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Omron opens regional headquarters in Mexico
The office will provide sales, technical support, and training for Omron industrial automation customers across Mexico. -
FlowSense hires Don McFee as project manager
FlowSense hired McFee as project manager for its Building Services Group in the Midwest and Southwest regions.. -
Fluid Metering publishes 2008 Catalog
Catalog covers precision dispensers and metering pumps for laboratory, industrial, process and OEM applications. -
ISA Calls for Papers for Marketing & Sales Summit
Abstracts may be submitted for the conference session presentations through 11 April 2008. The event, in Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 17-19 September 2008. -
Industrial Interoperability Compliance Institute seeks members
The IICI, the official compliance testing organization for standards such as WBF's B2MML and BatchML schemas, issued a call for members. Members will be entitled to use the IICI logo on products and system. -
Emerson to provide integration services for Finesse customers
Emerson will provide integration and process automation services for installations involving DeltaV automation systems and TruBio Bioreactor Control Systems. -
Siemens donates $250K to RIT for safety research
Siemens is donating $250,000 in hardware, software and cash to Rochester Institute of Technology's Advanced Systems Integration Laboratory. -
Adaptive Micro Systems updates web site
The site describes indoor and outdoor programmable LED electronic display systems. Visitors can navigate by product category, including Indoor, Outdoor, Digital Billboard, and content management. -
Digital Power Capital acquires EDSA
EDSA develops power analytics software solutions for the design, simulation, deployment, and preventive maintenance of electrical power systems. -
FDT Group interoperability project continues
Since November 2007, 22 FDT Group member companies have participated in a project to test the interoperability of the FDT/DTM Technology in a very diverse setting. -
ABB provides Gearless Mill Drives to U.S. molybdenum project
ABB was awarded a $13 million contract to provide GMD systems and related equipment for General Moly's new Mount Hope pure molybdenum development project, in Central Nevada, USA. -
ADLINK to acquire 100% of Ampro Computer
ADLINK will acquire a total of 39,743,137 common shares in Ampro, representing 100% of Ampro's shareholding, with a total investment amount of US$20 million. -
HMS expands, moves into new headquarters
HMS reported net sales of 29.4 M€, hired 20 new employees, started a second shift, and moved its headquarters into a new facility. -
Honeywell to install Experion at steel plant in Finland
Honeywell announced a $2 million contract to implement its Experion Process Knowledge System with Profibus at a stainless steel plant operated by Outokumpu. -
Siemens' 'Think Customer' puts executives into new roles
"Think Customer" at Siemens Energy & Automation involves many of the top executives in the company taking new temporary roles in the operation so that they get an eyeful, or earful, from working directly with customers for a day. -
Semaphore signs Gray Matter Systems as distributor
Gray Matter Systems is Semaphore's authorized distributor for markets in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. -
WBF 2008 European Conference calls for papers
The WBF European Conference Committee is accepting abstracts and papers for the 2008 Conference. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2008. -
Emerson’s Scenario Simulation reduces plant startup time
Con Edison's East River Repowering Project realized a three month startup time reduction. Scenario simulation consists of actual plant control software and duplicate workstations that mimic the East River control room. -
Schneider contributes $500,000 to Arc flash research
The donation will help expand the knowledge of the electric arc phenomena and enhance worker safety through advances in the codes and standards relating to safe employee work practices. -
InduSoft Receives Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award
InduSoft won for its Web Studio v6.1, the only HMI/SCADA solution that runs on almost every type of hardware. -
Applied Robotics signs distributor in Brazil
ADiS Welding Technologies will distribute Applied Robotics' line of tool changers, collision sensors, grippers and connectivity technology. -
Transpara embeds PI System in Visual KPI
The OEM agreement enables customers to trend KPI status and calculations by adding time series capabilities even if their back-end data source is not time series-based. -
ABB to automate gas compressor project in Pakistan
ABB will provide automation and electrification systems for the Sawan Gas Field Compressor Project, located 80 km southeast of Sukkur city in Pakistan. -
Adept supplies robots to German Solar Equipment Manufacturer
