May
9
Mon
2016
Engineering uXL @ GMP, Inc
May 9 – May 13 all-day
Jun
2
Thu
2016
Wonderware North’s Expo & Technical Conference @ Crowne Plaza Philadelphia
Jun 2 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Wonderware North's Expo & Technical Conference @ Crowne Plaza Philadelphia | King of Prussia | Pennsylvania | United States

Discover the new and amazing Superpowers from Wonderware North and become your company Superhero!

Jun
14
Tue
2016
Understanding the Basics of PID Control @ Live Webinar
Jun 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Understanding the Basics of PID Control @ Live Webinar

The ability to tune a PID loop manually is an art which is quickly becoming scarce, but, like driving a car with a stick shift, it’s one of those skills which can be very helpful in the right circumstance. Most modern control loops are equipped with an auto-tuning algorithm, but in spite of this, there are some loops these automated methods cannot tame.

Having knowledge of the different tuning elements and how to adjust them can help you bring these unruly loops under control. If you have the responsibility to keep the processes running at your plant or factory, this webinar will help you better understand the basics of PID control.

In this webinar you will learn:

  • The purpose of each of the PID tuning elements
  • How adjusting the individual PID elements will affect the process
  • General PID profiles for pressure / flow loops
  • General PID profiles for temperature loops
  • An explanation of some supporting parameters like cycle time, manual reset, and anti-reset windup

 

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Jun
23
Thu
2016
Tips and Tricks for Device Level Ring Networks @ Webinar
Jun 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Tips and Tricks for Device Level Ring Networks @ Webinar

Join us on Thursday, June 23rd at noon United States Eastern Standard Time to hear Dominic Castor., technical support engineer, discuss Device Level Ring. He will go over what “DLR” is and how it works with different network configurations. He will also go through:

  • Network guidelines and recommendations when using a DLR network
  • DLR tools that can be used to monitor ring status
  • Troubleshooting
  • and More!

Following the presentation, Dominic will answer your questions.

We hope that you can attend the live broadcast. If you have a conflict, however, simply let us know and we’ll send you a link so you can download and view the presentation at your convenience. We will send a link to the recording to all those who attend the live broadcast as well.

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Jun
29
Wed
2016
Introduction to Building a Robust, Secure and Future-ready Network Infrastructure
Jun 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Introduction to Building a Robust, Secure and Future-ready Network Infrastructure

Learn how to use reference architectures developed by Rockwell Automation and our partners to design and deploy a scalable, robust, secure and future-ready EtherNet/IP network infrastructure.

Register here

ISO 9001:2015 – How to Make The Transition from ISO 9001:2008
Jun 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Attend our live online training to learn:

Main changes in ISO 9001:2015
Required documents for the new ISO 9001
How the transition works with certification bodies
12 steps to handle the transition from ISO 9001:2008 to the 2015 revision
How to resolve the main concerns regarding ISO 9001 implementation
RESERVE A SEAT

Why would it be good for you to attend this webinar?

The new 2015 revision of ISO 9001 introduces big changes in the quality management systems, so the purpose of this webinar is to clarify these changes and explain how to fulfill them.

Aug
9
Tue
2016
How to Ensure Peak Performance in My Gas Chromatograph
Aug 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
How to Ensure Peak Performance in My Gas Chromatograph

The Gas Chromatograph (GC) is known as the workhorse of the online chemical analysis industry. It is one of the few analyzer types available that minimizes the likelihood of cross interference during measurement, and the GC is also able to measure multiple chemical compounds during each analysis to levels that reach parts-per-million and even parts-per-billion.

To ensure peak performance, efficient GC maintenance is very important, especially now that many end users face a decline in supporting technical resources. In this webinar, we will show you how to optimize a GC maintenance plan.

