Schneider Electric – Industrial Automation Review – Industrial Automation | Automation Magazine | Manufacturing Automation News & Resource https://industrialautomationreview.com Online Portal on Industrial Automation & Instrumentation Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:01:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.14 Fortinet announces industry’s first secure SD-WAN appliances https://industrialautomationreview.com/fortinet-announces-industrys-first-secure-sd-wan-appliances/ https://industrialautomationreview.com/fortinet-announces-industrys-first-secure-sd-wan-appliances/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:01:39 +0000 https://industrialautomationreview.com/?p=2838 Fortinet Survey Provides Insight into the role of Cybersecurity in OT

“The convergence of OT and IT is changing the way many organizations do business and is also opening up new security risks. It is essential that OT organizations implement security-driven networking solutions that deliver secure, reliable connectivity even in remote and harsh environments, says Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet.  “The FortiGate […]

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Fortinet Survey Provides Insight into the role of Cybersecurity in OT

The convergence of OT and IT is changing the way many organizations do business and is also opening up new security risks. It is essential that OT organizations implement security-driven networking solutions that deliver secure, reliable connectivity even in remote and harsh environments, says Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet.  “The FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers Secure SD-WAN to enable OT system owners to confidently embrace digital innovation while sustaining safe and continuous operations. This news continues Fortinet’s commitment to making Secure SD-WAN available for all network edges and verticals,” he adds.

OT Networks Require Specialized Solutions

Fundamental shifts are occurring in the way operational environments generate and collect data. In industries like manufacturing, power and utilities, oil and gas and other critical infrastructure, their distributed locations have traditionally relied on expensive leased lines or MPLS circuits to provide secure, reliable communications. SD-WAN has emerged as a modern solution for OT organizations to realize better user experience, simplified management and lower total cost of ownership, but adopting this technology requires a solution that meets the specific needs of OT environments, including space, power, security, and environmental requirements.

Fortinet Takes SD-WAN Where It’s Never Gone Before

To address the unique concerns of OT organizations, Fortinet is releasing the FortiGate Rugged 60F and FortiGate Rugged 60F with built-in LTE, ruggedized versions of the FortiGate 60 series – the fastest, most powerful desktop Secure SD-WAN appliance and best-selling next-generation firewall with over 1.65 million units sold worldwide.The FortiGate Rugged 60F platform is a first-of-its-kind appliance that delivers the following features to support OT environments in safely and securely deploying SD-WAN:

Small Footprint, Flexible Mounting and Power, Built Tough, and Built-in LTE connectivity for remote locations

Fortinet Delivers Industry Leading Performance for OT

In addition to being the only Secure SD-WAN appliance certified for operational technology environments, the FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers the industry’s highest security and networking performance. Powered by Fortinet’s patented SOC4 SD-WAN ASIC, the FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers low-latency protection, including SSL decryption, and higher IPsec VPN scale on top of integrated SD-WAN capabilities that are all managed by Fortinet’s intuitive SD-WAN orchestrator. Fortinet’s solution is also backed by industry validation. Fortinet has been named a Leader in both the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls1 and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure2. Fortinet’s newest ruggedized appliances are also backed by 20 years of industry experience delivering solutions that fit the unique needs, requirements, and constraints of operational technology environments.

Security-driven Networking for Operational Technology

Fortinet delivers a Security-driven Networking approach to SD-WAN, converging networking and security into a unified Secure SD-WAN solution with centralized orchestration. Combined with the Fortinet Security Fabric, this gives customers one solution that covers the entire converged IT-OT network to close OT security gaps, deliver full visibility, and provide simplified management. The entire FortiGate product line delivers cybersecurity control and visibility into OT networks, with today’s announcement of a ruggedized version extending these capabilities to allow deployments on oil rigs, electrical substations, assembly lines, maritime cargos, and other harsh environmental conditions.

Operational Technology customers require secure solutions for their digital innovation initiatives. Schneider Electric’s cybersecurity Services group delivers solutions with technology that best fits our customers’ needs. Partnering with Fortinet enables us to help our OT customers safely deploy SD-WAN with all-in-one secure solutions that reduce operating costs and simplify management,” states Jay Abdallah, VP Cybersecurity Services, Schneider Electric.

