When new systems, processes or machinery arrive on site, you need to hit the ground running. Extended downtime or project overrun is not an option, and we understand that. [...]

Rapidly flush out and contain defects with Inspect 5.0. This is a step up from Inspect 4.1, the main engine behind ASI DataMyte's Defect and Rework Tracking Solution. Using the solution ensures that prototype schedules become focused and shortened, significantly accelerating product launch cycles and time to market. And, the scrap and rework cost savings combined with the efficiency gains translate into substantial dollar returns, and, of course, a higher quality product. [...]

November 2008, Nuneaton | ASI-Datamyte sells hardware, software and total solutions into the quality gauging and measurement market. During the last few years software solutions such as Visual Inspection Defect recording (Inspect) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) have formed an important part of ASI-Datamyte's sales contributing considerably to the quality management market, one of the 11 functions of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). [...]

ProSoft Technology® is pleased to announce our new and improved version of the 802.11abg Industrial Hotspot™ (RLXIB-IHW), now featuring Power over Ethernet (PoE) and serial encapsulation.
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In September two Profibus trainings were released by ATS in The Netherlands. [...]

Kepware Technologies was selected as the primary provider of device communications by Columbia Weather Systems. [...]

Systems and design engineers, machine builders, and others in the industrial automation industry are finding great value in a series of online videos from Opto 22, as a tool to help them understand, source, select, and apply control, monitoring and data acquisition technologies, products, and applications. [...]

LAKE FOREST, Calif., 2008 – The Chinese government’s Ministry of Railways has selected Wonderware software to manage the customer service system and monitor assets at its four major railway stations. The railway stations provide service between Beijing and Tianjin and served as the key transportation corridor for visitors attending the Olympic Games in August 2008. This is the first high-speed railway established in China connecting these two major cities and is approximately 100 miles long. [...]

Danfoss Drives introduces the MCA 121 EtherNet/IP Option Card. The MCA 121 is a powerful networking tool that enables Danfoss VLT AutomationDrive users to deploy standard Ethernet technology in manufacturing applications, while also enabling internet and enterprise activity. [...]

The emerging market of India is now also switching to energy-saving lamps. The research magazine Pictures of the Future reports that Osram has become the world’s first lamp manufacturer to participate in a United Nations climate protection program that involves exchanging used light bulbs for energy-efficient lighting units. [...]

One of ATS's key success factors is experience - and ATS has worth of it! We have over 20 years of technical training experience having trainied over 5000 technical and maintenance engineers as well as managers. With our industry specialised workshops there is no doubt we deliver quality. [...]

Sharing Best Practices is probably the ideal way to decide if another company’s best practice will bring benefit to your business. [...]

Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that Opto 22 has partnered with Kepware to develop and deliver the world's best drivers for Opto 22 products. [...]

SAP AG announces its intent to acquire Visiprise, a provider of manufacturing execution system (MES) software. The buy seeks to expand on SAP's “Perfect Plant” strategy to complement existing applications and solutions with smart purchases that offer innovative technologies and capabilities to discrete manufacturers. [...]

BP Pipelines - USA (Case Study)
BP Pipelines operates one of the largest networks of pipelines in the United States, transporting over 450 million barrel-miles of petrochemicals per day. Their control center in Tulsa, Oklahoma is responsible for the transport of oil and natural gas from South-Central and Midwest oil fields to locations nationwide. [...]

Fielding Chemical Technologies, the largest solvent and refrigeration reclamation company in Canada, is using the OPC DataHub to distribute the process data from their new Pervap project across the corporate network and the Internet. 'The OPC DataHub is an amazing piece of technology,' said Robert McGregor, Pervap project researcher. 'It is reliable, secure, easy to use, and it does exactly what we need.' [...]

OPC bridging is a way to connect an OPC Server to another OPC Server on the same computer. Using the OPC DataHub you can bridge between OPC Servers to integrate data from different systems. [...]

We would like to announce the release of our new combined training. After success in USA and Canada the 'PLC - Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC500 and MicroLogix' training is now available in the UK and Australia.

Now, with the streaming AJAX technology available in the latest version of the OPC DataHub, you can view data from any of your OPC servers, without doing any web programming. [...]

Every year, Plant Engineering Magazine honors and recognizes the most innovative products developed for use in manufacturing environments through its “Product of the Year” award. We are pleased to announce the following products have been awarded the Top Honor of “Gold” in their respective categories. [...]

In September 2007, ATS Applied Tech Systems Ltd acquired Blue Cedar Ltd. Whilst you may not see the Blue Cedar Ltd name being as prominent as it was, please be assured that we will still be offering the same services but now under the name of ATS Applied Tech Systems. [...]

Traditionally when running a PC control application, one PC installed with one network interface card was required for each DeviceNet™ network. [...]

Field applications exposed to severe conditions, whether it be an oil rig or the wash down area of a manufacturing plant, can now benefit from the latest addition to ProSoft Technology's RadioLinx wireless product family. [...]

Kepware Technologies announced that it has signed an agreement with WeatherBug, a leading source for real-time weather information, for the purpose of licensing weather information through Kepware's KEPServerEX OPC technology, to the Automation industry. [...]

ATS has been chosen by Johnson & Johnson as preferred supplier for Contract Labor to support two of its daughter companies.

For technicians and engineers facing the challenges of growing complexity of automation and IT-systems and industry globalisation, ATS offers a unique education program called ATS World-Wide Training Certification.

What happens when something changes? All operating procedures must be carefully mapped and documented. They have to be, to comply with standards, regulations and legal requirements. [...]

Throughout business and industry, increasing regulation and red tape means that you need to get it right and be able to prove you got it right. [...]

Working with a system integrator, this project was ultimately for a major beverage manufacturer building a brand new plant at a small town called Ballina in the Irish Republic. [...]

This project involved inserting a new manufacturing line into an existing production environment. We worked directly for Unilever's own manufacturing improvement projects department. [...]