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Endress+Hauser will become a principal member, joining Bosch Rexroth, Cisco Systems, Rockwell Automation, Omron and Schneider Electric.

The award is for a system that measures lightning surges in lightning conductors and conveys operational status evaluations via the Internet to the remote control center.

Mineral Engineering Processes uses Rotork CVA electric control valve actuators for flow control on heavy duty mineral processing machinery.

The integration of EnOcean and ZigBee-based products to Niagara is performed through CAN2GO controllers which push the wireless points to JACE hardware via BACnet or Obix.

Most recently, Rebellius served as global CEO for the Siemens Fire Safety and Security business unit in Zug, Switzerland.

ISA Automation Week 2012 Program Chair QA

Morris was first elected to the RIA Board in 2003 and most recently served as the Board’s First Vice Chair. She also chairs the show committee for Automate 2013, RIA’s flagship event.

Network Engines (NEI) is a provider of server-based application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide

The homepage highlights new products, upcoming events and other current information, with links to information about the company, its products and services.

Automation.com, April 2012 By John Krasnokutsky, Siemens Industry Machine builders and automation engineers should note that an energy-efficient system can actually translate into higher productivity.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Thomas R. Cutler Somehow the notion of lean manufacturing rarely continues through to the communications and marketing functions. Companies do a very poor job, in general, telling their manufacturing story.

What are the factors that affect VFD rangeability?

Binder-USA is now manufacturing custom M8 and M12 cordsets and cable assemblies to customer specifications.

GF reduced filling times, improved accuracy, and enabled tighter tolerances for its filling machines by using Emerson's Model FMT filling mass transmitter.

Finesse Solutions is a maker of solutions for managing complex bio-process applications in the life sciences industry.

The expansion was preceded by a thorough system analysis after a 30-site pilot and subsequent 200-site expansion. The upgrades will provide Michaels an ROI exceeding 90 percent.

CIMdata estimates that end-user payments for NC software grew from $1.333 billion in 2010 to $1.525 billion in 2011.

ISA has issued a call for papers for the 7th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit, which takes place 15–17 August 2012 in Austin, Texas, USA.

Light bulbs, LED fixtures, sensors, timers, remotes and switches built using ZigBee Light Link will easily connect into a single network, without special devices to coordinate the network.

Badger Technologies incorporated Aegis’ MOS Manufacturing Operations Software into their Farmington, NY factory.

The interactive training is provided by a live instructor, and includes hands-on practice using ExperTune’s “Virtual Classroom.”

Siemens will provide two 16,000 hp ROBICON WCIII drives and two 7,200V high-speed induction motors to Station 205 in Princeton, NJ.

Are you ready for Stuxnet 2.0? More at ISA's Safety & Security Symposium

Automation.com, April 2012 By Zettlex This article explains what slab resolvers are; how they work; where to use them; and suggests some lower cost options.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor There is a great deal of discussion about DCS migrations and retrofits these days, raising questions that can be overwhelming for users. Suppliers offer upgrades from their legacy systems as well as upgrades from a competitor’s DCS. I interviewed industry veteran, Paul Galeski, to get his insights on this important topic.

The Electrical Safety Foundation International announced a workplace electrical safety awareness program developed to answer the question, "How do you know if your workplace is properly protected from electrical hazards?"

F&S says the European Market for Integrated Motors and Drives earned revenues of $285.3 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $632.8 million in 2017.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The holistic integration from sensor to enterprise for manufacturing to be more competitive requires industrial automation technology that can create linkages to enterprise business systems. You can learn about new, crucial technologies at Industrial Automation North America.

Siemens will supply gas chromatographs, analysis cabinets and shelters, much of which will be manufactured by Siemens in the United States.

The 72-page, illustrated Motion and Automation for Test, Measurement and Inspection catalog includes examples of real-life motion control challenges and successful solutions for each.

Brochure highlights the actuators’ functionality, communication protocols and application compatibility.

Metso will supply stainless steel valve controllers to the Norwegian Goliat Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) plant in the Barents Sea.

