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Invensys to supply EYESim training system to U.S. Department of Energy
The DOE will use EYESim virtual reality training solution in the development of new generation zero-emission integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants with carbon capture. -
Schaefer obtains UL listing for AEP-A2000R inverters
AEP-A2000R Series of pure sign wave inverters are now UL60950-1 Listed. -
Dresser Masoneilan to supply valves to Korea nuclear plants
Dresser Masoneilan has been named the preferred control valve supplier for Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power’s Shin Kori reactors currently under construction near Busan, South Korea. -
Rockwell Automation to control Snowy Hydro power plants in Australia
Rockwell Automation has supplied 15 Allen Bradley ControlLogix programmable automation controllers to be located at seven different sites in the Snowy Mountains on the east coast of Australia. -
Emerson to control two Korean pumped storage hydroelectric power plants
Emerson will install its Ovation expert control system at two power generation facilities in Korea. -
CoDeSys Automation Alliance up to 100 members
The CoDeSys Automation Alliance for IEC 61131-3 programming signed up its 100th member. -
Vishay Nobel weighing equipment works with Schneider Electric PLCs
Vishay Nobel standard KIS, KOSD, KIMD, and KISD load cells and weighing modules work with Schneider PLCs via Ethernet Modbus TCP communication. -
Allied Vision Technologies absorbs Prosilica
Prosilica cameras will now become an integral part of the overall AVT camera offering. -
Belden signs Omni Cable as a distributor
Omni Cable is a distributor of specialty wire and cable for electrical distribution. -
National Instruments updates LEGO MINDSTORMS software
With this system, children as young as 9 years old can design their own robots using new features such as color recognition and Bluetooth support. -
ISA selects Automation.com as advertising sales partner
In addition to daily and weekly digital and online content, ISA will publish 6 print issues of InTech magazine in 2010. ISA selected Automation.com as the advertising sales representative for InTech magazine’s print, digital, and online editions. -
Mining and Metals automation got buried
Growth in the mining and metals industry for automation, instrumentation, and software came to a halt in the last quarter of 2008 and hasn't recovered. -
European Pumps market gets soaked
Frost & Sullivan says that with Europe’s major economies sinking into recession, major pump suppliers have seen orders go down by nearly 30 per cent. -
ABB orders decline 15% in Q3
ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%. -
ARC predicts huge growth for wind turbine control systems
Wind turbine control system suppliers are benefiting from an increasing demand for wind turbines worldwide and recognizing various areas of opportunities where performance can be improved. -
ARC says device networks down, but will rebound in 2010
The worldwide market for Factory Automation Networks at the device level will decline this year but is expected to strongly rebound in 2010 -
ARC says HVAC control market collapsed in 2008 and 2009
The collapse of the US housing market and subsequent chain reaction of events made for a very difficult business climate for 2008 and 2009, but it may start to grow. -
Frost & Sullivan says Fieldbus getting popular in Europe
The European Fieldbus market is expected to grow to $760.27 million by 2015 from $448.00 million in 2008. -
Adept robot breaks speed barrier
The Quattro Robot broke the 300 cycle per minute barrier, allegedly making it the fastest robot in the world. -
GE Fanuc to supply Proficy Workflow to SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics will use the system to connect and organize people and work processes to drive Lean production initiatives – easing decision making on the plant floor and reducing costs. -
Harcros Chemicals monitors manual valves with wireless sensors
Emerson wireless position monitors are helping Harcros Chemicals monitor manual valves in remote, hard-to-reach locations that previously were unconnected to the plant’s control system. -
Honeywell Enraf Servo Gauge achieves SIL-2 certification
Enraf Servo Gauge received SIL-2 certification from TUV Rheinland for use in safety applications. Existing gauges can become SIL-2 compliant with a simple software upload. -
Honeywell to supply controllers to Toyota Motor Europe
Toyota will use the HC900 hybrid controller to optimize air supply units and deliver greater energy-efficient temperature and humidity control within paint finishing spray booths. -
Wonderware software to monitor assets at Canadian nuclear plant
Wonderware software will manage Bruce Power's equipment condition and performance monitoring (ECPM) project at eight nuclear reactors in Canada. -
MESA study says manufacturers need faster KPI views
84% of production companies report that they could improve the speed of visibility into their operations performance. IT challenges and a lack of understanding are the main obstacles to changing that situation. -
Honeywell to upgrade control system at waste incineration plant in France
