Wireless instrumentation for industrial use has been with us for more than a decade. The extra sensing devices are being used to improve performance in reliability, efficiency and overall production. But how about personnel safety? It’s critical to know the location of plant personnel in times of abnormal situations or even in normal situations, such […]
Yesterday Cisco announced the Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series Access Points. The release highlighted the collaboration with Emerson to include connectivity with field device wireless networks. Emerson’s Bob Karschnia is quoted: “By integrating the new Cisco heavy duty access point with Emerson’s next-generation WirelessHART gateway, we are able to leverage sensor data from critical […]
You may have heard the phrase “Digital Twin” bandied about in our world of automation. It may conjure up mental images of models, simulations, training systems, and more. In an Institution of Civil Engineers article, Defining the digital twin: 7 essential steps, Emerson’s Mart Berutti defines digital twin with these characteristics: Represents assets in the […]
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