Archives for March 14, 2016

Solving the PLC problem: Copa-Data provides automation expert with independent software solution

March 14, 2016 by Sam Francis

Case study: COPA-DATA and DBIS

Historically, manufacturing was a predominantly manual industry, but today, industrial automation has transformed the way manufacturers operate.

As of 2015, the booming industrial automation industry is worth more than $200 billion globally.

Enabling organisations to mass produce commodities and complete tasks with increased speed and quality, industrial automation has become an unbeatable ally in manufacturing environments. Although automation may reign supreme when it comes to choosing machinery, identifying the right automation software can cause headaches.

Based in the United Kingdom, DBIS provides cargo, asset, automation and resource control to enhance performance and profitability for bulk and break bulk terminals. Serving the automation, rail, marine and conveyor industries, DBIS, a leading terminal operating system (TOS) provider, has perfected a solution for smoother integration of SCADA software for all of its models of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). [Read more…] about Solving the PLC problem: Copa-Data provides automation expert with independent software solution

Copa-Data launches new versions of zenon HMI/SCADA software

March 14, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

COPA-DATA has launched zenon 7.50, zenon Analyzer 3 and zenon Logic 9

COPA-DATA has presented new versions of its HMI/SCADA software – zenon 7.50, zenon Analyzer 3 and zenon Logic 9.

COPA-DATA says the new range is bringing to the market a “comprehensive update of its family of software products”.

Numerous new features and improvements ensure simple project configuration, as well as robust runtimes and support users with ergonomic implementation of their automation projects, says COPA-DATA.

The most recent software release from COPA-DATA is not just limited to the zenon Operator (HMI) and zenon Supervisor (SCADA) products, but also includes new versions of its reporting software, zenon Analyzer, as well as the integrated PLC programming environment zenon Logic.

Reinhard Mayr, product manager at COPA-DATA, says: “Our objective in software development was always having a flexible, modular, but at the same time fully-integrated, networked system, the strengths of which bear fruit when interacting with one another. [Read more…] about Copa-Data launches new versions of zenon HMI/SCADA software

SquareTrade uses ‘killer robots’ to test new smartphones

March 14, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

SquareTrade Labs says it used ‘killer robots’ to test some of the latest smartphones on the market, namely the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, and the iPhone 6s.

The gadget protection specialist says its tests show the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were water-resistant, but that the Apple iPhone 6s is “still sturdier when it comes to drops and tumbles”.

SquareTrade says its latest tests had the new generation of Samsung Galaxy phones square up against the company’s “arsenal of bots, including the new Deep Water Dunkbot and Tumblebot”. SquareTrade calls them “breakability tests”. [Read more…] about SquareTrade uses ‘killer robots’ to test new smartphones