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 Many plant managers have discovered the hard
way that wireless devices developed for office settings do not survive very long in industrial environments. Off-the-shelf wireless access points should not be installed next to gas compressors.
Industrial wireless devices must be able to withstand extreme temperatures, humidity, and other harsh elements, and adapt to variable power supplies. Industry needs specialized forces –
a well-organized battalion of wireless devices that are purpose-built for industry. Your industrial wireless network can be bullet-proof: reliable, scalable, secure – and – hardened, tough as hell,
and impervious to harsh, hazardous environments. The question is, how? Read More »
 Wireless Choices for a New Generation Plant Engineering - September 15, 2008 Although wireless is heralded as the next big thing in automation and the production operations world, it certainly isn’t brand new. The desire to use wireless technology to reduce costs and improve efficiency has been underway for some time in manufacturing organizations supporting applications ranging from materials handling to SCADA systems, from individual machine communications to oilfield microwave communications. Read the Article » The Human Side of Wireless Managing Automation - September 2008 Human beings, by design, invent things, produce them, and then maintain what they have built. Therefore, humans, by default, are the root cause of accidents and failures. Is there a way to keep people from making mistakes? John Prows has pondered that question for 20-plus years, in his former role at DuPont and now as vice president of manufacturing excellence for specialty chemical manufacturer Huntsman LLC. Read the Article » |
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