Emerson introduces IO-Link master with a cost-effective solution

Emerson has introduced a new Class A, IO-Link master that provides customers with a cost-effective solution for smart and analog sensor connectivity on the AVENTICS Series G3 Fieldbus platform. The G3 IO-Link Master is suitable for machine architectures with many sensors and pneumatic valves, and where it’s important to have digital data communication between field devices, such

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Emerson’s new analytics software automates utilities monitoring, reporting for CIP applications

Florham Park, United States – Emerson is announcing its new Clean In Place (CIP) Utilities and Automated Reporting Analytics package delivered via PACEdge and Movicon platforms on an industrial edge control device. The software aids in digitally transforming manual and semi-automated systems by optimising utilities consumption, benchmarking against known cycles and generating automated reports that can be used to reduce energy

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Emerson Ventures makes investment in Spearix

St. Louis – Emerson announced it has made a investment through Emerson Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, in Spearix Technologies, Inc., whose adaptive, multi-core radio processor provides a system-level solution for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) wireless communication.

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SmartLink product family from Softing offers extended functionalities for plant asset management

The smartLink product family from Softing enables end customers to make efficient use of connectivity at the interface between OT and IT. The products allow simple and scalable integration of device data into plant asset management applications. The new versions of smartLink HW-DP v1.20 and smartLink SW-HT v1.20, which are now available, offer enhanced functionalities

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Softing expands IIoT gateway for industry 4.0 integration in process plants

SmartLink HW-DP from Softing Industrial Automation provides controller-independent access to PROFIBUS DP networks. Besides HART IP and FDT, data for optimising processes can now also be made available via an OPC UA interface. In addition, the new smartLink DTM enables FDT/DTM parameter setting for HART devices.

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The cold chain tracking solutions market bolstered by the COVID-19 pandemic

Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, released a new market report covering the cold chain tracking market. The number of active tracking devices deployed for refrigerated cargo loading units including trailers, intermodal containers, rail freight wagons, air cargo containers, cargo boxes and pallets reached 2.5 million worldwide in 2020.

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Seeq Corp expands Saudi-led Series B funding with US$24mn to fuel advanced analytics

Seattle, USA-based Seeq Corporation, a specialist in manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) advanced analytics software, has secured a US$24 million (€21.5) expansion of its Series B funding.

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Smart factory market to cross US$155 bn by 2025

Global Smart Factory Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $75 billion (€66 billion) to over $155 billion (€138 billion) by 2025; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.

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After growth, bringing outlier calibration systems into the multinational fold

When a multinational firm grows into new national markets, IT changes follow. A case in point is St. Louis, MO-based Emerson Automation Solutions and its Micro Motion division in Boulder, CO, which specialises in flow automation and measurement.

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Smart pumps and predictive analytics gain traction as upstream oil & gas companies embrace digitisation

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Pumps Market in the Oil and Gas Industry, Forecast to 2024, finds that there has been a concentrated focus on operational expenditure (OPEX) in the oil & gas industry following the oil price plunge in 2016.

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Emerson controller aims to simplify capital projects and to ready organisations for operational benefits of IIoT

Emerson has launched the DeltaV™ PK Controller, making the advanced automation of its DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) available to fast-growth industries traditionally less reliant on large-scale automation.

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Industrial IoT programmes are being tested and explored by only 60% of manufacturers, survey reveals

Manufacturers are convinced the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) will help them improve operations and profitability by 10% or more, but most are struggling to develop the right plans to take advantage of the technology, according to a new IndustryWeek survey sponsored by Emerson.

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Smart thermostats gain traction in Europe and North America

Berg Insight, the M2M/IoT market research provider, released new findings about the smart thermostat market. The number of North American and European homes with a smart thermostat grew by 67% to 10.1 million in 2016.

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The installed base of wireless M2M devices in the oil & gas industry to reach 1.25 million by 2019

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of devices featuring cellular or satellite connectivity deployed in oil & gas applications worldwide was 0.5 million at the end of 2014. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.1 percent, this number is expected to reach 1.25 million

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