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The website provides comprehensive information on Tritech’s investment casting and machining services.

These facilities will be used to test the load capacity and reliability of large motors and medium voltage drives used in oil and gas applications, from offshore platforms to remote production sites.

ATEX control panel certification allows Adalet to eliminate the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories.

With the FLOWCAL Enterprise system, WAPCo is able to identify and correct key anomalies from both a volumetric and gas quality perspective.

Emerson Process Management, SGS Malaysia, and Bureau Veritas join the Meridium Certified Services Provider Program.

Baldor's real-time Ethernet motion control system helped Advanced Coating Robotics create a conformal coating machine that combines three-dimensional spraying accuracy with high throughput.

Solvay’s Tavaux plant faces the task of managing a collection of control systems from multiple suppliers. This includes DCSs, PLCs, relay-based systems, pneumatic systems, and emergency shutdown systems (ESD).

The laboratories will continue to deliver highly advanced X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis and work on research projects in the field of geochemical analysis.

Offices in Singapore and Bejing will supply service, sales, after-sale support, training, and spare parts fot its online Near InfraRed (NIR) analyzers.

The connector and chip technologies to enable 25 Gb/s lanes over copper backplane links are essential to accomplish narrower 4 x 25 Gb/s implementations of 100 Gb/s links for Ethernet.

Fluke, GE Energy, Honeywell Process Solutions and OSIsoft joined the ISA Corporate Partnerships Program.

Proficy will be the foundation for an Intelligent Control Room Management solution for S3’s natural gas and hazardous liquids customers.

Siemens delivered an end-to-end solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system to ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition build site in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

Online CAD Library has more than 2,300 electrical conduit and fittings products in computer-aided design (CAD) formats.

IPSO Alliance added BII Group, AvaLAN Wireless Systems, Tritech, Synapse Wireless and Ubilogix, bringing its total membership to 57 companies.

Belden designed and delivered a wireless Profinet infrastructure, which acts as an interface to the process control systems at Shell's Ethylene Cracker Complex in Singapore.

The Middle East Flow Service Center provides flowmeter calibration, flowmeter diagnostics and evaluations, and witness inspection services.

The Advanced Solutions business provides open software and services to the process industries, and includes offerings such as UniSim, Profit Suite, Uniformance PHD and Matrikon.

Earlier this year, Beijer Electronics acquired a minority stake in Korenix. From the beginning the intention was to acquire Korenix and that is now accomplished.

Many applications use one or more motors operating in parallel at the same desired speed. Using one Variable frequency drive (VFD) to control these multiple motors provides a host of advantages

The National Conference of Weights and Measures has stipulated that all manufacturers producing NTEP-conforming products must also gain the VCAP standard.

ODVA's energy approach will simplify the ability to understand energy consumption and enable control methodologies to optimize energy usage throughout the industrial ecosystem from the plantfloor to the grid.

Canadian 3PL provides warehousing, inventory management and delivery of gearmotors, motors, reducers and accessories to the Canadian market.

Mroz is based in the Sugar Land, Texas, office and is responsible for all day to day operations in North America.

Free Energy Evaluator tool gives a manufacturer a complete analysis of its current water, air, gas, electric and steam (WAGES) management performance.

In 2010 there were more jobs added in manufacturing than were lost – 130,000 of them. This is the first time this has happened since 1997.

The MOL Plc Danube Refinery located in Százhalombatta, Hungary, is the 2010 HART Plant of the Year.

Deflagration Flame Arresters are a positive flame stop on low pressure tanks or piping systems containing flammable liquids or solvents having a low flash point.

AKOE TECH is a HMI/SCADA software distributor located in Singapore, and serving the Asian market.

Blake Moret is promoted to senior vice president of Control Products and Solutions, and Frank Kulaszewicz is promoted to senior vice president of Architecture and Software.

NEMA will be testing for interoperability of smart meters according to ANSI C12.

Longwatch is a developer of video management software for industrial automation and process control applications. IVC will maintain the Longwatch brand and operate the company as a division of IVC.

Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, this globally recognized BPL standard is designed for use in a wide range of applications including smart energy, transportation and Local Area Networks (LANs).