Honeywell’s Experion will be used to control Valorly’s Rillieux-la-Pape incineration system, which transforms waste into both thermal and electrical energy. -
ISA publishes Collaborative Process Automation Systems book
The book discusses topics such as engineering, security, enterprise connectivity, advanced process control, plant asset management and operator efficiency. -
Schneider Electric adopts B&R technology
Schneider Electric will update their machine controller and I/O system using B&R technology. -
ABB Start-Up and Commissioning Services brochure
Brochure provides an overview of ABB's start-up and commissioning services. -
Wireless helps cement plant comply with air quality regulations
Emerson’s wireless network of field instrumentation monitors the process used to reduce NOx emissions inside a rotating cement kiln at CalPortland Company. -
Honeywell to automate "green diesel" plant
Project includes distributed control, safety technology, terminal automation, process technology, process simulation and optimization applications. -
ARC Informatique software to manage ventilation at CERN accelerator
PcVue will monitor and control ventilation systems and 200 programmable controllers at CERN, the largest particle accelerator in the world. -
Grant Thornton says health care, 401(k) and bonuses going down
In a survey of manufacturing CFOs and senior comptrollers, one-third are reducing health care benefits, more than a quarter are reducing 401(k) matches, and more than half plan to reduce bonuses. -
PEERS program aims to send stimulus money to manufacturers
Manufacturing has yet to reap many benefits from the $780 billion stimulus package, but an industry economist has uncovered a program that delivers both financial rewards and environmental benefits for the sector. -
ISA describes plans for ISA Automation Week 2010
ISA Automation Week will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. The event will have a focused exhibition area for a limited number of companies to showcase products and services. -
ABB to control pumped-storage hydropower station in Switzerland
ABB will provide electrical equipment, including transformers, medium-voltage switchgears, as well as instrumentation and System 800xA automation systems. -
B&B Electronics publishes industrial networking catalog
2009 Q4 catalog covers the full line of N-TRON products including managed, unmanaged and process control Ethernet switches, plus monitored media converters and wireless Ethernet radios. -
ARC expects decline in Field Instrument shipments in 2010
The drop-off in bookings experienced through 2009 is expected to result in a decline for field instrument shipments through 2010 and into 2011. -
ABB CEO discusses Smart grid in New York City
Joe Hogan discussed the importance of developing a smarter grid, and the challenges that remain to be overcome, at the SmarterCities event in New York earlier this month -
Invensys adds systems integrators as Wonderware partners
SIs include E-Technologies Group, DLT&V Systems Engineering, Global Automation Partners, SYSMAKER Engenharia de Sistemas Lda, and Autoware S.r.l. Unipersonale. -
Emerson acquires EIM Controls
Since 1949, EIM Controls has pioneered product innovation and design in the manufacturing of electric valve actuators. -
Phoenix Contact publishes catalogs
In addition to the traditional print catalogs the company has always offered, PDF versions are also available for download. -
E-T-A ESX10-T CSA approved for hazardous areas
ESX10-T solid state overcurrent protector is CSA approved for installation into Class I, Division 2 - Group A, B, C, and D applications. -
ARC says Oil & Gas sector will invest in automation
Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an annual growth rate of nearly seven percent over the next five years. -
KUKA opens US research center
The KUKA Development Center near Detroit specializes in joining technologies like laser welding. The center is working closely with automakers on adapting laser welding technologies. -
Northwire promotes Katina Kravik to chief executive officer
Kravik represents the third generation in her family to own and lead the privately held 37-year old company. -
Vishay web control used in coating pilot plant
Vishay provided a web tension measurement system to Western Michigan University (WMU) for use in its Coating Pilot Plant. The system precisely measures the sheet web tension between the coater backing rolls and the chill-roll S-wrap. -
ABB automation controls Stora Enso paper mill
ABB automation, power distribution, variable speed drive systems and electrification equipment is being used on the PM12 paper line at Stora Enso’s Kvarnsveden paper mill in Sweden. -
Invensys to control Ultra-mega Power Plant in India
Invensys will provide distributed and critical control systems, emergency shutdown systems, advanced process control, plant optimization and operator training simulator technology. -
Integration Objects releases free OPC Server testing tool
OPC Server Simulators include both an OPC DA/HDA server and an OPC A&E server simulator, allowing users to test any third party OPC Client application using simulated data and messages. -
