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The “PLC” – Born out of a customer’s need to maximize profitability

June 15, 2018 admin Dick Morley, Machine and Process Management, Mining/Metals/Minerals, Modicon, Modicon M580, profit engine, reduce time to market, services, Transportation, Utilities, water

Credit to Author: John Boville| Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:12:47 +0000

MODICON – Celebrating 50 years of Helping our Customers Maximize Operational Profitability, Safely The year was 1968 and in Flint Michigan a large US automotive manufacturer had commissioned a small… Read more »

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A Year to Celebrate the Programmable Logic Controller!

April 10, 2018 admin autoamtion and control, Dick Morley, digital innovation, Digital Technology, Food and Beverage, Jean Pascal Tricoire, Machine and Process Management, Mining/Metals/Minerals, Modicon, PLC, water

Credit to Author: Peter Martin| Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:01:08 +0000

This year is the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant inventions in the history of industrial automation. Fifty years ago, our friend Dick Morley introduced the world’s first… Read more »

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How the IIoT is Delivering on the Promise of Asset Performance Management Part 3

January 10, 2018 admin Ash Grove Cement, asset managment software, Avantis, cement, Cyber Security, DCS, Distributed control systems, EcoStruxure, EcoStruxure Plant, ePAC, Hybrid dcs, IIoT, IoT, Machine and Process Management, Modicon, PLC, profit engine, Programmable Logic Controller

Credit to Author: John Boville| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:53:09 +0000

Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations. Part 2: we focused on how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive,… Read more »

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Is Digitization and IoT a new thing? Not if you come from industrial automation.

January 4, 2018 admin Big Data, BlockChain, connectivity, digitization, EcoStruxure, IIoT, Industrial Automation, IoT, Machine and Process Management, Mining/Metals/Minerals, modbus, Modicon, PLC, Predictive control, Transparent Factory

Credit to Author: Fabio Mielli| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:28:27 +0000

Everywhere and every day we are overwhelmed by articles and talks about the IoT, connectivity, big data, the digital transformation and all the benefits we can derive from this innovative,… Read more »

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Loss of a Legend – And a Friend

October 19, 2017 admin Andover Controls, automation, Bedford Associates, Dick Morley, Father of the PLC, ISA Lifetime Achievement Award, Machine and Process Management, Modicon, PLC inventor, Programmable Logic Controller, Richard Morley, The Barn

Credit to Author: Peter Martin| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:00:27 +0000

I am saddened to report that a true legend in the automation industry, Dick Morley passed away on October 17th in New Hampshire. Dick is one person who truly deserved… Read more »

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Building smarter pumping systems with automation

August 22, 2017 admin "Natural Gas", altivar drives, EcoStruxure, Energy Efficiency, human machine interface, Machine and Process Management, Magelis, Modicon, Oil and Gas, pump jack, Pumping, smart pumping, Variable speed drives, water efficiency

Credit to Author: Jack Creamer| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:00:09 +0000

A case study on improving efficiencies and saving energy Growing concern for the environment is driving increased regulatory and consumer focus on energy and water efficiency – and pump manufacturers… Read more »

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