Connect to InTouch Applications Anytime

Wonderware  InTouch Access Anywhere is a Web HMI and Mobile SCADA solution that lets you securely achieve great visibility of your plant floor operations - all your graphics, performance, alarms and trends - from any location, with html5 compliant browser.

Mobility Solutions for the Oil & Gas Industry

Wonderware    Giving your mobile and dispersed workforce the support and tools they need to succeed on the job can be a challenge. Unsecured devices, limited manageability, and performance issues can adversely impact productivity, data security, and costs. Today, Schneider Electric, Intel, and Microsoft have partnered to help the oil and gas industry meet those challenging issues, empowering mobile workforces with increased performance capabilities, manageability, and security - anytime, anywhere.

Seamless connections and compatibility between devices and PLCs

Using Industrial Ethernet Gateways for VFD  (variable frequency drive) applications adds flexibility to your system. Moxa's comprehensive industrial Ethernet gateway solutions, the MGate series, are designed with innovative and automated technology to ensure quick installation and easy management of your industrial fieldbus-to-Ethernet networks.

 To help you master fieldbus communications, Moxa also delivers industrial fieldbus gateways to transfer control data between different fieldbus protocols. The Mgate gateways are a better protocol conversion solution between PLCs and Devices.

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Reducing losses in the energy chain

ABB ABB drives are designed to run your motors based on your processes current demands. Watch this video to see how they reduce losses in the energy chain.

Increase your asset utilization, throughput, and quality with Wonderware monitoring

Wonderware  ARC notes that manufacturers can expect benefits of up to 50 percent in reduced costs; up-time improvements of up to 30 percent; and OEE improvements of up to 20 percent when implementing technologies to communicate asset performance indicator information to operators and decision makers in real time. This ARC whitepaper explains how companies can improve asset utilization by monitoring equipment downtime and analyzing the effectiveness of assets used in the production process.

Security and Connectivity in Industrial Automation

If only we could throw a big security blanket over all operations and rest easy knowing that we can prevent attacks, mistakes, and malfunctions.

If only it could be that simple... but as we become more connected to devices, networks, and software our risk increases. In this month's e-newsletter, we focus on how we can gain protection through upgrading, remote access, managed switches and more.

 We would like to hear from you and how your organization minimizes security risk.

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Best regards,

Jane Mohr   

When it comes to security, choose automation software you can trust Wonderware  What do you look for when you choose an automation software provider? If you are like most people, you have a long list of expectations. Perhaps at the top of that list, you expect automation software to keep your processes and data secure. Ultimately, Wonderware is the only automation software that has the longevity and stability to do just that. With a solid track record, over 25 years in the industry, Wonderware is dedicated to protecting your systems. Take a look at Wonderware System Platform.  It is a highly secure development & deployment environment that can be configured to control system access and user rights, along with tracking system changes by user. It is also supports Microsoft Integrated Security, SmartCard & other security protocols and methods. Since applications are managed from a central location, you do not have to worry about security issues associated with multiple applications running at multiple sites; this significantly reduces the burden on your IT organization. Wonderware is the automation software partner you can trust. See why.

Secure remote access to HMIs, PLCs, and other industrial equipment Secomea  Industrial communications must be deployable, secure, and reliable. With Secomea remote access solutions, you can easily monitor, manage, and service equipment. The solution consists of a control unit at the factory (SiteManager) and a Web or Windows based client (LinkManager) for an engineer or end-user. These two components are tied together via a M2M communication server (GateManager) that is available as both a cloud based service and a stand-alone server. Whether it is programming, controls, logging, infrastructure or all of the above, this remote access solution is secure and hassle-free.

Gigabit cyber security solutions Moxa There are three key vulnerabilities of automation networks:  1)Time-critical applications and data-hungry applications (such as video) have extremely low tolerance for latency.  2)The unsecure Modbus TCP protocol is widely used in industrial automation.  3)Non-industrial-grade cyber security devices can't withstand harsh industrial operating conditions, and will malfunction in those settings. Moxa offers a router/switch solution to minimize these security risks. The EDR-810 is a highly integrated industrial multiport secure router with Firewall/NAT/VPN and managed Layer 2 switch functions. It is designed for Ethernet security applications in sensitive remote control or monitoring networks.

Achieving Comprehensive System-Wide Standards

System-wide standards provide worker safety and product reliability, adherence to policies and legislation, interoperability among devices, and business benefits such as efficiency, profitability, and sustainability. In other words, system-wide standards are means to ensure quality among workers, processes, and products. In this issue, we focus on solutions that improve quality:

• in products by standardizing formulas
  

• in safety by standardizing safety relays across applications
  

• in data by standardizing network connectivity
  

• in environment by standardizing cable construction in harsh conditions
  

 What do you do to improve quality through system-wide standards? We would like to hear from you. Email us.

Best regards,

Jane Mohr   

Formula Management

Wonderware Recipe Manager Plus is designed for standardization of operational recipe management across your business; it reduces the number of recipe systems and formats, increases operational efficiency and establishes governance to secure consistent quality of your products.

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A single safety relay for all of your safety applications

 Safety goes hand-in-hand with achieving system-wide standards. If safety standards are properly executed production can increase due to an environment that values workers, the machinery, and the product. Safety relays monitor a safety system and can switch off quickly and reliable in an emergency. ABB Jokab Safety offers many safety solutions to keep you up with requirements.

The RT6 universal relay offers the most versatile input option available on the market, so you can select the safety level required for each installation. These universal relays are ideal for use with typical safety devices such as emergency stops, gates/hatches and light curtains.

Learn more about the advantages if using a RT6. 

Gain greater control of your network using rugged, industrial managed switches with GB ports

The unique features of Moxa's industrial Ethernet switches enable nonstop network connectivity and include proven industrial design, seamless integrated security, and optimized price-to-performance ratio. Built-in fast recovery Ethernet redundancy also ensures excellent availability for business continuity and productivity.
Managed switches provide control of the traffic traveling over the switch. These features include:

• Quality of service - can ensure consistent  network performance by assigning a higher priority to critical traffic
• Virtual LANs - allows a switch to group devices together to segment and isolate network traffic
• Redundancy - safeguards a network if a connection fails by providing an alternative data path
• Port Mirroring - to diagnosis problems without taking down the network

Learn more about the EDS E Series

Cable Construction for Ethernet

 Ethernet cables have the communication capability to connect devices, switches, and routers and transmit and receive data. To achieve system-wide standards of durability and performance, especially from harsh plant floor conditions, use Turck solutions to find appropriate cable categories and type of twists that are critical in construction. Watch this Turck video explain how industrial Ethernet cables are better for the plant floor than commercial Ethernet cables.

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