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Technip installs IFS Applications ERP
Technip implemented ERP at its Flexi France site to improve production management of flexible pipe for the oil & gas industry. -
OMRON Integrates Sales and Support
Omron Industrial Automation and Omron Scientific Technologies combine sales forces for machine automation systems and safeguarding. -
Honeywell Expands Student Competition to Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific HUG 2012 Student Competition is open to any student in India, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, South East Asia and China. -
G Systems promotes Naresh Shenkeshi to Director of Quality
Naresh will be responsible for development and implementation of quality management policies, quality monitoring, quality assurance, and quality compliance. -
Rotork appoints Pamela Bingham Business Development Director
She joins Rotork from David Brown Gear Systems Limited, where she was a senior executive on the Leadership Team. -
Stuxnet on 60 Minutes
Stuxnet on 60 Minutes -
Fluid Metering publishes Fluid Control catalog
2012 Full Line Catalog introduces many new products and accessories for both OEM and end user applications. -
ABB improves production process for Podilsky Cement
ABB supplied switchgear, motor control centers, variable speed drives, instrumentation, gas analyzers, collaborative production management systems, and an 800xA automation system. -
How Do You Handle Manual Operations in Industrial Process Control?
With a requirement for manual action, slow down transitions in manual operations by use of velocity limits on the setpoints of PID and analog output blocks. -
Cloud Machine Utilization Tracking
Automation.com, March 2012 By Thomas R. Cutler A cloud-based SaaS model for a Machine Tracking Utilization system would allow for a low entry cost for manufacturers to immediately capture data collection enterprise-wide for less than a pilot program. -
ARC says Medium Voltage AC Drives Market to grow again
Growth in power and automation solutions for all regions of the world is expected to continue in 2011. -
Coastal Flow opens laboratory in Texas
Located in La Vernia, Texas, the lab will provide chromatographic analysis of natural gas and NGLs (natural gas liquids)for Eagle Ford Shale customers. -
CIMdata Announces Manufacturing Consulting Practice
Jeanne Naysmith will lead the group as its Manufacturing Practice Manager. -
NEMA Publishes Conduit and Cable Fittings standards
NEMA published four standards covering conduit, cable, boxes, tubing and fittings. -
Motion Control Market Finished Strong in 2011
Orders for motion control products jumped 17.7% in 2011, according to the Motion Control Association. -
ABB to control paper mill in South Africa
ABB will supply switchgear, MCCs, Profibus instrumentation, drives and an 800xA control system to Sappi Southern Africa. -
Manufacturers Using Metrics More Likely to Make Financial Improvements
MESA says companies using metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) are more likely to improve their financial performance. -
Tridium workstations earn BACnet European Certification
NiagaraAX Advanced Workstation and Operator Workstation are approved by BACnet Testing Laboratories as meeting and conforming to BACnet standard ISO 16484-5/ANSI ASHRAE 135. -
Reaching the Kids - Happenings Around ISA
Reaching the Kids - Happenings Around ISA -
AVEVA opens office in Charlotte, NC, to serve nuclear industry
The office, will focus on sales and support for clients engaged in engineering, design-build, handover/commissioning and on-going operations for the nuclear industry. -
EPLAN appoints Ray Gaynor North American President
Before assuming this position, Ray served as President of International Solutions, a management consulting company. -
Rockwell supplies Trusted TMR controller to Turbine Technology Services
Turbine Technology Services uses triple modular redundant control technology from Rockwell for control in gas compression and power generation industries. -
Honeywell to modernize Colombian printing facility
Honeywell will upgrade the plant to Profibus, and update the existing controllers on El Tiempo’s Goss Newsliner and Universal press lines. -
Siemens releases SimpleSelect valve selection tool
SimpleSelect desktop software tool quickly and correctly sizes and selects valves and actuators for all types of commercial building projects. -
Information Synergy
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The automation industry is learning to go beyond simply providing business systems with data by synergistically using information to collaborate in new ways to make plants more profitable, responsive and efficient. -
Rotork controls flow at the Botlek Tank Terminal
The Botlek Tank Terminal in Rotterdam uses Rotork electric valve actuators for automated flow control and safety-related duties for a variety of liquid bulk products. -
Endress+Hauser Releases White Paper Showing How to Maintain pH Sensors
Automation.com, March 2012 By Fred Kohlmann, Endress+Hauser White paper describes when and how to inspect, clean and calibrate pH sensors-including a complete decision tree diagram that outlines all necessary steps. -
Rockwell Automation's Lower Cost, Higher Power 5370 CompactLogix Controllers
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor At Automation Fair 2011, Rockwell Automation released the new 5730 line of CompactLogix controllers. These controllers allow users and machine builders to get the power of the Logix architecture for smaller applications. Here's an overview of the new line. -
Introduction to Modbus
The Modbus protocol provides an industry standard method that Modbus devices use for parsing messages. This protocol was developed by Modicon, Incorporated, for industrial automation systems and Modicon programmable controllers. -
ISA12 Hazloc Standards Members Gather for Intensive Week of Meetings
ISA12 Hazloc Standards Members Gather for Intensive Week of Meetings -
How Do You Determine a Measurement Is Good Enough for Control?
