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By Tom McKinney, HMS Industrial Networks WiFi, Bluetooth or Zigbee? Here’s a review of the available short range wireless standards for industrial applications.

The global concentrated solar power (CSP) market will register phenomenal growth at a 19.4% CAGR between 2014 and 2020. In 2013, the global concentrated solar power market was worth US$2,507.4 million, however, driven by multiple factors, the market is projected to reach US$8,674.7 million by the end of 2020.

Method is offered for converting milliamps to English units

Sandvik Coromant’s machining calculator aids users in estimating optimal cut settings to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

M&M is a manufacturer of general purpose solenoid valves, air actuated piston valves, automatic drain valves, connectors, coils and customised instrumentation solutions.

Our roadshow will be touring Europe from September to early December 2015.

GE’s CR11 single board computer has been successfully deployed and is fully operational onboard the International Space Station.

ISA is committed to using data to drive more purposeful and disciplined product development and management strategies and decisions.

PACTware 5.0 is based on the FDT2 standard.

SAMS makes full use of the FDT Group developed and tested Common Components to ensure the best compliance and interoperability.

Service reduces the time between diagnosing control loop issues and tuning the loops to improve performance.

The global gas detection equipment market is forecast to reach $ 3,372.0 Mn by 2022. The increase in demand from oil & gas industry is another factor driving the market for gas detection equipment.

By Dr. Rüdiger Frank, Pilz GmbH & Co Today's robots are being used in production areas in which they have previously not been used. In each case, safety aspects must always be considered on an individual basis and the appropriate safety solution implemented for each application. Safe sensor technology has a key role to play: a modular approach to sensors is required in order to satisfy all applications with regard to safety.

The global telecom API market is expected to reach a value of $ 323.44 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 23.6% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

Key factors driving the growth of green data center market include increasing shift of enterprises towards energy efficiency, government regulations and benefits such as reduction in operational cost.

The Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook offers an understanding and tools needed to implement a performance-based FGS design.

Giebson takes over from retired Managing Director Wolfgang Feucht, who remains in an advisory function after 50 years with the company.

Moss holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Houston and has more than 25 years in the industry.

PAS-X MES will be implemented in several stages and it will be interfaced with the Infor Blending ERP system.

Rockwell Automation helps Johns Manville clean up their storeroom and identify more than $1.3 Million of excess and obsolete inventory.

Festo developed a Multi-Carrier System machine transport system that enables high flexibility in work piece transfer.

Infor will acquire GT Nexus, a cloud-based global commerce platform, for $675 million.

AMT says June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $355.43 million, up 4.6% from May’s $339.86 million.

By Chuck Cimalore, Omnify Software While PLM “in the cloud” is available today, its adoption can be slow. Customers are having a difficult time deciphering when, how and even whether to use PLM in a cloud.

By Bill Lydon, Editor A major theme of the recent Siemens Oil & Gas Innovations Summit was the need to apply automation to lower operations and production cost. More automation will enable producers to deal more easily with the cost pressures of the oil and gas industry.

South East Water serves a population of 2.1 million, supplying safe, high quality drinking water to 880,000 properties in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.

OSI was awarded a contract by Lakeland Electric to integrate an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS).

The cloud-based IT infrastructure to map Industry 4.0 application scenarios comes from MES supplier iTAC.

“PLC Handbook: A Practical Guide to Programmable Logic Controllers” is available as a free download. this eBook explains what a PLC is and provides detailed information about what to look for when choosing a controller, with both hardware and software overviews.

Rexroth offers preconfigured drive systems with NI’s CompactRIO and the programming environment LabVIEW.

RTS Holdings in Sullivan, Missouri, repairs and maintains steam turbines and generators.

The global human machine interface (HMI) market, estimating the overall value of this market to reach US$5,579.3 by 2019, expanding at a CAGR of 10.4% during the period from 2013 to 2019.

Hydrostatic head, weight, radioactive properties, density, and sonic detectors are all used in what methods of level measurement?

Dr. Lindner joined FBGS in 2008, and has held various leadership positions within the organization. Lindner has been instrumental in driving new developments for the next generation of fiber optic sensing systems.

Citing its ability to develop innovative solutions and provide extensive support to commission new factory lines, Nestlé USA awarded Rockwell Automation its 2014 North America Procurement Supplier of the Year award for technical procurement - maintenance, repair and operations (MRO).

The Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook is a guide to designing and implementing performance-based Fire and Gas Systems (FGS) for process industries.

