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The benefits of Pick-to-Light solutions cannot be overlooked as a best-of-breed, lean manufacturing, continuous process improvement, cost-saving technique. There are extensive benefits of Light-Directed Order Picking. The flexibility of Pick-to-Light technology solutions offer cable-free light module hardware; this flexibility enables the productivity of light-directed order fulfillment to virtually all popular material storage and handling media found in distribution centers and manufacturing plants.

There can be some great lessons learned from professionals when they put their skills and knowledge to work. I saw this when visiting a 34,100 square feet light commercial building where technology and knowhow were applied to create an efficient, sustainable, and productive environment. The building is a notable exception when contrasted with the typical light commercial building built for lowest first cost resulting in high energy cost, extra maintenance, and an uncomfortable environment.

Automation has already had a big impact on productivity. Indeed, most of the so-called “jobless recovery” has been caused by the increased effectiveness of automation, which reduces headcount. Off shore outsourcing is responsible for just 15% of recent job losses.

OPC can take advantage of real-time values from what once was a relational database by using Generic Database Access (GDA) technology. This technology continues to reinforce why industry is turning to OPC as their connectivity standard.

The cellular technology can be also used with SCADA applications to improve productivity, increase plants’ uptime and prevent damages. The device that makes the difference is the cellular modem.

The Control Trends Awards recognize and honor leading companies, products, technologies and persons in specific categories from the Building Automation and HVAC Controls industry.

A3 is the umbrella trade association for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging, and the Motion Control Association (MCA).

Call for Papers invites authors, experts, innovators, thought leaders, and automation and control professionals to submit abstracts for presentation consideration at the conference, which will be held 5-7 November 2013 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

ABB will provide new electrical systems as well as the necessary mechanical equipment and automation systems to extend the export terminal of the eni refinery in Taranto, located in the “Mar Grande” bay on the Ionian Sea in southern Italy.

Schischek manufactures explosion-proof electric actuators, sensors, transmitters and controllers, principally for HVAC, chemical, pharmaceutical, shipbuilding and offshore industries.

When interconnecting Ethernet equipment within a control panel, the temptation is to select an office-grade or small office - home office (SOHO) Ethernet switch from one of the mass merchandisers. This equipment is readily available and inexpensive! Since the equipment works at home or on the bench, it should certainly function in a control application. This can lead to large problems in a Building Automation System.

IXXAT Automation is a supplier of communication technology for industrial automation, machine manufacturing and the automotive industry.

Joseph Paradiso, Director of the Responsive Environments Group at MIT, and Raymond Arvidson, Participating Scientist on NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Mission will give keynotes on June 5 and 6.

On 1 February 1953, Swiss engineer Georg H Endress and German banker Ludwig Hauser set up their company in a backyard in Lörrach, Germany.

Instron’s implementation involves five manufacturing sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy and 17 sales/service sites throughout the world.

This intralogistics show will take place in Milan, in parallel with the packaging trade fair, Ipack-Ima, from 19 to 23 May 2015.

HART, FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, OPC and PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET) are co-sponsors of the Field Communication Lounge exhibit at Hannover Messe (8-12 April).

The ISA section presented a “Best Use of Automation” award to a Lino Lakes, Minnesota middle school in conjunction with a national engineering competition.

Automation engineers love to create complex solutions. But try not to complicate a solution any more than necessary.

The continued global economic slowdown has had a severe impact on worldwide machinery production, with growth in all regions falling significantly in 2012 compared with 2011.

Roughly two months before the start of HANNOVER MESSE 2013 (8 to 12 April), its organizer, Deutsche Messe, is expecting a strong trade fair performance coupled with a winning Partner Country showcase.

Flow Conditioners fix flow disturbances caused by irregular pipe runs, valves and other conditions that adversely affect the accuracy and repeatability of flow measurement instrumentation.

The InduSoft Visualization App offers mobile access to InduSoft Web Studio applications from any Windows 8 device, including iPhones, tablets and laptops.

ABB’s cpmPlus Knowledge Manager software will ensure lower energy consumption with automated and centralized data collection.

Emerson successfully replaced existing controls on the Nikiski Generation Plant's GE Frame 6B gas turbine with its Ovation control technology.