HPI will upgrade the control system and instrumentation of a Pratt & Whitney Twin Pack (FT4) aero-derivative gas turbine engine with a ControlLogix PLC.

The electrical upgrade was performed by the automation system integrator, MasterControls, and was part of a complete mechanical rebuild of the mill.

Nord provided drives and gears for the packaging, palleting and transport systems at the new factory of Hacklberger Beverage.

Automation.com, February 2011 By Chris Bowman, TR Electronic Ethernet communication, specifically the PROFINET adaptation, presents automation experts with another avenue for improving system design, achieving growth and increasing competitiveness.

Strain gages attached to a sling determine if trees are healthy.

Red Lion opened a sales office in Sprockhövel, Germany.

Web site covers High Speed I/O Connections including active optical cables, copper cable assemblies, transceivers, connectors and cages.

Online resource enables design engineers to search for ITT's industrial and high-reliability interconnects; select various output model formats; and directly request the generation of a 3D model.

Command is an American manufacturer of tooling systems and the global partner of EWS Germany.

Alarm reporting system monitors critical alarms on the computer room air conditioning units and electrical distribution systems.

France becomes the official Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2011. 200 French companies will be exhibiting at HANNOVER MESSE 2011 from 4 to 8 April.

SERCOS Energy is an application layer profile that defines parameters and commands for the reduction of energy consumption in a uniform vendor-independent manner.

Patrick Winkelman was Vice President of Sales for the Americas.

The purpose of this project is to develop an international network through which the Automation Competency Model (ACM) can be disseminated, promulgated, and updated.

IKEMPER STORATEC will sell automated storage and retrieval systems, storage and tool change systems, pallet loading and unloading devices, and control facilities.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is urging users of hand-fed platen (die cutting) machines in the UK to follow revised operating and safeguarding guidance in order to reduce the risk of serious crush injuries and even death.

By Marketing Sherpa As marketing strategies evolve from outbound to inbound tactics, there is also a shift in the ways in which money and resources are spent. Marketing Sherpa asked more than 1,100 marketers how they foresaw budgets changing in 2011 for the following marketing tactics.

The contract is worth up to 1 million Euros annually.

InFusion ECS will manage the operating facility, controlling major processes and integrating the existing SAP enterprise resource planning, batch process and final packaging and shipping systems.

The valves will be used for applications in the plants’ nuclear islands and in their passive residual heat removal system.

Frost & Sullivan finds that the HMI market earned revenues of $541.9 million in 2009 and estimates this to reach $819.7 million in 2016. New technologies, such as adding vision, are driving demand.

The two Supra Es provide complete inspection capabilities ranging from 2-D paste inspection to pre-reflow, post-reflow and post-wave inspection capabilities.

Short Form Catalog includes Precision Air Pressure Regulators, Transducers and Relays.

LonMark Certified products include the FS-B2011 Serial-LonWorks-Ethernet Gateway, FS-B3510 Multiport LonWorks Gateway and the FS-B4011 10-Port LonWorks Gateway.

National Instruments now offers more than 9,000 drivers from more than 350 vendors through the Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) that simplify and automate connection to stand-alone instruments.

Powerpoint presentation describes the application and ownership advantages of the hot tap full profile insertion FPI Mag Flow Meter.

VDS Vosskühler develops, produces and markets industrial cameras in Near Infrared, Long Wave Infrared, and CCD cameras for visible light.

Honeywell supplied a PKS control system, OneWireless, Digital Video Manager and Enraf Tank Gauging System to improve the efficiency and safety of a fuel depot near Ulaanbaatar.

Proficy software platform has been named an ecomagination product by parent company GE.

Proficy software controls the lights and other big energy consuming equipment in 85 GM assembly plants.

Opto 22 added Pulse energy management software to connect to customers' metering devices, electrical panels, machines and equipment.

Papers addressing advances in high performance buildings, integrated design and numerous high-intensity HVAC applications are being sought for ASHRAE’s 2012 Winter Conference in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21-25.

After 12 years away, John P. Anerousis returns as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO).