Often measurement errors are expressed as a percent of full scale and are therefore larger in terms of percent of operating setpoint. -
ISA author shares early machinery days with servomotors
ISA author shares early machinery days with servomotors -
ARC says Foundation Fieldbus is Number One
ARC says Foundation fieldbus accounted for nearly three-quarters of the total digital process fieldbus marketplace in 2011. -
Balluff valve transducer achieves IECEx rating for hazardous areas
The Micropulse TA12 is a non-contact linear position sensor for continuous feedback on hydraulically and pneumatically actuated valves. -
ISA publishes President’s Year in Review
The report provides ISA members insight into the Society’s goals, activities, and accomplishments for the year. -
Epicor Software appoints Keith Deane EMEA senior vice president
Prior to joining Epicor, Deane served as Vice President and General Manager, International with Iron Mountain Digital. -
ISA Introductions: North Dakota State College of Science Section
North Dakota State College of Science ISA Student Section participates in a brief question and answer session to familiarize ISA members with this section. -
San Jacinto College to offer ISA instrumentation training
ISA will provide local-area students with access to ISA’s instrumentation curriculum at San Jacinto College. -
Honeywell competition challenges students to simulate manufacturing issues
Honeywell’s 2012 Americas student competition is challenging engineering students to use simulation software to create solutions to critical issues facing manufacturing companies. -
Douglas Peterson named President of Rittal
Peterson previously headed the Industrial Solutions Division of Belden Americas Group. -
Siemens releases Facility To Go mobile app for building systems
Facility To Go is a free, text-based app used for point monitoring and commanding from a Blackberry and Android smartphone or tablet. -
Rohrback Cosasco Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute
Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS), a supplier of corrosion monitoring and chemical injection systems, has joined ISA100 WCI as a supplier member. -
FCI Flow Switch Receives Zone 2 ATEX, IECEx Approvals
FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor is suitable for continuous flow verification supporting process analyzer sampling systems in hazardous plant areas. -
Team from Infinity Charter School wins Nanoline Contest
A team of seventh- and eighth-grade students from Infinity Charter School in Penbrook, Pa., won a trip to Hanover, Germany, in Phoenix Contact’s Nanoline Contest -
2012 AMT Manufacturing Technology Forum
2012 AMT Manufacturing Technology Forum -
Eight companies join CSIA
The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces that Tesco Controls, Sacramento, Cal., recently became recertified as a CSIA Certified member. -
Frost & Sullivan says debt crisis in Europe will affect PLC sales
The European PLC market dropped in 2009, but made a strong recovery in 2010. The debt crisis afflicting the Eurozone will determine the future prospects of the European PLC market. -
7 cable management mistakes to avoid
Automation.com, February 2012 By Igus To prevent unnecessary downtime, your cable management system must be correctly specified, designed, and installed. Here are seven common cable management mistakes and how you can avoid making them. -
Robert C. Adams Joins Serapid as Engineering Manager
Prior to joining Serapid, Adams was the founder of Tribis Engineering, an automated test systems manufacturer and testing laboratory. -
Contrex Celebrates 40th anniversary
Since the introduction of an industrial speed controller in 1972 for the film processing industry, Contrex has been producing speed and motion controllers. -
Bosch Rexroth releases GoTo Products iPad App
App combines all GoTo Focused Delivery Program catalogs onto the Apple iPad for faster, easier access to GoTo product information. -
Suppliers Embrace OPC UA
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor During a half day session at the Sixteenth Annual ARC World Industry Forum Conference some automation vendors made it clear they are adopting OPC UA. This adoption is intended to close the gap between advances in the general computing industry and industrial automation systems. -
Digital Factory Superstructure Emerging with OPC UA
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor OPC UA is emerging as a fundamental technology for implementing Digital Factory concepts to increase production efficiency. The concept was reinforced at the ARC Forum in a session titled, Transforming Manufacturing with OPC UA: From Embedded to the Enterprise. -
Are changes in pipeline pressure affecting your loop?