This brochure explains the oscillation phenomena of servomotors and shows how to evaluate resonant frequency of a ball-screw system, which is an important consideration in the selection process of couplings.

Making the Most of Your ISA Membership: InTech Magazine

Wireless fault detectors immediately send alarms to grid operators if a problem occurs anywhere along the power lines for San Diego Gas & Electric.

IMS Research forecasts that global compact AC low-voltage drive sales will grow to $3 billion in 2016.

InfinityQS moved to a new corporate headquarters in Fairfax, Va. from its previous Chantillly, Va., headquarters.

Brochure highlights various sensor types including pressure transducers and transmitters, differential pressure transducers, and multi-variable transmitters.

Siemens obtained FM Class 1 Division 1, Groups A, B, C and D, and FM Class 1, Zone 1 AEx d (ia) ia/IIC/T3-T6 approvals for the company’s half-inch to 12-inch line of Sitrans magnetic flow meters.

Lapauw uses eWON's Talk2M, an Internet-based remote maintenance and diagnostics service, to provide a secured VPN connection between the Lapauw service engineers and the PLC on the customer’s machinery.

This 12-part Guide consists of information such as Rules of Thumb, O-Ring Basics, Seal Types, Material Selection, Special Elastomer Applications, and newly added Inspection Specifications.

20 detectors were installed on the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea by a team from Statoil, ABB and GasSecure.

The guide allows companies going through a WMS supplier selection process to make quicker and better decisions.

The PLM market is growing led by strong growth in the automotive and aerospace & defense industries, as well as penetration into new industries, such as shipbuilding, consumer goods, and electric power.

ISA Transactions Shares 50 Years of History

Perrotta previously was Executive Vice President Wafers, Cells & Modules at Renewable Energy Corporation based in Singapore.

The majority of independent system integration companies questioned in a global survey believe the outlook for the automation industry will improve in 2013.

Online tool offers an automated approach to thermowell calculation as opposed to the traditional way of utilizing spreadsheets.

TechTalk is a weekly podcast that will help listeners gain insight into AS-Interface and its associated safety technology, Safety at Work.

Yokogawa will supply process control, process shutdown, emergency shutdown, fire & gas detection, process data historian, and field device asset management to the Cygnus Development Project.

Automation Federation Goes to Washington: Cybersecurity and the Shortage of Skilled Manufacturing Workers

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Art to Part has been a vision since the 1970's to have a holistic computer aided product design to manufacturing process. The technology is available today, but manufacturers also need to make organizational changes to fully leverage it.

The manus competition seeks innovative applications that use self-lubricating, maintenance-free polymer bearings. Entries must be received by February 28, 2013.

The iTRAK System provides independent control of multiple magnetically propelled movers on straight and curved paths. The connection will be via EtherNet/IP.

Coriolis meters can be used for measuring liquid flows in batch, fed-batch and continuous operations.

By Pat Garrehy, Rootstock After more than a decade of controversy, there is agreement on many of the benefits and evolution of Cloud ERP. Will it eat into SAP's and Oracle's business?

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has become the 2,000th member of the world’s largest fieldbus organization, the EtherCAT Technology Group.

By Will Selby, Automation GT Companies that are tired of poor quality manufacturing in third-world countries are coming back to the U.S. Automation makes it possible.

The Barco video wall displays a highly detailed, wide-area view of the island’s power grid, providing real-time data and video on power usage and availability.

Deutsche Messe is now organizing the first-ever MDA North America from 8 to 13 September 2014.

Atlas Pipeline gathers and processes natural gas for ultimate transportation to end user commercial, industrial, and residential markets.

Bill Conley of B&B Electronics will participate as a TIA delegate on the newly formed oneM2M group.

M-TEK, a UK-headquartered electronics sub-contractor offering manufacturing and test services, selected the Epicor ERP solution to support its service offering and rapid expansion.

Enhancements in scanCONTROL Configuration Tools v3.0 for laser scanners include optimised measuring functions such as profile analysis features and measurement value calculations.

SVIA in Sweden uses Anybus X-gateways to connect their DeviceNet-based robot cells to any network that their customers are using.