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Schneider Electric launches iRewards in India with Paytm https://industrialautomationreview.com/schneider-electric-launches-irewards-in-india-with-paytm/ https://industrialautomationreview.com/schneider-electric-launches-irewards-in-india-with-paytm/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:47:53 +0000 https://industrialautomationreview.com/?p=1054 Schneider Electric launches iRewardsin India with Paytm

In this fast paced world of instant gratification, it is important for companies to enable easy access and real time incentive management systems. Making this a reality in India, Schneider Electric has partnered with India’s largest digital payments company Paytm. Schneider Electric becomes the first energy management company in India to bring instant gratification at […]

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Schneider Electric launches iRewardsin India with Paytm

In this fast paced world of instant gratification, it is important for companies to enable easy access and real time incentive management systems. Making this a reality in India, Schneider Electric has partnered with India’s largest digital payments company Paytm. Schneider Electric becomes the first energy management company in India to bring instant gratification at the fingertips of its channel partners.

The iRewards, launched in 2010, is a programme spearheaded by APC of Schneider Electric. The globally recognised partner incentive programme has been successfully implemented in more than 51 countries across the world. The flagship programme has more than 5000 active users from IT channels community internationally.

Sharing his thoughts on the occasion, VenkatramanSwaminathan, Vice President, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric India said, “Schneider Electric is invested in innovation in IT Channel Programmes. The partner community is a core pillar in business development for the company. The community has aided the overall business by bringing in their extensive understanding of local areas to create unique solutions. Additionally, they have also been the leaders of last-mile connectivity for the company. Hence, here at Schneider Electric, we wanted to acknowledge the value they bring to the business through rewards which enable commitment on Ease of Doing Business through improved Digital experience.”

The company constantly strives to build the best network for products and the best in class quality technical support to the consumer through their extensive partner network. Hence, commitment to the welfare of the channel partner community is one of the company’s top priorities. With this step, Schneider Electric brings digital innovation into its incentive programme in India and aims for further development in the future.

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Industrial Automation: Now it’s all About Profitability https://industrialautomationreview.com/industrial-automation-now-its-all-about-profitability/ https://industrialautomationreview.com/industrial-automation-now-its-all-about-profitability/#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:16:31 +0000 https://industrialautomationreview.com/?p=867 Industrial Automation-Schneider Elecrical

Automation has transformed safety, efficiency and reliability of manufacturing, but now it’s also being used to focus on the heart of any business – profitability. Over the last few years, manufacturing companies have greatly improved the efficiency of their operations through the use of automation. This has enabled them to control variables such as temperature, […]

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Industrial Automation-Schneider Elecrical

Automation has transformed safety, efficiency and reliability of manufacturing, but now it’s also being used to focus on the heart of any business – profitability.

Over the last few years, manufacturing companies have greatly improved the efficiency of their operations through the use of automation. This has enabled them to control variables such as temperature, pressure and chemical compositions as well as manage the performance of an operation.

However, companies have noticed that driving efficiency in one area has a knock-on effect on others. Improving efficiency, for instance, has often involved pushing assets and plant equipment to their limit. This impacts safety so real-time control has been used to improve this too. In addition, driving equipment hard can have a detrimental effect on its reliability so this has also been drawn into the expanding remit of real-time control.

Now a new factor is being improved by real-time control, alongside efficiency, safety and reliability. It might be a newcomer, but it’s the most important aspect of any business.

“For 100 years or so industry has been ignoring the fact that profitability rather than efficiency is really at the heart of the manufacturing or production process,” says Dr Peter Martin, vice president and Edison fellow at Schneider Electric, where this new chapter in process control is being written.

“We’re discovering that now, with the latest developments in technology and in control theory, we’re able to apply control beyond just efficiency, safety and reliability, but to profitability as well. We call it Smart Control.”

The speed at which industry is operating is accelerating rapidly, Dr Martin points out, and he cites electricity as an example.

“Some 20 years ago, you’d negotiate an agreement with your electrical utility supplier to fix the price for, say, a year in advance. Today, with open power grids, the price might change every five to twenty minutes. The cost of other inputs such as natural gas and raw materials can vary just as quickly,” he says. “This variation is equally evident at the consumer end. Thanks to Google and Amazon, the price of a product can change between morning and evening.”

Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems tend to focus on closing the books once a month. However, as prices change every few minutes, the monthly snapshot that managers see doesn’t give them the information they need to make the right decisions.

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