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Career advice for a new industrial automation engineer: seek knowledge, focus on effective communication, strive for excellence and get involved.

A leading manufacturer of building & construction materials identified a critical need to improve its quality inspection process. Plasterboard with unacceptable surface faults was passing the existing quality test and going to market.

Rockwell Automation will use Netbiter EasyConnect gateways as a hardware platform for remote monitoring of low-voltage and medium voltage drives.

Tibbo took part in the Internet of Things Conference arranged on October 29 in the Courtyard Marriott Moscow City Center Hotel. It has become a significant event in the Internet of Everything world. The event has brought together a great number of well-known IoT industry experts.

September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $321.77 million, up from August’s $290.25 million and down 49.6% when compared with the $638.82 million reported for September 2014

The best-surviving copy of the Magna Carta, currently on exhibition in Britain’s Salisbury Cathedral to commemorate the document’s 800-year anniversary, is stored in a glass display case--along with an Onset data logger.

CODESYS Italia opened its doors in Milan, Italy as subsidiary of the CODESYS manufacturer, 3S-Smart Software Solutions.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The growing need in the biotechnology industry for many new products that serve smaller populations is driving manufacturers to consider highly flexible, modular facilities. The emerging “Factory of the Future” model is intended to address this new customized, small-batch product demand.

Abstract deadline is 30 November 2015

Honeywell will provide process technology and advanced automation controls to Iraq’s Karbala refinery, now under construction in Karbala Province, about 120 kilometers south of Baghdad.

Automation Appreciation Month provides ISA an opportunity to thank its members for their strong support, active involvement, and leadership contributions.

40 AUMA electric actuators were installed at the Bahrain Ministry of Works’ Muharraq Sewage Treatment Plant in Bahrain.

Industrial Supply 2016 is part of HANNOVER MESSE from April 25-29, 2016

The growth of the global smart grid market is mainly driven by the increased global demand for power supplemented by higher transmission and distribution losses.

"OR" gate, in relation to an electronic circuit, allows any of the conditions in parallel to provide electrical or logical continuity.

Collins has worked with Lenze for over 25 years. Most recently, he served as manager of power electronics.

By Scott Cameron, ASCO Numatics Several types of valves are used to control cooling in the fermentation stage of industrial winemaking. The wine cooling process itself is fairly straightforward. But examining that process may highlight how valves can function as surprisingly important ingredients in improving a wide variety of cooling applications.

Industrial robots make assembly lines more efficient and reliable. Paired with any full-bridge strain-gauge-based sensor, operators can use new IAA amplifiers to send clear, clean signals to logic controllers that govern the assembly line.

ISA and Beamex will co-host a free webinar 3 December 2015 on advanced temperature calibration topics.

At Schenker Deutschland, noax forklift terminals now guarantee seamless data transfer for fulfillment right up to the production line.

Chinese lab will finish the testing of UL recognized items by itself and fully control the time of testing and all-process analysis of real-time testing data.

MI3 miniature sensors are now ATEX and IECEx certified for use in Zones 1 and 2 (gas) and Zones 21 and 22 (dust).

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and IECEx system named R. STAHL an "IECEx Recognised Training Provider" (RTP) according to IECEx OD 521.

Eusens Control System Co. Ltd, started off in 2006 is a tech enterprise that manufactures and sells industrial automation products. It aims to cater to the changing needs, tastes and preferences of buyers looking for sophisticated machinery.

Considerable confusion exists on how the PID Form affects tuning settings. Lack of understanding of Form & units of settings can lead to disastrous results.

Stein follows Hans-Dieter Baumtrog, Senior Vice President ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Winnenden, Germany, whose term of office ended after three years.

By Nick Boughton, Boulting Group Connected devices have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, including the most traditional industry sectors. Here arethe challenges connectivity poses for industry, particularly with regard to systems integration and the water industry.

The purpose of the working group is to clarify some of the technology-related information businesses must deal with today while providing practical and useful guidance, specifically as it pertains to manufacturing or production-related operations.

With China emerging as the largest market for POSITAL products in Asia, the new Shanghai office is intended to provide localized consulting and support.