Cybersecurity portfolio extended.

Honeywell is to acquire SCADAfence, a leading provider of operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity solutions for monitoring large-scale networks. SCADAfence brings proven capabilities in asset discovery, threat detection and security governance which are key to industrial and buildings management cybersecurity programs.

SCADAfence is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and will expand Honeywell’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Tel Aviv. Honeywell has been implementing OT cybersecurity solutions for more than twenty years, delivering thousands of projects in over 130 countries with more than 500 employees worldwide focused specifically on OT cybersecurity.

The OT cybersecurity industry is expected to grow to greater than $10 billion in the next several years. Particularly in the industrial sector, cyberattacks focused on OT systems can be a significant source of unplanned downtime, with estimates that unplanned downtime represents over a trillion dollars in lost revenue for the industrial and critical infrastructure sectors.^*

“It is essential to protect and maintain the integrity of operational systems like process control equipment in manufacturing facilities. A simple breach in the OT environment has the potential to create safety and business continuity risk for organizations of all sizes. OT assets are inherently different than those in the IT environment as they are domain specific. Honeywell has been delivering and installing these systems for decades, which is why we launched our cybersecurity business more than twenty years ago. Adding SCADAfence’s product portfolio will strengthen our capabilities and help our customers defend themselves against cyber security risks which are progressively increasing,” said Kevin Dehoff, president and chief executive officer, Honeywell Connected Enterprise.

The SCADAfence product portfolio will integrate into the Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity+ suite within Honeywell Connected Enterprise, Honeywell’s fast-growing software arm with strategic focus on digitalization, sustainability and OT cybersecurity SaaS offerings and solutions. This integration will enable Honeywell to provide an end-to-end enterprise OT cybersecurity solution to site managers, operations management and CISOs seeking enterprise security management and situational awareness. The acquisition strengthens existing capabilities in cybersecurity and bolsters Honeywell’s high-growth OT cybersecurity portfolio, helping customers operate more securely, reliably and efficiently.

“SCADAfence is an ideal complement to Honeywell’s OT cybersecurity portfolio and, when combined with the Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity+ suite, it enables us to provide an end-to-end solution with applicability to asset, site and enterprise across key Honeywell sectors,” said Dehoff. “By enhancing our cybersecurity portfolio, we are accessing a growth engine and enabling our customers to operate their OT environments more securely and help to avoid disruption and possible catastrophic events.”

"We are thrilled to join Honeywell as we work towards fulfilling our mission of empowering industrial organizations to operate securely, reliably and efficiently. This combination creates significant opportunity for growth, allowing us to combine our top-tier OT cybersecurity products with one of the world's leading companies in industrial software,” said Elad Ben Meir, chief executive officer, SCADAfence. “With this acquisition, we are poised to deliver some of the most advanced OT security technology to Honeywell's broad customer base, bolstering the comprehensive Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity+ offering. We remain committed to proactively serving and supporting our customers across all verticals and geographies where we currently operate."

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* Arc Advisory Report: "How Cross Domain Solutions Can Protect OT from IT Level Attacks"

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Pioneering innovations in sensor development.

Honeywell company, City Technology, are exhibiting at Sensor + Test 2015 on 19-21 May in Nurnberg, Germany, and presenting a speaker session on new technologies driving the next generation of intelligent and connectable gas sensors. The keynote presentation delivered by Dr. Stefan Degen, City Technology’s Research and Development Manager - will take place on 20th May from 12:00pm – 12:30pm in Hall 12. It will draw on 25 years of Sensoric specialist gas sensing in Bonn, Germany, and discuss pioneering innovations in development. Sensor + Test brings together over 500 manufacturers and suppliers of sensing, measuring and testing solutions. The three day event at the Nurnberg Exhibition Centre also includes a programme of conferences on a range of key technology topics. City Technology will be part of a wider Honeywell stand (12-607) showcasing its leading-edge gas sensing range with a key focus on specialist Sensoric gas sensors and the new long life oxygen (4OxLL and 5OxLL) and emissions sensors, which are experiencing a high level of take-up in the market. The Sensoric range provides the most comprehensive specialist sensing portfolio in the market with over 20 toxic and exotic gas sensors, including ammonia, hydrides, fluorine and ozone. These sensors use highly specialised technologies to solve difficult operational challenges. John Warburton, Strategic Marketing Manager for City Technology comments: “Sensor + Test provides a great opportunity for visitors to learn more about advanced gas sensing solutions and specialist technologies, which can fulfil very specific needs. A key highlight will be some of the latest innovations in the Sensoric range as these sensors have been manufactured for 25 years in Germany. “Dr. Degen’s session will highlight future trends, the latest sensing technologies in development and how tomorrow’s gas sensors will evolve to be smaller, more intelligent, connectable and wearable through greater PPE integration and the application of new advanced technologies. It will also demonstrate how end users will be able to leverage greater value, ease of use and enhanced safety from these developments in the future.”

