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Case study: utility discovers data solution

Added: 9 May 2016

Utility upgrades its mission-critical low-band data capabilities.

Viewpoint: controlling drug data

Added: 9 May 2016

Implementing the industrial Internet of Things within the pharmaceutical sector is a big task, says…

Data is driving the industrial IoT

Rob Smith | Added: 9 May 2016

Plant operators are integrating more data technology to gain a better understanding of their facili…

Viewpoint: pervasive sensing

Added: 18 Apr 2016

Pervasive sensors, such as ultrasonic leak detectors and wireless bolt-on temperature probes, help …

Case study: cooling technology speeds gum run

Added: 18 Apr 2016

Cooling kit helps chewing gum manufacturer increase production throughput.

Sense of control: humidity and temperature

Added: 18 Apr 2016

Humidity and temperature monitoring technology is slowly moving into the world of remote access.

Viewpoint: control room interaction

Added: 14 Mar 2016

Control room planners are now incorporating every aspect of human, machine and environment interact…

Case study: acid test for Orion

Added: 14 Mar 2016

ICL Brasil named as the first to deploy Honeywell’s new Orion
Console, as it seeks to increase chemi…

Remote controllers at the helm

Louisa Hearn | Added: 14 Mar 2016

Control rooms are changing shape to accommodate a new breed of knowledge workers located far and wi…

Calibration: monitoring the vital signs

Louisa Hearn | Added: 9 Feb 2016

As process control instruments proliferate in the plant, operators are turning to new technologies …

Liz Fletcher, Beamex

Calibration: Field factors

Added: 22 Jan 2016

The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…

Tekena Fubara

Cyber security: fighting talk

Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016

Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…

Bruce Calder, CTO Honeywell Process Solutions

Small and potentially mighty

Added: 20 Nov 2015

Big data, the industrial internet of things, smart integration and the cloud are all buzzwords we c…

Big data Honeywell

Big data

Added: 19 Nov 2015

Integration with cloud and mobile technologies is changing the face of data acquisition.

On the level

On the level

Added: 17 Nov 2015

Level measurement can offer a line of defence against industrial spills, and regulators are taking …

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Battle stations: industrial cyber crime

Rob Smith | Added: 19 Oct 2015

As computer hackers set sight on industrial targets, cyber security experts are throwing their weig…

Emerson wireless solutions

No strings attached: wireless industry

Added: 18 Sep 2015

Industrial networks are being transformed by booming demand for wireless.

BP Deepwater Horizon

A sense of danger

Added: 5 Aug 2015

Can a new generation of detection devices mitigate the risk of catastrophic gas leaks within the pr…

Water feature

Smart water: regulations affect industry

Added: 17 Jul 2015

Regulations forcing water companies to focus of the total life costs of their assets is driving rap…

Burkert dosing and dispensing

The right chemistry

Added: 16 Jun 2015

Avoiding the most common mistakes when dosing chemicals is a simple case of using the right tools.