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CAC will provide customers with a forum to discuss their needs, challenges and industry opportunities in biofuels.

IFCO uses a combination of Allen-Bradley ControlLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs), control components, and Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 to control industrial furnaces.

Free calculator estimates the energy savings that installing a variable speed drive (VSD) on a relevant application can achieve.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Ray Rogowski, Honeywell Wireless has matured to a point where it’s operating around the world in many different industries. And, while its capabilities continue to be uncovered, it’s apparent that wireless assets are influencing users with improvements beyond just cost savings over wired systems.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Peg Stein, Director of Marketing in the equipment group at UOP, presented industry information, analysis, and opinion about the oil and natural gas industry at the recent 2011 Honeywell Users Group Americas Symposium.

Turner served most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Roundhouse Advisors, a business management consulting and coaching company.

Lab can calibrate pressure and vacuum instruments up to 20,000 psi and thermocouples up to 1300ºC.

ZigBee Gateway provides connectivity to Internet Protocol-based networks, plus access to a variety of cloud and smart phone services.

Invensys will provide comprehensive automation solutions and services to help drive control, environment and safety at TNK-BP’s Saratov oil refinery in western Russia.

The new 60,000 square-foot logistics center has space for a large product inventory, a sales department as well as a customer reception and specialist-training areas.

Enhancements to the Fisher Valve Specification Manager software include the addition of a port diameter attribute to the trim details grid as well as updated product data and literature.

Deutsche Messe expanded its office premises in Tokyo and signed a representative for Indonesia.

3eTI has integrated the Niagara Framework into its EnergyGuard energy management system.

Comax manufactures more than 250 million parts annually for a wide variety of applications, including automotive controls.

Motion control site is available in English, German, Chinese, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. Il ne parle pas de français.

Low-cost, low-quality products & services can generate a lot of revenue in the short term, but lack of quality will shorten the revenue opportunity.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor There is a continuing discussion about upgrading aging automation systems and TCO is one method used to make decisions. These investments should be analyzed as serious strategic business investments within a defined lifespan. There are a number of factors to consider in this analysis including business, technical, and operations.

GSE Power Systems provides real-time simulation and training solutions for the electric power, oil and gas and chemical process industries.

Videos explain vibration monitoring to beginner and intermediate users and help them understand how to derive the benefits of vibration analysis.

AMS Suite will help EDF Energy access asset health information, view real-time analyses and reports, and develop management strategies to improve plant performance.

Hungerford, the first employee of ProSoft Technology, was promoted from Managing Director of North America.

Prior to Sublett's appointment as CTO he was Tridium's Chief Architect and Director of Software Development for the Niagara Framework.

Wireless Systems and Gas Turbine Engines

Power, control two different issues

Steck Da Amazonia Industria Electrica in Brazil specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of products and systems for electrical installations.

RigidChain's ability to withstand high temperatures lets it move parts in and out of the ovens at Precision Quincy, an oven-manufacturer.

Spreadsheets developed for ISA's Applying Motor Controls and Drives course offer a simple calibration tool for process industry professionals.

Contains over 150 pages of products separated into 7 sections: Automation, Sanitary, Temperature, Electric Heaters, Wireless/Data Acquisition, Pressure/Strain/Force, and Flow/Level/Environmental.

What's Happening in the Power Industry

UK 2012, 18-19 April 2012, will be the largest manufacturing event in the UK with over 1,000 exhibiting companies, covering 37,000 square metres of exhibition space.

HART's market share is larger than all other fieldbus devices (Foundation fieldbus, Profibus, etc.), proprietary protocols and 4-20mA combined.

IndustrialGreenTec will premiere at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 and focus on pioneering environmental technology and sustainability solutions.

The MMA is a group of Mechatrolink product developers and users who promote the use of Mechatrolink, the most widely used motion control network in Asia.

BEARINX-online Easy Friction helps users identify and maximise the potential for energy efficiency savings within a machine or system.

ABB reported a second-quarter net income of $893 million. The Discrete Automation and Motion division recorded the strongest growth, up more than 60 percent.