By Frank Dickman The original "Hacking the Industrial SCADA Network" (Part I) was first published in 2009. This article, Part II, is the summary of what has happened since the original publication, and the outcome of predictions which first appeared in Part I.

The first live demo of FOUNDATION for ROM is scheduled for April 30, 2013, at the Petrobras research and development facility (Cenpes) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $857.9 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $943.6 million in 2016.

The application now has an interactive Tolerance Table, where the user can input his own machine RPM and the app will kick back the respective Alignment Tolerances.

Catalog covers belt and chain drives, shaft accessories, bearings, feed and idler rollers, couplings, vibration mounts and pads, linear motion systems, hardware, right angle drives, gearheads, gearmotors and clutches.

Training program helps customers set-up and operate OPC-based communication systems for automation applications.

The 230+ page catalog details the features, specifications, dimensions and ordering information for the company’s complete family of linear units and accessories.

The group will enable OEM partners to save time by helping them develop unique and differentiated solutions and applications on the Niagara Framework.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) will hold its 2013 Executive Conference, May 1 – 4, in St. Pete Beach, near St. Petersburg, Fla., U.S.

Dutch instrument company opens a sales office in Oxford, Mass.

Industrial Automation Networks will assist Softing's customers in deploying products in their plants.

Retiring workers are leaving a huge void in the process industries, but new blood hasn’t rushed to fill it. Even new opportunities like shale oil extraction haven’t attracted the workers they require.

The X3302 Multispectrum Infrared Hydrogen Flame Detector was certified as Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2) capable by exida.

Invata will provide the software and system integration end of U.S. build outs for Gebhardt Material Handling Systems.

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Tofino Security Appliance and its management software withstood a variety of sophisticated reverse engineering attacks conducted by Digital Bond, the world's most respected sources for control system security research.

NextGen SCADA Europe 2013, 21-22 March in Amsterdam, gathers 100+ electric utility SCADA professionals to discuss advanced SCADA system requirements to support the evolving smart grid.

Support includes Natural User Interface (NUI), cloud connectivity, Windows-to-Go, and Secure Boot functions of Windows 8.

Vortex flowmeters are a good choice for measuring the flow rate of any reasonably clean fluid where measurement at very low flows is not required.

Invata helped design the fulfillment center material handling system, and will supply software.

Ives, a long-time ISA member and leader, is president and owner of Ives Equipment Corporation in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Emerson will supply an Ovation expert control system to the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada.

Metso supplied the Smithfield Energy Facility plant's existing control system in 1996-97. It has now come to the end of its life cycle and needs to be upgraded.

The Repair Services website provides a single-source solution for electrical, electronic, mechanical and servo product repairs.

Four top DCS migration experts discuss topics and trends surrounding DCS migration, using examples of multiple platforms from across the field.

Control Engineering, January 2013 By Jason Wright Box Canyon Dam, north of Spokane, Wash., upgraded its legacy controls with a PlantPAx system with two ControlLogix PACs on each of four turbine generators, FactoryTalk HMIs, and EtherNet/IP.

From 8 to 12 April 2013, the MDA (Motion, Drive & Automation) fair in Hannover, Germany, will showcase electric and mechanical power transmission systems and pneumatic and hydraulic technologies.

sercos international will present its product and service portfolio together with its members at more than 20 events this year.

ABB Robotics is bringing SVIA's PickVision Smart Camera vision system to the industrial robotics market in North America.

Digital Bond’s findings revealed that the industry's known sophisticated cyber attacks could not compromise the Tofino firewall.

Fluke says when 85 percent of employers report that it is difficult to find new hires with the right skill set, it creates a potential workforce disaster in test & measurement.

MatrikonOPC has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification by the Quality Management Institute (QMI) of Toronto, Ontario.

DeSouza retains his existing responsibilities as Executive Vice-President of Sales for HARTING North America.

Tuning Control Loops Course: What is a "Bump Test"?

The Association for Advancing Automation is disappointed in how 60 Minutes portrayed the industry in Sunday night's "March of the Machines" segment.

Frost & Sullivan says the drives market in Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS was $472.5 million in 2011 and will reach $652.1 million in 2016.

