After 16+ years as MCAutomation, I have chosen to accept a permanent position with one of my customers.

So, as of December 30, 2013, MCAutomation has suspended operations and is not taking on new projects or customers.

To the former customers of MCAutomation, I sincerely thank you for your business.  It was a pleasure working with you and your automation needs.

Sincerely,
Mike Center

http://www.industrialip.org/

A resource supported by Cisco, Panduit, and Rockwell Automation, in cooperation with ODVA.

From their ‘About Us’ section:
“What is Industrial IP Advantage?

Industrial IP Advantage is an idea – that manufacturing and industrial companies can build more successful businesses by deploying a secure, holistic digital communications fabric based on standard, unmodified use of the Internet Protocol. Using Industrial IP, companies can turn this vision into reality through connectivity that drives better business intelligence, increased profitability and reduced costs.”

One of the difficulties in integration of OEM based controls is all of the ethernet islands created.  This product is a step in the right direction to solving this issue:

http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellautomation/news/news-detail.page?reqid=1818698

A-B Micro850 & Enhanced Micro830 controllers permitting up to three (3) axes of motion control.

http://www.ceasiamag.com/article/allen-bradley-micro850-and-enhanced-micro830-programmable-logic-controllers-by-rockwell-automation/9105

Show much to show…

http://www.azorobotics.com/news.aspx?newsID=3368

Here is a link to Rockwell Automation’s ‘The JOURNAL’ with information about ODVA’s guidlines to securing Ethernet/IP networks.

http://www.rockwellautomation.com/thejournal/exclusive/2012/apr2.html

Addressing the responsibility of Arc Flash Safety from an End-User perspective, now there is a push to add that responsibility to the OEM.

http://www.controldesign.com/articles/2012/hand-arc-flash-not-my-fault.html?page=full

Demonstrated at the 2011 Rockwell Automation Fair.

http://www.automation.com/content/rockwell-automations-lower-cost-higher-power-5370-compactlogix-controllers

Rockwell Automation named to the ‘First Team’ in “Automation World’s” 2011 Leadership in Automation Program.

Press Release

Manufacturing facilities facing an upgrade of the controls networks need to look to EtherNet/IP and OEMs need to have this option readily available, if not standard, to keep a competitive edge.

Check out the article on Automation.com – “EtherNet/IP Usage Grows”