Automation.com, July 2011 Mosaic, a Florida-based fertilizer producer, asked Polk State College (PSC) to create a training program. PSC worked with Rockwell Automation and RWD Technologies to develop the curriculum.

ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

The survey is open for participation today through August 2 and will gather responses from a wide range of production and manufacturing industries.

Scott Saunders has added Chief Operations Officer to his current role as VP Sales & Marketing, while Gary Prentice has been named the company’s National Sales Director.

Brochure describes Tolomatic linear motion solutions for food and beverage processing and packaging automation.

Thoughts from the 57th IIS Symposium

Copalp successfully passed tests performed by the test laboratory of iƒak in Germany, for certification of a system according to PLCopen Conformity Level ST (Structured Text).

Honeywell will supply its Experion PKS control system, Foundation Fieldbus, and Safety Manager for a new central processing platform currently under construction in Vung Tau, Vietnam.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor At HUG 2011, four users shared their remote operations & monitoring experiences along with lessons learned. Included are recommendations of first steps for other companies considering remote monitoring and operations.

Cascade Energy, an industrial energy-efficiency consulting firm, will use the eSight energy analysis suite to manage energy data for their industrial and utility clients.

Emerson will supply a wireless continuous emission monitoring (CEM) system at Singaport Cleanseas Pte Ltd, a large marine pollution reception facility in Singapore.

The Quad PAC controlled switchgear was designed with a voting scheme where triple inputs are sent to the PLC system. The best of the three dictates the state of the device.

Throughput Technologies is now a distributor of the Secomea Remote Device Management solution in South Africa.

Free tech paper week: Methods to Improve Control System Performance

Bayer will use the software for the design, construction and operation of manufacturing plants worldwide.

JAI will provide a UV-sensitive camera and a remote-head camera to PPT VISION for its M-Series embedded machine vision line.

Honeywell's Safety Manager has been awarded ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification by exida.

Rotork actuators are providing valve control on new gas dehydration units constructed at seven sites in the Transylvanian region of Romania.

Free Tech Paper Week: Calibration & validation philosophy for TDL analyzers

Honeywell will supply its digitally enabled Well Performance Monitor to Ithaca Energy to manage the operational performance of its new Athena oilfield in the North Sea.

Honeywell is working with SAP to deliver collaborative solutions in which data generated from an industrial plant can lead to better business decisions.

Utilizing the increased power of computers, virtual reality simulates real or imaginary environments and situations with a high degree of realism.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Norm Gilsdorf addressed more than 1000 attendees at the recent Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium. His key message was that Honeywell has evolved from an automation company to a business transformation company so they can better develop their solutions for greater safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

A CNC system from NUM helped Sinico create a fully automated 9-axis rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machine for manufacturing volume batches of parts from metal bars and tubes.

Standard-Knapp supplied a bottle packer that almost eliminates bottle breakage while increasing packer speed.

Flowserve will supply control and on-off valves to Eldorado Celulose e Papel, a Brazilian pulp company, for a new plant.

AWR will operate as a wholly owned NI subsidiary under the leadership of the existing management team.

90+ page resource guide provides helpful technology overviews and selection guides, along with detailed information and technical specifications on the company’s products.

Using Micro-Epsilon’s scanCONTROL 2710 laser profile scanner, the positioning process is performed automatically at Metco, Israel’s largest manufacturer of steel pipe. The calculated profile information is used to directly control the positioning process.

Radiation-tolerant IVC video cameras will monitor operations in the Salt Waste Processing Facility, which is cleaning up liquid waste from nuclear bombs.

With a year-to-date total of $1,984.87 million, 2011 is up 108.0% compared with 2010.

ABB will supply process electrification and power distribution infrastructure as well as equipment for the Montes del Plata pulp mill in southwestern Uruguay.

He is rejoining Intelligrated after a yearlong appointment at Savoye, where he served as director of business development for the company's North American operations.

According to a study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, 75 percent report using desktop spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel instead of their company’s ERP.

PCC is an industrial automation and control distributor serving Wisconsin's manufacturing industry for over 30 years.