The global Engineering Software Market was valued at US$ 19.98 Bn in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2015 to 2022.

By Sam Etchell, London Underground Limited The scope of this project consisted of designing, integrating and installing an intelligent remote condition monitoring system to predict and prevent failures and subsequent loss of passenger service.

After replacing one conveyor drive system, Emerson will supply drives for all conveyors at Nicolas Feuillatte, a champagne producer.

By Denso Robotics White paper examines the many factors — some obvious and some not so obvious — that determine cost of robot ownership, and gives buyers useful information to help guide them through the evaluation process.

The global carbon and energy software market, in terms of revenue, was valued at US$ 369.7 Mn in 2013 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.5% during the period 2014 to 2022.

Global industrial dispensing system and equipment market was valued at USD 12.85 billion in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2015 to 2021 to account for USD 20.57 billion in 2021.

The market was valued at $15.70 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach $28.50 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2015 to 2021.

Today's industry operations generate plenty of data. The challenge is in gaining greater visibility to plant intelligence.

Global lab automation market forecast to 2020 to claim as North America to account for the largest market share, followed by Europe. However, Asia-Pacific is expected to register a higher growth rate during the forecast period owing to huge investment opportunities in this region.

By Steve Aposhian, FireFly Equipment Using LabVIEW software and CompactRIO hardware in ProSlab 155 helped the smart machine harvest turf 25 percent faster and use half the diesel fuel that other machines on the market burn.

At the upcoming CeMAT RUSSIA intralogistics show, which runs in Moscow from September 22 to 25, 2015 more than 170 exhibitors will showcase their products and solutions.

What is the Purpose of a Molded Case Circuit Breaker? NEMA ABP 6-2015 explains.

App automatically aligns multi-channel CNC programs side by side for immediate viewing increasing shop productivity.

Training program teaches customers how to maintain and modify their SmartCart Automatic Guided Carts.

Vapor Systems Technologies uses a Unitronics Vision350 PLC +HMI to test gas pump nozzles through 1,000,000 cycles.

Taking measures to manage industrial technology upgrades and ensure control systems are safe is key to protecting the operational integrity of plant infrastructure

By Ken Ball Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) were more of a technology evolution than a radical development. A noteworthy aspect about the origin was that quite similar concepts were pursued by three separate companies—nearly concurrently but unknown to each other. Part 1 in a series of four articles about the history of the PLC.

The original pumps are connected to new high performance motors and gearboxes, close to the oldest static steam driven pump, which will be kept as a museum piece.

The global Access Control and Authentication market is expected to reach a value of US$ 49,890.3 Mn by 2020. The market would grow at an estimated CAGR of 15.3% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2020.

By Tom Bonine, National Metal Fabricators Robotic welding is highly cost-effective, especially for longer production runs where programming time can be amortized over a large number of pieces.

The global smart and mobile supply chain solutions market was valued at US$ 7,095.3 Mn in 2013 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.2% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2020.

For secure passwords there are different strategies. Some swear on a password generator which generates random passwords from digits, special characters, uppercase and lowercase letters. Others try to use reproducible passwords based on an individual scheme.

AutomationDirect has added over 360 NEMA 4/12 and 4/4X/12 enclosures.

Delta Tau Data Systems of California is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of innovative, high-performance motion controllers.

The single biggest obstacle to social media marketing success is time. Social marketing automation tools can help you achieve high levels of efficiency.

The difference between the indication of the instrument and the actual value of the measured variable

MV drive revenues declined by more than 10% in 2014 to $2.5 billion as increased competition and lower demand eroded prices, says HIS.

Both solution centers will facilitate training and support for local manufacturers in Wisconsin and the Mid-Atlantic regions, respectively.

IntraVUE provides the capability to identify and report information critical to improving uptime of the Industrial Ethernet infrastructure.

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America improved by more than 20 points, marking an abrupt change of direction following three consecutive months of decline.

The Steering Committee of the Open Serialization Communication Standard Working Group (Open-SCS) addresses compliance to healthcare counterfeiting regulations.

Smart Manufacturing involves aligning information and communication technologies with U.S. manufacturers across the country to manage their energy, productivity and costs in real-time.

ISA and Beamex will co-host a free web seminar 1 September 2015 on how to calibrate temperature instruments.

In response to the momentous wave of digital transformation, the collaboration between NEXCOM and IBM is aimed to facilitate the use of big data harnessed from industrial IoT to allow for more data-driven decision-making and increased productivity.

