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Global shipments for motion control products fell by 5% in 2013, according to statistics released by the Motion Control Association (MCA), the industry’s trade group.

To develop specific approaches to the implementation of Industry 4.0, Festo is involved in a number of collaborative research projects that deal with various aspects of future production.

Festo is demonstrating three unique application concepts at the 2014 Hanover Fair.

Beckhoff will show its complete range of solutions and latest innovations in the areas of IPCs, I/O, Motion and automation in 10,800 square feet at Hannover Messe.

Harting Technology Group is a member of "Smart FactoryKL," a consortium of technology leaders and research institutions that has set itself the goal of making the benefits of Industry 4.0 technologies a reality for users.

Harting Technology Group will exhibit three modules from the FlexiMon Flexible Assembly Concept which handle the processes of screwing, stamping and inspecting at Hannover Messe.

Visitors to the two companies' trade fair stands at Hannover will be shown the identical exhibit in the field of SMART SERVICES. Both exhibits will be connected to each other via sensors and the Cloud.

ABB reported record full-year revenues and higher operational EBITDA, net income and free cash flow despite a challenging market environment.

Harting will exhibit an updated Smart Factory at this year's Hannover Messe trade fair.

Enhancements in Version 2.1 include faster tag handling with OPC-UA servers, and improved data exchange with mobile devices for faster response times and lower mobile network costs. Price: $2895.

Setting the Future Direction for ISA at Executive Summit 2014

Hannover Messe will maintain its focus on integration as a challenge of pivotal importance for the future of industry and will map out the next steps along the road to tomorrow’s intelligent, self-organizing factories.

The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) announced a system-level cybersecurity certification for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) products.

Year-to-date shipments are $2.03 billion, which is down 3.9 percent from 2012.

Prior to his promotion, Banda was a Central Region Manager for Beckhoff in the U.S. Banda will work at the Beckhoff North American headquarters in Savage, Minn.

The PLCs will control the sedimentation process of the concentrating mill at Europe's largest gold mine: Agnico Eagle's mine in northern Finland which is 150 km inside the Arctic circle near the town of Kittila.

ISA Education Programs in March Feature Wide Offerings

This tool allows companies to combat the increasing talent shortage and achieve stronger performance from their workforce while providing clear development pathways and career growth opportunities for their employees.

Exida certified the LESV-Flow Sensor meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capability per IEC 61508: 2010.

Bestobell Marine will supply cryogenic globe, check and FLIV valves for the 173K LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Carrier being constructed for Teekay LNG Partners LP of Canada.

Werum is a provider of software for production control and production monitoring for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry.

As main automation contractor for the massive upgrade, Emerson provided technologies and services that helped enable the Chicago-area refinery modernize its facility to process advantaged crude supplies.

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UOP's 1,000th system for purifying hydrogen is being installed at Ruwais Refinery, United Arab Emirates, and operated by the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER).

Tapeswitch Corporation Offers : New Programmable, Mini, Type 3, CAT 3 Safety Laser Scanner For A Simple To Complex Machine Guarding/Area Guarding Solution for Machine Builders and Users.

10 Pitfalls of DIY Control Systems

Mexican manufacturers are the second-largest importers of U.S. packaging and processing machinery, because companies like Nestlé and PepsiCo are expanding manufacturing operations there.

By Bill Lydon, Editor At Automation Fair 2013, I spoke with Rockwell Automation’s Frank Kulaszewicz about the progress on their new architecture developments. The new controller architecture will consist of a backplane and each module will have its own IP address. Every motor drive, intelligent overload, intelligent sensor, intelligent light curtain, and other device will have an IP address.

Application Finder intelligent software tool allows users to search for the appropriate laser profile sensor by considering a number of application-related search criteria.

The HIMax Programmable Electronic System fire & gas detection system will be installed on the Kittiwake Oil Platform in UK North Sea.