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Geospatial Information Systems Market to Grow
The worldwide market for Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) is forecast to grow 65 percent over the next five years, representing a compound annual growth rate of 10.5 percent -
UEI publishes I/O board catalog
The catalog covers analog digital I/O, counter timers, ICP/IEPE interfaces, ARINC-429 and MIL-1553 avionics, serial and CAN-bus ports, and others. -
Flowserve obtains Nuclear Manufacturing certification
ASME certified that Flowserve Valtek valves meet or exceed quality assurance standards for the design and construction of nuclear control valves and parts. -
I/O Module Market has Fierce Competition
The I/O module market is drive by fierce competition, which led to a rapid price drop across all segments of the market -
ABB acquires Insert Key Solutions
IKS specializes in delivering software solutions for power generation plants and transmission and distribution networks. -
GE to control Vantage Data Centers
GE will supply PACSystems RX3i, reflective memory data synchronization and intelligent remote I/O hardware for Vantage Data Centers' 37 MW Santa Clara Data Center campus. -
Exlar publishes 2011 Motion Control catalog
The catalog covers linear and motion control products, including linear actuators, rotary motors and gearmotors, as well as products rated for use in hazardous locations. -
Emerson’s Wireless Gateway earns Achilles Certification
Emerson Process Management has been awarded Achilles certification for its Smart Wireless Gateway. -
SolaHD Appoints Customer Service Rep for Latin America
Gina Delgado will provide customer service to SolaHD distributors in Mexico and the Latin American regions. -
Yokogawa to automate Fractionation Research lab at OSU
Yokogawa will automate and optimize procedures used in startup, shutdown and transitions in the distillation columns at the FRI research facility at the Oklahoma State University campus -
Choosing Between Soft Starters and Drives
Soft starters are cheaper, but VFDs often provide better value -
Wilbrecht publishes LEDCO Catalog
24 page color catalog features LED, neon and incandescent indicator lights. -
IEWC appoints Cory McFarlane Managing Director
Cory McFarlane will take the role of Managing Director for IEWC EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), effective January 1st 2011. -
Parker publishes catalog for Sinclair Collins K Series Valve
The catalog lists specifications and dimensions for bronze and stainless steel body versions of the valve. -
SERCOS releases FDT specification for SERCOS III
The FDT/DTM specification for SERCOS III was developed by a joint working group of SERCOS International and the FDT group -
Belden to Acquire GarrettCom
GarrettCom is a provider of industrial networking products for specialty and stressed applications with business locations in North America, Europe and India. -
Acromag offers Technology Community Web Page
The community page contains white papers, tech briefs and articles on signal conditioning, industrial PCs, high speed networks and embedded I/O processing. -
Fertig Motors to build motors for Beckhoff Automation
Fertig Motors, in a joint venture with the Beckhoff Group, will co-develop and produce Beckhoff servomotors. -
Belden to Acquire Thomas & Betts
Belden will acquire the Thomas & Betts Communications Products Business for $78 million in cash. -
GE to control Cimentos Liz cement plant in Brazil
GE will supply a Proficy Process System to provide process control, supervision, alarm management, release management, asset management and quality control across the plant. -
National Instruments Opens Office in Penang
National Instruments opened temporary offices for its planned R&D and operations facility in Penang, Malaysia. -
Study reveals interest in Enterprise 2.0
Interest in Enterprise 2.0 is real, but study data suggest that integration of ERP with existing social media tools available online is of limited value. -
Meggitt publishes Wilcoxon Research vibration sensor catalog
The catalog contains accelerometers, 4-20 mA vibration sensors, vibration transmitters, cables and accessories for industrial condition based maintenance and predictive maintenance applications. -
DOE gives On-Ramp Wireless a Grant to Improve Distribution Grid
The grant will enable On-Ramp to develop a wireless grid sensor and faulted circuit indicator capable of monitoring underground and other hard-to-reach distribution circuit locations. -
Softing Technology helps make Pizza
Softing integrated pizza production information in SAP R/3 via a Siemens S7 OPC Server to enable automated fault logging with precise time information. -
ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company
ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt. -
RNA offers Lean consulting service