The SERH database provides a collection of failure rate data that is applicable for use in Safety Instrumented System (SIS) conceptual design verification in the process industry.

The global software defined networking market will soar at a CAGR of 61.5% during the forecast period from 2012 to 2018 and will reach a value of US$3.52 billion by 2018.

July 28, 2015 – Taipei, Taiwan – Tibbo, a leading manufacturer of IoT devices and intelligent device management software, has partnered with StarNet Alliance, an alliance of the largest IoT market participants in the Eurasian continent and developer of the first LPWA network within the territory of Russia, Belarus, Poland and Finland, with roaming in Spain, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, China and Philippines.

How to eliminate oscillations associated with the discontinuity and changes in phase between heating and cooling and make the response of the secondary temperature loop faster.

PLCopen invites all interested parties to give feedback on this document until October 23, 2015.

The CMOS sensors measure several environmental variables such as relative humidity, pressure and temperature in one sensor device.

This complimentary consultation provides organizations with equipment, software tools, technologies and recommendations to tackle distinct automated vision challenges.

By Edward Nugent, PcVue Inc., et al The different way in which mobile device users interact with their devices compared to operator’s interactions with control room monitors requires a new SCADA architecture for mobility workers who rely on SCADA or BMS systems in order to perform their job function.

Previously, Rich worked for Danfoss Power Electronics and Rockwell Automation.

Elster Division of Melrose Industries is a provider of thermal gas solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential heating systems and gas, water, and electricity meters.

By Dean Wiech, Tools4Ever Workflow and automation procedures for identity and password management can reduce time spent, increase security and reduce the workload on the help desk considerably.

Magnetek designs and manufactures digital power andmotion control solutions for material handling, elevators and mining applications.

Salcan Process Technology uses the Rotork actuated control valve to control the flow of gas while maintaining back pressure in the coal seam.

Technical training opportunities from ISA in August 2015.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Many users, systems integrators, and manufacturing managers expect one year to eighteen month Return on Investment (ROI) when replacing or adding new automation systems. I believe this is short sighted thinking. Short term ROI justification requirements almost guarantee mediocre results rather than striving for excellence.

Users get comprehensive functionalities to update or enrich device data, as well as significantly expanded filtering possibilities. When device data has been updated in the portal, the system alerts users as to which data is more current than that found in their local database.

Exida established an office in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The report estimates the Photonics Market to expand at a CAGR of 5.8% between 2014 and 2020 and reach a value of US$765.89 billion by the end of the term. The market stood at US$509.75 billion in 2013

Steel pipes, the largest segment of oil and gas pipes, accounted for over 80% of the total market in 2013.

How to Calculate Specific Gravity

By Preston Reine, IHS With so many conflicting signs in the current economic environment, motor suppliers are reportedly uncertain as to how effective the recent and impending energy efficiency requirements will be.

The Filter Select program's database of hydraulic fluid information now includes hydraulic fluids from Houghton International.

PULS Power enters new milestone of supporting critical installation in Singapore water projects. Also, we’ll be mirroring all these success to other South East Asia countries since water is an essential ingredient to our daily requirement.

Stringent requirements are on smaller and more efficient power supplies for Energy Storage Solutions. PULS partners a key developer in the industry to offer CPS20.241-70 to meet this stringent demand.

Bonfiglioli is deploying Moxa Modbus gateways, network switches, Ethernet I/O, and serial-to-Ethernet controllers in its turnkey solar solutions.

The global thermoelectric modules market was worth US$ 364.1 Mn in 2014 and is expected to reach US$ 763.5 Mn by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2015 to 2022.

By Georg Stieler, Stieler Technologie The Chinese market for Industrial Automation is growing much faster than other sectors of the Chinese economy and will almost double within the next five years, according to our estimations.

By John Morse, IHS Technology Despite the promotion and anticipated market growth of USB 3 cameras, they are forecast to account for only a quarter of USB camera revenues by 2019

The Wormhole module is intended for OEM integration of IEC 61131 Control into board level electronics.

Website visitors can explore parts and find machine tools used to cut specific parts for the automotive, aerospace and oil and energy industries.

Twelve Manta G-223B cameras from Allied Vision are being used by GEFRA to inspect screw joints for the brake lines of vehicles.

Global unified communications market will expand at a CAGR of 23.4% between 2014 and 2022 upon its 2013 valuation of US$5.68 billion.

The HMI standard defines the terminology and models to develop an HMI and the work processes recommended to effectively maintain it throughout its life cycle

World Professional 3D Camera - Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020

Bedrock is the latest in a growing number of companies to support the ISASecure Cyber Security Conformance Scheme.