EFA Automazione will resell KEPServerEX and supporting products LinkMaster, RedundancyMaster and ClientAce.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Merson NFPA 70E is the standard for electrical safety in the workplace, and explains in detail how to prevent electrical hazards. The white paper identifies and explains some of the key changes.

RFM builds RF modules, SAW based and RFIC short-range radios, stand-alone radio systems, and platforms for M2M applications

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Accurate measurements are fundamental for automation and control systems to accomplish precise control. Based on my recent visit to Fluke's headquarters, I can assure you they are passionate about reliable measurements.

Since 2010, Niagara has enjoyed global growth, with an increase of over 150,000 deployments.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Sasan Montaseri, ITTIA What are the important characteristics for selecting an embedded database for an industrial automation system? What can a database offer beyond recovery from power failure, preventing data loss, or reducing flash media wear? What are the hidden costs when selecting an embedded database?

P&IDs should generally follow ISA symbols for the basic instruments. If you follow that symbology, most anyone can read and understand the P&IDs quickly.

Polytron is a systems integrstor based in Duluth, Georgia

The Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement, and Control (SAIMC) joined the Automation Federation.

35% of industrial control system security incidents were initiated through remote access, and 65% of facilities allow remote access to their control systems.

The valve supply center is located in Vadodara, 400 km north of Mumbai in the state of Gujarat, where Metso’s service center has been in operation for more than two years.

Finding the interface between two liquids in a tank is critical for some processes. Modern level instrumentation can solve many level interface problems.

Most recently, he was EMEA Director Embedded Processing Marketing and Applications at Texas Instruments.

Catalog contains robot grippers, linear components with guide blocks and short-stroke cylinders.

Automation.com, April, 2012 By Jan Pingel, Rockwell Automation Machine-level historians are capable of capturing every event on a machine, at high-speed and at full resolution.

OSI was awarded a follow-up contract for a full-scale SCADA/EMS system at Suncor's oil sands plant in Alberta, Canada.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding will use Honeywell’s Integrated Automation Systems (IAS) in five vessels.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Josef Schindler, Siemens Industry Describes how the Simatic Maintenance Station offers support for condition-based maintenance through plant-wide diagnostics in both continuous and discrete automated production processes.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The fundamental principal of root cause analysis is to use symptoms as clues to find the real source of a problem. This method requires analysis and/or testing to determine if something is a symptom or problem, but it can ultimately decrease the time to resolution.

Centroprojekt provides designs for major capital plant projects in the Pulp and Paper, Petrochemical and Chemical industries.

February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $444.06 million according to AMT, up 9.3% from January and up 35.2% from February 2011.

The ADAM website features photo galleries and videos demonstrating the features and benefits of the ADAM AMR solution.

SYLVANIA is now authorized to design, install, commission and support Daintree’s ControlScope wireless lighting controls solution.

KLEENLine builds stainless steel material handling equipment that handle foods, pharmaceuticals, and other clean-room dependent products.

exida certified the STA logic solver to meet functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

ISA introduced all new award categories to recognize both automation professionals and companies who are making a difference across the industry.

Steam temperature controls standard reaffirmed for 2012

Choosing an integrator for an industrial automation project is like choosing an architect for the house of your dreams – you can get almost any architect to build a dwelling structure, but the house o

SNAP PAC acts as a central controller that manages more than 180 interconnected onboard systems aboard director James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger submersible.

The company appointed Paul Lambert as its manager of regional sales for Europe.

A team from Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, Pa., won first prize in Phoenix Contact’s international xplore New Automation contest in Bad Pyrmont, Germany.

Banerjee joins ABB from Hewlett Packard, where he was Senior Vice President of Research and Director of HP Labs.

The Building Automation Systems Division was organized for building automation professionals who design, build, install, troubleshoot, operate and manage building automation systems, and who seek to a

Coastal Flow Liquid Measurement will resell and support Flow MD’s small volume provers (SVP).

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Ford's Powertrain Group has taken a complete systems approach to automation, driven by goals to improve operations, efficiency and flexibility. PROFINET has been an enabler for Ford's manufacturing architecture and became one of the tools used to achieve their goals.

