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Doing a Double-Take: SCADA replication software refines Carlsberg plant operations

At the Leeds, U.K. brewing & bottling plant of Danish brewing group Carlsberg, an asynchronous fail-over and replication solution from Double-Take Software is keeping production going when server failures take critical systems off-line.
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Next-generation DCS: Yokogawa says Centum VP doubles as control system and "information hub"

Yokogawa says the next generation of its Centum distributed control system (DCS) illustrates how the DCS is evolving from a single-purpose tool for managing production processes to take on the dual role of plant information hub.
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Production strategies: Seeing manufacturing as a business process

Mike Brooks is staff technologist with Chevron, a job that requires him to investigate new technologies and recommend whether the world's second-largest oil company should adopt them in its refineries. He recently shared his thoughts on next-generation production management systems with MBT Executive Editor Sidney Hill, Jr.
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Industrial wireless: Honeywell wireless multiplexers support legacy protocols, broader instrumentation

Honeywell's XYR 3000 wireless multiplexers, recently added to the OneWireless portfolio, improve plant safety, equipment reliability, and overall process efficiency while supporting various legacy communication protocols.
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