AMT plans to add up to 40 engineers in the next 12 to 18 months.

Flowserve's manufacturing plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, has been certified by Saudi Aramco for the supply of control valves.

GE Intelligent Platforms will supply Proficy SmartSignal predictive-diagnostic software and services to Scottish and Southern Energy.

Metso will supply a 100 MWe biomass boiler island and plant automation system to the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Honeywell Process Solutions is pursuing relationships with independent system integrators (SI) for the “Honeywell Experion Implementers” program. I recently spoke with Bill Stevens, Honeywell Channel Manager, to learn more about this program.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Dane Overfield, Exele Information Systems White paper addresses the benefits of adding a monitoring, alarm, and notification system on top of building automation systems.

Over sixty intelligent devices connected via PROFIBUS and PROFINET are being used in a tailor-made paint line at the factory of one of Germany’s biggest car manufacturers.

PROFINET, with wireless-based safety, has been used to create a fully-automated warehousing facility for the storage and handling of steels rolls in Sweden.

Nestlé will introduce an openSAFETY-based safety standard which allows for the unrestricted exchange of safety-related information between machines and control systems from various manufacturers.

In the study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, only 27 percent of respondents were performing any functions in enterprise software using a mobile device.

The company now has in excess of 20,000 square meters floor space at its site in Gerlingen, Germany.

Hardy Instruments announces that it has changed its business name to Hardy Process Solutions.

Siemens published safety guidelines which operators of industrial plants can follow to minimize the risk of external intervention from the start.

One of the key challenges that manufacturers face is the shift from a traditional, component-based business to an integrated, total solution based-approach.

Net Safety Monitoring makes fixed toxic and combustible gas detectors, flame detectors, safety systems, and other safety and security products.

Using Animatics’ SmartMotor with Combitronic communication resulted in a 49% reduction of parts used and increased capabilities on the Flexitool aircraft skin processing machine.

Lisa became Okuma’s first female vice president when she was named VP of Finance in April 2007. With the promotion to CFO, she becomes the first female officer within the corporation.

Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Advansys provides specialized industrial control and automation engineering and consulting services to the manufacturing and utilities sectors.

The updated production line includes Solder Paste Inspection, Automated Optical Inspection, X-ray inspection machine, Selective Soldering machine and two surface-mount machines.

Catalog covers LL, SN and MN series meters, which monitor rate of oil flow to keep gears, bearings, drills and mills functional in the processing industries.

Ms. Desai holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Marketing from Ohio State University.

Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System and Unisim to control KOGAS' liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

The Micro Motion 7845 Density and Concentration Meter provides highly accurate density measurements under entrained gas conditions.

JLS Automation selected the ABB IRB 360 FlexPicker robot for its new Osprey case packing system, which loads low profile wrapped or vacuum packed product into shallow shipping cases.

QuickServer Protocol Gateways from FieldServer Technologies handle BACnet, LonWorks and JCI Metasys N2 networks.

The system at Pacific Press Technologies moves a steel plate weighing up to 5000 pounds approximately 100 inches through a press brake to be bent.

NEMA says its Electroindustry Business Confidence Index had climbed as high as 69.6 as recently as February 2011, but slipped to 45.5 in June.

Poor HMI designs have been identified as factors contributing to abnormal situations, billions of dollars of lost production, accidents, and fatalities.

More investments are being made today in IT than in any other area.

The project is one of the largest solar roof-top installations in Canada.

Metro|NS offers full, turn-key solutions for both enterprise and telecommunications companies looking to build optical networks.

Automation.com, June 2011 Automated storage and retrieval systems take advantage of unused overhead space to recover 60% to 85% of the floor space typically required by shelving and drawer systems.

Eight-page, full-color brochure describes ABB's SM Series of videographic (paperless) recorders for capturing, storing, and analyzing process data.

Established in 1976, Matrox has many years of experience building hardware and software solutions under three divisions: Matrox Graphics, Matrox Imaging, and Matrox Video.

The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany.

Mouser.com features Product Knowledge training sites designed to educate electronic design engineers on the features, benefits, and applications of the newest technologies.