Zettlex will develop lightweight but rugged position sensors for space applications for the European Aerospace & Defence Systems agency.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces that 18 companies joined as associate members.

The order includes mechanical equipment and the upgrade of electrical control and drives for four mine hoists, and related engineering services.

Scholarships for Process Measurement & Control Students

Automation.com, April 2012 By Dan Roessler, AspenTech Mobile application usage in manufacturing is expected to continue to increase. Mobile applications provide users with production insight twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week regardless of their physical location. This expanded data access helps leverage expert resources and improve employee effectiveness.

F&S says electric drives earned revenues of €204.89 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach €313.14 million in 2017.

“Find an Integrator” searches for integrators who design, implement and test automation for numerous industries.

Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Sandvik Coromant, DMG / Mori Seiki USA, and Siemens PLC collaborated to replace multiple machines and cutting tools with intelligent design of a new method to accomplish gear hobbing using one machine and one cutting tool.

Trutegra, formally Nol-Tec Systems Southeast, provides automation solutions, automated crane controls, digital displays, energy and sustainability solutions.

EPLAN Data Portal 2.1 allows anyone to have viewing rights to the Portal to obtain part information via an Internet browser.

Sensors Expo takes place June 6-7 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

This edition provides in-depth coverage on Fieldbus communications and configuration, including calculation of macrocycle for Control-in-Field and in the host system.

Turbine flowmeter revenues are forecast to increase at a rate of 0.6 percent per year through 2016 to reach $427.5 million worldwide.

IEC 61804-6 report explains the requirements for field device integration and how they are met using the EDDL standard (IEC 61804-3).

Horta previously worked in water and wastewater facilities in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, and Pahokee, Florida.

ABB will supply six 22 MW GMD systems for 27-foot ball mills comprising of transformers, ring motors and complete containerized electrical houses.

Advantage Partnership Program provides systems integrators with sales and product support for enclosures.

Meter Mix Dispense Systems brochure outlines dispensing equipment for bonding, sealing, potting, casting, encapsulation and more.

Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman, also known as “The Wingman,” will provide the keynote address during the 2012 Automation Summit at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel, June 25-28.

Emerson will provide critical control valves to be used in two AP1000 pressurized water reactors at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Georgia, USA.

The actuators are approved for applications requiring CSA Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C and D certification—making them suitable for hazardous operation.

2012 AIChE Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety

Look for an industrial systems integrator that can add value…not one that just does what you tell them. A good integrator will ask lots of questions so they fully understand your process.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Frank Dickman, Piping Design Consultants A simple industrial network security solution is readily available and being deployed to protect oil fields and transportation in Russia.

Conel is a manufacturer of reliable and secure wireless communications routers, gateways and devices that connect cellular networks to Ethernet, serial and other data networks.

Strain Solutions Ltd is using Micro-Epsilon’s thermoIMAGER TIM160 inline radiometric thermal imaging camera for thermal non-destructive evaluation (NDE) projects.

V1.3 specification broadens the functionality and the range of applications of the international Sercos real-time standard, while considering new trends in machine and plant construction.

The training software offers realistic operation and programming capabilities for milling, turning and drilling sequences, independent of any machine tool hardware.

The centre provides training courses for the selection, operation and maintenance of rolling bearings, as well as condition monitoring, vibration analysis and mounting of rolling bearings.

FEM-based tablet hardness and punch strength simulations in Optimus software revealed the best possible design trade-off between durability and ease of swallowing.

The Sercos robotic guitar is played by a system that interprets MIDI files using an MLP industrial control from Bosch Rexroth and bus terminals from Phoenix Contact to actuate a group of lifting solenoids via Sercos commands.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Mark Howard, Zettlex Resolvers are good. Encoders are good. But which is the best? This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of each and offers some alternatives.

Rockwell will supply process skids, automation architecture, a PlantPAx Process Automation System, software, power control and engineering/startup services.

Automation Federation Honored for Workforce Development and STEM Advancements

The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards adopted EtherNet/IP.

