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SEL will reduce prices by 30 percent and expedite delivery of all SEL products going to customers affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The expanded Midrange system portfolio includes scalable Allen Bradley servo drives, variable frequency drives, and industrial Ethernet switches.

The trade fair IndustrialGreenTec will take place as part of HANNOVER MESSE 2013 April 8-12, 2013.

Energy, a tradeshow for energy technology, will run April 8-11, 2013 under the umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE.

Hell formerly was the Chief Executive Officer of DivX, Inc., a publically-traded technology company.

Ten system integrators have now received the Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group.

Moxa’s solar power system is one of the largest solar developments in Orange County, California, at 35,000 square feet and produces over 311 kW DC using 1,133 PV panels and a central inverter.

New topics included in this revision are the ‘close proximity point of operation AOPD’ safeguarding devices, and a means of safeguarding referred to as ‘Safe Speed.’

Congratulations to our ISA Fellows and Honorees

The Fieldbus e-learning course is available for delivery either online in a cloud-based option or as a download.

Ulrich Turck has been elected as Chairman of the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Executive Advisory Council (EAC) for the next annual term of office.

Presentations from the inaugural OPC Technology Summit have been made available for download at its web site.

RIA says 16,363 robots valued at $1.1 billion were ordered in the first nine months by companies in North America, an increase of 20% in units and 29% in dollars over the same period in 2011.

The European motor services market is moving toward predictive maintenance, which offers significant advantages to motor manufacturers and end-users says Frost & Sullivan.

FCI CD Catalog assists engineers in specifying the right flow, level or temperature instrument for improving plant process control lines or increasing OEM equipment performance.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor My discussions with users at the IANA and IMTS shows make it clear that industrial automation is imperative to increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness in world markets. The event provides users and machine builders with an opportunity to see and compare offerings from multiple vendors in one trip.

The GLC Series are enclosed to IP67 standards and are approved for UL/CSA 8750 and 1310 class 2 or 1.

The iRING name represents the solution architecture and best practices for interoperability based on the ISO 15926 reference data standard.

The 4th Edition of the Technical Guide has updates on power drive systems including the drive, motor and load, together with cabling, site considerations, circuit protection, earthing and harmonics.

The PlantPAx system with EtherNet/IP and ControlNet network connectivity passed tests for “61b,” the Fieldbus Foundation’s most demanding host profile.