Eight-page, full-color, illustrated brochure describes Aztec 600 colorimetric analyzers for potable water applications.

Sheryaev will oversee the production operations of all LMI global manufacturing locations.

MDN Italia will distribute and provide technical support for AFCON’s product suite, including Pulse SCADA/HMI and Dart cellular software, to new and existing customers.

Guide covers Endevco acoustic sensors and instrumentation for vibro-acoustic testing, environmental noise analysis, building acoustics, wind tunnel testing and other critical measurement applications.

ABB provided an electrical, control and instrumentation package to help boost capacity at Aqaba and make the storage and loading process faster and more efficient.

Constant CARE allows the machine, with the push of a button, to connect via the internet to an Okuma service professional.

The Technology Group allows an increased emphasis on the THINC-OSP control, the formation of Technology Partnerships and the use of the Partners in THINC and Okuma Tech Center facilities.

AAI is a process controls engineering firm that provides process control engineering services to clients in the chemical, petrochemical, refining, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and utility power markets.

ISA-TR104.00.03 is intended to provide factual guidance in using EDDL for device integration.

Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $459.3 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $632.4 million in 2016.

Adura consolidated its facilities and moved to larger quarters in San Francisco.

“Green Tips for Data Centers” identifies techniques for optimizing energy efficiency in existing datacom facilities.

RTP will provide college level courses on every aspect of robotics training, including robotics safety.

Six Mark VIe control panels were supplied for the Rolls-Royce turbines and process compressors, along with redundant network and communications interfaces to third party equipment and the plant DCS.

TÜV certified the DeltaV SIS system as meeting requirements for three burner management system standards: NFPA 85, the European Standard EN 298, and the European Standard EN 50156.

By SolaHD The "K-Factor" conveys a transformer's ability to serve varying degrees of nonlinear loads without exceeding the rated temperature rise limits.

Thomas Petronis, CEO & President, retired effective December 31, 2010. Michael F. Quinn was appointed CEO & President.

The 230 page catalog and design guide illustrates a wide range of products engineered to be used as building blocks in sophisticated linear motion assemblies.

The catalog showcases over 1,600 new products in several areas critical to the evolving optics market.

The eight page guide examines key relevant aspects of Cartesian, four-axis SCARA and six-axis articulated robots.

The upgrades to the DCS and PLCs include the installation of Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and Safety Manager.

Paul D. Bradley, managing director of Peterson Industries in Adelaide, South Australia, is now president of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control, Second Edition, by Gregory K. McMillan provides a comprehensive view of what is needed to take advantage of the latest developments in smart and wireless temperature measurements and control strategies.

Eight-page full-color brochure describes the CoriolisMaster series of mass flowmeters from ABB.

Enhanced butterfly valves help INEOS Chlor plant in Runcorn, United Kingdom, avoid six unplanned shutdowns and save an estimated $600,000 USD.

Teledyne will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of DALSA for CAD $341 million. DALSA manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to manufacturing custom MEMS products.

300-page catalog contains information and specifications for signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products.

ScadaMobile SCADA/HMI app for the iOS platform supports main PLC brands, including Allen Bradley Logix and Micrologix, Schneider Electric, Automation Direct, Wago and Omron.

Hiprom is a process control and automation systems integrator headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hiprom customers include mining firms with precious metal and coal operations in the Sub-Sahara region.

Interconnect Partners provide authorized cable/harness assembly services.

This Volt/VAR Control (VVC) System project will enable MID to optimize system voltage levels, reduce system losses, manage reactive power supply and implement conservation voltage reduction.

D&R Packaging designed and built a two-head liquid filling station in three weeks, using a PLC and an Avery Weigh-Tronix E1070 indicator.

Staples opened the year with a call-to-action to all ISA members to dedicate themselves to a high level of involvement in, and collaboration among, their sections, divisions, and the Society.

The worldwide market for Process Field Instruments will grow at an average rate of about 5 percent through 2015 but the North American market share will be lowered from about 31 percent to 29 percent.

The CD offers details and technical specifications on Keithley's general-purpose and sensitive sourcing and measurement products, DC switching, Digital Multimeters, RF/microwave switching, data acquisition solutions, and semiconductor test systems.

