Yokogawa and the 50-Year Legacy Behind CENTUM™
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the release of CENTUM™ VP R7.01 in Tokyo, Japan, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the CENTUM control platform. First introduced on June 19, 1975, CENTUM was among the earliest distributed control systems de...
Is the 3500 Monitoring System Obsolete?
As plants modernize and new monitoring platforms appear on the market, it’s natural for users to question whether the Bently Nevada 3500 Machinery Monitoring System is approaching the end of its lifecycle. In practice, the situation is quite the opposite.
The...
A New Step Toward Low-Carbon Marine Power
ABB and HDF Energy have announced a new joint development agreement aimed at advancing high-power hydrogen fuel cell units for marine use. The initiative represents a meaningful step toward cleaner propulsion and auxiliary power solutions for large seagoing...
What Is the GE Mark VIe Distributed Control System?
The GE Mark VIe distributed control system (DCS) is a core platform used in modern power plants to manage turbines, balance of plant (BOP), electrical systems, and auxiliary processes under one unified control architecture.
Built on open standards...
Advanced Industrial PCs for Smart Automation
Emerson has launched the PACSystems™ IPC 6010, IPC 7010, and IPC 8010, a new series of industrial computing platforms built for high-demand automation applications. These next-generation IPCs support AI-driven tasks such as predictive maintenance, pr...
A New Generation of Safety Control for Critical Applications
Emerson has introduced the PACSystems™ RX3i CPS400 Safety Controller, a powerful SIL2-certified solution designed for infrastructure, fire and gas systems, burner management, and other emergency shutdown applications. The new controller pr...
ABB Expands Robotics Portfolio to Support China's Advanced Manufacturing Growth
ABB is accelerating its presence in China with the launch of three new robot families designed to support the country's rapidly growing advanced manufacturing sector. With more than 30 years of robotics leadership...
A New Step in Sustainable Automation
ABB has published its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the AC 800M controller family. This makes ABB the first company to release an externally verified EPD for controllers used in distributed control systems (DCS) . The announcement is als...
A New Era of High-Speed Data Transmission for Critical Process Operations
ABB has taken a major step forward in digital instrumentation by equipping its next-generation ProcessMaster electromagnetic flowmeters with Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) connectivity. This innovation brings hig...
Upgrading Industrial Communication to Drive Intelligent Manufacturing Development
Against the backdrop of the global manufacturing industry's accelerated transformation towards intelligence and digitalization, industrial communication systems have become a crucial component of enterprise competitive...
In the wave of Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, traditional automation control systems are undergoing unprecedented changes. For a long time, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the core of industrial automation systems, widely used in manufacturing, energy, transportation, me...
Understanding Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 represents a new phase in the industrial revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. It's not just about making machines smarter; it's about creating an entire ecosystem where devices, systems, a...