The Triconex/Tofino OPC firewall strengthens industrial safety sys--tems against network accidents and attacks. It combines content-inspection firewall technology from Byres Security and the security hardware development of MTL Instruments with the OPC communications servers of Invensys. The system automatically mitigates risks related to known distributed component object model (DCOM) vulnerabilities. Its dynamic port management and built-in traffic-rate controls prevent basic network problems from spreading throughout a plant.

The GWP Risk Check is an interactive online assessment tool that provides both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance performance and weighing environment of balances and scales. It gives quality managers insight on how to improve weighing processes to save time and money and to reduce waste. It is compatible with virtually every type of balance, regardless of model, type, or manufacturer. By entering real-world data, users discover the extent of a project’s weighing risk.

The Alph NG app performs quick and accurate process calculations, including two- and three-phase flash calculations, phase envelopes, and hydrate temperature and pressure prediction. It uses Virtual Materials Group’s package of Advanced Peng-Robinson equations of state for natural gas and commercially important natural gas compounds, specifically: C1–C10, CO2, H2S, N2, O2, H2O, H2, He-4, methanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, carbonyl sulfide, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide.

An agreement between Software Toolbox and Rockwell Automation brings Symbol Factory technology graphics to FactoryTalk View Site Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition. Symbol Factory is a graphics symbol manipulation and management application with a library of more than 5,000 industrial automation graphics. This technology expands users’ choices for building engaging, high-quality operator screens in human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) applications.

REACHtracker 2.0 is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for automating and managing supply chain communication and substance information collection processes to comply with Europe’s Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulations. Using enhanced communication and notification features, it alerts organizations when any finished goods, raw materials, or substances are not in compliance. It enables bill-of-materials (BOM)-level data management, as well as the automation and tracking of data collection from suppliers and customers.

Atlas Reporting enables easy graphical analysis of sophisticated log files generated by the Atlas Base Unit, Atlas Software or Atlas Syringe Pump. These graphs can be created in seconds using the included wizard, which incorporates an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop interface. Files from Atlas modules and other software can be uploaded via a USB stick to enable graphs to be created, customized and printed. Multiple files can be imported simultaneously, allowing various parameters from different experiments to be plotted on the same graph for comprehensive batch-to-batch analysis.

InduSoft Web Studio Version 6.1 Service Pack 6 is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software is available through flexible licensing, supporting both USB hard-key licensing and soft-key licensing. It allows sharing data with any SQL Relational Database, such as Microsoft SQL Server CE 3.5 + Service Pack 1 and the MySQL.Net Connectors. Its custom serial driver (TxRx) allows users to transmit and receive hexadecimal codes to support both ASCII and non-ASCII protocols.

Simio Version 2 adds network licensing as well as improvements to the simulator’s user interface, which has been simplified to make navigation around the model much easier. Its main windows have been reorganized to make finding and switching between model components more intuitive. Much has been simplified to allow users to concentrate on the most important features, yet still have easy access to more-advanced features. More right-click options have been added, and utility windows can be easily hidden to enable full-screen animation.

Version 12.1 of the DEACOM enterprise resource planning (ERP) software features a redesigned main menu and enhancements to specific functionalities. The menu contains all the functional areas that are managed within the system, such as purchasing, sales, customer relationship management (CRM), inventory control, accounting, and production. The menu’s RSS feed notifies users of upcoming Deacom University courses, software release updates, and Deacom User Conference information.

ProjectWise Navigator V8i (SELECTseries 1) is dynamic collaboration software for iterative project review. This latest version can be used by infrastructure teams to interactively view, analyze, and augment project information. It has the i-model, which is a container for open infrastructure information exchange that includes its change management history in the provenance feature.