RNA has established a manufacturing consulting service, Rhein-Nadel Consultancy (RNC). -
Emerson to control Petrobras' Comperj project
Emerson will supply systems for process control, safety, fire and gas detection, machinery monitoring, management of process and maintenance information, instruments, valves, and other related products and services. -
Datalogic and Sick resolve patent disputes
Datalogic settled all pending disputes with Sick and granted a license for the use of Datalogic’s technology to the German company. -
Ascon opens IX KOMPAS-3D Modelling Contest
All customers are welcome to send their projects, made in KOMPAS-3D Professional, for the contest. -
Machine Safeguarding Trounced in Global Recession
ARC says the worldwide market for Machine Safeguarding Solutions declined in 2009, but a strong rebound has begun in the second half of 2010. -
Lighting Control Market Dims
ARC says the downward trend in the lighting controls market is expected to continue throughout the rest of 2010. -
Kollmorgen signs Heason Technology as distributor in UK
Kollmorgen Europe signed UK-based motion control distributor and systems integrator Heason Technology into its 'Sales Partner Program.' -
Honeywell to control offshore gas production facility
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) at Wintershall’s new offshore gas production facility in the North Sea. -
ABB to install heat recovery system at Holcim Switzerland
ABB will install its heat recovery and electrical power production system at Holcim Switzerland's cement plant in Untervaz, Switzerland. -
Geometric signs Digitek as rep in Korea
Digitek will distribute DFMPro manufacturing (DFM) software and provide customer support to customers in Korea. -
Servomex acquires Delta F
Delta F develops, manufactures and distributes a range of trace and ultra trace oxygen and moisture analysers based on Coulometric and Tuneable Diode Laser (TDLAS) technology respectively. -
PLCopen gives Leuze Safe Software Certificate
The certificate is for the MSIsafesoft product. -
ABB buys part of wind technology company
ABB bought part of Pentalum Technologies, an Israel-based company developing advanced wind sensing technology for control and optimization of wind turbines and wind farms. -
ABB publishes reference guide for electromagnetic flowmeters
The guide summarizes such topics as principles of operation, construction, magnetic fields, maintenance, transmitters, installation, and calibration. -
Invensys Extends Support of Foxboro SPEC200N for Nuclear Power Plants
Invensys signed a multi-year agreement with Scientech, to manufacture the SPEC200N product line as well as provide sustaining engineering services to Invensys. -
McCrometer offers Oil & Gas Flow Meter CD
CD explains V-Cone and Wafer-Cone flow measurement technology, details specific flow measurement applications and provides technical reports, approvals, white papers, articles and more. -
Invensys supplies training kiosks to Eni Refining
Combining Invensys' SimSci-Esscor EYESIM solution and Eni’s refining expertise, EYESIM kiosks train field operators on generic and specific process tasks. -
ABB to supply gearless mill drive systems in Kazakhstan
ABB will supply three gearless mill drive systems for Kazakhmys PLC's Bozshakol copper project, located near the town of Ekibastuz in north eastern Kazakhstan. -
National Instruments to Open Operations Center in Costa Rica
Scheduled to open in Q2 2011, the center will employ 200 people over in customer relationship management, financial services, IT and sales operations positions. -
Baseblock Software offers free Modbus RTU test software
Free utility for Windows XP, VISTA and 7 allows users to test and troubleshoot modbus RTU device communication over serial and Ethernet networks. -
ASHRAE publishes GreenGuide for Buildings
Book covers guidelines on sustainable energy master planning; building information modeling (BIM); strategies for greening existing buildings; and compliance strategies for key ASHRAE standards. -
Dresser to supply steam safety valves to Westinghouse nukes
Dresser 3700 Maxiflow main steam safety valves will be delivered to AP1000 nuclear power plant sites in Georgia and South Carolina between 2012 and 2014. -
Innovasic supplies RapID Platform to Deutschmann Automation
Deutschmann incorporated RapID Platform into their UNIGATE IC and UNIGATE CL Profinet gateway products. -
Emerson Wireless technology helps boost production in Argentina
Data from Rosemount wireless transmitters helps Tecpetrol increase production by $4 million while reducing maintenance costs by 62% and supervisory control costs by 35%. -
König Brewery uses TURCK uprox+ Sensors
For over 20 years, the company has been relying on components from TURCK for position sensing. -
FOSS NIRSystems appoints Rhonda Jiggetts-Nolan Account Manager.