Are changes in pipeline pressure affecting your loop? -
Dunkermotor signs CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne as distributor
CMAFH will be a distributor of Dunkermotor brushed and brushless rotary and linear motion products in the Central Great Lakes Region of the U.S. -
Flowserve opens valve manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
The Dammam manufacturing plant will have the capability to manufacture valves and actuators, including Flowserve Valtek globe, ball, plug, butterfly and severe service control valves. -
Exele TopView Alarm Management Software Receives OPC Certification
The OPC Foundation says TopView successfully demonstrated OPC excellence in compliance, interoperability and robustness in the OPC Foundation Certification Test Lab. -
Robotics in the Cloud from Google IO Conference
Robotics in the Cloud from Google IO Conference -
Softing adds OPC Membership to OPC UA Toolkits
Starting with version 5.10, Softing is including a one-year free-of-charge OPC Foundation membership for every company buying a new OPC toolkit. -
ABB to maintain Oman aluminum rolling mill
ABB will develop, implement and execute all maintenance activities at Oman Aluminum Rolling Company’s rolling mill plant in Sohar, Oman. -
Pactron installs Aegis manufacturing software to run board plant
The MOS includes iLaunch, iView, iTrac, IQ and XLink software modules that enforce discipline across four production lines and ensures that products are routed correctly during manufacturing. -
QA Graphics Joins Continental Automated Buildings Association
CABA is an international nonprofit association focused on the advancement of intelligent home and building technologies. -
CSIA Forecasts Growth in 2012
CSIA says more plant managers, operations directors and other business leaders are turning to CSIA members for project assessment and implementation. -
Wilcoxon Research signs Mexican distributor
GIRSA will provide Wilcoxon vibration monitoring products to industries in Mexico. -
ISA Opens Two New Membership Grades
ISA added Automation Community Member and Automation Affiliate Member grades. -
Holt Integrated Circuits CAN Controllers Pass Conformance Test
Validation of Holt's CAN controller at C&S group guarantees conformance and correct protocol response when operating within a CAN network. -
GE adds Mentor Graphics Sourcery VSIPL++
Mentor Graphics Sourcery VSIPL++ signal processing software has been optimized for GE's embedded computing solutions. -
OSI to provide SCADA system to Sharyland Utilities of Texas
OSI will provide a Monarch SCADA/EMS system for Sharyland’s ERCOT planned transmission operations center, to be located in Amarillo, Texas. -
Serapid appoints Dennis H. Lucas as VP and General Manager
Lucas comes to Serapid most recently from DS Technology Inc., where he served five years as President/CEO and served on the Board of Directors. -
Sacci uses Malvern particle size analyzer to make cement
Particle size data is used to automatically vary the speed of the classifier used to separate the milled cement into a fine product stream and a coarser recycle. -
Honeywell to control Turkish paper mill
Honeywell will supply its Experion MX Quality Control System (QCS) and Experion Process Knowledge Control System (PKS) at a new paper mill based in Kütahya, Turkey. -
Greetings from ISA's Community Manager
Greetings from ISA's Community Manager -
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Frost & Sullivan says Control Valve market to grow in Europe
F&S says the market earned revenues of €496.5 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach €676.3 million in 2017. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 66.4% in 2011
With a year-to-date total of $5,508.81 million, 2011 was up 66.4% compared with 2010. -
Honeywell opens office in Dubai
The full-service office will support Process Solutions and Scanning & Mobility businesses. -
Ventyx absorbs Mincom
Ventyx completed the integration of Mincom and ABB Network Control into one enterprise solutions organization. -
Emerson to automate offshore platform in the Caspian Sea
Emerson will supply a PlantWeb system, including Foundation fieldbus communications, digital automation systems, asset management software, and intelligent field devices -
Aaxeon opens office in Poland
Aaxeon Europe has been established to offer greater service to European customers. -
Rockwell Automation Product Philosophy
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon Rockwell Automation firmly believes there are users that only want simple controllers and users that want integrated control and information products. In order to meet these requirements Rockwell has two separate product and software architectures, Connected Components and Logix. -
Enhance your skill sets with ISA technical training and resources
Enhance your skill sets with ISA technical training and resources -
What are the best packed column temperature(s) for control?
