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  • New York Section of ISA to hold six cybersecurity seminars in March

    The series of six free seminars and interactive panel discussions will be held 10-11 March 2014 in the New York City area to explain the importance and implications of the US Cybersecurity Framework.
    26 February, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • Global Power Transformers Market Growing

    Transparency Market Research says the market was valued at USD 17.12 billion in 2012, and is expected to reach USD 28.69 billion by 2019, growing at a rate of 7.7 percent from 2013 to 2019.
    26 February, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • General Tools & Instruments publishes Product Catalog

    Featuring more than 1,300 items, the 292-page, full-color glossy catalog covers existing and new products in categories such as Specialty Tools, Video Inspection, Electrical and many more.
    26 February, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Patti Engineering and Hagbros Precision form strategic alliance

    The companies are officially "joining" through a "strategic alliance" agreement to provide turnkey manufacturing solutions.
    26 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • ABB opens fifth factory in Brazil

    The new plant will build compact power substations, motors, generators, drive systems, measurement equipment and low-voltage products.
    26 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • CNC Machining for Curved Surfaces

    By Okuma White paper describes Okuma's Super-NURBS programming functionality that meets high-accuracy finish requirements while speeding up cycle times.
    26 February, 2014 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By Okuma America Corporation
  • Getting Your MES Project Right the First Time

    Getting Your MES Project Right the First Time

    Getting Your MES Project Right the First Time
    By: Contributing Authors
    26 February, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • Flow-Cal to supply software to Crestwood Midstream Partners

    Crestwood will use Flow-Cal’s software as their corporate measurement solution to manage their natural gas and petroleum products.
    25 February, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • AVEVA to supply 3D plant design software to NGLTech

    NGLTech develops solutions for the improvement and enhancement of processes in upstream oil & gas.
    25 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Siemens India grants scholarships to engineering students

    20 students were provided scholarships covering tuition and stationary expenses for the first year of their graduation courses in engineering, R&D or manufacturing.
    25 February, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Phoenix Contact introduces mGuard Secure Cloud (mSC)

    The mSC free web-based service gives OEMs, machine builders and system integrators a secure, easy and cost-effective way to access machines and systems anywhere in the world over the Internet.
    25 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Moving Magnet Voice Coil Acutators Offer Better Heat Displacement

    This article focuses on the moving magnet voice coil style of actuators and compares it with other short stroke linear motion technologies, in order to choose the best component for the specific application. The discussion includes moving coil voice coil actuators, moving magnet voice coil actuators, solenoids and piezo actuators.
    25 February, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • Circuit protection market down in 2013

    The world market for miniature circuit breakers and residual current devices (MCBs and RCDs) is projected to go up, to nearly $10 billion in 2018.
    24 February, 2014 | 1 minute
  • When Reshoring, Automation is Fundamental for Success

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The term reshoring is being used to describe the act of companies bringing back desirable jobs to the United States – those jobs that have been lost to decades of offshoring. This is all well and good, but U.S. companies should not lose sight of the fact that automation is the key to increased productivity and quality.
    24 February, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • How Can Asset Management Strategies Improve Plant Efficiency?

    How Can Asset Management Strategies Improve Plant Efficiency?

    A comprehensive asset management system enables operations and maintenance personnel to quickly access and analyze information in response to alarms and incidents.
    By: Contributing Authors
    24 February, 2014 | 7 minutes
  • AIOE Releases OEE Opportunity Calculator

    The calculator, based on Microsoft Excel, allows users to quickly and simply generate an estimate of potential savings on a production line as a result of OEE improvements.
    21 February, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • ACM Facility Safety Offers Free Process Safety Workshop

    The free workshop teaches the essential elements of Safety Instrumented Systems including how to comply with myriad safety requirements. The workshop is available in a two-day classroom in Calgary, or as a three-day webinar.
    21 February, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • How to Achieve Process Simulation Fidelity

    How to Achieve Process Simulation Fidelity

    Use tieback models, modeling objects and online adaptation of dynamics and parameters to achieve the fidelity needed for simulation applications.
    By: Gregory K. McMillan
    21 February, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • Cabinets protect instrumentation on world’s largest LNG vessel

    Each of the 120 Intertec cabinets on Shell’s ‘Prelude’ floating liquefied natural gas project incorporates a unique form of semi-passive cooling technology.
    20 February, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • Franklin Electric promotes Gregg Sengstack to CEO

    Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and Gregg C. Sengstack will succeed him in that role.
    20 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
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