was named to take Hettle’s North American executive slot. The shifts come after Ford in November completed negotia- tions with the United Auto Workers union on a new four-year labor agreement.
– Senior Editor Bill Koenig
Convergence, Connectedness and Success from Automation Fair 2015
T
he convergence of information technol- ogy (IT) and operations technology (OT)
to create a connected enterprise was the focus of Rockwell Automation’s Automa- tion Fair 2015, held in Chicago in mid-No- vember. The goal of the event was to help manufacturers understand how to integrate
information, control, power and safety to maximize production. In addition to the exhibits—more than 180 in all—fi lled with the assets Rockwell and its partners had on display
to help move manufacturing toward this goal, there were 90 technical sessions, 18 hands-on labs and eight industry specifi c forums. Certainly these industries (automotive, life sciences, chemical, food and beverage, power and energy management, water and wastewater management, among them) can benefi t from increasing speed to market, lowering total cost of ownership, improving asset utilization and reduc- ing risk. The eighth industry, though, oil & gas, is a virtual poster child for the need to improve in these areas. The oil & gas industry faces a volatile market where prices have traveled a slippery slope downward over the last year and remain volatile. More effi cient operations are a must and connecting the enterprise may be essential for many compa- nies in this space to survive. The oil & gas forum featured four presentations that were in- tended to help in this regard. Here is a brief look at two of them. The fi rst detailed the benefi ts server virtualization can bring, such as hardware consolidation, low energy consump- tion and a reduced hardware footprint. Further, noted Ahmad
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