ISA

New ISA/IEC Standard Specifies Cybersecurity Capabilities for Control System Components

 

The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, developed by the ISA99 committee as American National Standards and adopted globally by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), is designed to provide a flexible framework to address and mitigate current and future security vulnerabilities in industrial automation and control systems (IACS).

 

 

Rexroth

Transport and Positioning Perfected: Linear Motor-Driven Transfer Systems from Rexroth

 

For the highly dynamic transport and exact positioning of materials and workpieces, linear motor-driven transfer systems are the first choice. Bosch Rexroth is enriching this market segment with two innovative solutions at once, and can therefore meet the specific requirements of series and special machine manufacturers alike.

 

 

Parker Hannifin

Redesigned Online 3D CAD Tool Offers Speed for Specifying and Ordering Hydraulic Cylinders

 

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced the availability of a new hydraulic cylinder 3D CAD (computer-aided design) tool. Parker’s hydraulic cylinders can now be configured quickly and easily after making selections from drop-down menus…

 

 

Siemens

Siemens: Increased Productivity for Machine Tools and Motion Control Drive Systems with MindApps

 

Siemens is launching a new app for drive systems in the field of Motion Control called Analyze MyDrives, and has also introduced Manage MyMachines/Remote, a new plug-in to upgrade its tried and tested Manage MyMachines MindApp for machine tools with the addition of a smart remote feature.

 

 

ABB

ABB Completes Controls and Drives Retrofit on Printing Press for Best-Selling Newspaper in Halifax

 

The Halifax Herald Ltd. in Nova Scotia is the largest independently owned newspaper publisher in Canada. The publisher has just the one press at its print site just outside Halifax. With no backup press, the commissioning of the new systems had to be undertaken without interrupting the normal daily production.

 

 

HANNOVER MESSE 2018

The Art of Making Smart Drives

 

At the “Smart Power Transmission and Fluid Power Solutions” showcase at HANNOVER MESSE 2018 (Hall 23), demonstrations by power transmission and fluid power experts from AventicsBosch RexrothSchaefflerBucher HydraulikLinde HydraulicsMoog and Argo Hytos will illustrate smart solutions that hinge not only on Industry 4.0 technologies, but also on tweaking existing systems on an ongoing basis.