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Hexagon Metrology supplies measuring system to Milwaukee Machine Works
The Leitz measuring machine has a supersized measuring capacity of three meters wide by four meters long, and two and a half meters high, tailor made for the large scale machined components. -
3 Packaging OEMs join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program
Douglas Machine Inc., Kliklok-Woodman and Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing will have the opportunity to increase market awareness with customers, expand into new market sectors, and improve technical and functional excellence. -
PMMI to help OMAC grow membership and develop standards
PMMI’s support will enable OMAC’s volunteer leadership to expand its membership domestically and internationally, plus engage customer and supplier teams in further developing OMAC standards, including PackML. -
Absolute positioning on a budget
When the Rock-Tenn paperboard mill in Aurora IL wanted to automate the positioning and tensioning of the belts on its paperboard dryer conveyor system, it took an innovative combination of high-end, absolute encoders and basic, low-end control and drive technology to get the job done. -
ABB publishes brochure on 2600T family of pressure transmitters
The brochure highlights a comprehensive range of pressure measurement products, stressing reliability and simplified installation and configuration. -
Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group celebrates 175 years
Originally founded in Cincinnati Ohio in 1836 by James Foster, Jr., Palmer Wahl has been a consistent innovator since the 18th century, developing the first thermometer made in America - the Foster Cup - in 1852. -
One man’s waste is another man’s energy
Granger Electric operates a landfill-gas-to-energy program that extracts methane from decomposing waste and supplies it to customers as an alternative "greenhouse" fuel. This story highlights the communication system used between the control center and customers’ sites, to remotely access and monitor energy consumption. -
Cellular provides cost-effective addition to satellite SCADA system
This article describes how a midstream oil company sought to improve their pipeline integrity by adding a dozen non-critical data points to their satellite SCADA monitoring system using cellular technology. -
AutomationDirect Technical Product Reference
AutomationDirect’s volume 14 catalog offers thousands of industrial automation products for a wide range of applications. The latest edition features product descriptions, technical data, and photos for PLCs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, sensors, switches, drives and more. -
DSPRobotics & LynxMotion launch ‘FlowArm’ robot software for education
FlowArm open source robot arm control software was produced with the revolutionary new graphical programming language for Mechatronics called FlowStone. -
ISA99 launches Cyber Threat Gap Analysis Task Group
The task force will determine if companies following the ISA99 standards would have been protected from such sophisticated attacks and to identify changes needed, if any, to the standards being developed by the ISA99 committee. -
ODVA publishes white paper on industrial energy optimization
ODVA plans to raise awareness of energy consumption and offer control strategies that can optimize energy usage throughout the industrial ecosystem from the plantfloor to the grid. -
Counterfeit exida safety certifications discovered
Counterfeit certificates claim exida certification to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability of IEC 61508. Safety practitioners are advised to consult the Safety Automation Equipment List to verify certifications. -
Post-Stuxnet Industrial Security: Zero Day Discovery and Risk Containment of Industrial Malware
By Torsten Rössel, Innominate Security Technologies AG Phoenix Contact’s new white paper explains how the FL mGuard with CIFS Integrity Monitoring can provide early warning about malware similar to Stuxnet. -
Leveraging Workflow Automation in the Batch Environment
Automation.com, March 2011 By Jay Mellen, Savigent Software HallStar, a specialty chemical company near Chicago, uses Catalyst xM and PDC software to automate batch execution, electronic batch record management, and collect key manufacturing intelligence related to plant asset management. -
Wireless I/O Control System Proves Successful for Vehicle Manufacturer in India
India manufacturer of utility vehicles built a modern greenfield facility with state-of-the-art EMS conveyor enabled by Rockwell Automation control architecture and a ProSoft Technology wireless communication system. -
Zollner standardizes on Siemens' Tecnomatix digital manufacturing solution
Zollner’s decision to expand the use of Tecnomatix was based on intense tests over the last 15 months with completed planning projects that were successful. -
Security Incidents Organization publishes report on Control System Malware Incidents
The report documents 60 incidents that have taken place between 1999 and 2010 that involved lost time, destruction of property and even fatalities. -
Comark Corporation launches e-commerce site
Comark’s online store offers a wide variety of their most popular products for the Industrial, Marine, Kiosk and Digital Signage market segments. -
Genzyme monitors 50,000 SCADA points with HMS Anybus Communicator
Using about 30 HMS Anybus gateways, Genzyme converts serial and ASCII data from centrifuges, pH-meters and balances and sends it over Ethernet or Profibus to the central SCADA.