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Collaboration Boosts Process Automation Device Information Model

Gary Mintchell

ISA100 WCI, NAMUR, ODVA, PI, VDMA, and ZVEI Plan to Partner with FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation to Collaboratively Develop the Process Automation Device Information Model Standard. The VDMA’s vision is to achieve interoperability not only within the machine building industry but also across industries.

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Using Sensors & IoT for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

ATS

Share Pharmaceutical manufacturing operations are challenging environments for asset maintenance. IoT in pharmaceutical manufacturing supports predictive maintenance strategies that lower costs while raising OEE. This digitalization is part of a wider trend within pharmaceutical production that some have dubbed Pharma 4.0.

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Using Digitalisation to Create Agile Pharmaceutical Production

i4.0 today

With highly regulated manufacturing processes, can pharmaceutical manufacturers embrace agile strategies to improve their competitiveness? The short answer is yes – provided the right automation solutions are used. As such, automation is a key asset for businesses in this sector. Today Magazine.

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New Alfa Laval ThinkTop V20 Pushes the Boundaries of Valve Position Indication to Industry 4.0

i4.0 today

The new Alfa Laval ThinkTop V20, the next generation of hygienic valve indication units, is driving digital transformation within the process industries. Moving valve position monitoring into the Industry 4.0 Using the point-to-point IO-Link communication protocol allows the connection of sensors to automation systems.

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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how a sorting company upgraded their automation systems to improve operations. Automation insights NPI, a Texas-based mail sorting design company, worked on emphasizing and shortening the time to a return on investment (ROI) by upgrading its automation systems.

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How a collaborative approach is driving Ireland from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0

Control Engineering

Industry 5.0 insights Whereas Industry 4.0 refers to the use of digitalization, data connectivity and OT/IT interconnection to optimize manufacturing operations, Industry 5.0 The first challenge the consortium addressed was confusion about what exactly Industry 5.0 MORE ANSWERS Keywords: Industry 5.0,

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Plant Documentation 4.0 – An Essential Enabler for Industry 4.0

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(Copyright: Rösberg) Current status of all built-in components – and much more In sectors such as petrochemicals, chemicals, logistics, manufacturing, in power plants, plant construction or the pharmaceutical industry, production processes are generally complex, and plants often assume gigantic proportions. appeared first on i4.0