By Mark Howard, Zettlex The pros & cons of custom versus standard position sensors and why new technology is changing the rules. Includes an explanation of "bespoke" for U.S. engineers.

Tom Maher joined as a Senior Consultant in the VISIBILITY.net ERP consulting group.

Azuray Technologies will include McObject’s eXtremeDB Fusion embedded database system in its communications gateway, a Linux-based device for solar power optimization.

will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) has joined forces with FIRST and is actively working to build support in the entertainment industry for FIRST.

Mozes will oversee the group's sales, marketing and operations infrastructure in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

For OPC members only, the testing program establishes credibility and ensures that the product is fully compliant with the OPC UA Specifications.

Building automation systems integrators in Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Japan and the U.S. have signed up with Loytec as "Competence Partners."

McFall joined CIMdata in early 2010 as a Senior PLM Business Consultant.

Four updated support contract options replace the eConnect, DirectConnect, PriorityConnect and InSite offerings.

eLynx replaced a SCADA system on 96 wells and three gas processing facilities in the Paradox Basin in Utah and Colorado.

Web store is a direct online source for purchasing size 11 resolvers and size 15 magnetic encoders.

ABB is providing a power, mechanical and System 800xA automation solution for a large water transfer project in a remote and rainless region of the Sahara Desert.

Translation of acronyms: ACI acquired ACT’s Interface Control Components (ICC) line to provide I/O for its HVAC systems used in building automation systems.

BVC assists with estimating the time and cost savings a business could achieve by implementing adopting the latest instrumentation technology.

Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters are compliant with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) Class 1 Division 2 approvals.

Manufacturing facility will build Fisher control valves and Rosemount transmitters in addition to training, sales, finance, administration and other support services.

With a year-to-date U.S. manufacturing technology consumption total of $2,792.58 million, 2010 is up 82.7% compared with 2009. These numbers are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program.

ABB has four sets of flow calibration facilities at its Shanghai plant and all are now certified by SIMT.

ATS acquired the majority of Assembly & Test Worldwide's U.S.-based and German automation and test systems businesses.

Adeneo Embedded provides 3-day and 4-day Windows Embedded Compact 7 training based on Microsoft official training curriculum. Classes are held February through April.

The Technical Advisory Council advises the OPC Foundation Board of Directors on technical matters relating to the management of OPC specification development.

ABB won a contract from ConocoPhillips to supply an integrated process control and safety system for a new wellhead platform in the company’s Jasmine gas field in the central North Sea

K-System, H-System and Z-Series intrinsically safe solutions, have received BV (Bureau Veritas), GL (Germanischer Lloyd), LR (Lloyds Register) and DNV (Det Norske Veritas) approvals for use in marine-type applications.

SmartSignal specializes in providing Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics solutions to the Power Generation, Oil & Gas and other industrial sectors.

The Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitter and Rosemount 644 temperature transmitter are now available with PROFIBUS PA profile V3.02.

SPFB increases concentrated solar arrangement efficacy by enabling dynamic solar mirrors to track the sun’s arc within +0.02° via WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.

Chery Automobile China upgrades its transfer press line and increases throughput by adopting state-of-the-art safety systems using PROFINET with integrated PROFIsafe.

Baltic Information Systems (BIS) developed a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) product called BISMARC that relies on the eXtremeDB In-Memory Database System (IMDS) from McObject.

Advantech adopted a board resolution to acquire 10,427 pings of Linkou Industrial Park at NT$145,000 per ping, or approximately NT$1.512 billion in total.

Adept will acquire InMotx in a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.3 million. InMoTx specializes in packaging equipment for the food industry.

Obvient offers software and services for industries and utilities with geographically dispersed assets.

Emerson’s Daniel metering systems will measure the amount of oil as custody is transferred from producers to shippers through the Al-Basra terminal.

The brochure contains new product models, new technical application data, drawings, and photos of Adjustable Speed Drives, Right Angle Gear Drives, and Linear Actuators.

Huber SE, a manufacturer of machinery and equipment for wastewater treatment, selected IFS Applications as its corporate ERP solution.

