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Festo borrowed the concept of energy transfer through the action of waves on water to show how delicate products like fruits and vegetables can be intelligently sorted by smart wave-action conveyors.

Aerotech surpassed $1 billion of motion control and precision electromechanical systems products shipped since the company’s inception.

ABB will provide planned and unplanned maintenance for the up- and mid-stream facilities at Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG).

Rockwell Automation donated $200,000 to the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Education and Research Foundation.

Martin Rolland has been appointed as the head of eWON Japan.

MPLAB integrates the licensing, resale and support of both Microchip and third-party middleware, drivers, libraries and real-time operating systems.

Free chlorine monitors from Analytical Technology overcome the traditional issues associated with buffered amperometric monitors, such as manhandling 25 litre containers of buffer around sites.

HTS Texas, a commercial HVAC manufacturers' representative, has become an authorized partner of eSight Energy.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Over the last few years a number of automation vendors have announced various services including outsourced maintenance, system integration, manufacturing and business process consulting, and remote operations. I wonder if an automation vendor can continue to be effective as both a product company and services provider.

Datalogic is also buying 1.2% of IDEC.

QA Graphics provided floor plan graphics and custom 3D images that realistically represent the plant, chilled water system, condenser water system and chiller in place at a university.

Protecting industry and critical infrastructure from cyberattack requires the implementation of comprehensive industrial automation and control systems (IACS) cybersecurity standards, said Patrick Gouhin, Executive Director and CEO of ISA.

Recently I watched the movie Apollo 13 again, this time including my four children who had never seen the cinematic classic. I’ve personally seen it too many times to count; it’s one of my favorites—p

Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation, by Dick Caro, provides a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market, and closely examines the latest advances in wireless technologies for process control.

Codenomicon Defensics and Load Testing platforms are recognized as an approved CRT (Communication Robustness Testing) tool for ISASecure control systems certification programs.

MAC Solutions bought Asgard Technologies, developer of the ProcessVue suite of alarm management and printer replacement software.

For the first nine months of 2013, motion control product shipments are down 5.4% from the same period in 2012, according to the Motion Control Association (MCA).

Students at Shelton State Community College, Alabama, will be educated in industrial technology topics designed to better prepare them for the transition from education into the manufacturing workplace.

Smart reset can reduce overshoot and faltering, and smart feedforward can provide a more complete and accurate feedforward action.

This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report (CTMR) collaboration, was down 3.8 percent from August’s total and down 3.1 percent from September 2012. Year-to-date shipments are $1.5 billion, which is down 6.7 percent from the same period in 2012.