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By Bill Lydon, Editor A recent design and engineering conference emphasized the need for manufacturing automation and design engineers to collaborate instead of working in independent organizational silos. An open mind is required in order to embrace change and innovate.

By Paul Brooks, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers should carefully consider their infrastructure investments today to take advantage of the emerging wealth of industrial innovations enabled by the Internet Protocol (IP).

By Greg Goodwin, LNS Research The manufacturing industries are constantly looking for ways to cut costs, increase revenue, efficiency, speed, and so on, and advancements in technology are key to furthering this cause. Today, there are several emerging technologies that are having a significant impact on how companies operate. And one that is being embraced with increasingly open arms is cloud manufacturing software.

In his new role, Iverson will be responsible for increasing market share and leading the future direction of the company.

The test rig is for the calibration of high-precision tank gauging instruments developed and produced at the factory in Japan.

Android-based Smart Device Communicator Application uses the Device Descriptor (DD) for the connected HART device so the user has full access to every Parameter and Method.

Clearfield also opened a manufacturing plant in Tijuana, Mexico.

More than 200 process measurement and control professionals in chemical and energy processing and other process industry sectors attended the International Society of Automation’s (ISA’s) 2014 Process Control & Safety Symposium in Houston, Texas.

Six system integration companies recently joined the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA).

Servomex will provide O2 and CO measurement analyzer packages complete with sample handling systems for the world’s largest gasification project at RIL’s J3 Refinery in Jamnagar, India.

The annual automation industry event will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, from Nov. 17 to 20.

On-line store lets engineers evaluate and purchase DC power products on a variety of mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones.

UL 1741 and 508 approvals allow North American photovoltaic installers to monitor string currents in large-scale DC installations.

Free app for Android-based smartphones and tablets interacts with a Keithley Series 2600B SourceMeter SMU instrument via its front panel USB interface

November ISA Training and Education Opportunities

Schmueckle succeeds MAG founder Prof. Mo I. Meidar, who will continue his involvement with MAG as the Chairman of the global MAG board.

The Electrical Standards & Products Guide (ESPG) is a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.

August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $356.69 million, up 0.4% from July but down 6.0% when compared with the total of $379.26 million reported for August 2013.

The RapID Platform with the fido5000 REM Switch chip has been certified to PROFINET v2.31 for Class B and Class C devices.

The RapID Platform with fido5000 REM Switch chip has been certified to EtherNet/IP CT11 for beacon-based DLR devices.