Vernay plans to replace an aged legacy ERP system that was unable to support the company's growing global operations.

The Manufacturing Institute ia a 501c3 foundation affiliated with the National Association of Manufacturers.

ISA Communications Division to host Wireless Factory Automation Workshop

Automation.com, March 2012 By Rockwell Automation Rockwell installed three ControlLogix PACs, FactoryTalk, and a 100Mbit network with two Stratix 8000 switches to replace five old PLCs and ControlNet at a BASF shipping facility in Germany.

Digital Factory, April 23 to 27, 2012, during HANNOVER MESSE, moves closer to two other exhibit halls on related themes: Industrial Automation and Industrial Supply.

Nanotec Electronic US will offer Nanotec’s Plug and Drive Servo stepper motors, BLDC motors, stepper driven linear actuators and intelligent motor controllers.

The permanent pressure loss is less for an annubar than an orifice flowmeter.

The Automation Federation is recognized for its AutomationSTEM program and its initiatives and collaborations, including the alliance with FIRST.

Process safety expert Paul Gruhn will deliver a keynote address at the 58th Annual International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) on Wednesday, 6 June 2012, in La Jolla, California, USA.

The Water Innovations Alliance (WIA) is an industry association focused on developing new funding, increasing collaboration and raising awareness for cutting-edge water technologies and the problems they solve.

An STS400 reads bar-codes on tires. It replaced laser technology, which was not able to guarantee an effective read rate because of the low aspect ratio codes.

Lab 360 contract manufacturing platform helps customers develop custom wiring.

The company’s facilities are ISO 13485:2003-certified for the design and manufacture of wire, cable and assemblies for medical devices.

Prior to joining GE, Biederman served as the Director of Public Works for the Township of Waterford, Michigan.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The goal of FOUNDATION for Remote Operations Management (ROM) is linking people that understand the processes and equipment in a secure fashion around the world to achieve faster start-up time and reduced operating costs.

Microsoft will help Invensys develop its Wonderware Historian and Workflow applications to enable them to run on the Windows Azure cloud.

Since its founding in 2005 Certec has specialized in the development of state-of-the-art web HMI and SCADA systems.

Seniw holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology from the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) and a Master of Business Administration from McGill University (Montreal, Canada).

Guide outlines the essential principles of explosion-protection with respect to electrical equipment installed in harsh, hazardous environments.

Selected models of Mobrey Horizontal Magnetic Float Level Switches have been certified in accordance with IEC61508 to attain SIL 1 for a single device and SIL 2 for a pair of devices.

The e-scrap recycling process at Boliden's Rönnskär copper smelter is controlled by ABB’s 800xA Extended Automation System.

PACs and MCCs from Rockwell Automation helped standardize plant-wide control and contributed to UK completing the project under budget and six months ahead of schedule.

With the global economic downturn now predominantly in the past, capital spending on information technology has rebounded vigorously.

The wireless market is affected by competition between standards that leads customers to fear that wireless is emerging as the next platform for the automation fieldbus wars.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Staffan Dahlström, HMS Industrial Networks Despite a turbulent market, we saw a growing interest in industrial communication solutions in 2011. Trends include the growth of networks (70 at last count), the need to save energy, integrated safety networks and remote access.

Ametek expanded the Center of Excellence for electronic instruments at its China headquarters in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Pudong Shanghai.

Titus will present “Using Functional Safety as Part of your Machine Safety Plan” on April 24th and 25th of the four day event.

After adopting EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN Data Portal, it has been able to reduce project design time significantly and eliminate common editing errors, leading to faster turnaround times.

Blake Moret, senior VP at Rockwell Automation, was elected vice chair of The Manufacturing Institute's Board of Trustees.

EVSC opened the Motoman Robot Laboratory at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC) with eight HP3JC robots and NXC100 controllers.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Tom Koulopoulos discusses innovation, big data, connections and collaboration at the recent PROFINET Executive Forum. If we open our minds and use data, connections and collaboration, we create a recipe for intelligence (success).