The global printed and flexible sensors market will expand at a moderate 2.5% CAGR during the forecast period. The market was valued at US$6.28 billion in 2013 and is projected to be worth US$7.51 billion by 2020.

By Franco Gonzalez, IDTechEx Formula 1 hybrid racing technology is becoming commercialized.

By Bill Lydon, Editor MAVERICK Technologies, in cooperation with ISA, recently hosted an event called "Inside Automation - Theory Meets Reality" at MAVERICK Technologies Headquarters. The vision of the event is to proved a venue where automation industry professionals can exchange ideas and methods to solve problems and become more effective.

The Cable Management System Market to be rising at a CAGR of 11.8% from 2014 to 2020 and growing from a valuation of US$7,190.20 million in 2014 to US$15,609.10 million by 2020

The office in Brescia, northern Italy, will serve the Italian PROFIBUS and PROFINET market.

By Andreas Huhmann, HARTING Industry 4.0’s use of Cyber-Physical Systems has radically altered the face of industrial production. Still, Industry 4.0 will only become a reality when the cyber world and physical world are connected. It entails new demands on network technology and by extension on connection technology.

Global laser cutting machines market was valued at USD 2.16 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 10.3% from 2014 to 2020 to account for USD 4.37 billion in 2020.

Workforce development can be turned it into a major competitive advantage for the industrial automation industry.

AutomatedBuildings.com By Varun Nagaraj, Sierra Monitor Corporation With the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) still new to the industry, who does the IIoT actually talk to?

ReportBazzar has announced a new report titled “Mobile DRAM: Market Trends and Major Players Deployment Strategy” to their offerings.

Machinist Calc Pro 2 for phones, tablets and PCs provides hundreds of fast, precise machining-specific solutions for face, end and slot milling plus turning, drilling and boring. Price: $39.95

Commerce Controls installed Stahlin non-metallic enclosures on filter control panels and a phosphoric chemical dosing panel at the City of Detroit, Springwells Facility

By Amy Wells, Electroustic Over the last few years, we’ve seen a move towards more robust Mil-spec connectors. Originally developed in the 1930s by the US Department of Defense, these heavy duty connector ranges are now a common sight in manufacturing environments

Progea recently presented an example of taking supervision to the next level with augmented reality. The concept is to provide industrial automation operators a tool to use for visualizing automation system data when connected in Wi-Fi or a broadband mobile network.

With a production line requiring tens to hundreds of workers for daily operations, manufacturers see automated production and man-machine collaboration as innovative ways to increase production efficiency while cutting labor costs.

By Fluke This Web Card by Fluke provides a brief tutorial on how to measure frequency with your digital multimeter.

ABB’s simulation and offline programming software allows robot programming to be performed without disrupting production.

STEGO enclosure heaters are touch-safe, positive temperature coefficient (PTC) convection and fan heaters that are used to prevent the formation of condensation and provide evenly distributed interior air temperature in enclosures.

The global electric motors market is expected to reach a value of $120.68 billion by 2019, at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2013 to 2019

The German machine vision industry reached a new record high of € 1.9 billion in 2014 and is estimated to account for at least approximately 40% of the total European market.

Brochure describes solutions to efficiently remove and recover condensate under all operating conditions.

According to a new report published by ApacMarket.com titled, “APAC Proximity & Displacement Sensors(China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia) Market (Type, Application, End User and Country) – Analysis, Segmentation and Forecast, 2014–2020”

RACO connectors are for use on flexible metallic liquid-tight conduit and Type B flexible non-metallic liquid-tight conduit in outdoor or indoor locations.

Honeywell will supply ultrasonic flowmeters, flow computers and temperature and pressure transmitters for China’s long-distance Guangxi liquefied natural gas (LNG) high-pressure pipeline.

Before the implementation of Unidrive M, Render’s machines were able to deliver 25 or 26 cycles per minute. Since adopting Unidrive M, the business has seen returns of 30 cycles per minute.

More than 1600 Skilmatic actuators have been supplied through Indian valvemakers to the three main oil companies in India.

Industrial control and robotics tools serve to monitor and control various processes within the industries. Demand for these systems is expected to show continuous growth attributed to increased requirements of high product quality, precision, and reliability in large volume production.

The global IT robotic automation market was valued at US$ 183.1 Mn in 2013 and is forecast to grow at 60.5% CAGR from 2014 to 2020.

