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Automation Links

I argued with myself long and hard before putting up this list. After all, if you visit each of these sites every month, you’re not going to need to read the newsletter. On the other hand, if it takes you as long as it does me to check them all out, you’re not going to have time to do much else.

I’m sure it’s not the most comprehensive list available anywhere – it’s just the most comprehensive I’ve come across. If you know of any URLs which you think should be included, or find that any of these have been superseded (I’ve tested them all, honest!), please let me know by emailing me at linkupdates@iainsider.co.uk

Andrew Bond

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  • ABB the main ABB web site; see also Pricom Plus SCADA system for electricity distribution based on AccessWare technology
  • Abbey Systems New Zealand based designer and manufacturer of SCADA systems for the power, telecoms and water industries
  • Abdulla Fouad Company representation for computer and high tech vendors in the gulf and throughout the Middle East
  • Able Instruments & Controls leading UK distributor, VAR and integrator of instruments and systems
  • AbsoluteEngineers Engineering recruitment
  • ACCES I/O Products San Diego based data acquisition vendor: A-D, D-A, signal conditioning, serial communications, digital I/O, bus expansion kits, etc
  • ACE Associated Computer Experts - compilers, real time kernels, etc
  • AccessWare According to Ralph Waite this is now the main site for Accessware’s AccessPoint UNIX and now Linux based SCADA software; also access for Oncuity and OnCue customer support questions
  • ACM Automation complete vertical solutions for SCADA, telecommunication and safeguarding projects in oil and gas, pipeline and utility industries
  • Action Controls Australian developer of Kingfisher RTUs for the water, oil & gas, power and broadcasting industries, now relaunched as specialist RTU company, RTUnet
  • Action Instruments Invensys subsidiary offering I/O and fieldbus expertise
  • Acquisition Systems UK based integrator specifically of National Instruments’ Lookout SCADA software in applications ranging from pharmaceuticals to engine test
  • Acumence Chicago based provider of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software specifically for high-speed, high-volume manufacturing or packaging operations 
  • AdAstra Research Group leading Russian real time software vendor and developer of Trace Mode Windows NT-based SCADA/HMI package
  • Adept Scientific data acquisition hardware and software, plus much more
  • Adept Technology robotics, motion & vision control and associated hardware and software
  • Adroit Technologies Adroit SCADA package; see also Adroit Technologies Europe site
  • Adsyst Automation Yately, Hants, UK based system integrator offering full control system design and build service
  • Advance Automated Systems UK manufacturer of fully automated conveyor systems in extruded aluminium profile, mild steel and stainless steel.
  • Advanced Control Systems UK-based PLC system integrator, manufacturing and process industries now acquired by and merged into XCL Technology Group
  • Advanced Control Systems Leading US SCADA vendor with installations throughout the US and worldwide
  • Advanced Process Control and Optimization (APCO) Salt Lake City, Utah based continuous process control consultants - process optimization, control system design and integration, control strategy development and programming, HMI/SCADA development, training
  • Advanced Technical Software (ATS) UK PLC and SCADA systems integrator and software developer - developer of the Advanced GEM80 Programmer and other PLC related tools
  • Advantage Communications Hollywood, Florida Radio based communications systems integrators and consultants
  • Advantech self-styled as ‘The PC-based Automation Company’ - PC-based hardware and software including HMI/SCADA for Windows and Windows CE, Data Acquisition, IEC-1131 programming for PC-based control, OPC-drivers
  • Advosol Austin, TX, US based provider of software components and toolkits for the development of OPC server and client applications
  • AEA Technology main site - customer stories, conferences, seminars, consultancy
  • AECOM global provider of design and management services in the transportation, facilities, and environmental markets
  • Aeris.net San Jose, California based developer of two-way technologies for wireless connectivity and control of remote intelligent devices over public networks
  • Aerodyn Engineering, Inc. (AEI) Full-service provider of engineered testing, instrumentation and measurement solutions
  • Aerotech manufacturers of motion controllers, stages, drives, and positioning systems for applications worldwide.
  • Afcon SCADA and HMI software including P-CIM for Windows
  • AFE Technologies SCADA software and HMI vendor now absorbed into GE-Fanuc
  • AGM Communication & Control Software platform for Distributed Control Networking for DCS and SCADA applications
  • Agra-Simons, the former Simons International
  • AJM Automation UK & Ireland distributor for CTC Parker Hannifin touchscreen PCs, HMIs and associated software
  • Alert Cogsys/Advantica software and services for operations and maintenance management of gas turbines and compressors
  • Alfa Laval Automation, the former control division of Alfa Laval now absorbed into ABB - PLCs, DCSs, etc
  • Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) PLCs, etc; see also Rockwell and Rockwell Software
  • ALSTOM ESCA Corp  See AREVA T&D
  • Altersys Canadian developer of Virgo 2000 automation software suite for SCADA/HMI/DCS/PC-based control applications; acquired ISaGRAF developer CJ International but since itself acquired by ICS Triplex now renamed ICS Triplex ISaGRAF
  • Amber Programmable Design (APD) Scottish system integrator - PLC, SCADA, panel building, installation and commissioning
  • Americanautomation.us Described as "Family of Plc Programming Engineers, Technicians, and Customer Support Agents"
  • American Heuristics Corporation R&D and technology transfer, particularly in field of intelligent systems
  • AMR Research industry and market analysis, specializing particularly in enterprise and supply chain issues; affiliate of KVQuest