To minimize interaction between a back pressure loop and a flow loop in series, the pressure drop should be much greater across the flow control valve.

ISA and San Jacinto College have signed a collaboration agreement to offer ISA training on the San Jacinto campus in Pasadena, Texas.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor An energy savings study at Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz plants based on the use of PROFIenergy of PROFINET showed potential savings per work cell of 5,700 euro and 33.250 kg of CO2 emissions per year.

The CT scanner captures all surfaces, both external and internal, of complex free-form parts and assemblies without harming the object.

Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) will promote ISA courses to the CABA membership.

New items in the 144-page catalog include Fluke Ti100-Series Thermal Imagers, Tektronix PSM Series RF and Microwave Power Sensors/Meters, and RES TCT2 Breaker Trip Coil Tester & Timer.

Honeywell will supply Experion PKS control system, Safety Manager, Unisim Operator Training System and Field Device Manager for five coal chemical sites in China.

The Electronic Design Specialty identifies experts for customers looking to extend and customize NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) hardware products.

Institutions joining RIA as sponsored members benefit by gaining access to many opportunities, including student recruitment, savings on conferences and workshops, and professionally reviewed papers.

Robust PID Controller Design for Non-Minimum Phase Time Delay Systems

In 2012, HANNOVER MESSE will showcase innovations in 8 international flagship fairs, including the premiere of IndustrialGreenTec for environmental technology.

MPI helps smaller companies in the polymer industry by using an NVision MobileScan laser scanning system to re-engineer or inspect parts to a high level of accuracy.

The web site has improved graphics and an updated layout, making it easier to use. A new search engine on the product page provides easier access to updated technical and product information.

The agreement also covers on-going maintenance of existing systems, plus the supply of new systems for all current and future developments.

The system is saving the county more than $227,000 in equivalent annual energy costs.

The program combines ExperTune’s PlantTriage software with expert consultation and training.

Celebrating Pi Day

Free webinar series explains the benefits of integrating operational technology with enterprise IT systems.

The video shows how the STA can monitor potentially hazardous events as well as initiating emergency shutdown procedures or alerting personnel of unsafe process conditions.

Magnetrol’s spillage prevention and tank overfill protection products will be added to Honeywell Enraf Safety Solutions’ Alarm Scout service group.

Located in Mendoza, Argentina, ICSA focuses on manufacturing wind and hydroelectric power sources.

ABB won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines in Western Australia.

Celebrating Excellence honors companies and individuals, members and non-members, for significant contributions in leadership.

Fossil Fuel Committee Publishes Functional Requirements

Automation.com, March 2012 By Tom Plocher of Honeywell, et al. Shift logs are the mechanisms that help coordinate activities across shifts or teams. Industrial research has repeatedly argued for the benefits of imposing structure on shift handovers in the form of structured logs, checklists, and displays.

AerosUSA, located in Harrisburg, PA., is the North American operation for Flexa cable protection systems.

Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America climbed five percent in 2011 to nearly $1.9 billion, according to AIA.

The robotic system for the PEMSERTER Series 3000 press picks up, moves, and positions a work piece for alignment with holes where fasteners will be installed automatically by the press.

Pope will address the ISA Safety and Security Division Symposium, held 25-27 April 2012, on the topic of “Is it a Bug or a Feature?”

Enhancements include support for WAGO’s Frequency Counter Module, 2-channel and 4-Channel 0-20mA Input Modules, as well as 2-channel 0–10V DC Output Module.

The Energy Management Information System shows energy targets for each of the mill lines in near “Real Time” and identifies savings and losses in both dollars and energy units.

This is the first board of directors to be elected following the merger of AMT and AMTDA.

The tool combines technical criteria in gearbox selection-for designers who know their application requirements-and finishes with CAD and technical data options.

SoftSwitching Technologies’ solutions improve uptime in manufacturing production by identifying and correcting brief power disruptions called “voltage sags.”

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The annual ARC World Industry Forum brings together a wide range of innovative industrial automation users, industry associations, suppliers, system integrators, and thought leaders to learn and share ideas. These are the true believers who understand the impact that automation has on sustaining manufacturing competitiveness.

