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System installation costs can be reduced up to 50% by wirelessly connecting the tank farm to the control room, with the added benefit of reducing implementation time as much as 60%.

The new facility doubles the previous capacity and marks the second expansion in the company's regional growth initiative, following the development in Coppell, Texas.

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Self-tuning adaptive control for an industrial weigh belt feeder

The purpose of the study is to improve the understanding of the market imperfections and the inconsistencies that exist in designing and implementing intelligent building projects.

Nager is Vice President and General Manager of Metz Connect's subsidiary located in Tinton Falls, NJ. Metz is the parent company of BTR Netcom and RIA Connect.

According to a report on The World Market for Low Voltage Generators from IMS Research, the Chinese market for low voltage generators is forecast to decline in 2012 and only grow at average annual rate of 3.8 percent through 2016.

Joint, turn-key services include a wide range of consulting, design, installation and engineering for fully integrated analyzer systems, process and equipment control systems, and industrial automation systems.

According to the leaflet, the new flowmeters provide unmatched measurement accuracies and easy installation and handling in a compact, space-saving design.

Any continuous waste stream is an excellent candidate for a money saving opportunity. Always keep an eye out for them.

Organika-Sarzyna, one of Poland’s largest chemical producers, will use AVEVA NET to provide a data integrity management program for a new MCPA (phenoxy herbicide) production plant installation.

The Consortium will focus on providing research on top PLM issues, and to define and set the direction for the PLM industry on topics that matter most to consortium members.

Catalogue covers linear and rotary ceramic motors with associated ASIC based drives and control electronics.

The company recently installed its 84,000th CNC, which translates to an average of six CNCs per day over 38 years.

Spectro will become the exclusive, world-wide supplier of Emerson's CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer product and services offering.

Solarsoft is a specialist in midmarket enterprise resource planning (ERP) and management systems for manufacturing and distribution.

Automation.com, September 2012 By Anup Varghese, Beroe Consulting The Media, Entertainment and Technology (MET) industry uses control and process automation equipment and services at amusement and theme parks. The growth of control and process automation in the MET industry is driven by three main factors which contribute to its future development.

WorleyParsons will purchase more AVEVA PDMS 3D design software and other engineering and design applications.

During mergers and acquisitions, automation initiatives result in system consolidations, waste reduction and improved yields, says CSIA.

The office will be run by Fabio Carrasco, who used to be a Moxa customer.

The Flowserve pumps are designed to operate at the high pressures and temperatures required in the DuPont IsoTherming process for petroleum refiners.

The contract covers DCS, Fire and Gas Detection (F&G), emergency shutdown (ESD), drives and electrical systems and related instrumentation installed on oil platforms.

This market will face unexpected challenges from a slowing Chinese economy, the unfolding Eurozone debt crises and a shaky U.S. economy entering a pivotal election year.

IPA will adopt the ISASecure industrial automation controls (IAC) certification program as a component of Japan’s initiative to secure critical infrastructure.

Updates to the HSE Test Kit include the addition of transducer block test profiles for both wired and WirelessHART devices.

Frost & Sullivan says the global industrial computers market earned revenues of $2134.4 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $3,216.6 million in 2015.

Enhancements include Condensed Device Status Indicators; KPIs for wireless networks; HART Communication over Internet Protocol; Discrete “on/off” functionality; and Infrared device communications.

ABB will provide the automation and electrification to transport the ore into the processing plant, and will completely automate all plant processes.

The contest challenges participants to create a video demonstrating how strong the company’s push-in terminal blocks are.

Emerson will design, configure, and implement digital automation systems for all new automation projects at Vopak terminals.