  • Antx Austin, Texas based supplier of remote monitoring, small-scale affordable SCADA, alarm notification and RTU systems
  • Aonix US/French provider of Software Engineering Development Environments - Analysis and Design, GUI Design, implementation in Ada, Embedded Java, high-performance real-time kernels and Software-Testing
  • APC-network.com Advanced Process Control for the refining and petrochemical Industry
  • ApICS control system consulting, training and technical mediation services for industrial control applications in metals, paper and converting, consumer products, forest products, glass, automotive, manufacturing, and process control industries
  • Applicom International French company specializing in industrial communications and fieldbuses including Profibus-DP, InterBus-S and CAN.
  • Applicon Australia Process control, networking and software design including Citect utilities and freeware
  • Applied Industrial Automation Charleston, South Carolina based ‘full service’ systems integrator now acquired by Tegron
  • Applied Industrial Systems real-time information systems, database applications, monitoring and control
  • Applied Systems Engineering (ASE) Californian manufacturer of RTU/IED protocol test equipment for SCADA industry; developer of communication front-end processors for SCADA masters; plus protocol translators, multi-channel communication I/O boards, ‘C’ software libraries for embedded protocol processing
  • APROL Linux-based SCADA package from B&R subsidiary PCC
  • ARC Informatique French developer of PcVue SCADA/HMI package
  • ARC Advisory Group (ARC) formerly Automation Research Corporation - market intelligence plus industry news and comment
  • Arcom Control Systems see Eurotechs
  • Ardence - the former VenturCom real time extensions to Windows as well as software streaming
  • AREAL French developer of TOPKAPI Vision SCADA software, targeted particularly at water and waste water, utilities, electricity distribution, building automation and environmental applications
  • AREVA T&D Energy transmittion & distribution - inlcudes  SCADA and EMS interestes of the former ALSTOM ESCA
  • Aromat  see Panasonic Electric Works  Corporation of America
  • ARSoft International Le Mans, France based vendor of automation and communication hardware and software
  • AS Interface main site for the ASi sensor-actuator bus; see also the UK AS-i Expert Alliance site
  • ASP German vendor of WEBfactory Web-based SCADA tool widely used in Germany; no runtime licences
  • Aspen Technology (AspenTech) - on-line process simulation, plus advanced HMI and supervisory and control software
  • ASR Technology Middlesborough, UK based system integrator specializing in industrial automation and information systems including SCADA, ERP and MES integration
  • Aston Dane UK systems integrators and process automation consultants
  • Atos Origin global IT consultancy with specific expertise in enterprise-plant floor integration
  • ATS Automation Tooling Systems leading Ontario, Canada-based designer, manufacturer and integrator of factory automation systems
  • Attar Software knowledge based system and data mining software
  • Aurion Technologies web-based gas and oilfield automation products and services; recently acquired by Metrix Networks
  • Automa Italian developer of automation software including the Superflash SCADA package
  • Automation.com online resource for industrial factory automation, process control, instrumentation and manufacturing professionals
  • Automation Control Products (ACP) Georgia, US based industrial thin client specialists
  • Automation Controls & Design Pennsylvania based control specialist; off the shelf packages - RSView32, Intellution, Wonderware - and custom designed applications using VB or C++. Support for most PLCs, panel design and fabrication, AC/DC and Servo Drive systems.
  • Automation Design & Installation (ADI) Birmingham, UK based system integrator - DCS, PLC, PC, SCADA and HMI expertise
  • Automation Direct see SwitchingDevices.eu
  • Automation Engineering Ltd US-based SCADA system vendor for water, wastewater, gas and oil applications
  • Automation & Electronics Wyoming, US based OEM SCADA company manufacturing RTUs and systems for the energy and water & wastewater markets
  • Automation Media long established site covering all aspects of automation and control - news, articles, reviews, QA forum and knowledgebase 
  • Automation ONSPEC Software US based OEM SCADA company - ONSPEC 32 SCADA/HMI works with data acquisition devices to provide real-time monitoring and control in industrial environments
  • Automation Products former Citect distributor, recently acquired by Citect pty and renamed Citect Ltd
  • Automation Solutions - AutoSol SCADA system with configurable RTUs; Universal Communications Server handles multiple protocols simultaneously
  • AutomationStock  Rome, GA based industrial automation distributor supplying drives, motors, safety, power transmission and controls from ABB, Siemens, Control Techniques, TECO, US Motors, Lafert, Browning etc
  • Automation Techies recruitment service for automation, process control, instrumentation and manufacturing engineers
  • Automation Technologies & Services (ATS) utilities automation, protection, control, SCADA and communications
  • Automation World most recently launched of the US magazines devoted to industrial automation & process control. View the current issue on the web site or follow editor Gary Mintchell's 'blog
  • AutomationX integrated automation tool covering all automation-engineering tasks in a single PC-program for NT or LINUX - soft control, DCS, HMI, SCADA, image processing see also M&R Automation
  • Automsoft International RAPID - claimed to be the world’s first true time and batch data archive for process, manufacturing and utility applications
  • Autoplex International see Unimeter
  • AVG UTICOR Indiana, US based manufacturer of HMIs, Industrial Marquees, and Text Panels in the US
  • AWA Advanced Warehouse Automation Helsinki, Finland based provider of high availability warehousing and distribution systems for paper, converting, basic metal and food & dairy
  • Axeda Device Relationship Management (DRM) software and services; see also Wizcon
  • AzeoTech DAQLab software provides data acquisition, logging, automation, networking, visualization/HMI and data analysis in a single affordable package

