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  • ABB to maintain Boliden's Aitik copper mine in Sweden

    The agreement covers lifecycle management services, remote diagnostic services and scheduled maintenance for two gearless mill drives (GMD).
    10 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • PE Series Jaw Crusher

    Jaw crusher is one of the most common crushing devices internationally, which is ideal for primary and secondary crushing. The maximum compressive strength of the machine can provide is 320Mpa. It is mainly used in industries of mining, metallurgy, construction, civil engineering and chemistry.
    10 March, 2014 | 1 minute
  • What are the Benefits of Multiproduct Manufacturing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry?

    What are the Benefits of Multiproduct Manufacturing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry?

    What are the Benefits of Multiproduct Manufacturing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry?
    By: Contributing Authors
    10 March, 2014 | 10 minutes
  • ACM Facility Safety Announces Spring Process Safety Courses

    Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training covering various aspects of process safety, including P&ID drawings, hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, Safety Integrity Level (SIL), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and similar topics.
    07 March, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • Dataforth publishes 2014 Product Catalog

    Catalog covers signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products, including descriptions, block diagrams, specifications, and ordering information.
    07 March, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • How to Use Valve Position Control to Optimize Process Efficiency and Capacity

    How to Use Valve Position Control to Optimize Process Efficiency and Capacity

    Valve position control can be implemented in a matter of hours to start optimizing the efficiency or capacity of a unit operation.
    By: Gregory K. McMillan
    07 March, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • OPC Foundation Updates from the General Assembly Meeting

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The OPC Foundation held their General Assembly meeting on December 4, 2013. Dr. Grant Wilson of Emerson Process Management and Foundation Chairman of the OPC Board opened the meeting, and Tom Burke summarized the Foundation’s current successes as accelerating adoption of OPC technology, successful OPC certification program, IEC standardization, and continuous improvement.
    07 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Water and Wastewater Industry needs smart pumps

    The European Smart Pumps Market for the Water and Wastewater Industry earned revenues of $192.4 million in 2013 and is predicted to reach $267.9 million in 2018.
    06 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Fieldbus Foundation Sponsors Lounge at Hannover Messe

    The Field Communication Lounge creates a single area for visitors to learn about and experience the latest in field communication and integration technologies.
    06 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • ISA introduces Process Automation Boot Camp

    ISA developed a course in March and August for non-maintenance personnel with little or no background in the field of process measurement and control.
    06 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • CSIA announces conference speakers

    Economist Alan Beaulieu will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 Executive Conference of the Control System Integrators Association, April 23 – 26, in San Diego, Cal., U.S.
    06 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • FDA recognizes ISA/IEC 62443 cyber security standard

    The US Food and Drug Administration incorporated ISA/IEC 62443 series of security standards to its recognized consensus standards list.
    05 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Spirax Sarco Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute

    Spirax Sarco provides expertise, service, products and turnkey solutions for the control and efficient use of steam, air, and other industrial fluids for industrial and commercial users worldwide.
    05 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Thiele Technologies acquires Symach Palletizers

    Symach Palletizers, based in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, supplies end-of-line palletizing and load-securing technology.
    05 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Emerson forms LifeCycle Engineering Services unit

    The unit offers a range of services for material handling and mechanical power transmission systems that includes diagnostics, education/training, system design, installation, monitoring and repair/rebuild.
    05 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Energy Metrics uses Exele TopView in data center power applications

    Energy Metrics uses EXELE TopView alarm management and notification software to monitor measurements from HVAC, temperature control, chilled water systems and electrical distribution systems.
    05 March, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • B&B Electronics adds KORE cellular services

    B&B's Spectre 3G cellular router starter kit now includes a 3-month data plan from KORE's GSM or CDMA North American 3G cellular network.
    05 March, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • Repete replaces old OPC server with Kepware's KEPServerEX

    Since adopting KEPServerEX communications platform, the food production system integrator has been able to improve interoperability and reduce production facility downtime for its customers.
    05 March, 2014 | 1 minute
  • What Test Equipment Should You Use in a Hazardous Area?

    What Test Equipment Should You Use in a Hazardous Area?

    What Test Equipment Should You Use in a Hazardous Area?
    By: Contributing Authors
    05 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Kollmorgen motors drive Universal Robots

    Universal Robots was able to embed the motors directly into the articulation axes of UR 5 and UR 10 robots without need for additional housings.
    04 March, 2014 | 4 minutes
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