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- Replacing people
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- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Reports of SCADA system attacks via the Internet have been on the news recently. Are these reports reliable and credible?
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By Walt Boyes on 27 January, 2008 - 10:22 pm -
Not "cannot," I will not provide that information in a public forum to you or anyone...
By Walt Boyes on 27 January, 2008 - 9:41 pm -
My dear God. Twice in one month! (wicked grin)
Although it ain't just the operating system, I...
By Michael Griffin on 27 January, 2008 - 9:39 pm -
In reply to Nathan Boeger: When you see a flurry of writing on a subject that would normally...
By Michael Griffin on 27 January, 2008 - 9:37 pm -
In reply to Walt Boyes: I had two questions. The first was whether anyone had seen any credible...
By Curt Wuollet on 26 January, 2008 - 10:58 pm -
The security is laughable now with virtually
every system dependent on the World's most hacked...
By Walt Boyes on 26 January, 2008 - 3:14 am -
Joe Weiss (http://www.controlglobal.com/unfettered) and I believe the CIA report to be credible....
By Nathan Boeger on 26 January, 2008 - 3:07 am -
There has been A FLURRY of recent blog activity on the topic of SCADA security. I've worked in too...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) eNews No. 242 - 23 January 2008 is on the web...
I am a novice of VSDs, am looking for litereture and informationn that will quicly understand the Siemens VSDs
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By David W Spitzer on 21 January, 2008 - 1:03 pm -
Sankey,
Check out "Variable Speed Drives: Principles and Applications for Energy Cost...
By Marc Sinclair on 20 January, 2008 - 7:13 pm -
Hi,
The documentation that comes with the drive, or on the website is excellent.
...
Does anyone have guidelines for the development of a Life Cycle management Plan for a company's PCS system (DCS, ESD, CCS, VMS)?
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By KirkC on 3 January, 2008 - 1:32 am -
You might want to reconsider using ambiguous buzz-phases and acronyms to describe your problem.
...
Necessary skill set to be a professional control systems engineer.
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By Bruce Durdle on 30 December, 2007 - 3:35 pm -
You forgot option c) Get a job in a plant using control systems and learn about the real issues to...
Future of PLC in indian industries..
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By Bob Peterson on 28 December, 2007 - 12:45 pm -
1. More of the same.
2. Cost going down.
3. Better and faster and mor open comm options.
...
Pay scale for starting controls/automation engineers
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By Bob Peterson on 28 December, 2007 - 11:59 am -
I don't think our company even pays interns at all....
By Aritra Chakravarty on 27 December, 2007 - 10:39 am -
The company I joined is a rather small one. They specialize in designing PLC for mainly process...
By Dave Ferguson on 23 December, 2007 - 4:55 pm -
The pay scale will be from nothing to something small. As an Intern the real value you will get is...
By Sumudu Priyantha on 22 December, 2007 - 3:59 pm -
hi
I think your quest is worth one, I am live in small country call Sri Lanka. Here it is only...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) No. 241 - 15 November 2007 is on the web...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) eNews No. 240 - 25 October 2007 - is on the web...
I am interested where the automation specialists are located in the organizational structure of the enterprise (especially in the food industry)...
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By Nik Kinze on 27 October, 2007 - 1:25 am -
In the past the automation gurus have usually been in the Engineering departments. Around 2000 or...
By Rana Muhammad Imran on 27 October, 2007 - 1:09 am -
Dear sir,
In most organizations, there is an Electrical & Instrumentation department...
I'm looking for a system to measure level or flow rate of diesel or gasoline tankers by means of GPS...
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By Brady on 9 October, 2007 - 9:17 pm -
There are ways to capture gps location at point of delivery and accounting information from truck...
Question about entry level employment and opportunities.
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By Dave on 30 September, 2007 - 12:17 pm -
Weeeellll,
I have 2 sons currently finishing their Engineering degrees. They have done things...
By Matt Hartle on 20 September, 2007 - 11:28 pm -
The technical aspects of automation will always revolve around some level of programming, but if...
By Bob Peterson on 19 September, 2007 - 10:43 pm -
Getting a leg up is easy. Get some experience. An internship is better than nothing. Merit badges...
By Dain Hawkins on 18 September, 2007 - 11:01 pm -
Thanks to the both of you for so thoroughly answering my question. I have some more if you do not...
By Ashraf Zaki on 16 September, 2007 - 8:38 pm -
I totally agree with every word written by Dave Ferguson. I do not think I have any further things...
By DAVE FERGUSON on 15 September, 2007 - 12:02 pm -
Well that is sort of a loaded question that has no real answer..........depends.
Like most...
Please help me to know the challenges in automation and requirement of knowledge c & c++, vb in automation.
The latest JimPinto.com - 25 September 2007 is on the web...
What are the real downsides and upsides of the industrial automation and controls business?
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By Nathan Boeger on 19 September, 2007 - 12:43 pm -
Depends a lot on how big the company is and what kind of projects you get. My response focuses more...
By Kristof V. on 19 September, 2007 - 12:59 am -
Control automation is not an 8-5 job it is a passion!
Upside:
- Creativity
- Challenging in...
By Ken Emmons Jr. on 19 September, 2007 - 12:48 am -
Hello,
You really need to be mechanically inclined. I am also a BSEE, and I am working at a...
By Bob Peterson on 19 September, 2007 - 12:43 am -
Upsides:
Lots of opportunities to do different things
Travel
Downsides:
Pay is not that...
Control systems benchmark
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By Walt Boyes on 19 September, 2007 - 1:01 am -
When you find one, send it to me and I'll publish it. I've been trying to get somebody to write one...
Can you give a sample code for Modbus master on Twido?
The latest issue of JimPinto.com eNews 7 Aug. 2007
is on the web...
is on the web...
I thought I would outline what I have found AB support contract useful for and see if other folks have found better ways to justify the cost...
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By James Ingraham on 28 July, 2007 - 12:30 am -
I have had numerous occaissions where having tech support pulled my fat out of the fire. Example;...
By Mike McDermott on 26 July, 2007 - 11:41 pm -
One issue you will have without the RA support is software updates. Scenario: You currently have a...
I'm thinking of starting my own Controls Company called Keating Controls.
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By Mike McDermott on 26 July, 2007 - 11:46 pm -
I started by designing a website,
http://www.eciautosys.com
Haven't yet registered the name,...
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