President appointed to automation leader!

Vimal Kapur has been named president of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) the Honeywell business that supplies automation control, instrumentation and services to process manufacturers in industries such as oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, and metals, minerals and mining.

Vimal Kapur

A near-30-year veteran of the process automation industry, Kapur has been with Honeywell for more than 25 years. He has held a number of key strategic business positions within Honeywell including vice president of Global Marketing and Strategy for HPS, and managing director for Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL). Prior to this appointment, he was vice president/general manager of the Advanced Solutions line of business for HPS.

Kapur graduated from Thapar Institute of Engineering in Patiala, India, as an electronics engineer with a specialization in instrumentation. He is Six Sigma certified for DMAIC and Growth.

He will be located in Houston, (TX USA).

Water distribution in Kuwait!

€9.05 million ($11.8m) project to deploy Honeywell Experion PKS technology to control and monitor water treatment

Honeywell has been selected by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water to modernize the water distribution network that supplies more than 280 million imperial gallons of fresh water daily to Kuwait’s growing population.

Honeywell Process Solutions’ (HPS) Experion^® Process Knowledge System (PKS) will be deployed throughout the Azzour Water Distribution Scheme so that operators at a central location can control a network of six different treatment plants located in Ardiya, Hawally, Salmiya, Failaka Island, Adailiya and the water towers of Kuwait.

At the heart of this control system is Honeywell’s Distributed Server Architecture (DSA), which integrates and manages multiple control systems and control rooms located throughout the water system, simplifying operations, reducing engineering costs and improving system integrity.

“We have set long-term goals for sustainability in Kuwait. Revamping our water distribution network to improve efficiency and reduce costs is a key part of meeting our development plans,” said Hamoud Bader Alrodan, assistant under secretary, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait. “Honeywell’s experience in control systems and support capabilities in a number of industrial projects in Kuwait helped us pick them as one of our trusted vendors.”

“Fresh, clean water is a critical need every day for everyone living in the fast-growing regions of Kuwait that this water system serves,” said Darius Adamczyk, president of Honeywell Process Solutions. “Honeywell’s industry-leading automation technology is ideally suited to this challenge, and will exceed the high standards for reliability and safety set by the Ministry of Electricity and Water.”

Honeywell Process Solutions' Experion® PKS platform is used by a wide range of municipalities and industrial manufacturers around the world. With an installed base of more than 30,000 control systems, Honeywell technology runs mission-critical applications in refineries, chemical plants, pulp and paper mills, pipelines, power plants and other industrial facilities worldwide.

Master distributors

Pictured above (L to R) John Cremmins (Director Hanley Controls Clonmel) Pat Walsh (Director Hanley Controls Clonmel) Mike White (Honeywell Field products) Kevin Corbett (Director Hanley Controls Clonmel) Kees Bakker (Honeywell Area Sales Manager) Chris Wadle (Honeywell Sales Channel Leader EMEA) Paddy O’ Mahony (Technical Sales Hanley Controls Clonmel) Guy Betts (Honeywell Field Products)

Hanley Controls Clonmel Ltd. have recently being appointed as the Master Distributor for Honeywell Process Instruments, Field Instrumentation, Liquid Analytical Instruments, Modular Systems and Wireless Products & Services for The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

“We are delighted to announce our partnership with Honeywell, a world leader in field instrumentation and control systems." said Pat Walsh of Hanley Controls. "Honeywell is a perfect fit for Hanley controls Clonmel as it compliments our existing portfolio, enabling us to offer completes solution for all instrument and control applications. Timing couldn't be better as Honeywell has broadened their range to now include Flow, level and analytical as well the traditional pressure & temperature transmitters, controllers, recorders and control systems”

Faster latch response..

