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The Latin American market for low-voltage AC & DC motor drives is forecast to expand to $595 million in 2017, rising at a rate of 7.1 percent from $420 million in 2012.

Softing's Linking Device and Gateway FG-110-FF has been integrated with Emerson's AMS Suite predictive maintenance software application to connect to any FOUNDATION fieldbus network.

LaRue Coffee Roasterie of Omaha, Nebraska, has gone live with the Epicor Tropos enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

The valves will be used in an MDI integration project (diphenymethane disocyanate) and a new PO/AE integration project under construction in China (epoxy propane and acrylic ester).

The three-year Global Qualification Certificate is for the Rotork BGS1 subsea gearbox, a specialised product designed for torque inputs of up to 3500 Nm at operating depths of 3000 metres.

Lockheed Martin chose Perle Fiber Media Converters to provide copper to fiber conversion in a harsh Data Imagery application. It's all very hush-hush, though.

BgB Supply, an online distributor of electrical control panel components based out of Omaha, Neb., is launching its new website and branding.

Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) to control plant processes and general refinery facilities as part of the third stage of construction of the Antipinsky Refinery in Tyumen, Russia.

Barrdega Sistemas is a full-service consulting and systems integration firm that designs, deploys and integrates end-to-end supply chain solutions in Panama.

Forsblad has been named the Project Director of Industrial Automation, one of the 11 trade fairs under the unifying umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE.

The role of technology in warehouses has shifted from purely reducing costs and has increasingly expanded into adjacent benefits that can drive differentiation and profitable growth for businesses.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Doug McCuistion described the challenge that the Mars Exploration Program presented and how they took a “project-by-project” approach to achieve one of the most monumental space exploration feats of the century. This article highlights some engineering lessons that I extracted from his discussion about overcoming their obstacles.

The £1 million pound competition for any start-up from around the world to come to London and set up its headquarters has attracted hundreds of companies, mostly mobile applications, computer networking and Internet software.

The two systems integrators divided the world: JR will service and support customers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and AWL will support customers in Europe and China.

By Bill Lydon, Editor GE Intelligent Platforms recently announced their Proficy Monitoring & Analysis Software Suite and believes the Suite is the first to address industrial big data by combining industrial Historian technology with Hadoop (High-availability distributed object-oriented platform) technology for asset health with process optimization.

ABB’s integrated automation, fire and gas, and emergency shutdown system enables the station and the terminal to be monitored and controlled by remote from one control room.

ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) approved pressure instrumentation from American Sensor Technologies.

By Macro Sensors While DC-LVDTs eliminate the need for calibration and additional equipment, AC-LVDTs continue to possess their own set of benefits.

Getting real about pressure transmitter accuracy

The global market for pneumatic valves and actuators, estimated to be worth nearly $8 billion in 2012, is undergoing a competitive shakeup as low-cost Chinese suppliers continue to expand into the U.S. and Europe.