Automation and Process Control projects are challenging and can often invoke fear for the newly appointed Automation Project Manager (APM) or Project Engineer in charge.

In addition to all the usual challenges of any project, this particular type of project is often even more complex. This is the result of a variety of reasons including: integration of multiple engineering disciplines (software, computer systems, networks, and instrumentation), high dependency on User Requirements of disciplines outside of automation, integration of requirements from many areas (business, engineering, safety, environmental), delays in other areas of the project that propagate over into the automation area, new technology or technology constraints, and many more.

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    Hello Everyone, I'm Afu, and I live in Taiwan. I'm excited to be part of this community. I currently work at Delta Electronics Industrial Automation BG, where I'm responsible for product cybersecurity strategy and cybersecurity standard certification. ------------------------------ ...

  • Hello everyone, I'm Vishakh P, currently working as a DCS Technician at Kuwait Oil Company with 10 years of experience in industrial control systems (DCS, SCADA, ESD, PLCs) . My background is in Process Control Instrumentation , and I have a keen interest in ICS/OT cybersecurity ...

  • Hi Eric, That's a good idea. Doing now. Hi @Ian Verhappen and @Greg Lehmann , what are the latest trends in SCADA system development, and how do they address the needs of modern industrial operations? ------------------------------ Warm regards, Carlos Mandolesi Technical ...

  • Thanks Jonas, very interesting. I'm wondering what are the requirements to consider a Data Diode as a real one. I know there are phisical devices that blocks the data flow in one of the directions but not sure if those diodes supports all the TCP protocols as OPC-UA. On the other ...

  • Have you asked this question of the leaders of the ISA112 standard? ISA112, SCADA Systems- ISA ------------------------------ Regards, Eric ------------------------------

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