Hurco acquired Milltronics Manufacturing in the U.S. and Takumi Machinery in Taiwan.

Volkswagen de México commissioned Strothmann to modernize a press line in the Volkswagen production plant in Puebla, Mexico.

By Michael Marciante, Macro Sensors Connectors and lead wires provide the electrical connection between the coils of an LVDT position sensor and signal conditioning electronics. Choosing between a connector and lead wires, when specifying an LVDT or other sensor, often depends on the application and its environment.

ABB will provide a power management system based on System 800xA, plus transformers, shunt reactors and associated equipment.

Global non-destructive testing equipment market was valued at USD 3.21 Billion in 2014; growing at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2015 to 2021 to account for USD 4.78 Billion in 2021.

The global physical security market is estimated to grow significantly and reach a value of US$125.03 billion by 2019. The CAGR at which the market is estimated to grow is 14.9% during 2013 to 2019.

How eliminate oscillations associated with the discontinuity and changes in phase between heating and cooling and make the response of the secondary temperature loop faster.

NEMA TC 13 covers materials, dimensions, and physical properties for Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT).

North America is the highest revenue generating region in the global fiber optic connectors market and would continue to be the leading market over the forecast period.

Remtec provides robotic systems and integrated automation for robotic palletizing and de-palletizing, robotic case packing, robotic picking, and robotic material handling applications.

The global converged infrastructure solutions and services market is expected to reach a value of US$ 50.56 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 28.9% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

The soc market was valued at USD 35.95 Billion in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 71.98 Billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2015 to 2021.

ISA President Rick Roop recaps the 2015 Spring Leaders Meeting as ISA continues to build on its path to success.

By M. Taccolini, Tatsoft Empower yourself with updated tools, and find how the reliability, flexibility and ease-of-implementation of automation projects can be 10 times greater than it was 10 years ago.

The Engineering Competency Model is designed to establish a more consistent guideline for the engineering profession.

With a year-to-date total of $1,798.34 million, 2015 was down 7.9% when compared with 2014.

SemGas owns and operates more than 1,300 miles of gathering pipelines in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as four processing plants that have a combined capacity of approximately 388 million cubic feet per day

Delphin Expert can process up to 46 analog input channels at both low and high sampling rates.

By Clint Hayes, Bosch Rexroth Corporation Precision can be optimized by focusing on drive and mechanical factors that affect control engineering performance. Equipped with even with the most sophisticated motion controller, machine designers may find it difficult to achieve exact linear motion precision unless their mechanical components are accurately specified for the application. That’s why understanding the parameters for the given application, and the market, is the first step in attaining the required degree of precision.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management Wireless instrumentation can be used to quickly cut operating expenses with minimal required capital expenditures, aiding project justification in process plants. This article will compare wired to wireless installations, and show how wireless provides advantages in many instances.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) is a hot topic in technical and business circles, and many people predict significant benefits from IoT implementations. Prabhu Soundarrajan is one person with strong views about how the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact the industrial automation industry.

NIST notes the efforts of various industry sectors and governments in developing the Cybersecurity Framework.

By Thomas R. Cutler The sensor revolution is already underway. Each year, billions of sensors are being deployed in all types of devices and applications. LeddarTech is a company that provides core technology to make highly efficient detection and ranging sensing possible, enabling deployment of profitable high-volume applications such as the ones foreseen in IoT and IoE.

The tunable diode laser analyzer market was valued at USD 280 million in 2014, which is expected to reach USD 548.8 million by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 10.2% from 2015 to 2021.

What Control is Used When a Specific Blend of Two Different Materials is Required?

Machine Selector tool lets users find specific CNC machine tools based on selected parameters.

NEMA PRP 5 provides information on the proper application and installation of surface nonmetallic raceway permitted for use in dry locations, non-hazardous locations, and areas not subject to physical abuse

Offshore platforms are primary targets from an economic and political perspective and cybersecurity solutions will have to be seamlessly integrated into these systems without causing disruptions or delays.

By Tim Shinbara, AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology The MTConnect Student Challenge is comprised of two competitions: one for ideation, and a second for applications.

By Marc Petock, Lynxspring The value of Building IoT will only be realized if organizations can understand and leverage the data they produce. By creating value from the data generated from Building IoT, companies can improve operations, reduce costs, and enable valuable customer experiences.

.NET Controller SDK for SNAP PAC provides modern .NET interface for developing applications that control and communicate with Opto 22 SNAP PAC control systems.

