Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2022

A system integrator was tasked with fixing a control system flaw for a pilot plant at a large pharmaceutical company. System integrators are often the last people involved in an automation project, which gives them a unique perspective on operations. Kevin Tom , lead automation engineer, E Tech Group. Learning Objectives.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

Spring 2023 is continuing to show strength and consistency in terms of mergers & acquisitions and capital placement activity in the automation market. This credible list of buyers and investors highlights the attractiveness of the automation market. The Bundy Group reported 15 automation transactions in the month of June.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 10, 2023

Today, pharmaceutical production plants must embrace more flexible production and faster process implementation to reduce time to market for new product developments. So, there are some practical steps that plant owners and operators should take when considering future process control strategies.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Bundy Group , an investment bank and advisory firm, provides an update on mergers & acquisitions and capital placement activity in the automation market. After a busy year in the automation sector, I wanted to provide observations on activities and trends occurring in this rapidly evolving industry.

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Control Engineering

MAY 28, 2023

Learn how a compact industrial automation safety controller allows Infinity’s storage grid to be separated into multiple zones, each of which can be deactivated while others continue operation. Among the many intralogistics software and technology products available, the automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) has become a staple.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 26, 2022

Bundy Group , an investment bank and advisory firm, provides an update on mergers & acquisitions and capital placement activity in the automation market. The business sale transaction announcements for the automation segment, which have occurred in summer 2022, highlighted a range of trends occurring in this high growth industry.

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DO Supply

MAY 12, 2025

The PowerFlex drive series from Rockwell Automation is designed for versatility, dependability, and performance. It has emerged as a key industrial automation product line, playing a crucial role in optimizing a myriad of industrial processes for enhanced productivity.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Bundy Group , an investment bank and advisory firm, provides an update on mergers & acquisitions and capital placement activity in the automation market. Is the system a standard one for the automation solutions and / or systems integration sectors? The Bundy Group reported seven automation transactions in the month of November.

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Control Engineering

MAY 25, 2023

2023 continues to demonstrate that even though macroeconomic headwinds are present (credit market uncertainty, inflation, rising interest rates), mergers and acquisitions and capital placement activity within the automation and industrial technology sectors continue to be strong. packaging industry. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 21, 2023

Automation application insights A system integrator explained a control system modification and the challenges they faced during the project to make it work effectively within the confines of the facility and its environment. Whether just starting or a seasoned expert, heed this advice when applying automation.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

With collaborative robotic technology, automated equipment and human workers can work side by side safely, with AI able to detect and address potential safety risks. Machine vision: With AI, machine vision processes — sorting, inspection, security and QC — can be increasingly automated and can become increasingly accurate.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Automation and manufacturing insights Automation and robotics are known for being used in manufacturing applications, but their potential is being realized in other industries such as agriculture, retail and medical. What’s coming to the fore in automation in farming is more with less,” he said. We have an aging population.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Links to each article below. Pharmaceutical control system integration: Fixing a blind spot in the process design helped user requirements for a heat exchanger control system. On Mondays, see the top 5 articles of the prior week. Leveraging IIoT for process optimization, modernization. The driving force behind Industry 4.0

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MEM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The 2023 edition of the user conference is expected to welcome a wide audience, as synTQ is extending its reach beyond Process Analytical Technology (PAT) to support a variety of industrial automation and data-driven applications. Our primary aim is to deliver measurable improvements in all these target areas.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

A pharmaceutical company commissioned a control system for a process cell, but needed an overhaul of their system. A pharmaceutical company wanted to integrate a control system into an existing process cell, but an overhaul of the process was needed to make this work. Simulated automation system, testing before live.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Industries that stand to benefit the most include food and beverage, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics and construction as companies are trying to fill labor shortages to keep operations running efficiently. One of the benefits of robotic automation is its ability to enhance workforce productivity.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

According to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), companies ordered 9,168 units valued at $597 million in Q1 2023, a 21% drop in total units and a 10% drop in value over the same quarter in 2022, which was the third-best quarter on record for North America. A3 is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On day 2, October 18, of the Fall 2022 session of CFE Media’s Virtual Training Week, Ted Rozier, director of engineering at the Mason, OH-based Festo Didactic Solution Center, North America, will present on the topic of “ How to unleash the power of Smart Manufacturing while ensuring automation and robotic safety. ”. technology trends.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Process safety holds high priority for organizations in particular in industries such as chemical, petrochemical, energy generation, offshore, oil/gas and pharmaceuticals where incidents or failures can endanger human lives and harm the environment in addition to resulting in significant financial losses.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 27, 2022