Rhonda will have sales responsibility for 6 eastern states in the US, the Metropolitan New York area and the Canadian Provinces of Quebec and those eastward. -
Commtest diagnoses Peruvian hydroelectric plant
The machinery being monitored is among some of the most remote in the world, located high up in the Andes mountain range near the edge of the jungle district. -
EPLAN Opens Regional Office in Houston
The new Houston office will be managed by Greg Gilmour who joined EPLAN Software & Services at the beginning of the month. -
Weatherford licenses CygNet gas production Software
The agreement provides Weatherford with the exclusive right to use CygNet’s software in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment. -
NVision Helps build Handgun Replica
Soft Air USA used NVision’s laser scanning services to save three months in getting an Airsoft replica of FN Herstal’s FNP9-17 handgun to market. -
PSU acquires 1U Power LLC
1U Power LLC markets a range of 1U High AC/DC and DC/DC Power Solutions. -
Parallel Picking Improves Order Picking Efficiency
By Christina Hilligoss, KardexRemstar Parallel picking is often implemented into industrial product picking operations when standard picking methods become too slow or constrictive. -
ABB to power ships
ABB will supply complete electrical systems for ships, including power generation and distribution systems. -
Honeywell releases Test and Measurement Website
Website has easy-to-use product configuration and online ordering tools, simplified navigation, and product information. -
Invensys combines simulators in Russia
TimeZYX Group will combine its reservoir simulation package, MKT, with Invensys' SimSci-Esscor simulation software system. -
FMH names Nick Thomey as President
Thomey comes to FMH after a 16-year career at Minneapolis-based ObjectFX Corp. -
FMH Promotes Marc Moore to Senior Sales Engineer
Moore came to FMH with four years of experience in the aerospace industry as a manufacturing engineer, research and development engineer, and a director of new business development. -
AMCI signs rep in Southeast U.S.
Simpson & Associates Representatives is now representing Advanced Micro Controls Inc (AMCI) in the Southeast, including: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. -
FieldServer Technologies Awarded BTL Mark
QuickServer Building Automation gateway received a BTL Mark under device profile B-ASC. -
GarrettCom ships 100,000th Managed Switch
GarrettCom shipped its 100,000th Magnum 6K Managed Switch to Schneider Electric. -
Invensys Adds three European SIs as Partners
The three partners are Goodtech Projects & Services, located in Norway; Technord, based in France; and Ireland-based ONG Automation Ltd. -
Invensys signs distributor in Algeria
Algiers-based North African Automation (NAA) is a supplier of control and control-related equipment. -
Auburn University receives free software from Siemens PLM
Auburn will receive PLM software valued at $195.5 million to introduce students to product design, development, and manufacturing processes technology. -
Banner publishes Interactive Catalog
The interactive catalog is sectioned identically to the print version, combining comprehensive and easy-to-reference product data with the convenience of online search capabilities. -
Microdrive Controls Water pressure booster system
Pressurizer-VS provides supplemental pressurization of water supplies, using a control scheme that employs custom Baldor-developed firmware to regulate output flow and pressure. -
ABB software to manage power plant assets in China
ABB will implement software and training programs at CNNP nuclear power plants in partnership with the Research Institute of Nuclear Power Operation and Computer Application Institute Nuclear Industry. -
Intelligrated improves distribution center productivity for KeHE
The Allentown installation, valued at $1.8 million, is a hybrid system of horizontal pick carousels, a pick- and put-to-light carton flow module and a conveyor system. -
Invensys to upgrade controls on Bluewater offshore platform
Invensys will update the legacy distributed control system (DCS) and safety systems aboard the Glas Dowr floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. -
MatrikonOPC to supply OPC software to Indusoft
MatrikonOPC will supply its full range of OPC Servers for the InduSoft Web Studio (IWS) v7.0 platform. -
Northwire signs Patriot Technical Sales as rep
Patriot Technical Sales will represent Northwire’s cables and assemblies in the Eastern U.S. -
Industrial Protocol Actions Whitelisting
By Secure Crossing By disallowing all traffic and allowing only the selected protocols and specific actions within those protocols, whitelisting provides the level of filtering needed for a customer to solve SCADA, Remote Location or Zone Level Security problems. -
