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Vladimir Artiakov, Governor of the Samara Region of Russian Federation, visited EVOC in Shenzhen.

Zicom is the largest independent electronic security systems integrator in India.

By using a Zimmermann FZ42 portal milling center and Siemens CNC controls, Volvo Aero uses the machine tool for cutting, then uses it as a coordinate measuring machine for inspection.

The office will service consumer products and pharmaceutical clients located in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The scope of the new group includes a range of terminals and connectors for power, signal and data in industrial applications.

Industrial Network Security, 2nd Edition, by David J. Teumim, tells managers, engineers, technicians, and operators how to keep industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.

WAGO is hosting five free IEC 61131-3 programming training seminars for customers at its Milwaukee area headquarters.

ABB FlowMaster flowmeters will be used in a large-scale project to modernize the vast but aging water distribution network of Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital.

The new endorsed partners are Avanceon LP, located in Exton, Penn., and Tegron LLC, an operating unit of Glenmount Global Solutions, located in Irving, Texas.

The Maine Technology Institute gave Kepware $500,000 for its embedded product development efforts.

Open Systems International will supply a Distribution SCADA system intended to secure and modernize the national distribution grid of Trinidad & Tobago.

By Siemens B&L redesigned the gear train, from a standard shafted unit to accept dual motor servo control, using a Siemens Simotion D445 motion controller, Sinamics S120 drives and 1PH7 servo motors. By doing this, over 60 components were eliminated.

Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile solution achieved Enterprise Mobility validation through Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Validated Solution Program.

The IVI Foundation defined four instrument classes: digitizer, counter/timer, upconverter, and downconverter. IVI Foundation promotes specifications for programming test instruments.

With 17 different primary standard liquid and gas displacement flow calibrators, Flow Dynamics can calibrate a wide variety of fluids and flow ranges.

Softing integrated its OPC Unified Architecture (UA) software into an OPC UA based application that communicates directly with Raima Database Manager.

Coneco de Puerto Rico will be the primary regional distribution channel for Honeywell in the Caribbean.

ABB says the need for reliable safety automation solutions and repeatable best practices is more critical than ever before.

Flexpoint Sensor Systems will develop a “nip sensor” to measure actual contact (interfacial) pressure and distribution between two mating or impacting surfaces.

G Systems won three contracts valued at over $1 million to design, integrate, and install an automated data acquisition and analysis test station for Orion.

Java platforms offer embedded application developers a small memory footprint, high-speed Java engine with optimized software library bundles and Hard Real-Time Java (HRTJ) capabilities.

Product Safety Case Study describes how Moore Industries obtained IEC 61508 SIL certification for its STA Safety Trip Alarm through TÜV Rheinland.

Customers can place an order for any Siemens 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks.

The building automation market took a serious hit in 2009 but modest growth is expected in 2010-2011.

Products to be supplied include pumps, energy-efficient drives and motors, and the System 800xA control platform.

Redesigned web site features 18 product categories and enhanced search capabilities that make it easier for engineers to find electronic components.

Acelia is the sales unit of Arcom while Comtec Technologie represents the research, development and manufacturing division. Arcom designs and manufactures a range of building automation products.

EPLAN Software & Services opened a regional office in Chicago, located at 700 Commerce Dr., Suite 500, Oak Brook, Illinois,

Ungrady graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology, and previously worked for Honeywell.

ABB will continue managing maintenance activities at Vale Inco Newfoundland & Labrador.

The wireless handheld QTERM-G58 will be used by ATA Defense Industries to remotely control target systems for military training.

By Darren Barratt, Omniflex White paper gives an overview of how data-loggers can be applied in the pharmaceutical industry, and provides advice on important factors to consider when evaluating different data-loggers for an application.

Web stie covers PCI Bus cards, Ethernet serial servers, USB serial adapters, PCMCIA cards, and PC/104 modules.

The torque app converts torque measurements such as Ft Lb to In Lb, In Oz, Nm and other torque measurements. It's free for a limited time at the Apple App store on iTunes.

The kit includes building blocks for fully-integrated systems: energy generation, energy conditioning and storage, sensor power balance, low power timers and a microprocessor for OEM custom development.

