TCS announces the launch of Mobile Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Management framework for anytime-anywhere NFV monitoring and management for Red Hat OpenStack Platform
Emerson Process Management has upgraded the Micro Motion Model 5700 transmitter with a native Ethernet connection to improve connectivity and functionality, allowing for easier access to measurement information.
The native Ethernet upgrade includes dual redundant Ethernet ports, directly integrated in the device with no need for extra converters or adapters. The dual port architecture means multiple devices can be installed in a variety of configurations, minimizing wiring and switch needs for space and cost savings.
In its media briefing held at the Hannover Messe, ODVA announced a significant new area of technical work to develop standards for the gateway and interface technology needed to transport data between the cloud and CIP-enabled industrial control systems (ICS) populated with EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet devices. Ultimately, this work will result in The Common Industrial Cloud Interface Specification, a major new addition to ODVA's technology portfolio.
Client Profile: Pitney Bowes Inc. (PB) is an American provider of global e-commerce solutions, shipping and mailing products, location intelligence, customer engagement, and customer information management solutions. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the company has approximately 16,100 employees worldwide. It is one of 87 existing firms that have been members of the S&P 500 since its creation in 1957.
Panduit Corp. expands the Network Zone System offering with the launch of its new Universal Network Zone System, providing faster and more reliable deployment of EtherNet/IP networks between the enterprise and plant floor with additional design flexibility. Engineered with Panduit best practices and meeting UL 508A, Type 4/12 or 4X, IP66 and CE, the Universal Network Zone System offers improved network safety and reliability.
Siemens has expanded its Simatic S7-400 controller to include the CP 443-1 OPC UA communications processor. The processor uses the standardized OPC UA interface for the fast, direct exchange of data between automation components from different manufacturers. Users can install the CP 443-1 OPC UA as both a client and as a server, for example, to link a Simatic S7-400 to ERP systems. It is mainly used in Simatic S7-400 applications, e.g. in the automotive, oil & gas as well as food industries.
Siemens has equipped the latest generation of its rugged, ready-to-run industrial notebooks with a multitude of practical functions for mobile engineering. The Simatic Field PG M5 programming device has been designed with pre-installed Simatic TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation) engineering software for fast and efficient configuration, commissioning, service, and maintenance, as well as for engineering work in technical bureaus.
Siemens Limited started dispatch of the largest-ever "Made in India" single-phase Generator Step-Up (GSU) Transformer of rating 315 MVA, 23.5kV/420kV for installation at NTPC's Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station in Bijapur, Karnataka. This transformer is an essential component of the Power Station, which once operational will boost the high capacity power generation for the southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala. NTPC has ordered 10 units of these GSU transformers from Siemens.
Siemens is launching a new software tool for the design and simulation of Profinet automation networks. The Sinetplan network planner is aimed at plant designers, constructors and operators, and supports them from the planning stage through commissioning to the operation of a Profinet communication network. To ensure subsequent operational reliability and to avoid problems during commissioning, the network is designed with a suitable topological structure at the planning stage, and any possible bottlenecks caused by peak loads, for example, are simulated.
Banks with predominantly manual processing in the back office face a multitude of challenges. The recent spike in regulatory requirements around capital and mode of operations for global banks has reduced Return on Equity (RoE) to very low levels. At the same time, inflationary pressures around fixed cost base that is typical of many banks' back office processing keep reducing RoE year-on-year. In addition, inherent processing capacity constraints exist in highly manual operations, where matching scale of operations dynamically to the revenue scenario becomes near impossible.