ACT and CEWD to certify new energy workers
A new skills certification system will address the looming workforce crisis in energy occupations, including electric, natural gas and nuclear energy. -
3S-Smart Software Solutions publishes CoDeSys Device Directory
The CoDeSys Device Directory provides a comprehensive overview of almost 400 devices. -
AVEVA to supply design software to Russian power integrator
AVEVA will supply a suite of plant engineering and design software to OJSC Power Machines, a Russian manufacturer of power engineering services. -
ABB commissions power transmission link in Namibia
The high voltage transmission system connects the electrical grids in Namibia and neighboring Zambia, providing a new route for power imports. -
Northwire appoints Greg Reese regional sales manager-
Reese will handle the Eastern U.S., from Maine to Florida. He has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University. -
Four Suppliers Join Rockwell Automation Partner Program
KUKA Robotics Corporation, the Schaffner Group, Yaskawa Motoman Robotics and MathWorks joined Encompass. -
FDT Group and CC-Link agree to cooperate
CLPA will support the development of an annex of the protocol for the FDT standard to support the CC-Link family of networks including its CC-Link IE Field Gigabit Industrial Ethernet. -
ABB publishes brochure on products for water plants
Sixteen-page color brochure describes ABB's products and solutions for the complete water cycle. -
Advantech Acquires ACA Digital Taiwan
ACA Digital specializes in industrial ruggedized portable products as well as design, manufacturing, and integration services. -
AST signs rep for California and the Middle East
Process Instruments and Controls (PIC) will be AST's pressure sensor distributor and representative in California and the Middle East. -
Northwire signs rep for South America and Mexico
Phoenix Rep Sales will service Northwire’s customers in South America and Mexico. -
exida achieves accreditation for ISASecure EDSA Certification program
The certification consists of three elements: a device Functional Security Assessment, a device Communication Robustness Test, and an organizational Software Development Security Assessment. -
European Pharmaceutical Industry expected to buy more pumps
The demand for pumps in the European pharmaceutical industry is expected to increase because of certain re-initiated projects in the recovering economies. -
Nord Drivesystems installed in Chronopost´s parcel hub
More than 1000 Nord Drivesystems geared motors with decentralised inverters have been installed in Chronopost´s main European hub, to the south of Paris. -
On-Ramp Wireless opens office in Singapore
Hon Yew Leung joins as General Manager, heading up the Asia regions. -
Advantech hosts Solution Forum
About 250 guests joined the event put together to demonstrate several of Advantech's important milestones in the life automation iService business. -
Datalogic signs distributor in China
Fujian Newland Computer will promote Datalogic products in major projects and through its distribution network. -
Keithley Hosts Applications Forum
The forum is moderated by instrumentation and applications experts, who are on hand to answer questions and direct forum visitors to sources of additional information. -
Misumi publishes metric components catalog
Catalog covers mechanical components for machine building and assembly automation. -
WIB Releases Comprehensive Cyber Security Standard
The international standard outlines a set of specific requirements focusing on cyber security best practices for suppliers of industrial automation and control systems. -
Macquarie Electronics signs MVTS Technologies as reseller
MVTS Technologies (MVTS) will remarket selected automated test equipment (ATE) from Macquarie. -
ELAU P4 robot certified for cleanroom use
The Fraunhofer Institute IPA conducted a comprehensive series of tests to confirm that even at full capacity, P4 meets the requirements for a Class 6 cleanroom. -
IDS Imaging cameras compatible with USB 3.0
The cameras were tested using several current PC mainboards from leading manufacturers which already feature the latest version of the USB connection. -
Key Instruments announces E-Commerce Site for Flow Meters
The site allows customers to purchase select standard flow meters 24 hours a day. -
Bud publishes Electronics Enclosures Catalog
The 80-page color catalog includes new plastic boxes, cabinet rack, and sheet-metal box and NEMA-box products. -
Emerson automates Varandey oil export terminal in Russia
