Industry News
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Sick moves beyond sensors to enable Industry 4.0
Company investments in infrastructure, data-driven services and applications, where software combines sensor data with other sources of information
03/20/2019 -
FieldComm Group forms liaison with OPAF
Agreement allows use of FieldComm specifications in the OPAF's upcoming Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS)
03/18/2019 -
ARC forum shows culture aids digitalization
Sellout event includes 950 attendees from 20 countries, who took in more than 60 conference sessions in six tracks
03/14/2019 -
Autonomy promises new frontiers of efficiency
ABB’s Häkon Berg, together with colleague David Funderburg and HPE’s Matthias Roese discussed what will be needed for manufacturing systems to move from simple automation to greater autonomy.
03/07/2019 -
Three ingredients needed for smart operations
Analytics, people and synchronization create smart operations
03/07/2019 -
ABB Ability streamlines maintenance tasks
Simplifying processes coupled with making tools more attractive gets more personnel attuned to maintenance tasks
03/07/2019 -
Digital wellhead may just need new protocol
ABB's RTUs with the MQTT protocol will allow new levels of wellhead digitalization
03/07/2019 -
ABB brings safety, efficiency to Field Ops 4.0
The new pilot technology dubbed Field Operator 4.0 was demonstrated this week in Houston, showcasing a tablet version and a hands-free HoloLens version that are designed to reduce the need for interaction with operators in the control room
03/07/2019 -
Robots, ‘dirty’ jobs, and the future of work
Robots and humans need to collaborate to meet consumer demands
03/07/2019 -
Live from ABB Customer World 2019
The editors of Control, Control Design and Smart Industry are on-site at ABB Customer World 2019 to bring you the latest headlines and trends from the event
03/07/2019 -
Field Information Manager first to leverage FDI
New tool promises to deliver a new level of efficiency to field device management and integration
03/06/2019 -
Past failures inform smart future for oil & gas
A new mindset is necessary to consider carbon management as not just a cost, but rather an accretive for companies
03/06/2019 -
Non-invasive sensor eases temperature measurement
NiTemp being shown for the first time in North America at ABB Customer World this week
03/06/2019 -
Energy future brightens with digital assist
Experts from CenterPoint Energy, ABB, Google and the University of Houston detailed future energy challenges and solutions at this week at ABB Customer World 2019 in Houston.
03/06/2019 -
Select I/O sweetens sour gas project
A panel discussed how they upgraded process controls at the Wapiti sour gas plant in Northern Alberta by using ABB Select I/O and System 800x controls
03/06/2019 -
Drone takes gas-leak detection to new heights
The ABB Ability mobile gas-leak detection system can now be mounted on a drone and flown into areas with suspected gas leaks such as along natural gas pipelines
03/06/2019 -
ABB Ability to enable autonomous future
ABB Ability enables ABB to interject earlier and deeper into customers’ plant and product lifecycles
03/06/2019 -
Call on ABB for analyzer integration services
The company's analytical systems integration unit pulls together all of the support systems needed to ensure that process analyzers perform accurately and reliably in the field.
03/05/2019 -
Robotics, AI projects highlight ABB R&D efforts
The Innovation Lab offers a glimpse into some of the projects at ABB's Corporate Research Center
03/05/2019 -
Best practices for successful project delivery
During a panel on innovation in project execution strategies all the panelists lamented how in massive endeavors in the oil and gas space, busted budgets and missed deadlines are far too commonplace
02/26/2019