Thomas & Betts publishes Analysis of NEC Code Changes 2011, a free reference guide that highlights changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) for the 2011 code cycle.

ABB will supply automation for drives, drives, power systems and equipment to the Duisburg-Bruckhausen steel plant at Germany.

Product selectors are available for safety light curtains, perimeter access guards, safety laser scanners, safety mats, safety interlock switches, safety systems and safety monitoring relays, and programmable safety controllers.

Thomson's web-based configuration tool enables users to quickly and easily configure Thomson 60 Case LinearRace shafting based on size, material, tolerance class, coating and special machining requirements.

‘Measuring Success’ is a 53-foot mobile showcase featuring a portfolio of process instrumentation, process analyzers and process automation products and solutions.

ISA Standards Gurus Get Global Kudos

Electricity and heat fired with bio fuels, including sawdust, woodchips, bark, turf if part of the cogeneration equation.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Jim McMahon Shuttleworth provided machinery infeed and take-away conveyors for a PV solar cell test unit built by Owens Design.

The ASM Competence Center will support companies in new product development, provide technical support for Profibus, allow demonstrations of interoperability of products and provide training programmes.

CC-Link IE Field Network with integrated safety meets international safety standards for SIL3 compliance and follows IEC61784-3:2010 for functional safety fieldbuses.

Panenka previously held the position of Vice President Sales & Marketing for Kollmorgen Europe GmbH, a position now held by Patrik Hug.

The application enables water specialists to perform water calculations and unit conversions using an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Android-compatible smart phone or mobile device.

The brochure provides an overview of the sensing technologies for wind energy applications.

RMT will supply a multi-gantry cured tire palletizing and shipping buffer system to Hanwha TechM in South Korea.

Wireshark will use openSAFETY dissector, a decoder for the analysis of individual openSAFETY frames.

ABB will provide a System 800xA to control the hydroelectric pumped storage plant, and integrate into the island grid the energy generated by wind and hydropower turbines.

Endress+Hauser will supply Shell with process measurement instruments, engineering and associated services.

The susceptibility of process control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations.

To effectively secure a facility, plant managers must take an inside-out approach with cybersecurity.

The ZigBee Alliance opened two offices in China to drive greater ZigBee adoption and address ZigBee standards to meet China’s specific needs for its rapidly expanding infrastructure and growing markets.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Robert McIlvride and Andew Thomas, Cogent Real-Time Systems What does redundancy look like in an OPC-based system? A typical scenario would have two OPC servers connected either to a single device or PLC, or possibly duplicate devices or PLCs. Those two OPC servers would then connect to some kind of OPC redundancy management software.

Amtech converted all DC motor drives to AC variable frequency motor drives at Papelsa y Cartones South America to solve production issues.

Kevin Bishop will manage the new office and take charge of business development for the North American region.

In her new role, Tracey will lead SMTC's regional sales development efforts and drive new business opportunities on the West Coast.

Type-950XP Explosion-proof I/P Transducer achieved compliance to Single Seal ANSI/ISA 12.27.01-2003 for use with natural gas.

Packaging professionals participating in the study identified four primary challenges to advancing machinery communications.

Website covers Industrial Computers, Solutions for Embedded Computing, Network Security and Console Servers.

A Bettis valve actuator has just been decommissioned after 20 years of faultless service. It still works, but the valve was re-sized.

Endress+Hauser will take a majority share of Systemplan, a German energy consulting company.

Most recently Bienert was the Technical Manager for Telecom and the Global Competence Center for emerging communication protocols at TUV Rheinland.

The brochure provides comprehensive information on SureCross Performance 1-watt radios.

RMT Robotics will supply an automated passenger tire palletizing system to Bridgestone in Europe.

ANSI formally approved Field Device Tools (FDT) Technology standards, previously adopted internationally as IEC 62453.

Emerson’s Micro Motion Certified Marine Bunker Measurement Solution for measuring heavy fuel oil bunker deliveries is being installed on Maersk vessels.

The Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology uses a Cognex In-Sight Micro vision system instead of a human researcher to observe the behavior of test subjects.

Metso will supply a PQV system to three Canfor Pulp mills in British Columbia, to replace off-line dirt count analysis systems.

Draenetz offers more than 55 downloadable technical white papers, articles and marketing documents covering a broad range of power quality and energy monitoring topics.

Willett, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer.

Geometric will sell MetaCAM, a sheet metal product from Metamation.

Open Systems International will supply a Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition and Distribution Management System (SCADA/DMS) to EPB of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Nuris Ismail and Matthew Littlefield Aberdeen surveyed over 150 executives about the current state of their manufacturing operations and industrial networks. This article explores how the industry leaders are taking advantage of industrial networking to enable real-time visibility into data to optimize production, maintenance, and safety.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Perkins Paper installed the Jennifer VoicePlus picking, QC/Audit, and loading system from Lucas Systems to meet the objective of error-free automation processes.

The brochure includes a 3D representation of an entire water cycle across two facing pages.

Roller screws are capable of carrying heavy loads—at high speeds—with high duty cycles for thousands of hours in the most arduous conditions.

Utilizing 32nm technology, the processors reduce overall power requirements, while still offering enhanced media and graphics capabilities and performance.

This pre-recorded webcast highlights what to measure on a power supply and how to do so efficiently.

Face to Face: The Flip Side of Office eCommunication

VT Group (Verenigde Tankrederij) installed Emerson’s Micro Motion Certified Marine Bunker Measurement Solution on the bunker fuel barge MTS Vlaardingen.

The requirements, in the form of Commission Regulation EC 640/2009, came into effect on June 16, 2011

UA Certification provides users with impartial verification that the OPC server delivers solid performance in a wide range of adverse operating conditions, and is fully compliant with OPC Specifications.

The 12,000 sq ft manufacturing plant will build temperature sensors, thermowells, transmitters, recorders, flow computers, safety barriers, displays and other instrumentation.

RFI will pay $2,800,000 in cash and issue 760,000 shares of common stock to the seller at closing.

By Eaton Accelerate delivery time. Learn how next generation operator interface designs reduce development time, enable easy integration and accelerate time to market while enhancing quality and reliability.

Only 40% believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, down from 60% three months earlier. At the same time, 26% believe the U.S. economy will get worse, up from 3%.

Advanced gear shaping software and motion control hardware from NUM has been used to bring an old manually-controlled gear shaper machine up to modern day control standards.

The four-minute video by Emerson Network Power demonstrates the dramatic difference a power conditioner can make in overall power quality and in the protection of mission-critical electronics from harmful power disturbances.

Emerson supplied more than 1000 Fisher control valves, FIELDVUE digital valve controllers, and AMS ValveLink SNAP-ON software to the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij Groningen gas field in The Netherlands.

April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $396.92 million, according to AMT.

AIA reported recorded robust sales across almost all major machine vision supplier markets, including cameras, lighting, optics, software, application-specific machine vision systems, and smart cameras.

The Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) Safety System has earned certification to NFPA 72: 2010.

Siemens released a firmware update of its S7-1200 PLC that eliminates vulnerabilities and improves the security and robustness of its S7-1200 product family.

CAD downloads include motorized and non-motorized SplineRails with the flexibility to modify features such as linear actuator length, screw resolution, motor step angle, motor voltage, and other design parameters.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bosch Rexroth Packaging containers can sometimes be quite elaborate. The faster, the better, the more accurate so as not to damage delicate products. This is the challenge for pick-and-place robots and the control technology behind them. Chocolate, for example, is one such product that must be handled with care.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Katherine Voss, ODVA The expression "Less is More" reminds us about the importance of simplicity as a design goal. This goal is especially true when moving information quickly and seamlessly between supply chains, distribution systems and the production domain is critical to overall business competitiveness. Users are looking to industrial Ethernet to integrate systems and layers.

Collectively, Alliance members support 750 interoperable products deployed in over 200,000 buildings that use energy harvesting wireless technology designed for building automation systems.