Emerson supplied DeltaV control systems, AMS software, Rosemount instrumentation and Fisher control valves, communicating via HART, Modbus and FOUNDATION fieldbus protocols. -
Analytical Technology Appoints Wesley Hazley Business Development Manager
Hazley previously was a Senior Sales Engineer at Precom Engineering, where he specialised in offering water treatment and purification solutions. -
Beijer Electronics acquires part of Korenix
Beijer Electronics acquired 37 percent of Korenix, becoming the largest shareholder in the company. -
RTS appoints David Egeland Sr. Automation & Application Consultant
Egeland has over 17 years of industrial robotic automation experience. Previously he worked for Reis Robotics, Motoman and Automated Concepts. -
TURCK Sensors help VENSYS Control Rotor Position on Wind Turbines
In each wind turbine, six uprox+ sensors—two on each blade—simultaneously determine the precise position of the rotors. -
September manufacturing technology consumption up 66.1%
September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $399.76 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology. -
BEI Sensors stars in the World’s Greatest! TV Series
BEI Sensors was featured on an episode of the TV series “World’s Greatest!...” -
Piezo Mechanisms Catalog
The 400-page catalog presents PI’s complete spectrum of piezomechanic components and motion systems. -
Emerson Process Management joins FDT Group
FDT Group named Steve Armstrong of Emerson to the Board of Directors and Martin Zielinski to the Executive Committee as Vice President. -
Macro Sensors releases Signal Conditioner product demo on YouTube
Video provides instructions on how to connect, install and calibrate the EAZY-CAL MME-1000 LVDT signal conditioner. -
Baumer Acquires Waaree Instruments in India
Waaree Instruments is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of process control instruments and solutions. -
PlantESP Referenced in Encompass Program
PlantESP PID controller performance monitoring and process optimization software is referenced in the Rockwell Automation Encompass Product Partner Program. -
Plug-in connectors cut maintenance costs at wastewater treatment plant
Explosion-proof plug-in connectors from Cooper Crouse-Hinds are helping to minimise maintenance time and costs at the Dokhaven waste water treatment plant in Rotterdam. -
Edmund Optics appoints Thomas Kessler XVP of Global Sales
Kessler has been responsible for all of Edmund Optics' European sales and distribution operations as Vice President, European Operations, from his office in Karlsruhe, Germany. -
Frost & Sullivan says pump sales will increase in Europe
The demand for various types of positive displacement pumps in Europe is expected to increase due to re-initiated industry projects in regions recovering from the economic slump. -
Belden signs distributor in Pakistan
Eeurotech is one of the leading distributors of electronic, Industrial & telecom products in the region. -
Flowserve to supply valves to China Nuclear plants
Flowserve main steam isolation valves will be used at the CPR-1000 design Fuqing Units 3 and 4, and Tianwan Units 5 and 6. Valves in the order will be manufactured at the Flowserve facility in Raleigh, N.C. -
Opto 22 joins Save Energy Now program
Opto 22 will work with representatives from the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) Industrial Technologies Program. -
Red Lion publishes Brochure on G3 HMIs
The 10-page, full color brochure details the company's complete line of G3 and G3 Kadet HMIs. -
austriamicrosystems supplies RFID reader IC to Nordic ID
Nordic ID’s new multifunctional handheld computer - the Nordic ID Morphic - uses austriamicrosystems’ AS3991 UHF RFID chip. -
Copper Mine Optimizes Water Recovery with Honeywell Wireless
Codelco needed to optimize the water recovery process of the thickener pools at its Norte mine in Chile. It used wireless to connect field devices in the mine to its PLCs and control system. -
Honeywell Expands University Student Competition
Honeywell’s annual student competition is now open to students in North and South America. Selected students will present winning entries at the Honeywell Users Group Symposium, held each June in Phoenix. -
Podcast describes Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture solutions
The podcast highlights the top 10 products showcased in the Integrated Architecture booth at the Rockwell Automation Fair. -
As One updates its Website
The website allows visitors easier access to a wide range of information about the Catalyst software suite. -
WWCC Receives Donation from Emerson Process Management
Western Wyoming Community College received a donation of ROC remote terminal units from Emerson Process Management. -
