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NMHG’s design engineers use the aPriori software to quickly and easily compare the cost of different product design alternatives and understand the cost impact of different design options.

Accreditation certifies Emerson’s Houston production facility for calibration on Daniel liquid ultrasonic flow meters and liquid turbine flow meters.

CDx Series of absolute encoders features a Safety Integrity Level of 3 (SIL3), with high system performance and a low probability of failure.

Website provides insight into the benefits of automating the design process using finite element modeling, simulation and analysis by means of an on-demand detailed technical audio visual presentation.

IMS Research projects that machine vision growth will be strongest in China, South Korea and Taiwan reflecting the general economic growth forecast in these countries.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces control system integration firms have joined as associate members

Yokogawa integrated Softing's FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 USB interface with its FieldMate PC based configuration tool.

ABB’s cpmPlus Energy Manager will improve the energy efficiency of the mines, reduce their carbon footprint and lower their overall energy costs.

Magnetrol Digital E3 Modulevel Liquid Level Displacer Transmitter uses LVDT Linear Position Sensors to convert liquid level changes into 4-20mA output signals.

The full-service facility will serve as a regional hub for process and building control customers in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Boehm will oversee product development, sales and operations for the company’s machinery applications and engineering business unit.

Honeywell will provide safety and automation systems for QAFCO’s existing plants, expansion projects and future projects for the next ten years.

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Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor It is hard to find another platform with the computing power and rapid prototyping capabilities of LabVIEW coupled with NI hardware. Because it comes at a price, their products are used in demanding industrial automation applications out of the reach of typical industrial controllers.

IEEE announced updates to four standards and a new standards-development project that provide new communications and operational capabilities needed for smart grid worldwide.

By Eric Marks Over the last several years medical device companies have been hit with injunctions, undergone product recalls, or found themselves operating under FDA consent decrees. PLM can help.

Catalog contains technical specifications and drawings for 1,346 standard product configurations of tubular linear motors, actuators, modules, components and gantries.

RapID Platform Network Interface has been certified to PROFINET Class B and Net Load Class III.

HSMWorks Aps is a developer of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

The Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights, IL, supports electro-mechanical product manufacturing operations for the Americas region.

Upon installation of new controls, the system caused four separate pump stations to compete for water pumping rights at the same time. KEPServerEX solved the problem.

Kepware links PCs and PLCs to help manage the water supply for more than 2,700 acres in Walla Walla Valley, OR.

1,200 automation professionals, hailing from dozens of countries around the world, exchanged best practices and technical solutions during ISA Automation Week 2012 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Approvals are Nonincendive, Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D; Class II, Division 2 Groups E, F, G; Class III T4@Ta=71ºC Type 4X.

Zenith Technologies is an engineering company which focuses exclusively on the life science industry.

An enhanced PID can simplify the tuning and improve the stability for loops with large and/or variable analyzer update times.

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced certifications for five additional ISA-100.11a conformant wireless devices.

V78 Sourcebook covers. test, measurement, control, and calibration equipment.

ISA would like to extend a special Thank You to our Partners for their support of ISA Automation Week, the organization and the global automation community.

The 50th Annual ISA Honors & Awards Reception and Gala honored fellow automation professionals for their outstanding achievements and to celebrate individual excellence at the "Oscars" of automation. And the recipients are...