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) Semi Technical Working Group (TWG) is standardizing EtherCAT usage in manufacturing equipment for chips, displays and solar panels.

The Texas Instruments Sitara microprocessor with EtherCAT slave interface announced in April 2011 is now available with a Beckhoff protocol stack.

Catalog covers sensors, lighting and indicators, machine vision, wireless and machine safety.

The MM LITE automation system will be used to transport lenses in a fast, efficient, clean and controlled manner between the various processes in the plant.

Automation.com, March 2012 Flying by Foy specializes in sophisticated automation for performer flying effects. An EtherCAT-enabled Pegasus Automation System propels performers to soaring new heights.

Automation.com, March 2012 Friesen’s increases check weigher system speed by 31% and reduces downtime by 22% using open PC- and EtherCAT-based controls

The Training Package provides a complete environment for teaching safe and effective operations of distillation columns.

Al Boston, Doug Carson and Buddy Smith have been elected to serve on MHEDA’s Board of Directors of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association.

EtherCAT was accepted as a Korean Industrial Standard (KS) by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards.

The merged AMT will be headquartered in McLean, Va. All current employees of AMTDA will be joining AMT immediately.

ABB will supply three gearless mill drive systems, plus related automation and power infrastructure equipment for a new copper mine in Sierra Gorda, Chile.

Recycle valves are used to maintain limited flow through a pump to avoid cavitation under dead-head or low flow conditions.

Cyntech will distribute H+K’s flexx-IPC industrial touch screen panel PC, Sensofoil membrane potentiometers and SENSOTOUCH resistive sensor controllers in the UK.

Customers now have free access to the Netbiter Argos remote management service, available in nine languages.

ABB will supply process control systems, emergency shutdown systems, power management systems, step-up and distribution transformers, medium- and low-voltage power equipment, and site utilities.

YouTube channel features 30+ videos that cover a broad spectrum of content for both new and experienced viewers.

The elcoSystem line of software for electrical engineering is already part of Bentley’s Raceway and Cable Management and Building Electrical Systems under a distribution agreement.

ABB will supply and provide commissioning for electrical equipment, including automation and drives systems for the mine, located approximately 80km northwest of Hanoi.

Valstone is a globe valve and service specialist company in Chungju, South Korea, with net sales of MEUR 10.

Honeywell upgraded the training systems at Banff and Buchan College, Fraserburgh, Scotland, to an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS).

GENPRO will be using AVEVA PDMS on a number of large projects in the rapidly growing Brazilian chemical, petrochemical and nuclear sectors.

Fieldbus Foundation announced the 2011-2012 recipients of the James O. Gray-Fieldbus Foundation Scholarship Fund.

Using XMOS devices and no-cost development tools, partners use the application code and reference designs, quickly extending them to meet their exact product specifications.

Siemens will use the software to deliver data to its SCADA systems for wind power.

Roland Laird was appointed to the Board of Directors of BACnet and Michael Osborne will be Secretary of the Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) 135 (BACnet).

Van Bruaene’s background includes technical and customer-facing leadership roles at companies such as Sun Microsystems and VLSI Technology.

Products include low-voltage induction motors, motors for motion control applications, DC motors, and high-voltage motors.

50 sessions will be offered June 6-7, 2012, in nine tracks: MEMS, Energy Harvesting, Wireless Sensing Solutions, Sensor and System Design, Novel Approaches to Measurement & Detection, Big Data & Analytics, Mobile Sensing, Applied Sensors, and RFID/M2M.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor PI North America, Siemens, and GE Intelligent Platforms hosted the recent PROFINET Executive Leadership Forum. The invitation-only event brought together users to share experiences, best practices and illustrate the value of PROFINET in manufacturing.

Technip implemented ERP at its Flexi France site to improve production management of flexible pipe for the oil & gas industry.

Omron Industrial Automation and Omron Scientific Technologies combine sales forces for machine automation systems and safeguarding.

The Asia Pacific HUG 2012 Student Competition is open to any student in India, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, South East Asia and China.