National Manufacturing survey finds weak job market
A Grant Thornton survey says only 18% of manufacturers plan to increase hiring in the next six months, while 22% plan to decrease hiring. -
ABB to keep Symphony control system beyond 2015
ABB will continue to invest in the development of the Symphony product range beyond 2015. -
DEACOM to supply ERP to Enterprise Specialty Products
ESP will use the ERP software for its formulation, Quality Control, inventory/lot control, Material Requirements Planning, environmental reporting, production, accounting, and financials. -
FieldServer signs ProSoft Technology as exclusive distributor
ProSoft will be the exclusive provider of the SlotServer Communication Module from FieldServer. -
Rockwell Automation adds Options for Critical Control Applications
Options include redundant I/O, alarm and event server redundancy, network resiliency and faster controller cross-loading. -
Viklele signs Automation Teknix as System Integratior
Automation Teknix has signed up as a Gold partner for Black Diamond SCADA. -
AutomationDirect Ranked as One of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work
Employees voted the company to the number two position in the medium-size company category by completing a 37-question online survey. -
Emerson flowmeters make ships efficient
Rederi AB Transatlantic installed Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis mass flowmeters on several ships in its fleet. -
New Flexible Solutions Center at Remke Industries
Remke Industries recently introduced The Flexible Solutions Center on Remke.com. This new section on the company website is 100% dedicated to designing custom products, specials, adaptations & variations. -
Opto 22 updates its website
Enhancements include a SNAP PAC Configurator that allows users to design and build a complete SNAP PAC System—I/O processor, mounting rack, and modules. -
NAG Library available for Robotics and Automation Engineers
The NAG Library for .NET provides the algorithms in areas such as optimization, curve and surface fitting, FFTs, interpolation, linear algebra, wavelet transforms, etc. -
AgMark Expedites Operations at Grain Terminal
By Kasa Industrial Controls At their grain terminal in Concordia, Kansas, AgMark receives crops from nearly 30 elevators throughout the region. The company’s automated operations are handled by a control system designed by Kasa Industrial Controls. -
35 Cases Per Minute
By TURCK Pro Pack Systems’ Pro Print/EBS-HS-2 packaging machine will print, erect and seal a corrugated shipping case. Pro Pack uses TURCK proximity sensors and AIM I/O module stations on the machine for I/O acquisition and control. -
ISA Publishes Control Loop Foundation—Batch and Continuous Processes
In this in-depth book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to work in the field of process control. -
Poka-Yoke, the Art of Mistake-Proofing Podcast
Lean manufacturing podcast episode "Poka-Yoke, the Art of Mistake-Proofing" discusses how to apply tools or techniques that help people avoid making mistakes. -
Emerson to provide measurement engineering services to Maersk Oil
Emerson will provide measurement engineering support for Maersk Oil’s UK North Sea offshore operations for the next three years. -
ABB Q3 order growth accelerates, revenues recover
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to $1.2 billion. -
Datalogic to supply DHL with package sorting stations
Datalogic will supply 29 reading stations, 89 NVS9000 cameras and relevant spare parts. -
Vega radar gauge obtains SIL1 certification for UK Nuclear industry
The VEGAPULS radar level transmitter was independently assessed by Sellafield for SIL1 applications in the UK Nuclear industry. -
ABB to control Dutch sand dune water filtration process
A System 800xA is replacing the existing process automation systems at Dunea’s five production facilities. -
Brooks Instrument Level Gauges Receive CSA and CRN Certificates
CSA certified Brooks transmitters and switches to be intrinsically safe and explosion/flame-proof in Class I, Div 1 hazardous areas. -
Bison Gear releases motion control demo Video
Video demonstrates how ServoNOW motion control system can go from out of the box to running in less than 5 minutes. -
Emerson expands ISO/IEC accreditation of flow calibration facilities
Emerson completed a global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services. -
K-TEK Launches Mcommerce Site for Level Switches and Transmitters
The site is designed for quick and easy browsing and purchasing of products using smartphones. -
McCrometer updates its flowmeter Web Site