Replacing the plant’s existing level transmitters, the new equipment has helped avoid shutdowns that can cost as much as $20,000 an hour in lost production and potential equipment damage costing over $200,000.

K-TEK has made available technology tutorials and case histories from the technical conference at ABB Automation & Power World. Requires registration.

Metso will supply a DCS and environmental technology to control five biomass power plants to be built by Dalkia in France.

The video illustrates how to create system graphics using QA Graphics’ BAS Symbol Library, and serves as an introduction to using Photoshop and constructing system graphics.

Leader & Harvest manufactures medium voltage (MV) variable speed drives. The company employs over 750 people in China.

BAE Systems expects the $2 million upgrade to save more than $305,000 annually in equivalent energy and operational expenses

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor According to industry veteran Gabe Rosica, a bad economy takes down bad companies or sick companies - it doesn’t take down good companies. Companies need to realize there is a difference between doing the right things and doing things right.

Aegis’ xLink software will gather real-time data from production/test equipment, and bridge the entire solution to the existing ERP system.

Video Walls can be used for digital signage and large-scale control rooms.

The turbines were fitted with GE controls when initially delivered but were replaced 13 years ago. That didn't work, so GE is back.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Alex Bryce, Pilz Automation Technology Safety gates, protective covers and machine guards prevent hazards associated with moving parts. However, the correct functioning of a safeguard can only be guaranteed by using the appropriate sensor technology.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bob Hirschinger Because advancements to EtherNet/IP, machine builders are enjoying a new level of machine design flexibility through the use of a single network for their entire machine, including VFD and servo drives for integrated motion control.

El Paso Pipeline will be installing Flow-Cal’s Enterprise Version 8, to replace a legacy system internally developed.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Gregory Wilcox, Mike Hannah and Mark Devonshire Industry experts predicted that node cost, determinism issues and security risks would prohibit Ethernet’s growth into manufacturing, but it’s clear that this prediction hasn’t held true. We've experienced a swift rise and widespread industry adoption of Ethernet.

The scope of this project at AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals includes modernizing the process control of 7,000 I/O by replacing outdated PLCs with DeltaV and safety systems.

Honeywell will provide front-end engineering (FEED) support for the plant’s control system, including its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), UniSim process simulators and field instrumentation.

The 160-page catalog focuses on piezo flexure based nanopositioning systems capable of repeatedly moving distances as small as the diameter of an atom.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Judging from Automate 2011 and the IFR Executive Round Table, the robotics industry is on the move again. In 2010, the number of units sold worldwide almost doubled those in 2009. Here's an update on the robotics industry and overview of some interesting robot offerings.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Given the capital expense involved in material handling projects is usually in the millions, working with an independent project management professional is vital. Learn the questions to ask before hiring a material handling automation consultant.

Shock waves can be adequately controlled by optimizing the cooling pulsation timing and amplitude. This offers great potential for power plant turbine manufacturers to develop more compact engines.

The system will enable Alliant Energy to reduce system losses, manage reactive power supply and provide the future ability to implement conservation voltage reduction.

The Stuxnet worm is a sophisticated piece of computer malware designed to sabotage industrial processes.

Founded in 1991, Patti Engineering is a CSIA Certified control systems integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Massachusetts and Texas.

Installing, Calibrating & Maintaining Electronic Instruments

Automation.com, June 2011 By J. Timothy Shea, VDC Research Group VDC Research partnered with Automation.com to conduct an extensive initiative into the market for wireline and wireless industrial networking infrastructure product markets. Recent research found that the demand outlook for wireline and wireless industrial networking infrastructure products will be quite healthy through 2015.

Cadence Technologies is a process systems integration and engineering firm specializing in services for the beverage and food processing industries.

ABB started a new blog focused on Process Automation. The blog hosts discussions on timely topics including Collaboration, Control Systems, Evolution, IEC61850, Integration, Migration and Safety.

ASME updated its standard on thermowells from the previous standard created in 1974, to create the ASME PTC 19.3TW – 2010.

Hindustan Petroleum implemented Honeywell’s Mobile Stations in their $200 million Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) project at their Mumbai refinery.