H1 ITK 6.1.0 builds on the library of FOUNDATION fieldbus block test cases, offering a series of standardized function blocks and transducer blocks that enable increased test coverage for device developers.

Frost & Sullivan says physical and cyber threats have led to growth in the oil and gas infrastructure security market.

Nobody can predict the weather, but Edmonds Community College uses an energy forecasting service to deliver energy efficiency and demand reduction info to twenty facilities on the 50-acre campus.

According to AMT, October and November were down, but with a year-to-date total of $5,212.17 million, 2012 was up 4.8% compared with 2011.

OMS staff measured 19,402 pipe ends (20” and 22” OD) using its automatic Pipe Checker laser-based measurement tool. The pipes are destined for use on Chevron’s Congo River Crossing (CRX) Pipeline project.

The new facility houses all manufacturing and test operations, as well as the warehouse, shipping and receiving.

Process output can be brought back to the set point only by activating an auxiliary manipulated variable

The Asian region is the largest market for low power AC drives, representing around 42 percent of the global low power AC drives market.

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial Ethernet networks and protocols have become a workhorse of automation systems. But how extensively should it be used? Ethernet is not ideal in all applications. Consider the good, the bad and the ugly.

The 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium will take place 6-8 August 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Sizing software streamlines the process of specifying hydraulic accumulators by increasing efficiency and minimizing the engineering time required to design accumulators.

Iberdrola Renewables, the second-largest energy provider in North America, uses PC VUE SCADA system to monitor PLCs and 2,479 turbines at its U.S. wind farms.

Chalke joined Eaton in 2009 and most recently served as managing director, India and South East Asia – Hydraulics.

TURCK announces its latest white paper, Quick Disconnect vs. Hard-Wiring: Selecting a Connectivity System For Your Industrial Application. Providing a detailed comparison between quick disconnect and hard-wiring systems, the white paper assists readers in selecting the ideal connectivity system for their industrial applications.

Improving existing compressor control systems improves operations and energy efficiency

ARC says the total PLC and PLC-based PACs market in Asia will exceed $6.4 billion in 2016.

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor This article is an update to my 2012 Trends Article and expresses my thoughts on major automation and control trends for 2013 and beyond. These opinions are based on a wide range of inputs from users, suppliers and industry consultants, and from attending numerous events.

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will host an exclusive press event for editors - CEO Round Table Discussion - at AUTOMATE in Chicago on 22 January 2013.

Simple material and energy balances can be developed to understand the effects of equipment design and operating conditions on process dynamics.

Sales of motion control products have decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion control market is forecast to decline by 1.9 percent compared to 2011.

The e-Learning series uses real-world video, interactive learning techniques and comprehensive tracking to ensure active employee participation and retention.

Manufacturers worldwide recognize that machine safety can give them a competitive advantage and a good public image, and therefore, opt for machine safety systems despite the economic downturn.

Doug McCuistion, Director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA, will provide the keynote presentation on the challenges faced and overcome in getting to Mars. The forum will be held Feb. 11.

To celebrate the their 30th year, Advantech will launch biking events around the world throughout the year; the program will be titled, "Cycling with Advantech @ 30."

Advanced Machine & Tool switched from AutoCAD Electrical to EPLAN because a major automotive customer wanted it.

The catalog covers new product lines, such as knife-edge rollers offering oil-free deflection for conveyor belts, and zero-backlash leadscrew nuts.

My Year as the 2013 ISA President Has Gotten off to a Truly Inspiring Start

Adria Winch is using the QTERM-A7 HMI with iX software by Beijer Electronics to control five oceanographic winches located on an open deck of a Russian research icebreaker ship.

Sadoulet will assume responsibility for the company's corporate technology, global engineering, and manufacturing operations.

IMS says the production of industrial robots in Asia Pacific (mostly China) is forecast to grow at a rate of 9.6%, more than any other region in the world.

Emerson Process Management will provide integrated process automation and operations management systems for a new biopharmaceutical production center in Bulle, Switzerland.

Water treatment and distribution company SEMEA achieved a return on its investment over 14 months by replacing a pumping installation with a solution developed by Leroy-Somer and Flowserve.

The Raleigh, N.C., U.S., branch of Avid Solutions Inc. recently became Certified by the The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA).

