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In This Issue:
LATEST NEWS
- Large-scale tests prove Ethernet-APL is market-ready
Development of Ethernet-APL technology, which makes Ethernet suitable for end-to-end communications with process plant field devices in hazardous and other environments, was launched in 2018 and has now undergone testing in three large scalability trials.
- Two-way digital connectivity now integrated with trusted flowmeter technology
Wedge flowmeters are a proven solution for measuring volumetric flow in applications with liquids that are highly viscous, extremely abrasive, prone to plugging, and/or at high temperature.
- Daikin awarded 2023 Plant of the Year plaque in Official Ceremony at Tokyo Kashima Plant
The core team of Daikin’s Kashima Plant in Osaka, Japan received a 2023 Plant of the Year plaque at their facility on February 28, 2024, during an official ceremony attended by FieldComm Group’s President and CEO Ted Masters, and Director of Marketing and Product Strategy, Paul Sereiko.
TECHNOLOGY
- Industrial communication protocols are essential for digital transformation
Digital transformation improves reliability, sustainability, safety, and productivity. This InTech February 2024 article describes the why, how, and what of digital transformation initiatives, pointing out that wireless industrial communications technologies are the easiest way to integrate the multitude of existing systems into new software and systems.
- Technologies supporting future-proof plant automation
A combination of modern process automation concepts and technologies is helping end users to future-proof their existing and greenfield plants. NAMUR Open Architecture(NOA) extends the automation platform to provide field level information to higher-level resources for process monitoring and optimization (M+O).
New products and content from our sponsors
- Emerson: Data Sheet: AMS Device Manager Data Server
- Moore Industries: White Paper: Safety Logic Solver Enhances Efficiency and Safety for Distillation Columns
- R. Stahl: Ethernet-APL Field Switch (Hazardous Areas)
- Microcyber: Industrial Communication Products
- ABB: Solution: Fresh Perspective on Temperature Measurement
- Yokogawa: Field Instruments Resource Page
- Softing: Core Electronics for Ethernet-APL Field Devices
- Azbil: Smart HART Modem
- ProComSol: Introduction to HART-IP