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Top five presentations at The Automation Conference

Plant security, Industrial Ethernet Protocol speeds, rapid robotic changeover in food plants and SCADA migration projects were just some of the topics covered at The Automation Conference held in Chicago last May.

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My favorite presentation was Joel Langill’s presentation on how a system can get hacked and what you shouldn’t do if your plant gets hacked (Must Watch Automation!).

The Industrial Ethernet Protocol roundtable discussion did not disappoint, either. Each protocol representative gave a brief presentation on the unique features and, then, Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, presided over an unexpected discussion about speed claims from Joey Stubbs at Beckhoff Automation, representing EtherCAT. Another excellent presentation came from Ken Bengtsson, senior project manager at DC Water. DC Water is a mid-sized water plant but operates the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility in the world. See how their public/private partnership allowed for a transformative change of this venerable water plant.     

To view these presentations, click on the bit.ly address shown below with the accompanying image on this page. It’s a great resource and be sure to visit bit.ly/tac2012news for all videos and articles on the process and discrete automation event.

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