Beverage Plants
Recently, ARC had the opportunity to speak with James Li, an engineering manager in the Abbott Nutrition division. We discussed how the company uses Big Data and analytics to improve manufacturing productivity
Dec
11
2020
11
2020
Operator Training Simulation Is Cost Beneficial
As with pilots or surgeons, training process operators can be an expensive proposition. The good news is that industry has learned a lot about how to train operators efficiently by utilizing Operator Training Simulation
Dec
11
2020
11
2020
Automated and Manual Procedures Should be Integrated
A session at ARC’s recent Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida discussed the need to consider an option to blend automated and manual procedures
Dec
10
2020
10
2020
Itus Digital Launches NextGen APM Solution
A NextGen APM solution from Itus Digital features asset strategy management and asset twin models to align experts with machines.
Dec
10
2020
10
2020
Electric Vehicles in Law Enforcement
Connected and autonomous vehicles, shared mobility concepts, and the shift to electric vehicles (together referred to as CASE) are some of the most exciting avenues, like Electric Vehicles in Law Enforcement
Dec
10
2020
10
2020
Janice Abel
Sunpower's Manufacturing and Supply Chain Digital Transformation
In this video from the 2020 ARC Industry Forum, Mahendra Sundarraj, Enterprise Architect at Sunpower, discusses that company's manufacturing and supply chain digital transformation
Dec
10
2020
10
2020
Leena Kanickaraj
India’s IT Sector Decelerates in Q2 2020-21
India’s information technology (IT) services industry continues to decelerate in Q2 2020-21. In this report, we analyze the revenues of India’s IT sector for the second quarter of financial year 2020-21
Dec
09
2020
09
2020
Mark Sen Gupta
How Will Process Control Staffing Survive?
Technology is changing and fast. Labor availability and skillset requirements are changing as well. Process control staffing of personnel makeup and skillsets have evolved over decades of iterations.
Dec
09
2020
09
2020
Naresh Kumar Surepelly
3PL Market Growth Driven by Acquisitions
The third-party logistics (3PL) market experienced a year-over-year growth of 2.8 percent in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2016. This 3PL market growth was primarily driven by acquisitions.
Dec
08
2020
08
2020
India Emission Standards: the Next Level
Statistics reveal that India has the most polluted cities in the world, indicating there are no India emission standards. Thirty cities in India figure in the Top 100 Most Polluted Global Cities (in terms of particulate matter PM10)
Dec
08
2020
08
2020
Florian Güldner and David Humphrey
Automation Acquisition Reshuffle Worldwide Automation Market
ABB announced the impending automation acquisition of B&R, a supplier of factory automation solutions for machinery. With this acquisition, ABB closes a long-standing gap in its industrial solutions portfolio