The partnership of EXOR and NEXCOM will leverage the synergy of the two companies to enlarge and improve the quality of global offerings to the IoT automation market.

Standke previously was Managing Director of Busch & Co.

The forum lets customers share experiences on AAEON products.

Processcomponent in Sweden used the Anybus M-Bus to Modbus-TCP gateway to quickly connect M-Bus sensors to the OptoEMU Energy Monitoring System.

IHS says the world medium-voltage motors market was worth $5.7 billion in 2014 but will decline slightly by 1.9% in 2015 to $5.6 billion.

BP field engineers will gain real-time access to common machine and operational data sets across all wells, arming them with information to make better decisions to improve efficiency, prevent failures and minimize costly downtime.

The symposium will be taking place 4–6 August 2015 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The global video surveillance and VSaaS market is expected to reach a value of US$ 48.32 Bn by 2020. The market would grow at an estimated CAGR of 18.1% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2020.

The global failure analysis equipment market in the semiconductor industry was estimated to be worth US$1.28 billion in 2013 and is growing at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2014 and 2020

An ISA technical paper considers the control problem of a class of uncertain switched systems defined on polyhedral sets known as piecewise linear systems.

Operations manager Rick Trigatti has been promoted president of the company’s North American subsidiary.

Omnify Empower users now have direct access to component information in Octopart without leaving their Omnify Empower environment.

Dream Report delivers connectivity to all major HMI/SCADA, Historian and business data sources through either proprietary or industry standard drivers.

By Oliver Haya and Erik Myers, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers and packaging contractors are constantly striving to locate a cost-effective and flexible way to increase productivity in their packaging operations, while also economizing their floor space. Traditional linear moving systems rarely meet all the criteria. The intelligent modular track systems offer greater flexibility and energy efficiency, and lower operating and maintenance costs.

The ignition and explosion proof IPPC 1560TE provides safe operations in hazardous environments including oil and gas, petrochemical manufacturing, steel, and chemical industries.

Diakont is pleased to announce the appointment of Hamilton Automation as its sales representative organization for the Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota territories. Diakont’s electric actuators featuring precision-machined roller screws and integrated permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) provide exceptional power, accuracy, and reliability in a compact space envelope.

Diakont, a leading high-tech engineering and manufacturing company, has successfully replaced more than 20 legacy hydraulic actuators with Electromechanical Actuators (EMA) for the main steam valve controls at nuclear power plants.

Engineering calculator helps users select variable frequency drive (VFD) cables that meet their application requirements.

The Indiana office expands Patti Engineering’s customer service and consultation bandwidth for its current key clients, Chrysler and Honda.

LUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery uses Profit Blend Optimizer software, which is designed specifically for on-line blend reformulation and optimization

Emrise designs, manufactures and markets electronic devices, sub-systems and equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial and communications markets.

Global digital impression standalone scanners market was estimated at US$54.4 million in 2013 and is predicted to reach US$178.9 million by 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 17.1% between 2014 and 2020

The global distribution smart transformer market is projected to grow from $903.7 Million in 2015 to $2,185.8 Million in 2020.

Zaber’s new X-MCB1 stepper motor controller is a single-axis controller that can drive any bipolar stepper motor or actuator up to 2.5 A/phase with high resolution.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Outsourced cyber security services may be a good alternative to maintaining in-house personnel. Keeping up with cyber security is a huge technical challenge and a moving target. It requires major ongoing investment to remain effective in deterring threats and performing damage control after an attack.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser PTU™ (Process Training Unit), a full-scale, working process skid with on-line instrumentation and controls, or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.

NEMA and IEC standards for motor controls evolved separately with distinct intentions, creating the differences apparent today.

Level Measurement Method Using Constant Source of Pressurized Air or Gas

An unnamed shale gas company in Louisiana installed Rotork CMA actuators run by solar panels to replace existing actuation equipment and control a variety of fluids at line pressures up to 6000 psig.

The global PLM market is expected to reach a value of US$ 75.87 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

A ProCheck inspection takes less than three hours and includes a detailed report, all for $600 per machine.

Congatech is a technology and service provider for embedded computer boards and modules.

Diakont, a leading high-tech company that provides industrial motion control solutions to the energy industries, introduced the DA Series product line of electric roller screw actuators for applications requiring high performance and reliability.

Endress+Hauser Oy will be the exclusive provider of Endress+Hauser field devices and related solutions and services in the Finnish market.

Millennials are looking for meaningful careers; tey want to make a difference. They are ideal candidates for industrial & automation careers.