Small, sensitive, versatile devices provide a faster latch response time

Honeywell has expanded its magnetic position sensor product portfolio with the SS360NT/SS360ST/SS460S High Sensitivity Bipolar Latching Digital Hall-effect Sensor Integrated Circuits. Bipolar latching magnetics make these products well-suited for accurate speed sensing and revolutions-per-minute (RPM) measurement.

For brushless DC motor manufacturers that need latching sensor ICs with reliable, consistent performance for efficient and small designs, Honeywell’s family of new High Sensitivity Latching Digital Hall-effect Sensor ICs respond to low magnetic fields and offer consistent repeatability while providing the fastest response to a change in magnetic field for enhanced motor efficiency. These new sensors offer reliable switching points with high magnetic sensitivity of 30 G typical (55 G maximum) without using chopper stabilization on the Hall element, resulting in a clean output signal and the fastest latch response time in its class.


“Brushless DC motor manufacturers need sensors with high sensitivity, stable magnetics, and very fast response times to commutate the motor as efficiently as possible,” said Josh Edberg, global product marketing manager for Honeywell Sensing and Control. “By designing high-sensitivity sensor ICs without chopper stabilization, this family of sensors enables faster response times, which ultimately means more efficient motors.”

These small, sensitive, and versatile devices are operated by the magnetic field from a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. They are designed to respond to alternating North and South poles.

The sensor can be used in a wide range of applications. Potential industrial/commercial applications include brushless dc motor commutation, flow-rate sensing for appliances, speed and RPM sensing, tachometer/counter pickup, motor and fan control, and robotics control. Potential transportation applications include speed and RPM sensing, tachometer/counter pickup, motor and fan control, electronic window lifts, and convertible roof position. Potential medical applications include medical equipment that utilizes electric motors.

These devices operate over the full temperature range of -40 °C to 150 °C [-40 °F to 302 °F]. Two package styles are available: Subminiature, SOT-23 surface mount package (SS360NT/SS360ST) supplied on tape and reel allows for compact design with automated component placement; the small, leaded, flat TO-92-style package (SS460S) allows for a compact PC board layout.

The SS360NT/SS360ST/SS460S offer a wide operating voltage range of 3 to 24 Vdc, allowing for potential use in a wide range of applications. Built-in reverse voltage enhances the protection of the sensor and the circuits. Their durable design allows operation up to 150 °C [302 °F]. Additionally, RoHS-compliant materials meet Directive 2002/95/EC.

Rugged industrial pressure sensors

New IP Series from Honeywell offers a pre-configured combination of the most popular features and options for industrial monitoring applications.

Honeywell has expanded its industrial pressure sensor portfolio with the new Honeywell IP Series of industrial pressure sensors.

This new product line includes two new models, designed to offer reliable, repeatable pressure measurements in a variety of industrial manufacturing environments and applications. Pre-configured with the most popular features and options for typical industrial monitoring applications, Honeywell’s Model IPG1 and IPG2 offer robust pressure measurement performance with accuracies of 0.15 % and 0.25%, respectively.

“The new IP Series of sensors from Honeywell is compatible with a wide range of media, including liquids, chemicals, and gases and are designed to perform in demanding industrial environments where consistent measurements over changing temperature ranges or spikes is essential,” said David Baucus, senior product manager for Honeywell Test and Measurement products. “Honeywell’s IP Series offers a combination of popular product features cost-effectively packaged to provide reliable, repeatable performance for many types of rugged industrial monitoring applications.”

Typical users for this product include customers in transportation, industrial, medical, and oil & gas industries. Typical applications include heavy equipment hydraulic and pneumatic monitoring, process and factory automation, component and material test, and process monitoring (such as: hydraulic, pneumatic, fluid, tank, and leaks.)

Built on Honeywell’s time-proven Sensotec pressure platform, the Model IP pressure product is CE certified and offered in common psi (5 to 10,000) and bar (0.5 to 700) ranges. Unlike other pressure sensors on the market, Honeywell’s line of IP sensors includes temperature in its Total Error Band (TEB) configuration, offering increased measurement confidence and eliminating the need for supplementary calculations by the user.