Intertec is supplying 160 Diabox 87 pre-assembled electrically heated instrumentation enclosures for the Deep Panuke offshore gas project in the Atlantic, 250 km southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

VDC says real-time Ethernet will dominate, wireless is growing, networking will be built in, a large IT player will buy an industrial networking provider, and more companies are going overseas.

Kao Brands, a manufacturer of premium beauty brands including Jergens, Ban, Biore, Curel, Guhl and John Freida, will use Proficy for a complex batch execution system in primary operations across its many consumer products.

Standard Electric will distribute eWon intelligent Internet remote access devices for PLCs and automation systems in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.

Batchik, who had been the Automotive Industry Action Group vice chairman since January 2009, succeeds Brian Vautaw.

Servo2Go.com added Galil Motion Control’s DMC-41x3 Series Motion Controller to its product line.

Four-page, full-color illustrated brochure describes SensyTemp TSH200 series of temperature sensors designed for temperatures of 600°C to 1800°C (1112°F to 3272°F).

As a universal and open automation bus, SERCOS combines powerful motion and logic applications with current safety concepts and a broad range of peripherals.

Flow Research says the worldwide flowmeter market totaled $4.6 billion in 2009 and is projected to grow substantially to exceed $5.5 billion by 2014.

Founded in 1992, Advantech’s ADAM remote I/O modules have been a consistent and reliable figure in the industrial automation field.

Dr Philp takes over from Geoff Young, who led the UK-based automation and instrumentation organisation for 25 years and is retiring.

This 650+ page resource includes product information and selection guidelines for machine and process safety solutions, and a safety library with more than 100 pages of educational resource material.

The 72-page catalog highlights a range of electrical, calibration, temperature, humidity/air quality, and electronic instruments.

Safety has always been a critical measure of success for industrial organizations. Companies that are not able to comply with safety regulations and procedures in an effective fashion are putting their people, assets, and market position at risk.

By Jay Bartsias, TURCK NFPA 79 code permits the use of molded-on cordsets—including quick-disconnect connectors and rugged cable for exposed-run installations—for powering motors, pumps and other machinery. Here’s how to apply them instead of using hard wiring.

Laser Design will resell Renishaw multi-axis motorized and manual heads and touch-trigger measurement probe systems for CMMs.

Casco Adhesives will implement IFS Eco-footprint Management, which will be used to analyze and document the environmental impact of its operations.

This course on Safety Instrumented Systems is designed to make the learning experience comfortable and easy. Everything is explained in easy to understand terms, with plenty of graphics, interactive simulations and worked problems. Everything that you need to know about Safety Instrumented Systems, put together, in an easily digestible form, stripped of all the complexity, but still useful to impart skills to you that you can actually use in your work.

Istec International is now an authorized reseller of the Wilcoxon Research product line in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The brochure notes that this oxygen analyzer fits harsh applications in such industries as hydrocarbon processing, power generation, and process industries.

The MES aims to improve optimization of production and reduce costs through better production processes management at Avtodizel (Yaroslavl Motor Works).

Mechanical CAD drawings, wiring diagrams, software and detailed assembly instructions for the robot can be downloaded free of charge from Roboteq’s web site.

Several WAGO Through-Panel and Chassis-Mount Terminal blocks and Interconnect devices have earned a 100 kA SCCR rating with appropriate fuses.

27 models within the EPSITRON line of Electronic Circuit Breaker, PRO-Power Supply, Uninterruptible Power Supply and Redundancy modules achieved UL and cUL Certification.

Both organizations adapted the PLCopen XML Specification to the 2.01 version and generated a part of the AutomationML data exchange format.

The protocol, which has been certified by German testing authorities TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Süd, allows for communication cycles at the microsecond level.

DD-IDE Version 4.0 supports the HART enhanced Device Description Language (DDL) Specification, HART 7 and the development of Device Descriptions (DDs) for WirelessHART devices.

Handbook provides engineers with valuable “how to” information for integrating ultrasonic gas leak detectors into new oil and gas installations or when retrofitting existing facilities.

