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AutomationDirect featured on nationally syndicated radio show
AutomationDirect in Cumming, Georgia, was recently featured on the nationally syndicated Dave Ramsey show. -
Has Open Architecture Delivered?
Automation.com, October 2011 By Bill Lydon Since the 1980s, the automation industry has been adopting standards for networked industrial communications, software, and applications. Have users gained all the benefits originally envisioned? -
MESA wants your input for Research Study
MESA is inviting producers and manufacturers to respond to a industry survey, Pursuit of Performance Excellence: Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics. -
WAGO I/O Devices Earn ATEX, IEC Ex Certifications
Nearly 30 couplers, controllers and I/O modules in the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM now carry ATEX and IEC Ex Certifications for operating in temperatures up to +60°C. -
ABB interferometer going into space aboard meteorological satellite
An ABB interferometer will be onboard the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP), to be launched by NASA on October 28. -
Honeywell to re-sell Cisco wireless access point
Cisco’s Aironet 1552S Access Point with its integrated ISA100.11a radio complements and extends Honeywell’s OneWireless network. -
InduSoft Announces Packaging SCADA Webinar
Packaging SCADA, a free webinar on November 16, 2011, will demonstrate how SCADA applications in a packaging line can directly improve production. -
Consortium for SEP 2 formalized
HomePlug Alliance, Wi-Fi Alliance and ZigBee Alliance signed an agreement formalizing the Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability. -
IBM manages Kenya Petroleum Refineries
IBM Maximo asset management software will allow KPRL to better utilize its production equipment, facilities and IT systems to reduce risk and control costs. -
Beijer Electronics opens subsidiary in Brazil
The subsidiary will sell and market the complete range of Beijer Electronics products including operator panels, industrial PCs and industrial networking products. -
Vision-Guided Pallet Trucks Deliver Cost-Effective Automation Solutions
Automation.com, October 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Sophisticated 3-D machine vision technology transform industrial pallet trucks and tow tractors into robotic industrial trucks. These robotic trucks "learn" their surroundings, making them flexible, simple, and affordable for a variety of applications. -
Schneider Electric to distribute AssetPoint software
Schneider Electric will offer its industrial customers access to AssetPoint’s EAM/CMMS solution to monitor and manage assets across their control systems. -
Laser scanning Saves Toilet Manufacturer $20,000
By scanning an existing upper and lower bowl assembly and modifying the CAD models to fit parts they already had tooling for, Aircraft Technologies substantially reduced the tooling cost. -
Emerson announces Smart Energy Initiative
Smart Energy Initiative is a global program designed to combine Emerson's industrial energy expertise with energy management technologies to help leverage more renewable fuels, lower energy costs, and reduce emissions. -
Livingston Publishes Catalogue of Used Electronics Test Equipment
The catalogue is divided into six categories: General Purpose, Electrical & Industrial, Fibre Optics, RF & Microwave, Communications and Broadcast. -
Emerson controls boilers at Tata Steel in UK
The boiler controls enable Tata to increase energy efficiency and maximize use of waste fuels, reducing emissions as well as reliance on purchased fuels. -
ABB to make Quebec’s grid more energy efficient
ABB will upgrade Hydro-Québec power utility ultra-high voltage transmission system that helps transport clean hydroelectric power from North to South Quebec. -
Developing Manufacturing Skills for Economic Growth
The time is right for manufacturers to change the way they approach and manage their human capital. -
Mitsubishi buys 19.9 Percent of ICONICS
Mitsubishi Electric will incorporate ICONICS’ SCADA software in factory and process automation solutions. -
DDASCA Consortium defines openSAFETY as standard
openSAFETY has been declared an official communication standard by the DDASCA Consortium (Dependable Distributed Architecture for Safety Critical Applications).

