Source: Town of Florence
When Florence, Ariz., upgraded the SCADA system for its water-distribution operations, system integrator Ripple Industries helped it replace some wireless links with in-ground cabling, gathered all its I/Os onto their own Ethernet network with managed switches, and used separate NIC where possible. Source: Town of Florence
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Security isn’t a side dish

Jim Montague
System integrator Ripple Industries shows how it revamped the SCADA system for water-distribution in Florence, Ariz.

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Want wireless with that?

Several crucial tasks must still be completed to deploy wireless effectively
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Wireless

Site surveys still essential

Jim Montague
System integrator Malisko Engineering demonstrates how assessments enable successful network designs
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Industrial Computers

Edge borders on the move

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Pressing digital envelope
Industrial Computers

Software pushes the edge’s envelope

Jim Montague
Some of today’s most popular software tools for assisting edge-computing and related tasks
Metadata in code editor for website development, implementing SEO concepts for better SERP
Industrial Computers

Fewer layers keep the edge simple

Jim Montague
System integrator Eosys shows how metadata tags and tag properties classify and identify information
Source: Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot
Industrial Computers

Safety on four legs at LNG plant

Jim Montague
Woodside Energy’s LNG plant deploys Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot with a camera to aid inspections
Modern urban wastewater treatment plant
Industrial Computers

Organizational shakeups redirect edge-computing priorities

Jim Montague
System integrator Actemium-Avanceon shows how expanding water/wastewater utilities readjust their data processing requirements
Source: Inductive Automation and Moxa
To replace the VPNs and SCADA system managing its saltwater transportation pipeline for shale oil and gas clients, Goodnight Midstream implemented Cirrus Link’s Chariot MQTT publish-subscribe broker and web-based Ignition Edge software on Moxa’s AIG Edge Intelligence gateways, which are also preloaded with Debian’s Linux-for-the-edge software.
Industrial Computers

Seeking the least-resistant digitalization path

Jim Montague
System integrator CSE Icon helps Goodnight Midstream upgrade its SCADA network for transporting saltwater from shale oil and gas sites
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The AI reality: Part 1

Greg McMillan
Large language models can do amazing things, just don’t confuse them with human thoughts
Podcasts

How to get the most out of your AI journey

Control Amplified
A Control Amplified podcast with editor in chief Len Vermillion
Source: Yokogawa
Data collected by robots falls into two fundamental categories: operations and maintenance.
Data Acquisition

Industrial mobile robots and the data challenge

Penny Chen
Advanced users have learned how to make the most of the data provided by robots

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