With successful completion of the tests, HIMax can be used worldwide in the oil company's future projects, without additional evaluations.

For the 2011 season, which marks the 20th anniversary of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), igus has signed on as a diamond supplier for the event.

For the third consecutive season, igus is a sponsor for Botball, an educational robotics program funded by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.

CNL Software will use the OPC Servers in its IPSecurityCenter – a software-based integration and management platform.

SlotServer products provide in-rack connectivity between Rockwell Automation ControlLogix control platform and Building Automation Systems and Fire Alarm Control Panel protocols.

An IP66 rating means the enclosure provides effective protection from dust penetration and leakage from high pressure water jets or heavy seas.

Federal legislation will provide training for federal building personnel in the areas of building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety and design functions.

Products with the approval include the T-BOX WM Wireless Monitor and T-BOX LP RTU.

Shielded and UTP Z-MAX 6A connecting hardware and cable achieve component and full channel compliance with amendment 2 of ISO/IEC 11801 and both IEC 60603-7-51 and IEC 61156-5 for category 6A.

ABB will provide power supply infrastructure and equipment for several floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.

The Class 100 cleanroom will serve primarily as the production area for Brooks’ GF Series ultra high-purity mass flow controllers for the high tech and electronics industry.

Advanced process control (APC) project helped save energy, reduce emissions, and double the ramp up rate for electric power plant units #1 and #2 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.

Invensys expects the number of engineers operating from the Cairo Centre to increase to 500 within two years.

The MT5000 Series guided wave radar transmitter is certified to the IEC 61508 safety standard for SIL2/3.

The 754-page catalog highlights pushbutton, tactile, detect, toggle, rocker, DIP, slide, snap, rotary, switchlock and thumbwheel switches.

Markets in Western Europe and North America will continue expanding over the next few years due to the increasing demand to modernise power and water and wastewater infrastructure.

Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition, by Bill Hollifield and Eddie Habibi contains examples of good practices and poor practices.

NVision’s laser scanning provided highly accurate measurements, reducing engineering time and eliminating the need for field machining of valves and other hardware.

Determining the appropriate equipment for an operation is much easier with ToolSpec because it applies basic information supplied by users to find a suitable match.

Emerson will supply critical Fisher control valves to be used in Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactors at both the Sanmen 2 and Haiyang 2 nuclear power plants in China.

In addition to providing user support HMS plans to specialize in helping device manufacturers add PROFINET to their products.

SAFCO's Jubail Saudi Arabia Urea plant, the largest in the world, has been running the MAX APC controller since April 2010.

Senior management at U.S. manufacturing companies is once again optimistic, according to a Grant Thornton November survey.

With a year-to-date total of $2,477.06 million, 2010 is up 83.2% compared with 2009.

The office in Munich is the first subsidiary of ASCON company in Europe.

By Ethernet Direct How to choose the right Industrial rated IP-67 switch? The need for Industrial switches is mostly defined by the environment they will be subjected to.

FANUC sold its 100,000th robot in North and South America to Schneider Packaging.

Specifications update EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet, and the CIP Safety extension to the EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet networks.

ABB will supply complete electrical systems for the drill ships, used for oil and gas exploration drilling.

Professionals accustomed to measuring the performance of a digital video recorder (DVR) by way of frames-per-second at a certain resolution may be challenged to find a similar snapshot comparison for network video recorder (NVR) performance.

Located just three miles from the Memphis International Airport, the distribution center is expected to create approximately 200 jobs.

A package to develop new Safety over EtherCAT solutions is now available for automation system vendors.

ABB will supply a System 800xA integrated with drives, motors, and other electrical equipment to maximize productivity and equipment reliability in the Rourkela Steel plant in India.

ProtoCessor gateways have been tested to be compliant with OPC Foundation Specifications for DA 2.05a.

GE and Ingersoll-Rand will develop an automation platform to meet the energy and operational efficiency needs of data centers.

ABB supplied a 13,050 kW (17,500 HP) gearless drive motor including pre-assembled containerized electrical house containing cycloconverter, exciter rectifier, and low voltage MCC.

The office, located in São Paulo, will provide customer demos, support and training.