SLS Solar Line Saxony will use Adept's robots and motion control and machine vision software in its automation equipment for solar cell production. -
Simulation software helps Silver Eagle Refining meet Benzene emission regulations
Simsci-Esscor PRO/II simulation software helps refiner meet upcoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) requirements for benzene emissions. -
Agilent's WireScope Pro meets requirements for Category 6A Cabling
WireScope Pro cable tester meets and exceeds the requirements in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 Annex E and Annex I for certifying Category 6A structured LAN cabling. -
AMT to support SHAFI vision guided robotics systems
Services will include feasibility demonstrations, support for systems integrators, and acceptance support at end user sites. -
Misumi hosts configuration seminars in Texas
April 1-3, 2008 Texas “Designing a better machine faster with the configurable component," seminars will be held in Houston, Austin and Arlington, Texas. -
Hardy appoints Al Fitzpatrick Director of Sales and Marketing
He will supervise the company's Regional Managers and Customer Service groups for Hardy and Metrix in North America. -
Northwire expands Asian operations
New facility in Jiangsu Province, China, includes a 5,300-square foot warehouse and 3,400-square foot office. -
Endevco Publishes Dynamic Test Handbook
Handbook provides a convenient and complete reference for a wide range of commonly used data to assist in effective and efficient testing operations. -
Free Electrical Design Trial Software
EPLAN improves the engineering design times, costs and quality of Electrical Control Systems, Fluid Power Systems, and Instrumentation & Control Systems. -
AD Products updates enclosures website
The updated site contains four times as many enclosure products as before. -
General Motors sponsors Orlando School program
General Motors will sponsor the Bright Minds Mentor Program, taking 50 high school students to the SME RAPID 2008 Conference & Exposition. -
MTS Sensors used in sawmill motion control
Temposonics R-Series sensors play a key role in a number of motion control applications throughout the Centralia Sawmill in Centralia, WA. -
Xstrata selects Matrikon for coal handling and preparation plants
Matrikon Downtime Reporter and Matrikon Production Manager software will be used throughout Xstrata Coal's Coal Handling and Preparation Plants. -
TURCK publishes welding sensor catalog
Welding Solutions catalog covers sensors, cordsets and accessories able to withstand the abrasion, physical impact, weld slag and splatter created by welding cells. -
OMRON provides online access to datasheets for 4,000 products
On-line product data eliminates the need for customers to refer to printed catalogs and datasheets, or make multiple telephone calls to confirm product specifications. -
SME announces Digital Manufacturing program
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers announced a new initiative called Innovations That Could Change The Way You Manufacture. -
Lantronix Announces Premier Partner Program
Program promotes strong business relationships and help partners grow their Lantronix business. -
MTS publishes brochure on mobile hydraulic sensors
Product selector guide covers the entire mobile hydraulics line of Temponsonics sensors. -
Bison Gear makes it onto CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News "Hard Times, Good Jobs" series featured growth at Bison Gear. -
Control Dynamics uses IntelliMax for offshore control systems
The first application will be the control system for a hydraulic workover unit being designed and built for a major offshore production facility in the Gulf of Mexico. -
ARC says Radar Level Market to reach $421 Million
The worldwide market for radar level devices is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.9% over the next five years. -
ISA issues call for papers for ISA EXPO
Abstracts will be accepted until 11 April for paper, panel, and tutorial sessions. -
Endevco adds 11 rep firms in North America
Endevco added 10 independent manufacturers representatives throughout the United States and one in Canada. -
Wurldtech introduces Delphi Cyber-Security Database
Vulnerability database for industrial control systems provides visibility into the reliability, safety and security of systems and networks. -
Parker Hannifin releases DSE Lite 2.02 drive software
Drive System Explorer software is available free of charge on the company’s website. -
Bosch Rexroth presents Lean Manufacturing Podcast
The first episode in a new series of lean manufacturing podcasts, “Developing Front-line Supervisors to Succeed in a Lean Environment,” is available via a free download. -
Commtest adds sales managers
Commtest hired a regional sales manager, two district sales managers and a training manager. -
Royal Mint uses pH/ORP monitor to improve water quality
The Royal Mint's effluent has high solid content, meaning that pH probes and electrodes require cleaning a minimum of once a day. The ATi Auto-Clean Q45/72 system uses an integral high pressure air supply to automatically remove contaminants from the face of the sensor. -
