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Unplugged but not Disconnected!
Automation Unplugged
Pinto's perspectives, pointers & prognostications
This new book has being published by ISA. It was launched at ISA Expo, Houston, TX.
October 21-23, 2003.
The book includes the best of Jim Pinto's articles on a
variety of automation topics, with a special introduction by Dick
Morley, technology guru and father of the PLC. Each of 5 sections
is introduced by a noted automation industry personality.
See Table of Contents (below)
- "A thorough understanding of business and
technology makes this book a class act. You may, as I often have, disagree with
Jim, but you will always be stimulated to think."
-- Dick Morley, Inventor of the PLC
- "Jim's commentary and views
on the decline of the automation industry is a brutally honest assessment of
the state of the automation industry and what the future may hold.
Backed by persuasive arguments he outlines why the industry is in decline with specific
examples and penetrating analysis‹read this book now!"
-- Frank Williams, CEO of wireless I/O startup I/O Select
- "The truly creative don't let the industry's continued malaise
get them down. They just keep trying to find new and better ways to get
the job done."
-- Greg Hale, Editor InTech
How to buy Automation Unplugged
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Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Introduction - by Dick Morley
Section 1 - Major Automation Companies:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- Introduction: John Berra, President, Emerson Process
- The Urge to Merge
- Siemens-American manager's view
- Emerson-strong management drives performance
- Honeywell Industrial Systems-The GE-Honeywell fiasco
- Aggressive French giant-Schneider Electric
- Invensys in decline
- Whither Rockwell Automation?
- The ABB Blahs
- Yokogawa exemplifies Japanese automation companies
- Companies in Trouble
- The second tier-tomorrow's leaders
Section 2 - Marketing, Sales and Distribution Perspectives
- Introduction: Frank Williams, CEO, I/O Select
- The Changing Face of Automation
- Old dead-ends, new directions
- Products vs Services
- Product Development Speed in the Internet Age
- Marketing Speed in the Internet Age
- Why is Industrial Automation Declining?
- Industrial Automation eBiz
- Disintermediation-Distribution and Sales Channels
- Disintermediation-The Customer Perspective
- Disintermediation-The Manufacturers Perspective
- Competing in a Global Environment
- Relationship management
- Never, Never be the Lowest Bidder
Section 3 - The Future of Automation Technology-Gee Whiz!
- Introduction: Bud Keyes, Senior Vice President, Emerson Process
- Instrumentation & Control on the Frontiers of a New Millennium
- New technology, new approaches are needed
- The Technology Laws
- Distributed & Grid Computing
- The Pervasive Internet
- Intelligent Connected Appliances
- Wireless sensor networks
- Networked, Intelligent I/O-The Truly Distributed Control Revolution
- Fully automated factories
- Nanotech & self-organizing systems
- Intelligent robots will be everywhere
- Stephen Wolfram's "New Science".
Section 4 - Industrial Networks-This Bus is for You
- Introduction : Dick Caro, CMC Associates, Chairman of ISA SP50
and formerly of IEC Fieldbus Standards Committees.
- Fieldbus-A Neutral Instrumentation Vendor's Perspective
- How do I catch the Fieldbus?
- The Law of Open Systems Confusion
- The Dichotomy of Open Standards
Section 5 - Pinto,s Industrial Poetry
- Introduction: Greg Hale, Editor, Intech
- Where have all the Players gone?
- The Fieldbus Raven
- Open Saysa Me, Closed Saysa You
- The Fieldbus Quadrille
- Microsoft Takes Over Fieldbus
- The 8-part Fieldbus Voting Fiasco
- Net Du Jour
- You are Rich Brother William
- Saint Bill
Afterword
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