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The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces system integrator companies that have joined the association.

The free seminar 13 June 2014 at Chevron’s Houston, Texas offices will educate area business and manufacturing leaders on the value and importance of the recently launched US Cybersecurity Framework.

Changes include enhancements to the central search function as well as the “download,” “events,” and “product” sections of the website.

The new offices in Goethals Park, NJ, are the base for the company's executive management, administrative, training, research, sales support and marketing activities.

The safety PLC provided the platform for Sandvik Materials Technology to add zoned safety guarding to a large cold rolling mill at its Sandviken plant in Sweden.

February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $354.40 million, down 6.6% from January and down 6.2% when compared with the total of $377.82 million reported for February 2013.

Initec Plantas Industriales has successfully deployed AVEVA Electrical software on all of its Oil & Gas projects for a 40% reduction in time.

Zygo is a provider of optical metrology solutions, high precision optics, and optical assemblies for use in a wide range of scientific, industrial, and medical applications.

With this specification, a controller can exchange complex data structures horizontally with other controllers independently from fieldbus system or vertically with other devices using an OPC-UA server.

HANNOVER MESSE 2014 attracted more than 180,000 visitors from more than 100 different nations, and more than one in every four visitors came from abroad.

Through the partnership, 3eTI and ISA will work together to leverage 3eTI's core cybersecurity capabilities for the benefit of ISA members and customers.

In the financial year 2013 Beckhoff Automation achieved worldwide sales of 435 million euros with an increase in sales of 7%.

As part of her traditional opening-day tour of Hannover Messe, German Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel visited the booth of Verl, Germany-based Beckhoff Automation on Monday, April 7.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The recent ODVA annual conference and meeting provided a number of technology updates to the Common Industrial protocol (CIP) networks, specifically EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet. Topics included a new initiative for the DeviceNet of Things, as well as updates to the Machinery, Process and Energy initiatives. Wireless network and IO-Link integration and IPv6 migration concepts were also discussed.

Workforce development in the process industries cannot be effective without collaboration between employees and employers. Senior leadership must buy-in to the necessity of workforce development and f

The gauge is used to monitor the thickness of the coatings on the electrodes that are main components of lithium-ion batteries.

Villadsen was general manager at Moquin Press, VP of global operations for Global Equipment Services and Manufacturing, VP of global operations for Aviza Technology; and VP of operations for VA Linux Systems.

The PR 5343 sensor head-mounted 2-wire level transmitter now has FM, IECEx and INMETRO approvals.

Engineers are not naturally adept at writing and/or presentations. Good writing and presentation skills take training and practice.

The training center at Gibson Engineering in Norwood, Mass., will serve customers in the Northeastern U.S.

USB3 Vision is a machine vision interface standard designed to enable seamless integration between USB 3.0 cameras, cables and image processing libraries from different vendors.

February U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $157 million, down 1.2 percent from January’s total and down 6.8 percent from February 2013.

Supporting infrastructures, including building analytics, the cloud and smart grids are likely to play the most important role in strengthening the BAS market over the next four years.

Siemens industrial security offerings will use McAfee’s expertise to improve reliability and availability for industrial customers.

mGuard RS2000 and RS4000 security and connectivity devices now have Class I, Division 2 approval to protect and connect industrial networks in many hazardous locations.

ABB will supply a Train Control System, including hardware, software and control panels to Alstom Transport.

The company plans to focus its future development work on expanding its Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) systems, as well as its Digital Enterprise Platform products.

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The free seminar 6 June 2014 in Norwalk, California campus will educate area business and manufacturing leaders on the value and importance of the recently launched US Cybersecurity Framework.

The KeTop T10 directMove developed by the Austrian-based automation specialist KEBA is a new breed of handheld robot controller for positioning, guiding and programming mobile robots.