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Brochure explains the advantages of the V-Cone Subsea Flow Meter, which operates at pressures of up to 15,000 psi and depths down to 5,000 m.

ISA President Robert E. Lindeman highlights 2012 achievements in his end-of-year address

By Steve Coulton, Kooltronic The primary purpose of electrical enclosures is to provide protection and safety for the components they house. Without proper cooling, components can be subject to damaging heat, shortening their longevity and reliability.

TÜV SÜD and TÜV Rheinland certified CODESYS Safety products for SIL2 and SIL3 tasks according to IEC 61508.

By Mark Howard, Zettlex As the market demands ever more precise position and speed control, some traditional electrical control, actuation and sensing methods are being discarded and new techniques are emerging.

MESA’s next round of Global Education Program (GEP) classes start in January 2013 and can be found at various locations around the world.

GE companies deploying the solutions have already realized significant benefits such as: 70% faster order-to-delivery, 15% reduced WIP, 12% less rework and 24% reduced warranty costs.

Students actively enrolled in technical or vocational schools, colleges, universities, apprenticeship programs or high schools in the US can purchase one Fluke tool at a 25 percent discount.

exida certified the Honeywell SmartLine ST 800 HART Pressure Transmitter as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

Taipei Metro installed a video surveillance system for the Nangang-Banqiao-Tucheng Line, using IP video technology from Moxa.

Invensys installed a major control systems and technology upgrade at 12 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority sites.

Schedule includes a new workshop specifically focused on OPC Unified Architecture (UA) to provide attendees the skills and tools to maximize the benefits of using OPC UA.

HMI information needs to be displayed in meaningful and actionable ways rather than as "raw data."

Wireless technology for industrial automation applications has requirements regarding standards, protocols, methodologies, and support tools

Updates help automate device replacement and enable backwards compatibility among different revisions of FOUNDATION devices used in plant automation systems.

The redesign is now optimized to work with all major Internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Maintenance strategy is becoming an important topic because of aging systems and the lack of experienced personnel. The goal of a maintenance strategy is to achieve the highest automation system availability consistent with the organization's safety, capital investment and profit goals.

The 2013 General Assembly will be held in Shanghai, China, on March 12-15, 2013.

AMT says with a year-to-date total of $4,753.68 million, 2012 is up 5.3% compared with 2011.

Despite the overall decline, certain machine vision components have enjoyed positive year-over-year growth through the first nine months of 2012.

The Pawnee Station set up a cause code system for their text messages in the event of a shut down or malfunction. Each code represents a cause and is texted to plant managers and maintenance personnel.

Emerson will supply Ovation control and SCADA technology for the Catalina Solar and Pacific Wind renewable energy projects.

ABB will supply the switchyard, switch room and other electrical equipment, together with the control system for the Bozshakol mine.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Rebecca Guthrie, Dan O'Brien, et al. Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies approached Honeywell Process Solutions for assistance on a solution for a standard manufacturing execution system (MES) platform that would reduce total cost of ownership and take advantage of industry standards.

Be extremely careful to select knowledgeable technicians to install capillary seals. Many a pipefitter has pulled them out of the box and bolted them up without the proper gaskets and spacers. If this

In addition to the obvious needs in power generation, the retirement of generating assets in certain areas will create pockets of grid instability that must be addressed.

Advantech has become an authorized distributor of InduSoft’s InduSoft Web Studio HMI/SCADA software package.

Catalog presents technical information clearly so customers can quickly source standard wire and cable products and custom build-to-order solutions.

Guide covers enclosure solutions for oil refining and purification, biodiesel production, etc., with relevant safety classifications.

Classes on safety, security, surge protection, Ethernet, wireless and I/O run from February through April 2013.