Past Events

WINA LIVE: WIRELESS SURVEY PANEL DISCUSSION AT ARC FORUM

February 11, 2010

Introduced by: Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group
Presented by: Stephen Lambright - Apprion, Penny Chen - Yokogawa, David Kaufman - Honeywell, Hesh Kagan - Invensys, Steve Toteda - Cooper Industries

WINA is pleased to host a special panel discussion at the ARC Forum in Orlando, Florida on February 11, 2010. This panel discussion will be focused on the results of the WINA Wireless Survey on the Application of Wireless Technology in the Automation Industry. Each of the panelists is a noted expert in the field, and will provide their analysis of the survey results as well as answer questions from the audience. For those attending in person, lunch will be provided. Please note that this live event will also be broadcast over the Internet as a live webinar for those that are not attending the ARC Forum.

WINA PRESENTS: TOUR OF WINA'S INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS ONLINE RESOURCES

Tuesday - December 1, 2009

Event Host: Steve Toteda, WINA President
Speaker: David Kaufman, Director of Business Development - Honeywell Process Solutions. 

A FREE live webinar and tour of WINA’s online resources presented by Dave Kaufman, Vice President of WINA and Director of Business Development at Honeywell.

As wireless networking technologies gain rapid acceptance in the industrial automation market, the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) serves as a trusted source of information by providing balanced coverage of industry issues across a wide range of manufacturing industries. Join WINA’s leadership in an online webinar reviewing the extensive timely and relevant information available to you about the enhanced productivity, efficiency and safety of industrial wireless applications.

This free webinar will highlight the application-focused resources available on WINA’s website including case studies, white papers, solution notes, member forums and a preview of upcoming monthly webinars. Learn about member benefits and expertise available upon joining WINA. Live Q&A period.

David Kaufman Director of Business Development for the Honeywell Process Solutions business with over 25 years of experience in industrial automation. He has a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University , an MBA from St. Joseph 's University in Pennsylvania , and a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Honeywell. He is currently an Executive Committee Member for the HART Communications Foundation, Vice President of the Wireless Industrial Network Alliance (WINA) and a Board Member of the ISA Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI).

WINA PRESENTS: WIRELESS NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES - CO-EXISTENCE AND COMPATIBILITY

October 30th, 2009

Event Host: Steve Toteda, WINA President
Speaker: Stephen Lambright, Vice President - Apprion.

Wireless networking technologies are gaining rapid acceptance in the industrial automation market because of the ability to lower costs, use energy and materials more efficiently, improve process safety, and guarantee compliance. Example applications include monitoring equipment health, giving workers easy access to information from anywhere in the plant.

But concerns abound as to the ability for all these new wireless solutions to peacefully co-exist with one another, and for end users to feel confident that the RF technologies employed are compatible. These concerns include the potential for radio frequency (RF) interference between various wireless technologies – such as radios using the IEEE 802.11b/g and IEEE 802.15.4 protocols – and the possibility that the reliability of essential communications will be adversely affected.

Until recently, research on this issue has focused on static channel operation of both radio types. Information has not been available on real-world coexistence of devices using more recent advancements such as channel hopping and mesh network technology.

This webinar explored standards-based wireless architectures and the advancements made to provide high levels of communication reliability at both the field-network and plant-network levels. The results of extensive testing of multiple applications within these architectures have shown that these technologies can and do coexist very well even under the most difficult circumstances.

WINA PRESENTS: WIRELESS AND YOUR DCS (Distributed Control System) – ARE YOU READY?

Tuesday - September 29th, 2009

The live webinar, “Wireless and Your DCS (Distributed Control System)—Are You Ready?” was a collaboration of three WINA members from leading industrial automation companies, Honeywell, Invensys, and Yokogawa: Hesh Kagan, Invensys Process Systems Director of Technology for New Business Development, Dr. Penny Chen, Principal Systems Architect at Yokogawa's Industrial Automation Global Strategic Technology Marketing Center, and David Kaufman, Director of Business Development for the Honeywell Process Solutions business.

The webinar was moderated by Andrew Bond, contributing editor of Control Global magazine and publisher of the monthly newsletter Industrial Automation INSIDER.

This webinar examined the many ways in which wireless communications can be integrated into your control architecture, what different backhaul technologies mean to you, and how security is not an absolute - but something that can be engineered to meet your specific situation. Most importantly, participants will come away with questions you should ask your vendor regarding wireless, security, solutions, and meeting your expectations.