Web site has an automated Flowmeter Application Evaluation Search, as well as handy indexes of fluids and applications. -
QA Graphics Offers NiagaraAX Users Free Graphics Library
The BAS Image Module can be used to build high-end graphics within the NiagaraAX platform. -
Red Lion Offers Multilingual Video Presentations
Multilingual video library illustrates features of HMI Crimson 3.0 software and hardware products. -
NovaTech selects COPALP’s STRATON for IEC61131-3 programming
NovaTech will use STRATON to provide an IEC61131-3 environment on its OrionLX Automation Platform. -
ARC says ABB is leading DCS vendor
According to ARC, the DCS (distributed control system) market suffered more than anticipated in 2009; however, ABB increased its worldwide market share in 2009. -
Siemens to supply PLM Software to Chinese Machine Tool Company
JIERMT will use a series of solutions from Siemens PLM Software, including NX (CAD/CAM/CAE), Teamcenter PLM, and Solid Edge CAD software. -
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 Available as Free Download
The I-P edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is offered as a free downloadable PDF online. -
OPC Foundation Announces OPC .NET 3.0 (WCF) For OPC Classic
This API will enable users of OPC Classic to leverage the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology, facilitating the transfer of data securely through firewalls. -
Original Software signs Tesnet as reseller
Tesnet will resell the entire Application Quality Management (AQM) and Automated Software Quality (ASQ) suite from Original Software across its operations. -
Siemens to supply PLM software to Russian space center
Khrunichev will standardize on Siemens NX CAD/CAM/CAE software, Teamcenter PLM system, and Tecnomatix software. -
ARC says Motion Control Market Growth Will Resume
Automation suppliers closed the books on a disappointing 2009, and for the near term, at least, suppliers expect the challenging business environment to continue. -
National Instruments enhances LabVIEW FPGA IPNet
Enhancements include a fully integrated global search with a filter that facilitates sorting results by category, supported versions and rating. -
Edwards expands service facilities for vacuum pumps
The investment in installing modern handling equipment, cleaning capabilities and new tooling means the 7,000 sq ft. facility now has the capacity to handle larger industrial pumps -
Applied Measurements Offers Stress Analysis Service
The service can be tuned to suit specific customer requirements that may include installation and calibration only, design of transducers, and testing and reporting. -
Direct-Industrial saves Sting concert
Direct-Industrial engineers worked through the night to repair and service a faulty drive that threatened to cancel a Sting concert. -
Schneider Packaging recognized by FANUC as certified integrator
Schneider is FANUC’s largest integrator in the case packing and palletizing segment in North America. -
Honeywell announces Engineer of the Future Scholarship
The Scholarship program aims to help dispel myths about the engineering field and show students that engineers will play a vital role in making the world more environmentally sustainable. -
Honeywell to control power plant in Turkey
Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) will be used to expand production at Zorlu’s Lüleburgaz power plant in Turkey. -
Fanuc signs QComp Technologies as distributor
QComp Technologies is a robotics integrator, providing automation solutions for a variety of industries. -
Invensys Announces Winners of OPEN Competition
Contestants were recognized for their innovative use of Invensys products and solutions. -
Schneider Electric to acquire 50% of Electroshield
Electroshield–TM Samara sells medium voltage products and solutions in Russia to oil & gas, power generation and electro-intensive industries. -
Siemens to make U.S. government efficient
Siemens will make energy efficiency improvements to 39 federal government facilities across the Greater Southwest Region. -
Pickled fruit manufacturer uses vacuum measurement system for jar lids
Bennett Opie reduced set up times on three of its filling lines by after installing a non-contact vacuum integrity measurement system for jar lids from Micro-Epsilon. -
Excel Gear releases Excel-lent gear/gearbox optimization software
The key calculations performed are the AGMA power rating and load calculations, including bending strength geometry factor (J) and pitting resistance geometry factors (I). -
Flow-Cal to Provide Software to ExxonMobil
PROVEit and TESTit will allow ExxonMobil Production the ability to schedule and record the calibration and testing of field equipment. -
Congatec signs rep in in Scandinavia
