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AVEVA software enables D3’s designers to have a clear understanding of the as-is condition of an asset during brownfield projects.

Gartner summarized the relative strengths and weaknesses of 19 suppliers. IBM, Google and Microsoft fared poorly.

Smart Guide digital catalog provides customers with the ability to view and select conveyor solution products from eleven product groups.

ISA Vision 2020: Can you see the duck?

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and ISA presented the 60th International Instrumentation Symposium in London, England, 24-26 June 2014.

Shipments of embedded vision devices in the automotive, industrial automation, physical security and business intelligence markets are forecast to exceed 14 million units in 2018, up from almost four million units this year.

The Maritime Link Project is a 500 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection that will enable clean, renewable electricity generated in Newfoundland and Labrador to be transmitted to the North American grid in Nova Scotia.

This white paper discusses cycling applications for actuators and stages, including their characteristics, limitations, and best practices for optimal results.

This single-element sensing module is particularly suitable for applications such as level sensing, security and surveillance and proximity detection, just to name a few.

August Training and Education Courses Offered by ISA

This 168 page catalog features products that can help companies conserve compressed air and reduce dangerous noise levels.

M+W PA is a global provider of engineering-based automation services and solutions focused on the control, performance monitoring and measurement of critical production processes.

KBR will deploy AVEVA E3D software on major capital projects around the world.

Deutsche Messe will manage the future operations of the Indonesia Convention Exhibition center (ICE).

By Jason Norris and Jason Nicholl, Phoenix Contact A modular approach to Fieldbus can help achieve maximum availability and system integrity. but communication interruptions typically happen. Modular field-based diagnostics can help achieve maximum availability and integrity of a fieldbus system.

In the small town of Ybbs an der Donau, Kamstrup is installing the first complete smart metering project for the regional supplier of electric energy - E-Werk Wüster in Austria.

Duncan’s most recent responsibilities were as VP and General Manager of the Oil & Gas Division of Siemens Energy, Inc. based in Houston, TX.

Controls Crew provides custom control panels built to user specification, to the highest quality, delivered on time and at a reasonable price.

Lab-Volt was founded in 1934 and provides integrated learning systems and modular multimedia education programs in the electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering and telecommunication fields.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Honeywell Process Solutions recently introduced a new program called LEAP, which stands for Lean Execution of Automation Projects. LEAP changes the way projects are executed. LEAP leverages a number of Honeywell hardware and software developments to improve the efficiency of project execution, including virtualization, Experion Universal Process I/O and cloud engineering.

How Can You Achieve a Total Paperless Calibration System?

Technical paper presents a novel method of PID controller tuning suitable for higher-order aperiodic processes and aimed at step response-based auto-tuning applications.

According to a report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), from 2008 to 2011 robotics created up to 80,000 jobs in the electronics sector.

Silicon Valley operations will be managed by Lauri Antila, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Honeywell will supply an integrated control and safety system for Qatar Fuel Additives Company’s (QAFAC) Mesaieed Industrial City plant, 50 kilometers south of Doha.

CSIA now has certified members on every continent except Antarctica.

ISA announced ISA members who have elevated to the membership grade of Fellow and the Celebrating Excellence Award honorees for 2014, including Member’s Choice honorees chosen by their peers.

The EnOcean Alliance defined a unified specification for remote commissioning of energy harvesting wireless devices in building automation systems.

Servomex’s SERVOTOUGH SpectraScan sensor is now available with H2scan’s hydrogen-specific sensing system.