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  • BASF IT Services IT services provider spun out of BASF; specific expertise in providing IT services for process companies including SAP integration
  • B & B Technologies (BBT) Albuquerque, New Mexico based systems integrator - test, measurement, automation, data acquisition and control systems; LabView instrument drivers to full-blown automated turnkey systems
  • B&B Electronics Mfg. Co. manufacture and distribution of data communications components with emphasis on industrial automation. See also European site
  • B&R Industrial Automation worldwide SCADA and PLC supplier; see also APROL and PCC
  • Baan Leading Netherlands-based ERP vendor now part of SSA Global
  • Bailey - former Systems Division of Elsag Bailey Process Automation UK - like the rest of Elsag Bailey, now absorbed by ABB
  • Baldor motors, drives and motion control
  • Barton Instrument Systems (formerly ITT Barton) flow and level measurement solutions for the gas, oil and process industries Canadian company Barton Instrument Systems Ltd produces Scanner family of EFM/RTUs for the oil and gas, pulp and paper, chemical, mining, and marine industries; see also Prime Measurement Products
  • Base Ten Consulting Praetor manufacturing system, primarily for the wire & cable industry
  • Beckhoff open automation systems based on PC-compatible control technology
  • Beijer Electronics Swedish designer and manufacturer of HMI solutions
  • Bentek Systems Canadian designer and manufacturer of industrial wireless SCADA and telemetry solutions
  • Best Software see Sage PFW
  • Biodata data acquisition and control hardware and software systems.
  • Bitwise Integration Integrator 2000 (I2k) collection of Microsoft Access 2000 objects which extend Access database/database front end functionality to a fully featured standalone HMI/SCADA system
  • Black Clawson Unidac Drives & Control Systems Division offering complete automation solutions using DC and AC drives, PLCs, DCS and SCADA recently sold to Industrial Automation and Control Ltd (IAC)
  • BlueRadios, Inc. Bluetooth radio/modem modules for SCADA communications.
  • Booth Welsh Automation Stevenston, Scotland based process automation integrator: PCS7, DeltaV,  system and field design, configuration, panel build and installation
  • Bootstrap IT Ltd New Zealand developer of network applications including the PC Gum Factory Management System
  • Botech Swedish supplier of secure internet-based solutions for integrated building management and automation, intelligent homes and property administration; driver for BACnet
  • Bovis Lend Lease system integrator specializing in pharmaceutical industry applications; now part of Lend Lease Corporation
  • Boward Computer Services industrial IT consultancy acquired in 2000 by North Carolina-based Unifi Technology Group but now Systems Integration division of WS Atkins
  • BRIC Enterprises Factory automation and robotics including applications of SCADA right across industry
  • Bristol (formerly Bristol Babcock) RTU, controller and SCADA system vendor recently acquired by Emerson Process Management
  • British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) based at Warwick University and pretty much what it says it is