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Copalp successfully passed tests performed by the test laboratory of iƒak in Germany, for certification of a system according to PLCopen Conformity Level ST (Structured Text).

Honeywell will supply its Experion PKS control system, Foundation Fieldbus, and Safety Manager for a new central processing platform currently under construction in Vung Tau, Vietnam.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor At HUG 2011, four users shared their remote operations & monitoring experiences along with lessons learned. Included are recommendations of first steps for other companies considering remote monitoring and operations.

Cascade Energy, an industrial energy-efficiency consulting firm, will use the eSight energy analysis suite to manage energy data for their industrial and utility clients.

Emerson will supply a wireless continuous emission monitoring (CEM) system at Singaport Cleanseas Pte Ltd, a large marine pollution reception facility in Singapore.

The Quad PAC controlled switchgear was designed with a voting scheme where triple inputs are sent to the PLC system. The best of the three dictates the state of the device.

Throughput Technologies is now a distributor of the Secomea Remote Device Management solution in South Africa.

Free tech paper week: Methods to Improve Control System Performance

Bayer will use the software for the design, construction and operation of manufacturing plants worldwide.

JAI will provide a UV-sensitive camera and a remote-head camera to PPT VISION for its M-Series embedded machine vision line.

Honeywell's Safety Manager has been awarded ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification by exida.

Rotork actuators are providing valve control on new gas dehydration units constructed at seven sites in the Transylvanian region of Romania.

Free Tech Paper Week: Calibration & validation philosophy for TDL analyzers

Honeywell will supply its digitally enabled Well Performance Monitor to Ithaca Energy to manage the operational performance of its new Athena oilfield in the North Sea.

Honeywell is working with SAP to deliver collaborative solutions in which data generated from an industrial plant can lead to better business decisions.

Utilizing the increased power of computers, virtual reality simulates real or imaginary environments and situations with a high degree of realism.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Norm Gilsdorf addressed more than 1000 attendees at the recent Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium. His key message was that Honeywell has evolved from an automation company to a business transformation company so they can better develop their solutions for greater safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

A CNC system from NUM helped Sinico create a fully automated 9-axis rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machine for manufacturing volume batches of parts from metal bars and tubes.

Standard-Knapp supplied a bottle packer that almost eliminates bottle breakage while increasing packer speed.