Honeywell will provide new input/output modules, bring the safety system in line with current standards, and increase redundancy in the drive system.

Brochure covers wireless remote monitoring and control systems designed to cover the needs of growers and irrigators.

2013 Water/Wastewater Symposium Focuses on “Smart Water” Technology

Automation.com, January 2013 By Nuris Ismail & Reid Paquin of Aberdeen Group Unplanned downtime, inability to maintain planned production rates, safety and environmental incidences are all problems that can be traced directly to recurring equipment failure and operation mismatches in production rates and capacities.

Using Janam’s mobile computers, workers can scan barcodes and instantly access Apptricity applications for real-time intelligence in the field.

Beam Global Spirits & Wine has three 939s Versatron Case packers handling bottles of cordials at a plant in Cincinnati, OH, running at 25-30 cases per minute.

By McObject McObject's white paper, "Seeking Fast, Durable Data Management: A Database System and Persistent Storage Benchmark", explores solutions for database durability and recoverability, using McObject's original test results to shine light on the best approach when performance is critical and data loss is not an option.

Wells has a BEng in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in mechatronics and robotics from the University of Surrey and is continuing his PhD in Biomedical engineering.

Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards facilitate operations within a high-pressure Formula One Grand Prix race control room.

The 64 page catalog includes specifications on automation, control and power products.

The SCADA system will be installed on WETT's high-voltage transmission lines. Its Transmission Network Analysis applications include State Estimator, Topology Processor, Power Flow, Contingency Analysis and Operator training Simulator functions.

Control Station's LOOP-PRO TUNER PID controller tuning software is integrated within the PlantPAx engineering workstation.

Herington will lead the combined U.S. business of T&B and ABB’s low voltage products local business units.

Zilog us using Floodgate to add a critical layer of security for network devices built with their ZGATE architecture.

Each type of differential pressure flowmeter has a variety of pros and cons but the sheer number of types provides many options to the engineer

By Kim Ground, Technic Surface Finishing Technologies uses InduSoft's Web Studio HMI/SCADA software to provide remote access to its customers' surface finishing machines for updates and diagnostics.

Two vendors joined Encompass, two joined the OEM Partner program, and two EMEA solution providers have been added to the Solution Partner program.

Barcoding, a traditional method of checking workers' IDs, is proving inadequate for the large work forces assigned to many of today's projects. RFID tags circumvent problems with current technologies.

ExperTune’s products will be sold as stand-alone solutions that can be used in any automation system environment. ExperTune will be integrated into Metso’s Automation segment’s Services business.

Grama Bazita, its long-time sales partner in Jakarta, will join the Endress+Hauser Group as an independent E+H company.

Things to Come: Predictions for Automation, Manufacturing & the Economy

Banner Engineering's catalog CD contains all current product catalogs for more than 15,000 sensing, safety, measurement & inspection, and vision products as well as current pricing.

IEC Control Shop is a Texas-based distributor of HVAC controls, with offices in Fort Worth and Dallas.

A virtual plant provides uses the actual plant’s control system & operator interface crucial for training and all levels of process control improvement.

Axiomtek will acquire the Methuen, MA, based Embedded Computing Solutions (ECS) business unit of Suntron Corporation.

Try to learn at least one relevant industrial code or one code section each year and seek to apply that knowledge often so that it is not lost.

ARC says the total distributed control systems market in Asia will exceed $6,300 million in 2016.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The Rockwell Software Studio 5000 unified engineering and design environment is a framework for engineering collaboration - the start of a new system architecture built on a SOA, "a bottom up build," that will evolve over the next few years.

ARC says the total distributed control systems market in India will exceed $800 million in 2016.

Convergent Technologies will be a Tektronix distributor in India.

Schneider received the Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association.

No, not Sir Intelligrated! Knighted is a provider of supply chain software solutions.

The process safety systems market growth has rebounded after the world economic downturn, especially in the developed economies of North America and Western Europe.

Trends such as the aging workforce, the new digital generation worker, emerging market workers, safety and risk avoidance factors are all pointing toward OTS market growth.

Ex-e GHG 410 range of safety and isolating transformers are suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

The SCADA system will be part of a Smart Grid Demonstration Project (SGDP), supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Based on initial experiences using the PackML standard, OMAC clarified and simplified ISA TR88.00.02 language.

