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HP Automation Strategies: Industrial security in automation networks

ARC Advisory Group: Menze, T.

At a workshop at ARC Advisory Group’s 2014 European Industry Forum, participants discussed the current cyber security situation in automation networks and developed guidelines on how to harden in..

HP Viewpoint: Improve safety and performance: Abnormal Situation Management Consortium celebrates 20 years

Abnormal Situation Management Consortium: Williams, T.

This October and November represent two milestones in the process industries. The first is unfortunate: Twenty-five years ago, on October 23, 1989, a major polyethylene plant on the Houston Ship Chann..

Challenges for process data and control systems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Process data converted into information becomes knowledge for HPI companies. With such knowledge or insight, HPI companies can effectively protect their assets and strengthen their position with the m..

What to do about ICS cyber security threats?

Emerson Process Management: Neitzel, L.  |  Mixer, R.

Stuxnet, Shamoon, Heartbleed, Energetic Bear, and other cyber-security attacks keep coming with no end in sight. No one wants their industrial control system (ICS) to be the next target. So, what are ..

Cyber security: Whose responsibility is it?

Schneider Electric: Williams, G.

The realm of cyber security has expanded beyond islands of distributed control systems, firewalls and anti-virus filters. In the last five years, we have seen numerous attacks on oil, gas and petroche..

Schneider Electric touts new software releases at customer conference

Schneider Electric continued its 2014 Software Global Customer Conference with an overview of new product releases from its Avantis, SimSci and Wonderware product lines.

GE Oil & Gas to open new Florida plant for control valves, regulators

The new facility will manufacture GE’s Mooney regulators and Becker control valves for the energy industry, among other oil and gas industry products. It is expected to open in November 2014.

Yokogawa to control new Pemex diesel plant

This project involves the construction of an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant at the Pemex Cadereyta refinery complex, which is located in Nuevo Leon state in northeastern Mexico.

HP Automation Strategies: The promise of cognitive computing

ARC Advisory Group: Gupta, M. S.

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has long been challenged with applying expertise consistently throughout the organization. Demographic trends and new technological advances promise to..

Rockwell to automate LSB ammonia expansion

Rockwell will serve as the main automation contractor, providing a $3.5 million PlantPAx process automation system with electrical, controls and instrumentation services, and a motor control system.