Frost & Sullivan says need for quality drives Pump Market in Europe
Higher quality pumps are enjoying promising growth as they maximise the efficiency of operations. -
Lonworks says facility control getting integrated
The industry is certainly moving away from isolated system control towards more integrated solutions, but “Total Facility Control” seems like a stretch. -
Mustang providing process control for ExxonMobil in Singapore
Mustang Engineering will provide detailed engineering design and site construction management for process control of a steam cracker complex in Singapore. -
Inductive Automation adds MatrikonOPC Tunneller to FactorySQL
OPC Tunneller allows users to easily overcome DCOM headaches to create efficient, seamlessly networked OPC solutions. -
ABB to supply Mill Drive systems for copper mine in Brazil
ABB won an order from Vale to deliver gearless mill drive systems that will maximize productivity and energy efficiency at a new copper mine in northern Brazil. -
IPS creates operation in Egypt
Invensys joined ENPPI and GASCO in a joint venture to create Invensys Process System Egypt, the first ‘Industrial Automation Engineering Centre of Excellence’ in the country. -
Korenix publishes Industrial PoE white Paper
This document briefs PoE technology and discusses the concerns for practical PoE deployment in industrial environments. -
Power Efficiency enhances website
Website allows users to search and find company and product information, with access to downloadable files and links to supporting documentation. -
Beijer Electronics acquires Westermo Group
Westermo will be an autonomous business unit within the Beijer group focusing on industrial data communications. Lars-Ola Lunkvist, CEO of Westermo, will remain with the company. -
Applied Manufacturing Technologies Acquires K-R Automation
AMT acquired K-R Automation, a Warren, MI, based automation controls design, engineering and panel manufacturing company. -
Wilcoxon Research publishes vibration sensor catalog
Sensor catalog has a sensor selection guide to help choose the right accelerometer or 4-20 mA sensor for the application. Also included are technical notes. -
Emerson automates expansion of copper smelter in China
Emerson installs PlantWeb architecture with Foundation fieldbus and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software at Jianxi Copper's expansion of its Guixi Smelter in Jiangxi Province, China. -
Matrikon to provide cyber security for industrial plant
The process control and IT network security cyber security solution is is based on industrial best practices as outlined by ISA, NERC and NPRA. -
Rockwell Automation publishes white paper on transformerless drive technology
By Rockwell Automation “Maximize Efficiency, Space & Weight Savings with Medium-Voltage Transformerless Drive Configuration” paper explains the business value of transformerless drive technology. -
IDENTEC adds Edgeware RFID software for Web-Based Asset Management
IDENTEC will add InSync’s Edgeware web-based development platform for RFID, GPS and other location-aware applications. -
Bay-Tec Engineering opens office in Portland
Bay-Tec provides control system engineering, integration and construction services to clients in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors, petrochemicals, and the food and beverage industry. -
ASM Sensors publishes position sensing catalog
Catalog covers cable actuated position sensors, magnetoresistive and magnetostrictive position sensors, and magnetic angular and inclination sensors. -
Calex publishes DC/DC and AC/DC short form product guide
The Short Form Product Guide provides an easy reference selection guide for Calex DC/DC converter and AC/DC power supply products. -
ISA100.11a Draft Standard up for first vote
At the April working group meeting in Chongqing, China, the ISA100.11a draft standard is scheduled for initial work group balloting, the first step in the approval process for the standard. -
SME publishes 2008 publications catalog
Downloadable catalog features more than 370 books, DVDs, study packages and CD-ROM products for purchase. -
ABB upgrades control system at poultry-powered power station
ABB is upgrading the control systems at EPRL's 38.5 MW power station in Thetford, Norfolk, UK, to include a System 800xA. -
Emerson supplies DCS to training facility
A DeltaV system, AMS software, Fisher valves and Foundation Fieldbus equipment are installed at the Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence training center in the UK. -
Paqworks distributes Moxa Ethernet Switches in Australia
Paqworks now carries Moxa's IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 compliant Ethernet Switches suitable for electric utility substation environments. -
RTI to protect USAF Distributed Systems
The project, “Proactive Determination of Networked Node Vulnerability,” will seek out weaknesses in network security before and during a security intrusion event. -