Backhaul architecture enables multiple industrial communication protocols to run over a shared wireless backhaul network in process automation systems.

Hannover Fairs USA helps small businesses that want to attend CEBIT, HANNOVER MESSE and EMO industry events in 2013.

The document contains a general overview of the implementation of safety around presses, coupled to twelve function blocks.

The market earned revenue of $6.95 billion in 2011 and F&S estimates this to reach $7.57 billion in 2016.

FOUNDATION for SIF ITK 1.2 is a tool for troubleshooting and debugging fieldbus instruments, and provides all hardware and software required.

The Eurozone economy and China’s decelerating economic growth will lead to a decline in precision geared product shipments in 2013.

AF leaders met with White House National Security experts, US Department of Homeland Security, US Department of Energy, US Department of Labor and NIST.

STICorp has brewing expertise and SlimSoft provides packaging solutions.

The actuators are being installed during an upgrade programme on the pipeline network connecting Russia and Central Asia with Western Europe.

Kaman is a distributor for Schneider Electric’s line of industrial automation and control products as well as select power control and protection products commonly used in motor control applications.

The GMS team will become a part of AVEVA’s simulation development program to deliver 3D interactive virtual environments.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) refers to the growing trend of letting employees use their own devices as operator Interfaces for business and automation systems in the workplace.

The recycling program gives plant sites with a control valve boneyard greater residual value for used or inoperable control equipment.

The two companies will provide customized interconnect solutions.

Food Safety and the Role of an Enterprise Batch Record

A simple numerical procedure for estimating nonlinear uncertainty propagation

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The foundation of the Enterprise Control System (ECS) is an integration framework that ties applications together in an open Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) that allows systems to be deployed with standard components and minimizes customization.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The BIG-EU collaboration has the goal to optimize the data flow between systems utilizing BACnet communications (building automation) and industrial/process control systems.

The laboratory will provide pre- and post-sales support to customers across all of Malvern’s technology areas.

To increase plant turndown, use control valves and flow measurements with the best low flow response and precision.

IMS Research predicts that from 2011 to 2016, revenues from articulated robots with a payload of below 15kg will grow on average by 6 percent a year.

300 corporate and government officials, manufacturing representatives and consultants attended ISA's 2012 Automation Conference in Doha, Qatar.

More than 20 companies from a wide range of areas presented exhibits and product demonstrations at the user organization's joint booth, which attracted 40% more visitors than in the previous year.

Adria-Wien Pipeline upgraded custody-transfer measurement by replacing existing turbine flowmeters with Micro Motion ELITE High Capacity Coriolis flowmeters.

Brochure overviews ABB SensyTemp series portfolio for standard and high-temperature process applications, covering types, connections, ranges, and certifications.

The Botball Educational Robotics Program provides real-world relevance and development of rigorous STEM skills that are immediately applicable in college and industry.

Brochure explains the advantages of the V-Cone Subsea Flow Meter, which operates at pressures of up to 15,000 psi and depths down to 5,000 m.

ISA President Robert E. Lindeman highlights 2012 achievements in his end-of-year address

By Steve Coulton, Kooltronic The primary purpose of electrical enclosures is to provide protection and safety for the components they house. Without proper cooling, components can be subject to damaging heat, shortening their longevity and reliability.

TÜV SÜD and TÜV Rheinland certified CODESYS Safety products for SIL2 and SIL3 tasks according to IEC 61508.

By Mark Howard, Zettlex As the market demands ever more precise position and speed control, some traditional electrical control, actuation and sensing methods are being discarded and new techniques are emerging.

MESA’s next round of Global Education Program (GEP) classes start in January 2013 and can be found at various locations around the world.

GE companies deploying the solutions have already realized significant benefits such as: 70% faster order-to-delivery, 15% reduced WIP, 12% less rework and 24% reduced warranty costs.

Students actively enrolled in technical or vocational schools, colleges, universities, apprenticeship programs or high schools in the US can purchase one Fluke tool at a 25 percent discount.

exida certified the Honeywell SmartLine ST 800 HART Pressure Transmitter as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.