WINA PRESENTS: CHOOSING THE RIGHT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

What You Need to Know About WirelessHART and Zigbee

Thursday - July 30th, 2009

Event Host: Steve Toteda, WINA Board of Directors
Moderator: Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief of Automation World

Panelists:

• Steve Toteda - WINA President and VP of Dust Networks
• Tim Cutler - Vice President, RFM
• Chris Herzog - Software Technologies Group

Join Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief of Automation World and Steve Toteda, President of WINA as they compare and contrast the performance between two leading standards-based WSN technologies—WirelessHART® and ZigBee®. It will describe the communication methodology used by each and evaluate both network scalability and reliability in challenging RF environments.  The discussion will include an analysis of the low-power claims of each as well as a look at how and why low-power is a leading driver in the development of new field devices for the industrial market.  Case studies using each technology will provide an inside look at the technology in use today.

WINA PRESENTS: WIRELESS DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL MANDATES TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Wednesday - June 24th, 2009

Event Host: Steve Toteda, WINA President
Speaker: Dr. Peter Fuhr, CTO, Apprion and Chairman of WINA

The Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA), expert wireless resource for the industrial market, will presented a live webinar on wireless deployments in support of the Federal Mandate to dramatically reduce energy consumption. The webinar was presented by Dr. Peter Fuhr, CTO, Apprion and Chairman of WINA, on Wednesday, June 24th.

Participants learned about the progress made by several real world deployments in support of the Federal Mandate issued by the United States Government to reduce energy across all federal agencies, an initiative coupled with financial incentives in the private sector to enhance efficiency and reduce energy in Industrial applications.

In each case, wireless was a key enabler, or frequently served as the only option, in dramatically lowering the initial cost of deployment and speeding the deployment time, both critical in today's economic climate but even more critical given federally mandated deadlines for compliance. Case studies discussed included building automation, energy usage analysis in commercial application and industrial process monitoring.

Can Plant Managers & IT Co-Exist in the New Age of Wireless?

Thursday - July 10th, 2008

Join WINA (Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance) for an informative discussion. This interactive 90 minute Webcast will feature thought leaders in the industry, including: Dave Lafferty from BP, Jack Powell from ExxonMobil, Colleen Fitzpatrick from Cisco, and Glen Almandinger from Harbor Research. The panel will discuss the fundamental ways in which Plant Managers and IT Operations can work together in the new age of industrial wireless. Steve Toteda from Dust Networks and a WINA Board member will moderate the session.

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Is Wireless Ready for Primetime ? (Live Event)

Thursday - December 13th, 2007
Event Host: Steve Toteda, WINA Board of Directors
Moderator: Peter Welander, Process Industries Editor, Control Engineering
Panelists:

• Harry Forbes, Senior Analyst for Automation, ARC Advisory Group
• Greg LaFramboise, Chevron and voting member of ISA's SP100
• David Runkle, Production Manager, LCRA

The drumbeat of wireless in the industrial process automation market seems to be growing louder with each passing month. However, critics have said that the promise of easy to install, simple to use standards-based wireless products for monitoring applications in the industrial market are not as simple and straightforward as claimed. Join WINA (the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance) for a pragmatic discussion on the state of wireless technology and products in the industrial market. This interactive 90 minute Webcast will feature thought leaders in the industry, including: Peter Welander from Control Engineering, Harry Forbes from ARC, Greg LaFramboise from Chevron, Dave Runkle from LCRA, and others, as the panel discusses the fundamental question of whether wireless technology is ready for primetime for the industrial applications being planned, and in many cases being implemented in the process automation market.

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Introduction to Wireless for Industry (LIVE)

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Presenters:

• Hesh Kagan, President - WINA, and Director, Technology, Invensys
• Peter Fuhr, CTO - Apprion
• Rob Conant, VP Business Development - Dust Networks

Wireless is the most fundamental improvement in process automation in decades," according to ARC's Harry Forbes. With many different flavors of technology, many different applications, and many different vendors, the wireless landscape can be confusing. WINA the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance was formed in 2002 to solve that problem by educating the industrial community about existing and emerging wireless technologies. This first web seminar in WINA's 2007 Web Seminar Series will provide an introduction to wireless for industry, covering the basics of the technology and some of the most popular applications of wireless.

The Many Aspects of Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) and Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) in Industrial Settings

Friday - March 17th, 2006

Speakers: Robert Poor - NBT, Kris Pister - Dust Networks, Ian McPherson - Apprion
Moderator: Hesh Kagan - Invensys

Dust Networks approach to Wireless Sensor Networks For Harsh Environments

Speaker: Kris Pister, Chief Technology Officer, Dust Networks
Host: Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA)
Wednesday, March 1, 2006

The value of wireless sensor networks is becoming apparent to organizations who have found that they need real-time access to knowledge about their environment, processes, and equipment in order to ensure overall uptime, safety, or compliance in industrial environments. Spurred by recent technological advances, wireless mesh sensor networks now provide the reliability required in challenging radio-frequency landscapes found in industrial environments.