You will learn:

  • How to select the right sample system for your GC
  • Installation considerations for optimal GC performance
  • Best practices for maintaining a GC

Date: August 9, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern; 11:00 AM Pacific
Duration: 1 Hour

Aug
16
Tue
2016
CSIA Webinar Series- High speed network redundancy
Aug 16 @ 11:00 am
Ken Austin, Lead Product Marketing Specialist for I/O and networks 
Information is important in keeping critical processes and operations running smoothly. And network outages, however minor, can prove rather costly. This is a driving force behind the installation of managed Ethernet switches and the deployment of a network redundancy solution  The Device Level Ring (DLR) redundancy mechanism realizes recovery times of less than three milliseconds in the event of a network failure and is heavily promoted for EtherNet/IP applications. DLR ensures nearly bump-less switch-over times and is supported by many current two-port EtherNet/IP field devices, which can be networked in a ring topology using DLR. Additionally, in many non-EtherNet/IP  topologies, such as networking wind turbines, a redundancy mechanism is required to enable switching over as fast as possible in the event of an error. The DLR redundancy mechanism provides that needed speed. Learn more about DLR redundancy, and how it can help you and your clients.

Aug
18
Thu
2016
VMWARE Webinar-Make the Leap from Hyperconvergence to Cloud Inspired to Enterprise Clouds with VMware and Nutanix
Aug 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Abstract: Join us for an exciting technical presentation on how organizations can go from 100% SW defined Hyperconverged Infrastructure combining compute and storage together to Enterprise Clouds built on Nutanix and VMware technologies using on-prem and external cloud resource. Experts will discuss the Nutanix web-scale architectural foundation with VMware vSphere environments including how administrators can simplify daily tasks with Nutanix and VMware tools. The presenters will also cover the different best practices and design considerations for performance, availability, and scalability for enterprise applications and VDI workloads and walk through real world VMware + Nutanix deployment examples. The session will end with the steps to take to make the move to HCI and on to vSphere and Nutanix based Enterprise Cloud on your terms.

Presented by: Sachin Chheda, Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

Register Here!

Aug
23
Tue
2016
VMWARE Webinar-Is Your Hyperconverged Infrastructure Held Together by Duct Tape and Hay Wire?
Aug 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Abstract: Hear from VMware and Tegile about the latest data center solutions to be showcased at VMworld 2016.

Running virtualized workloads on prem and in the Cloud?  Need to consolidate?  If your hyperconverged infrastructure is held together by duct tape and hay wire, this webinar is for you.

Find out before your peers about the hottest storage technologies to be showcased at VMworld 2016.  VMworld is the prime event each year to showcase new data storage technologies.  If you attend VMworld or not, this webinar will give you an insider’s view of the latest storage solutions used by top enterprises today.

Hear VMware VP of Products, Lee Caswell, and Tegile VP of Marketing, Rob Commins, discuss the latest technologies used to optimize storage, including VVols, NVMe, 3D-Crosspoint and more.  Use this webinar to cut through the noise and help you develop a storage plan for your data center.

Presented By: Lee Caswell, VP of Products, VMware, and Rob Commins, VP of Marketing, Tegile

Register Here!

Aug
30
Tue
2016
Rockwell Automation Webinar- Best Practices for Engineering and Consulting Firms
Aug 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Today’s Engineering and Consulting firms (EPC) are challenged to keep current with advancements in technology and automation solutions. Industry expertise and technical “know how” are your competitive advantages to complete projects on-time and under-budget.

In this webinar series, Rockwell Automation will present topics geared towards the EPC community. The key focus will be to provide tools and technology education that will reduce your design time, speed site commissioning, and lower overall project risk. You can earn one Professional Development Hour by attending these webinars!

Aug
31
Wed
2016
Wonderware Intouch Machine Edition – Can your machine centric HMI do this?
Aug 31 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wonderware Intouch Machine Edition - Can your machine centric HMI do this?

InTouch Machine Edition – Can your machine centric HMI do this?

InTouch Machine Edition (ITME) is the most comprehensive and powerful machine centric HMI on the market. With significantly more features than traditional “panelview” style HMI products (enhanced security including 21 CFR part 11 compliant projects and support for Active Directory, scripting, basic reporting, trending, alarming, event management, recipes, more…), ITME also boasts incredible architectural flexibility in how it can be deployed and managed.