Brooks introduces on-line Filling/Dosing calculator
Calculator determines if a user's current system is operating as efficiently as possible, and compares it to a Brooks solution. -
Littelfuse adds design guide to Web site
Interactive design guide has library of 50 applications, allowing users to locate the specific product series or part number that best matches their needs. -
Adept Technology to develop Surgical Robotic Systems
Adept Technology and Prosurgics will develop surgical robotic systems for image-guided and navigated neurological and soft tissue surgery. The surgical robotics market in the USA is forecast to be worth $2.5 billion by 2011 -
JMP provides controls for Ontario water treatment plant
Project includes controls for the high lift and low lift pumps, UV system, clarifier, generator, filters, Ethernet network, wireless and a Wonderware SCADA system. -
ISA Alaska establishes Tom Quimby Student Endowment
The endowment will be used to provide scholarships to students studying the arts and sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instrumentation, systems, and automation. -
Moore Industries bakes NCS data acquisition system for three years
The NCS has been running since February 2005 in an environmental chamber at temperatures up to 221°F. The only problem so far: Labels are turning brown. -
Cosmetic packaging gets a makeover from robots
An ABB-based robotic end of line packaging system for Cederroth handles cosmetic bottles in any orientation, in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with and without trays. -
ABB to automate mine hoist system in Sweden
ABB will supply a System 800xA control system, motor, drive system ACS 6000 SD, installation and commissioning. -
Data Matrix symbols help medical manufacturer track parts
By Microscan Biosite, manufacturer of medical test panels, encodes ID tracking numbers in a bar code on each panel. It had problems reading a long Code 39 bar code--even with a machine vision system--so it changed to a Data Matrix code, which it reads easily with Microscan Quadrus MINI scanners. -
Thermo Fisher opens OES and X-ray product demo center
Center has Optical Emission (OES), Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) systems. -
Automation Federation reports progress to date
Accomplishments so far include hiring staff, improving government relations, adding OMAC activities, participating in the WBF, and coordinating a trade show in China. -
Rockwell Automation to acquire CEDES Safety and Automation
CEDES is a leading supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, as well as other safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units and related accessories for industrial applications. -
Honeywell Safety Manager attains FM Certification
Safety Manager can now be used for applications that require a U.S.-certified NFPA 72 certificate. -
Adept Technology signs distributor in Korea
Han Shin Power Tech will be the exclusive dealer in Korea for Adept's complete portfolio of robotics, controls, vision and software products. -
Technical Note: Data Synchronization for Process Analytical Technology
Note addresses the requirements and methods for ensuring optimum synchronization and alignment of process data for process analytical technology (PAT). -
Wurldtech launches Achilles Health Check Service
Service provides a rapid evaluation of the cyber-security vulnerabilities and exposure risk of SCADA and process control systems. -
Autodesk donates data access technology for Microsoft SQL Server
Autodesk donated FDO Provider to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). This provides ability to directly access and manipulate data within the new database. -
ABB to modernize coal mine automation in Serbia
ABB to install System 800xA, ACS800 drives, and a Freelance 800F compact control system at the coal mine in Tamnava, Serbia. -
DEACOM to supply ERP to Cincinnati Vulcan
The ERP system will integrate inventory control, formulation and lab management, regulatory reporting, production, labor tracking and other processes. -
Emerson supplies flowmeters to Argosy for Sputnik
Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters are used by Argosy for flow measurement and quality monitoring in Russian Sputnik oil separator systems. -
Sensor film helps SB Electronics hold capacitor tolerances
SB Electronics uses pressure-sensitive film from Sensor Products to check tolerance of press plates that flatten the round capacitor profile. -
Okuma introduces Partners in THINC
Partners in THINC allows visitors to see real parts being manufactured for real customers in real time. -
Ascon announces that KOMPAS works with TraceParts library
KOMPAS users are able to work directly with the TraceParts library — one of the largest Mechanical Parts libraries in the world. -
Control Dynamics partners with Weidmuller
CDI to do system integration projects in electric power and distribution.