Navitar updates Optical Wizard online machine vision lens selection tool
Optical Wizard 2.0 resource tool can be used when needing a lens or complete lens system for machine vision electronic imaging applications. -
OPC says new markets opening for OPC technology
OPC Foundation president Tom Burke says the desire to improve the operational efficiency of production facilities, plus the increasing importance of energy management, building automation and energy conservation, means vendors need to adopt standards, like OPC. -
NUM CNC upgrades Gleason 782 gear hobber
The machine is used by a large aerospace components manufacturer in Chihuahua, Mexico, to produce spur, helical and crown gears with complex profiles. -
Heason Technology hires two AEs from Danaher Motion
Elliot Murray and Yvan Fasquel joined Heason from Danaher Motion, where they worked motion technology product lines including the Kollmorgen and Dover lines that are also offered by Heason. -
ABB expects 3rd quarter income to be down to $1 billion
ABB will adjust certain provisions and accruals resulting in an overall reduction of approximately $380 million in the third quarter of 2009. -
Rockwell publishes Consultant Catalog for water and wastewater industry
Water and Wastewater Consultant Resource Catalog (CRC) helps consulting engineers specify automation and control products and solutions more easily. -
Weidmuller receives UL Approval for W-Series screw clamp terminals
UL 1059 approval assures users that the terminals are acceptable for use in applications that may require more than one conductor per clamp. -
Allied Electronics releases 2010 catalog
Catalog has more than 115,000 products from 300 industry suppliers. 13,000 new products were added to the catalog this year. -
Rexroth releases episode 12 in Lean Manufacturing podcast
“The Look and Feel of Lean” discusses how to implement and sustain lean manufacturing. -
Flow Line's flow transmitter goes to Hawaii
Sopogy of Hawaii uses the MEMFlo MFT flow transmitter in its solar air conditioning systems. -
Emerson's wireless technology improves safety at Severstal Wheeling
Wireless technology improves process, fire safety, and environmental monitoring at the 80-inch hot strip mill in Mingo Junction, Ohio. -
ABB supplies 750 MVA transformers to Allegheny Energy
The transformers together weigh over 750 tons and each has enough capacity to power 250 electric locomotives. -
MooreHawke's TRUNKSAFE device couplers receive Factory Mutual approvals
TRUNKSAFE acquired ATEX-Type N, IECEx-Type N, and cFMus-General/Ordinary Location and Non-Incendive certifications from Factory Mutual. -
ASHRAE offers Building Energy Modeling Professional certification
The first exam for the new certification program will be administered on Jan. 27, 2010, at the Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla. -
Frost & Sullivan names Top Ten technologies
F&S says nanomaterials, flexible electronics, advanced batteries and energy storage, smart materials, green IT, CIGS solar, 3D integration, autonomous systems, white biotech and lasers are the top ten technologies. -
Purdue Calumet wins PMMI Student packaging design contest
The contest challenged the students to address a palletizing need. The teams were provided customer specifications and were directed to find a solution that was fast and economical. -
ABB CPM software improves production at Pratt Industries paper mill
CPM provides Pratt Industries with better production and quality data visibility, centrally managed multi-mill planning and optimization, real-time integration with their box plants and paper mills and a modern IT system architecture. -
ABB to supply drive systems for Copper Mountain project in British Columbia
ABB was awarded a contract valued over $19 million to deliver energy efficient drive systems for the Copper Mountain Mining project in Canada. -
Emerson completes WDPF-to-Ovation Control System Migration at water plant
For this migration project, at Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility Emerson supplied a total of 17 Ovation controllers and 19 workstations. -
Exlar publishes Motion Control Product catalog
Catalog details solutions for linear and rotary motion control applications, including integrated actuator and motor designs, explosion proof designs, force tube actuators, and servo motor and gearmotors. -
Northwest Iowa Power uses remote graphics to monitor power grid
Matrox remote graphics extension technology solves system interference and USB connectivity issues related to legacy KVM solutions. -
Power Efficiency appoints Scott Johnson COO
Johnson previously was VP of Sales at Warner Electric and VP-Sales & Marketing at Compumotor. -
Thomson publishes Guide to Motion Solutions for Packaging Applications
Covers pick-and-place/palletizing, label printing/scanning, stretch wrapping, carton packing, PET bottle manufacturing and filling machines. -
Siemens to supply building automation to University of Louisville
Project will upgrade HVAC, building systems, and lighting controls to reduce energy costs by more than $2.3 million annually. -
ARC says general motion control market will grow
