System Integration
Top 5 Control Engineering content: November 28 to December 4, 2022
The most-viewed content from the past week covered November hot topics, System Integrator of the Year winners, sustainable SCADA solutions and SI Giants.
Increasing production with less capital
With operation performance unknown, forecasting the ability to meet increased market demand was ineffective. Building another plant seemed unavoidable, but the task would be time-consuming and expensive.
How data is making a flour mill run smarter and leaner
Using analytics, data integration and advanced hardware helped a flour mill run smarter and leaner.
Top 5 Control Engineering content: November 21-27, 2022
The most-viewed content from the past week covered System Integrator of the Year winners, sustainable 5G and PLC programming.
Retrofit project for biodegradable plastics facility
A bioplastics company contracted a system integrator to retrofit a brownfield plant to make Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based resins, adapting existing on-site batch controls.
SIs to increase US manufacturing competitiveness
Manufacturing has changed due to recent global events with an emphasis on being smarter and leveraging all around us. System integrators (SIs) can help manufacturers with digital transformation, smart manufacturing efforts.
SI Giants 2023 average system integration revenue increases
Supply chain, staffing and COVID-19 are main concerns among SI Giant system integrators.
Automation mergers, acquisitions, capital markets analysis: November 2022
The Bundy Group reported seven automation transactions in the month of November. Analysis on the acquisitions and reports are highlighted below.
Systems integrators support end user self-service
Farm, power plant and factory control systems have operated in the same way for decades, following static hard-coded automation logic. This automation logic is typically developed during an initial project development phase and is implemented by automation engineers, as it requires a highly technical skillset.
The process functional ecosystem
A process functional ecosystem employs a multi-step, multi-ingredient batch that uses a combination of complex procedures, business and operational systems and communications.