Website covers identification (laser scanners & rfid), sensors, safety & measurement, vision (imagers & vision) and laser marking & processing.

Five robots move to the rhythm and beat of the music while displaying real time video footage of the show and digital animations. At various intervals the five robot arms move into a formation where the LED panels become one continuous, five-panel screen.

Barun Mining will use Proficy in its iron mining business in China.

The mobile solution will support Chevron’s upstream operations with configurable software and ruggedized mobile hardware solutions that enable workers to better manage workflow, procedural and general management tasks.

IMS interface modules are now UL certified for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.

Are you ready for your e-mail marketing efforts to reach further than your company's own customer database? Read how Automation.com's Custom e-Mail Message and White Paper Alert Message opportunities can play a role in your company's overall marketing strategy.

The new OPC UA technology provides an efficient and secure infrastructure for communications - from sensor to business enterprise computing for all automation systems in manufacturing and process control. OPC UA leverages web services to provide a single programming paradigm in a scalable architecture that can be implemented is a range of devices - from embedded to enterprise.

Embedded devices based on the C2000/28x CPU family from Texas Instruments can now also be programmed with IEC 61131-3 development tool CoDeSys.

The SD17040, SD31045, and SD17060 series stepper drives are now certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as UL Listed products.

The virtual tour demonstrates how Eaton helps improve equipment effectiveness through control, logic, sensing and display components.

The 560 page digital publication contains extensive tutorials on piezo motion technology, the fundamentals of nanopositioning, micropositioning and nanometrology.

The guide provides an overview of applications that can benefit from electric actuation, and non-commercial information on the benefits of converting manual, hydraulic or pneumatic applications to electromechanical motion.

Under the new motto "Efficiency, Innovation, Sustainability", the next HANNOVER MESSE will be showcasing innovations, new developments and technologies. If you are looking towards international trade, this webinar will provide you with details on a leading platform which promises just that.

Sensors with the CE logo conform to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility.

ABB protects the supercomputer center of New Zealand digital effects company Weta Digital – makers of Avatar and other blockbuster movies – from power grid disturbances.

Sixteen-page full-color brochure reviews instrumentation and services from ABB for the water and waste water industries.

Honeywell will support efforts to develop a single, unified standard for integrating field devices with industrial facility control systems.

Kepware will deliver full support for Cisco networking products.

Attendees came together again on the afternoon of February 10, 2010 for a second, Forum-wide general session. This session included a timely and interesting OpX presentation by BASF's Werner Setzwein; an attention-getting and thought-provoking presentation on immersive virtual environments by Chevron's Kevyn Renner; a brief introduction and overview by Daryl Dulaney, President and CEO of the recently formed Siemens Industry business; and finally, a presentation on a successful continuous improvement process by Dennis Inverso, from DuPont Engineering.

MergeOptics is a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers.

Wood will oversee Paladin SmartGrid operations. Paladin SmartGrid is scheduled to be commercially released by the second quarter of 2010.

Automation expenditures by the refining sector are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly five percent over the next five years, according to ARC.

Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent

exida certified the Det-Tronics X3301 IR Flame Detector per IEC61508 as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capable.

By Paul Miller and Dick Hill, ARC Advisory Group Tuesday morning's general session for all forum tracks included presentations by Andy Chatha, ARC's President and Founder, Marty Edwards from the DHS Control Systems Security Program at Idaho National Laboratories (INL); Thomas Lange, Director of Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble; and Ralph Rio, Research Director, Enterprise Advisory Services here at ARC.

The 14 online, instructor-led seminars will run from March until May for those interested in expanding their knowledge of the HVAC industry and keeping up to date with the latest technology and their applications.

MES Conference includes a series of lectures that demonstrate positive experiences with the application of MES software in actual industrial applications and explain its effects on quality management and the optimization of capacity utilization.

The Centre of Expertise "Industrial Embedded" is located among the displays of industrial automation in Hall 9. Here, embedded technologies take centre stage against a background of steadily growing and increasingly complex and sophisticated applications.

Huff joins PAS from Invensys where he was Vice-President of Product Marketing and Portfolio Management.

Five applications use wireless sensors from Emerson to increase throughput, extend asset life, and improve process efficiency and safety.

Mayfran provides solutions for chip and coolant management in metalcutting applications.

AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company, deployed the Infometrics continuous monitoring-based commissioning program in its Fairfax, Delaware research facility.

The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation.

Phoenix Contact engineers in Pennsylvania and Michigan are sharing their enthusiasm for science with local students this week. The activities are part of National Engineers Week.

Trace Software's elecworks software application for electrical design is now integrated to SolidWorks.

ABB will refurbish the stations that convert alternating current to direct current and back on the 560 megawatt Inga-Kolwezi power transmission link.

Fisher valves will be used in the critical pressurizer spray system to help maintain reactor coolant temperature in Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plants to be built in both China and the United States.

64-page catalog covers electrical, HVAC, mechanical, controls, general operations, building diagnostics, and energy management.

Malvern Instruments appointed Terry Liu to the role of Process Specialist. He is part of the Malvern China team and works from the company’s Shanghai office.

The combination helps pulp mills improve fiberline operations by incorporating environmental and quality aspects into their control systems.

Matrikon Deutschland entered a license agreement with BASF for all production facilities worldwide to integrate and use Matrikon’s Control Performance software.

Siemens Industry will be hosting its next Answers for Infrastructure and Industry (AFI) event in the Washington D.C. area, March 23-24, 2010, at the Sheraton Premiere Tysons Corner in Vienna, Va.

I recently visited Siemens Energy’s Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical group to learn more about the SPPA-T3000 system and how customers are using it.

Ubisense location solutions will provide Airbus with a real-time view of business operations such as the tracking of components and assembly processes.

Founded in Sweden in 1988, Jokab Safety develops innovative products and solutions for machine safety.

The site covers CNC, PLC and Motion Control technologies for manufacturing automation.

Emerson's total chlorine analyzers are being used by DOW Benelux to improve the monitoring and control of chlorine in cooling water prior to its return to the sea.

Converting Toolbox is a set of standardized automation tools for the integration of various machine components that previously had to be performed individually.

Shimadzu now provides CAMO Software’s multivariate data analysis (MVDA) software to FTIR customers requiring chemometric analysis.

FANUC CNC America is a result of the merger of the former GE Fanuc CNC parts and systems business into FANUC AMERICA Corporation.

EnOcean is sponsoring four-time Olympian, Catherine Raney-Norman. She competed in the Ladies' 3000m speed skating event on February 14th. and will be part of the Team Pursuit team event on February 26th and 27th.

Upgrade improves reliability and efficiency of alternative fuel use for Votorantim’s Itau and Salto plants in Brazil. Expert Optimizer was first installed at the plants in 1995.

ISA issued a Call for Papers for the Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium (WWAC) to be held 3-5 August 2010 in Orlando, FL. The deadline for abstract submittals is 16 April 2010.

Hardware from MicroSys will be delivered with a test-CD containing the logi.cals system solution.

The former Prosilica is now Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc. Allied Vision Technologies acquired Prosilica in July 2008.

In December 2009, B&B Electronics successfully completed the ISO registration process.

APC will use Kepware’s “IT and Infrastructure Suite” to deliver OPC interoperability standards, including OPC DA, OPC AE and OPC-UA.

Emerson will install six Ovation expert control systems, AMS software, and HART intelligent field devices at the new Samra Combined-cycle Power Plant in Zarka, Jordan.

GE will supply Proficy software including Plant Applications, Historian, iFIX and Portal rolled out in a phased format led by a significant pilot project.

Predator Software will use KEPServerEX client interfaces with its shop floor control system (SFC) software tools.

Audelo will serve Northwire customers in the Western United States region, Mexico, Puerto Rico and South America.

Process industry system integrators include 18 Latin American Solution Provider partners.

By Nathan Pocock, OPC OPC is still the connectivity standard for Process Control, for ADI, a part of FDI and FDT and STILL the connectivity standard for manufacturing, and PLCs. OPC is a Unified Architecture, and OPC is an Express Interface.

Immediately prior to Daintree, Yu was Vice President of Segment and Strategic Marketing at Philips Lumileds

By McObject In-memory database systems (IMDS) have changed the software landscape, enabling "smarter" real-time applications. But IMDS' popularity has sparked a flurry of products falsely claiming to be in-memory database systems.