What are the best packed column temperature(s) for control? -
Adeneo Embedded to sell Advantech computers in Europe
Adeneo Embedded will be using Advantech RISC Single Board Computers (RSB) and RISC Computer-on-Modules (ROM) solutions for European applications. -
Wilbrecht Receives ATEX Certification for Snap Action Switch
MP300 series switches are now in compliance with ATEX and are approved for zone 22 in potentially explosive dust atmospheres. -
ADLINK Technology acquires LiPPERT Embedded Computers
LiPPERT has 40 employees with a predominantly R&D and technical background and extensive experience in the design and manufacture of embedded PC systems for rugged environments. -
Using Guided Wave Radar in Steam loops
Automation.com, March 2012 By Keith Riley and Ravi Jethra, Endress+Hauser White paper addresses the application of Guided Wave Radar to measure level in steam loops, including discussions of how this technology functions and differs from more traditional forms of level indication. -
Uninterruptible Power Supply Technology and Cybersecurity
The critical selection and proper configuration of an uninterruptible power supply SNMP/HTTP agent option is vital to network security. -
Minmax Power Opens Hudson, MA Office
The Hudson facility will provide sales and technical engineering support, custom product design engineering, and on-site diagnostic testing, and warehousing. -
Honeywell acquires Fire Sentry Corporation
Fire Sentry is a privately-held manufacturer of fire detection and control products for a broad range of industrial markets. -
ABB makes BIM Modeling available for HVAC drives
Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Revit MEP HVAC drives equipment is available to architects and engineers during the design phase. -
Intelligrated opens office in Brazil
Intelligrated and SDI Group USA announce a jointly owned and managed operation in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. -
McCrometer Adds Live Chat to Web Site
The online Live Chat system allows customers to communicate directly with flow measurement experts. -
Analytical design and analysis of mismatched Smith predictor
Analytical design and analysis of mismatched Smith predictor -
QC Industries Introduces Online Conveyor Configuration Tool
The system allows customers to configure complete conveyor systems through an easy-to-use online interface. -
FDI Cooperation formed to support fieldbus Device Integration
FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded the company. -
Pump Decreases Risk of Heavy Metal Exposure
By Beth Dumey, Cole-Parmer Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a Cole-Parmer Masterflex pump to move mercury safely from standard storage flasks into containment vessels. -
Schneider Electric Appoints Mary Ramsey Senior VP
Ramsey will assume the role of Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric’s U.S. Industry Business. -
Optimising pipe fit-up and logistics improves welding productivity
Automation.com, February 2012 By Dr Richard Gooch, Optical Metrology Services For oil and gas companies, pipeline welding is a high precision task that cannot afford any delays. Software and laser-based measurement tools can help to optimise pipe fit-up, reduce welding time and minimise production delays. -
Cyber Espionage comes to SCADA Security
Automation.com, February 2012 By Eric Byres, Tofino Security Today’s attacks show a different focus – attempts to steal valuable information that can be used to make a counterfeit product, out-bid a rival, or coordinate a short selling campaign against a company’s stock. -
Barry-Wehmiller Design Group opens Office in Chicago
The new office will serve clients in northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.