Hertford News (Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)

Optrak urges firms to get ready for the Olympic Route Network. Olympic Torch road blocks will be the first challenge for firms with regular delivery routes into London. Potential disruption to service levels could cost business thousands.

Optrak is sponsoring the first meeting of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimisation. The conference brings together leading academics and practitioners in the fields of vehicle routing and logistics.

Giro, a wholesale food distributor has chosen Optrak’s vehicle routing software to plan more efficient delivery routes. The routing software will enable Giro to improve transport efficiency and customer service whilst reducing distribution costs.

A new, IP version of the CompactSec , low powered thermal imager is now available. It is based on a state-of-the-art 384 x 288, uncooled ASi 8-14µ micro bolometer detector with a 25-micron pitch.

Military installations around the world use different surveillance devices to enhance security, which is of the utmost importance for the military operation. The application presented here involves protecting a permanent military base in SE Asia

Optrak urges firms to get ready for the Olympic Route Network. Olympic Torch road blocks will be the first challenge for firms with regular delivery routes into London. Potential disruption to service levels could cost business thousands.

Offering encrypted storage and strong authentication technology — together with manageability systems for administrators

The ultra high-performance Videum 0016 VO solution captures an unprecedented sixteen simultaneous video streams from sixteen independent video sources at a remarkable price.

October 2011: NFS Technology Group announce the Workspace Smart Kiosk, the next generation of smarter business technology for the self-service user.

Optrak is sponsoring the first meeting of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimisation. The conference brings together leading academics and practitioners in the fields of vehicle routing and logistics.

Process automation and transportation automation applications combine data, voice, and video, and consequently require high performance and high reliability.

Giro, a wholesale food distributor has chosen Optrak’s vehicle routing software to plan more efficient delivery routes. The routing software will enable Giro to improve transport efficiency and customer service whilst reducing distribution costs.

DataSafe is a modern data recorder with integrated protection against data manipulation.

Different types of fieldbus protocols have been developed to meet different automation system requirements. As automation systems become larger in scale, they will inevitably consist of different system segments and therefore, require different

The project will develop an initial 40,000 hectares of organic and semi-organic agriculture to cultivate food crops to reduce the Mexican national food deficit and supply low carbon biofuels for transport and energy.

Moxa was asked to provide a connectivity solution for one of the world's leading cosmetics companies who sought to improve the efficiency of their production process by migrating from manual monitoring to an automatic productivity monitoring system

Incorporating video surveillance with SCADA/HMI systems is now a trend for automation applications. In general, the ActiveX Control component is required to embed video images in SCADA/HMI systems.

Berthing Aid System Uses Embedded Computers to Facilitate Vessel Speed and Distance Detection with Infrared Rays

Most cameras support zoom-in/zoom out and left/right panning operations powered by a motor that is controlled remotely over an RS-485 connection.

Video surveillance technology plays an important role in improving security at airports in the face of various dangers ranging from common vandalism to terrorist attacks.

Vibration and shock is a constant concern for rolling stock applications. Both the MC-4615-C23 and V2416 offer an industrial-grade design that withstands vibration and shock.

Barionet is a fully programmable network controller for interfacing devices to open, IP-based networks. With the Barionet, any device can be network-enabled and easily controlled via web browser and standards based automation systems.

A new, IP version of the CompactSec , low powered thermal imager is now available. It is based on a state-of-the-art 384 x 288, uncooled ASi 8-14µ micro bolometer detector with a 25-micron pitch.

Vtesse Cirrus is pleased to announce that it is a leading sponsor of the largest peer-led data centre conference in the world.

A transportation information systems company in Europe needed an embedded computer to act as a media server robust enough to use on railway vehicles, powerful enough to show HD video, and have a thermal design that allows for fanless cooling

A system integrator, of a leading global security company, that provides fully integrated, electronic security systems for large commercial client, had a new project that required all of the equipment would be installed in outdoor cabinets

Gas tankers are massive ships with a limited crew, making them extremely difficult to monitor. Video surveillance, which use a large number of widely distributed devices, and fire prevention systems are both crucial elements of a monitoring system.

Power and other utilities are essential to the modern economic infrastructure, so their systems must have rock-solid reliability and be easy to maintain.

The most basic video surveillance setup is a single camera connected directly to a monitor and recording device.

An observatory in the US needed a COM port expansion solution to control the dome, filter-wheels, and telescopes. The astronomical equipment used RS-232 serial interface for advanced controlling and the control side is only equipped with USB ports.

Visiting the doctor's office or staying in the hospital for an extended period of time can be a nerve wracking experience, and medical professionals are always on the lookout for ways to improve the experience of patients under their care.

A leading European telecommunication service provider with over 80 years of experience in broadcast needed a high density and expandable I/O solution to monitor and control hundreds of unmanned base stations.

Point of Sale (POS) terminals in a typical gas station application allow customers to pay for their gas at the front counter in the station's convenience store.

Factory automation applications must be equipped to handle and monitor the myriads of information from attached devices. For plastic manufacturing applications, the boiler control system plays a critical role.

Home automation is a fast-growing trend that is increasingly part of people’s daily lives. In home automation, most devices can be controlled remotely by computer and users only need to pre-define specific rules governing behaviour in a computer.

Optrak today announced that Matthew Clark, the award winning drinks supplier to the on-trade, has achieved a significant increase in customer service levels at its York depot, reduced transport costs whilst cutting the time spent planning by 66%.

Moxa was asked to provide a connectivity solution for one of the world's leading cosmetics companies to improve the efficiency of their production process by migrating from manual monitoring to an automatic productivity monitoring system.

A marine computer and an embedded computer integrate the ECDIS, conning, and radar systems on the bridge of a ship.

The Italian government and a number of local municipalities in southern Italy, decided to increase their safety and security facilities with the largest deployment of IP video surveillance solutions ever in Italy.

Point of Sale (POS) terminals have become popular at airline check-in counters to speed up the check-in process.

In port containers are moved by cranes, which were traditionally controlled by cables. Because transporting containers in a port is a mobile application, maintenance problems can easily arise.

The system requirements are: IEC 60571 compliant networking and computing devices with vibration and shock resistant design,

Managing a 1600 kilometre long oil pipeline is no simple task, even for the leading oil pipeline company in Russia that owns the largest oil pipeline system in the world

The link between the fast-moving train and the broader fixed trackside infrastructure has always been one of the key components of a train communications network.

Guangzhou discovered that the reliability of Moxa's PowerTrans IEC 61850-3 Ethernet switches was perfect for its demanding smart distribution automation project.

Both enterprise and industrial automation systems are becoming more and more complex to install and administer.

A company in Taiwan needed powerful front-end controllers to deal with front-end SCADA tasks, such as data computing, data acquisition, and graphics control.

A leading manufacturer of wind power systems that use wind energy to generate electricity is using Ethernet technology to better maintain and control their installations.

The exigency of rising fuel costs and global warming has led to rapid growth in worldwide demand for renewable energy. People are looking for feasible energy alternatives and solar energy is a promising solution.

As concerns over global warming continue to grow, green technologies are becoming increasingly popular. Wind turbine companies provide an excellent alternative to burning fossil fuels

Rycoweb solutions deliver you a customized new technology used for ecommerce websites to compliment your business goals and objectives.

Home automation is a fast-growing trend that is increasingly a part of people’s daily lives. In home automation, most devices can be controlled remotely by a computer

Wind farm networks employ SCADA systems to collect data from wind turbines. A PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is used for data acquisition and the data is sent via an Ethernet switch.

A company in the renewable energy industry needed to find an I/O device which can operate within the demanding requirements of renewable energy systems.