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Integration a Key Theme at ARC's Forum

Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:32:00 PM       Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox                            Digg This Article   Add to Delicious

Abstract:Yokogawa, Mitsubishi, ILS Technology, Kepware, and EPLAN roll out new products that aim to enhance operational efficiency at the plant level and beyond.
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ORLANDO — A number of technology vendors used ARC Advisory Group's 12th annual forum this week as a platform for product announcements centered on the themes of integration and operational excellence.

The announcements — from a diverse group of vendors, including automation players Yokogawa Corp. of America and Mitsubishi Electric Automation, device connectivity providers ILS Technology and Kepware Technologies, and computer-aided engineering vendor EPLAN Software & Services LLC — all center on the idea of providing easy access to "actionable" information.

Perhaps the biggest news from here in Orlando is Yokogawa's introduction of its CENTUM VP next-generation distributed control system.

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