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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.