The solution shall support different industries such as oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, water & wastewater, and pulp & paper. The Instrumentation Facet shall be complementary to the jointly-owned OPC 30081 / FCG TS10098 “OPC UA for Process Automation Devices (PA-DIM)” and other Companion Specifications.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Share Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) form an integral part of manufacturing automation. These tools have long provided the backbone of industrial automation and are becoming even more effective as industrial technology advances and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) takes hold.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

After graduating from the University of Delaware, Meredith began her career at ACE as an automation engineer supporting clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Achievements, Advancement & Career-related Industry Contributions.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how advances in PC-based controls, motion controls and robotics for food and packaging are making automation for food and beverage packaging easier to automate. Beckhoff Automation MX-System is a pluggable platform for cabinet-free packaging machines.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) improves robotic part-picking performance, said Richard (Rick) Ankney, global account manager, robots and discrete automation, Robotics Business Unit, ABB, in a video interview at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023. Application industries include e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and electronics among others.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Hall included SCADA project at a gold mine and process automation for a COVID-19 vaccination manufacturer. In addition, a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer sought to quickly develop the process controls for automating its production system. Pharmaceutical manufacturing: COVID-19 vaccine process controls. Hall, integration insights.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Danimer Scientific partnered with Hargrove Controls + Automation to help them bring their R&D laboratory process online by retrofitting an existing facility in Kentucky. We relied heavily on Hargrove for the design and automation functionality for a future greenfield facility’s design. Courtesy: Hargrove Controls + Automation.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In China, the highest growth rates in 2022 were seen in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry, which grew by 4.9%. About Interact Analysis With over 200 years of combined experience, Interact Analysis is the market intelligence authority for global supply chain automation.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

Safety instrumentation systems play an important role in providing a protective layer of functionality in a wide range of industrial processes and automation systems. The market has been segmented into six types – energy & power, pharmaceutical, mining, oil & gas, chemical & petroleum refinery and others.

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Control Engineering

MAY 21, 2023

It is another way to automate processes that would otherwise take an enormous amount of time for a task that, while valuable, keeps engineers from performing other important tasks. It is not just limited to the solutions in the field, and there are means to simplify and automate the process of writing programmable logic controller (PLC) code.

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Control Engineering

MAY 18, 2023

A report by Interact Analysis indicates the future overall for the cobot market is strong as manufacturers continue to look to automation to improve their supply chain and logistics issues. In addition, collaborative robots have also seen relatively stable growth in industries such food & beverage and chemicals & pharmaceuticals.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

When it comes to automation protocols, most have built-in diagnostics. In some factories, like a pharmaceutical plant, an hour of unplanned downtime due to a line going offline could cause the disposal of hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs. So, if something goes wrong with a machine, the PLC gets a message.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In November, chemical and pharmaceutical process manufacturing software provider, eschbach, introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled version of its Shiftconnector software. A centralized knowledge platform allows the people using the platform to help design the automation needed, enabling them to better adapt and to work smarter.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Augmentir’s skills management capabilities automate the process, making those processes smart – from the day a worker is hired till they retire or leave. Right now, we’re in 11 verticals, including automotive, CPG, food and beverage, pulp and paper, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and others. It’s a powerful thing.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Companies looking to improve asset management should develop a plan that considers all aspects of the operation, which can help improve scalability as well as lessening the burden on the operators by making it a more automated process. Introducing ERP connectivity in manufacturing operations . Courtesy: Grantek/Sepasoft.

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Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Biotech Company, Systemic Bio Announced by 3D Systems : 3D Systems announced the formation of a new, wholly owned company called Systemic Bio , a biotech company focused on the application of advanced bioprinting technologies to pharmaceutical drug discovery and development.

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Control Engineering

JULY 17, 2023

Initially focused on traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing, the consortium seeks to accelerate manufacturing transformation in Ireland through ecosystem collaboration. Earlier this year, for instance, electrification and automation company ABB opened a new multi-million-dollar Irish R&D center. projects, which are now underway.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On its face, there’s lots to like about modular automation. In oil & gas, modular automation offers significant savings across the lifecycle of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). However, to realize the potential of modular automation the industry must come together around a common objective.

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