Congatec appointed Lars Hallberg as Territory Manager for Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. -
POSITAL publishes position sensor brochure
Brochure describes rotary encoders, inclinometers and draw-wire linear motion sensor products. -
Wilcoxon.com añade una página en español
La página en español en Wilcoxon.com cuenta con una introducción a la línea de Meggitt Wilcoxon producto de investigación de los acelerómetros industriales. -
FLSmidth communicates with its Electrostatic Precipitator
FLSmidth used an HMS communication system to inform their users of the status of air pollution control equipment. -
Honeywell Safety Switches Receive SIL 3 Certification
MICRO SWITCH safety switches received SIL 3 certification from SIRA, an independent, third party firm, making them suitable for a wide range of safety applications worldwide. -
Moore Industries releases WORM demo video
The demo has a product demonstration, competitive analysis and installation instructions for the WORM, a flexible temperature sensor. -
Thomson publishes Guide to Motion Solutions for Clean Energy
Guide reviews how to use linear actuators to maximize the reliability, accuracy and efficiency of solar panel and wind energy machines. -
Invensys signs Sogeti and Applied Manufacturing as consultants
Invensys signed global consulting alliance agreements with Sogeti USA, based in Dayton, Ohio, and Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) in Houston, Tex. -
Western Glove Implements Centric PLM Software
Western Glove Works is implementing Centric’s Product Specification, Product Sourcing, Calendar Management and Line Planning modules across all product lines. -
ITT receives Class-A Enterprise Certification in China
ITT Interconnect Solutions received a Class-A Enterprise Certification from the Chinese Customs and Chinese Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for its facility in Shenzhen, China. -
CIMdata Names Stan Przybylinski Director of Research
Przybylinski joins CIMdata from Dassault Systèmes, where he was Manager of Market and Competitive Intelligence. -
ABB to supply power substations for mine in Australia
The substations are to be constructed at the Marandoo and Tom Price mine sites. -
Accutech Wireless Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
Due to the success of the Accutech product offering in the marketplace, the manufacturing facility has doubled the size of its workforce and increased plant capacity. -
Invensys Expands InFusion Enterprise Control System
Invensys will unveil new and upgraded components of its InFusion Enterprise Control System (ECS) at its OpsManage’10 show. -
ISaGRAF signs rep in Germany
Marc Schoeters will act as ISaGRAF Northern European Business Development Manager. -
Ethernet works in South American copper mine
In this mining application, Ethernet Direct RUE-113 Industrial Ethernet to Media Converter provides fiber connectivity from Ethernet switches to diagnostic equipment. -
Measuring the Rotation Angle of Large Diameter Shafts
Automation.com, October 2010 By Mark Howard, Zettlex Traditional rotary encoders can be readily fitted to shaft diameters of less than 2 inches, but what happens if your design needs a much larger diameter through shaft or bore? -
ABB to maintain offshore wind farms
ABB will provide maintenance services for the grid connections of offshore wind farms located in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. -
Bosch Rexroth publishes Rodless Cylinders Catalog
The SC-200.15 catalog is 56 pages of technical and ordering information on the Series RTC (Rodless Thrust Cylinder). -
Emerson's Wireless saved Atlas Pipeline $725,000 in installation costs
The wireless network includes 99 Rosemount wireless temperature, pressure, level, and discrete-input transmitters that communicate with three Smart Wireless Gateways. -
QComp supplies vision picking systems to Combi Packaging Systems
Combi’s case packing combined with QComp’s multi-axis robot and vision systems will significantly increase customer’s production speeds. -
ABB to supply gearless mill drive to Minera Escondida
ABB will supply an entire 15.7 megawatt GMD system for a 26 ft ball mill, including transformers, ring motor and a complete electrical room. -
ABB’s Rick Tallian to give keynote presentation at Robot Conference
The Robotic Trends New Applications for Industrial Robotics virtual conference and exposition will be held at 10:00 a.m. EDT on October 27, 2010. -
Exlar updates motion control products Website
Website provides easy access to information on the company’s motoin control products, as well as technical information, industry and application descriptions, and contact information.