ARC expects the GMC market will experience modest growth in 2010, as businesses slowly start investing in capital equipment. -
William Frick improves safety website
Website has a LiveChat feature that allows users to directly connect with a sales representative and have their questions immediately answered. -
ABB powers LNG carriers
An ABB electric propulsion system for liquefied natural gas carriers reduces fuel consumption by almost 30 percent. -
Emerson completes control system upgrade at Detroit Water and Sewerage
Emerson installed an Ovation control and SCADA solution that monitors and controls the entire water distribution system and wastewater collection system. -
RNA robot handles spoon challenge
RNA used a step feeder, bulk storage hopper and an ABB IRB360 robot to stuff plastic spoons into a fast food container at a rate of 120 containers per minute. -
HARTING publishes Industrial Ethernet Handbook
This 5-chapter, 168-page Handbook covers the technical details of Ethernet, comparing it to other fieldbus systems, and explaining its Open System Interconnection (ISO/OSI) Reference Model. -
HART Foundation upgrades HART Server
HART Server Version 3.1 supports HART 7, HART-over-IP based networks, and WirelessHART gateways. -
Advantech, Invensys and Wonderware develop Windows CE HMI
Advantech, Invensys and Wonderware all helped develop Wonderware InTouch HMI software for Windows CE devices. -
Emerson to supply Ovation control system for power plant in Sri Lanka
Equipment to be installed at Unit 1 of the Puttalam coal-fired power plant in Puttalam, Sri Lanka, includes Ovation, AMS software, and HART intelligent field devices. -
exida announces Functional Integrity Certification
Functional Integrity Certification helps automation suppliers demonstrate the safety, security and reliability of their products. -
Honeywell to control printing of the Wall Street Journal
Honeywell will upgrade printing press controls at NYP, printer of the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal. -
Aaeon and InduSoft offer hardware and software control solutions
Aaeon makes embedded single board computers, panel and automation hardware, and InduSoft's Web Studio HMI/SCADA software runs on all of these devices. -
Factivity installs shop floor MES at Swanson Industries
Factivity fit Swanson Industries with its shop floor technology, replacing pen-to-paper with a PC based manufacturing execution system (MES). -
ISA selects Automation.com to provide E-Newsletters
The co-branded e-newsletters will be distributed to Automation.com’s subscribers, InTech subscribers, and ISA members and customers, creating a combined total distribution of more than 90,000 world-wide automation professionals. -
Wireless Compliance Institute tests ISA100 devices at chemical plant
Within days of approval of the ISA100.11a standard, the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute successfully deployed tested and approved ISA100.11a standard devices at Arkema's plant in Crosby, Texas. -
ABB solves transmitter erosion problem at nickel ore processing mill
Highly abrasive nickel ore slurry flow at a Canadian Xstrata nickel ore processing mill caused serious erosion of metallic diaphragms in pressure transmitters. So ABB coated the transmitters. -
GE Fanuc to supply PLCs to PowerSecure
PowerSecure will use GE Fanuc PLCs as part of its solution to meet utilities’ stringent requirements for the protection and control of distributed generation systems. -
National Instruments offers 8,000 Drivers on IDNet
From IDNet, engineers can download LabVIEW Plug and Play, LabWindows/CVI Plug and Play and Interchangeable Virtual Instrument (IVI) instrument drivers to automate measurements from instruments. -
Flowserve to supply valves to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
The steam and main feedwater isolation valves will be used at KHNP’s Shin-Kori 3 and 4 nuclear plant’s Pressurized Water Reactors, currently under construction. -
Paper describes Reliability of Piezo Actuators
By Physik Instrumente Paper describes the development and lifetime tests of PI's ceramic encapsulated actuators in comparison with conventional polymer coated piezo actuators. Several graphs enable the quick calculation of lifetime under different operational and environmental conditions. -
Hexagon Metrology acquires Mahr Multisensor
Mahr Multisensor GmbH manufactures vision sensors. -
GainSpan powers Wi-Fi module of North Pole Engineering
North Pole Engineering's WiFi-IT! module is based on GainSpan's GS1010 system-on-chip, a highly integrated, low power Wi-Fi single chip solution. -
MHEDA launches material handling web site
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association introduced wikiMHEDA, a comprehensive online information portal featuring material handling industry news and information. -
PackML Implementation Guide
This implementation guide, by the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, has been created to aid software developers in achieving a clean and efficient implementation of PackML. -
Ethernet Direct obtains UL 508 approvals on Industrial Ethernet Switches
Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters comply with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) 508 standard.