Security in Integrated Wireless and Wired Industrial Networks

Moderator: Hesh Kagan - Invensys - Chair WINA
Panelists:

• Tom Phinney Convenor of IEC / TC65 (industrial-process measurement and control) / WG10 (security) and IEC / SC65C (digital communications for industrial-process measurement and control) / MT9 (fieldbusses)
• Steven Chen, 3e Technologies International, President & CEO. - Chair of IEEE P1451.5 wireless sensor network.
• Peter Fuhr - Chair, SP100 Interoperability/Wireless Sensor Networks

Wednesday, January 11, 2006
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The Promise of THE Standard for Industrial Wireless: What SP100 and Wireless HART Mean for You

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Radio communications should ideally have one path for the radio waves to get between the transmitter and the receiver. Real life applications are often a bit more complex and signals reach a receiver via multiple radio paths, direct, reflected, and diffracted. This webinar will describe what happens when these different signals arrive at the receiver. A simple two-ray model will be used to discuss multipath behaviors. Variations due to the choice of operating frequency, effects of path length differences as well as some well know remedies used to combat the negative effects of multipath fading will be described.

Multipath Fading

Monday, April 18, 2005

Radio communications should ideally have one path for the radio waves to get between the transmitter and the receiver. Real life applications are often a bit more complex and signals reach a receiver via multiple radio paths, direct, reflected, and diffracted. This webinar will describe what happens when these different signals arrive at the receiver. A simple two-ray model will be used to discuss multipath behaviors. Variations due to the choice of operating frequency, effects of path length differences as well as some well know remedies used to combat the negative effects of multipath fading will be described.

IEEE 802.15.4 - Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks - Tutorial

Speaker: Jose Gutierrez - Program Manager of the Zigbee Alliance, Board of Directors of WINA
Monday, March 21, 2005

A ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor network, is a communication system designed for low- cost very-low-power short-range wireless connectivity among sensors and actuator devices. Until now, the main focus in the wireless industry has been on communication with higher data throughput and Quality of Service requirements, leaving out a set of applications requiring simple wireless connectivity with relaxed throughput and latency needs. ZigBee enables communications among devices that previously have not been networked and facilitates new innovative applications in fields such as industrial, commercial and residential sensors, and actuators. This presentation introduces the audience to the design of the IEEE 802.15.4 physical and MAC layers, as well as brief description of the ZigBee architectural design that forms the complete solution.

Industrial Wireless WILL Work In Your Plant

Speaker: Wallace Lueders - General Manager of Accutech
Monday, February 28, 2005

This interactive webinar will provide you with a summary of performance attributes for industrial wireless protocol, Bluetooth, 802.11 (WI-FI), and Zigbee. We will compare these attributes to the needs of industrial process plants and the required specifications for a successful implementation. A number of case histories will be discussed including evaluation, implementation, benefits realized and selection guidelines to ensure that industrial wireless WILL WORK in your plant will be presented. Finally, the session will be open for questions and discussion.

Industrial Wireless in the Real World

Speaker: Wallace Lueders - General Manager of Accutech
Tuesday, September 7, 2004

This interactive webinar will provide you with a summary of field experience and user expectations for industrial wireless measurement and control applications. A number of case histories will be discussed including evaluation, implementation and benefits realized. The program will also include a review of potential pitfalls and solutions. Finally, in the real industrial world, wireless needs to be applied selectively where enabling benefits and dramatic cost savings provide high return in low risk applications.

Surge and Lightning Protection for Industrial Facilities and Networks � Why, Where and How

Speaker: Pat McCurdy - Product Manager and Technical Specialist for Surge Protection Devices at Phoenix Contact
Tuesday, August 31, 2004

As electronics and automation systems become very commonplace in today's manufacturing facilities, so does vulnerability to voltage and current transients. The resultant equipment damage and downtime can be very costly. This session will discuss the issues of surge and lightning protection techniques for safe and reliable electronic equipment operation in the industrial facility. Specific application examples for PLCs, wireless networks, instrumentation, and RTUs will be discussed.

"Securing the Wild Wireless World - Solutions for the WLAN Security Crisis"

Speaker: Mr. Brooks - Vice President of Engineering at 3e Technologies International
Tuesday, August 10, 2004

The Physics Governing Spread Spectrum Performance in Industrial Environments

Ake Severinson, President - OMNEX Control Systems Inc.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 to Tuesday, July 27, 2004