Can your machine HMI do this?

– Seamless Integration to the Wonderware System Platform – create, edit, manage and deploy machine centric HMIs from within your System Platform environment

– Seamlessly share information between ITME and System Platform including integrated alarming

– Seamless integration to the Wonderware Historian with built-in store and forward

– Multi-Touch interface for any touchscreen enabled device

– Over 240 built-in device drivers with the ability to connect to multiple different devices at one time including MQTT for IoT applications

– The ability to run across many operating systems:
Windows Embedded Standard and Compact
Windows Desktop/Server operating system: Windows 7, 8, 10
Windows Server 2008, 2012
Linux
VxWorks

– Multiple Thin Client options to easily extend the interface to web and mobile devices:
Web Thin Client – Web Browser based (Internet Explorer only)
Secure Viewer Thin Client – Executable Program (.EXE)
Studio Mobile Access (SMA) – HTML5 Web Browser agnostic

– The ability to directly browse the tag database of several major PLC brands

– Ability to connect to any SQL database

– Multi-language support

– Plus much much more…

Don’t believe us? Join our free webinar to see the power of ITME.

Topic: InTouch Machine Edition – Can your machine centric HMI do this?
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Click here to register for this free webinar.

Sep
8
Thu
2016
Rockwell Automation Webinar- Vertical Form, Fill and Seal Machinery
Sep 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The safety of people, machines and processes is a key element of any sustainable business. Numerous studies show that best-in-class performers achieve significantly higher Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), less unscheduled downtime, and less than half the injury rate of average performers.

In this webinar series, Rockwell Automation will present an overview of the latest safety and automation technologies, application techniques and tools to help you further your knowledge when designing, implementing, maintaining and using machines with integrated safety.

Sep
14
Wed
2016
Wonderware Historian’s Powerful New Client Tool
Sep 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wonderware Historian's Powerful New Client Tool

Wonderware Historian’s Powerful New Client Tool

If you’re simply collecting process data to view on basic trends, you’re barely scratching the surface of what’s possible. Wonderware Insight for the Wonderware Historian will change the way you interact with data. Join this webinar to learn about this brand new analysis and visualization tool and see how absolutely easy it is to unleash the true power of the Wonderware Historian. Wonderware Insight brings:

  • A browser neutral web tool for Wonderware Historian and Wonderware Online.
  • Multiple graphical widgets to view information in the best fit for the type of data being viewed.
  • New easy to use keyword search to quickly find the tags you are interested in viewing.
  • Ability to now both save custom keywords and then search content by those same keywords to easily find related content.
  • Focused log in page with immediate data collection highlights, recent content and dashboards.
  • New concept of data tiles to quickly access previously saved data sets quickly and graphically.
  • Drill-down from tag spark lines to full resolution trends.
  • Full-screen toggle option to maximize trends and other graphical elements for large screen displays.
  • Custom date ranges for tag time lines.
  • Dashboard functionality to quickly group multiple saved tag collections into one single page. Can be auto-generated based on keywords.
  • And more…

Wonderware Historian InSight is easy to set up, there are no special prerequisites except Historian 2014 R2 SP1 Patch 1—it works with modern browsers, does not require Microsoft IIS, and works on all supported Historian operating systems.

If you want to learn more about this easy, new and powerful Historian Client from Wonderware, please join us for this free webinar.

Topic: Wonderware Historian’s Powerful New Client Tool
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Click here to register for this free webinar.

Sep
27
Tue
2016
Rockwell Automation Webinar- Best Practices for Engineering and Consulting Firms
Sep 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Today’s Engineering and Consulting firms (EPC) are challenged to keep current with advancements in technology and automation solutions. Industry expertise and technical “know how” are your competitive advantages to complete projects on-time and under-budget.

In this webinar series, Rockwell Automation will present topics geared towards the EPC community. The key focus will be to provide tools and technology education that will reduce your design time, speed site commissioning, and lower overall project risk. You can earn one Professional Development Hour by attending these webinars!