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Aegis to supply MES Software to TBP
TBP electronics purchased a complete factory-wide Aegis MES system for their facilities in Dirksland and Eersel, the Netherlands. -
SEL to upgrade substations in Los Angeles
The project involves updating over 100 substations that have already been automated as well as retrofitting more than 75 substations that still require automation. -
Why Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects
Project management is really just risk management, and a large source of risk to an automation project is the control panels. -
ISA Announces Poster Sessions at ISA Automation Week 2012
The poster sessions, spanning approximately 90-120 minutes in length, will be held in the convention center concourse adjacent to session rooms on Wednesday, 26 September, from 1 p.m.–3:15 p.m. -
ISA Announces Recipients of Educational Foundation Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to college and university students who demonstrate outstanding potential to make lasting contributions in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control. -
Industrial Controls moves to New Headquarters
Industrial Controls moved its corporate headquarters from Wanamassa, NJ, to Eatontown, NJ. -
ISA Charters Standards Committee on Intelligent Device Management
The committee will define standards for best practices and work processes for use of information provided by intelligent field devices in the process industries. -
ISA Loop Check Standard Approved by ANSI
ANSI/ISA-62382-2012 (IEC 62382 Modified), Automation Systems in the Process Industry—Electrical and Instrumentation Loop Check, has been approved by ANSI. -
Good Customer Service in the Process Industries Goes Beyond Tech Support
One of the most overlooked aspects to providing good customer service is ensuring that employees feel invested in their jobs and are part of a corporate team. -
Design of Emergency Steam Load Shedding System Using Dynamic Simulation
Design of Emergency Steam Load Shedding System Using Dynamic Simulation -
Autotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications
Autotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications -
Fieldbus joins Fieldbus Foundation FOUNDATION DSP
Fieldbus Inc. has qualified under the Fieldbus Foundation's FOUNDATION Development Services Provider (DSP) program. -
NUM CNC controls glass screen finishing machines
Viewtrun is developing a range of glass finishing machines for consumer electronics products. It bases all its machines on CNC systems from NUM. -
Thomas & Betts obtains UL listing for Copper-Clad Aluminum Lugs
Made of aluminum, Blackburn lugs and splices are designed exclusively for termination on copper-clad aluminum (CCA) cable. -
Industrial Automation North America 2012 is sold out
Industrial Automation North America, September 10-15, 2012, will feature approximately 100 companies from the process, production and industrial building automation sectors -
Invensys announces Modernization Program for Aging Plants
The program guides clients in justifying modernization costs, reducing risk, deploying advanced technology and approaching plant upgrades strategically and systematically. -
Davis Instruments publishes Industrial Automation & Control catalog
Catalog covers push buttons, sensors, switches, HMIs, PLCs, controllers, relays, signal conditioners and more. -
Haydon Kerk Offers Custom Lead Screw Nuts
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions now offers customized nut designs for high-end motion control applications. -
Polymer manufacturer uses Rotork electric control valve actuators
Era Polymers in Australia uses Rotork actuators to automate the temperature control of water supplied to the condenser for the water/glycol separation process during the manufacture of polyurethane elastomer. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 8.8% in 2012
June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $462.95 million according to AMT. With a year-to-date total of $2,682.37 million, 2012 is up 8.8% compared with 2011. -
ABB to control Century Cement in India
ABB will design, engineer and supply integrated automation and modern electrification systems for Century Cement’s Manikgarh Cement plant in central India. -
Automation Week: Safety/Environmental Performance Track
Safety and environmental integrity have always been critically important aspects of industrial operations. In recent years with increased regulatory and business pressures, the importance of effective -
Successful Implementation of Finite Element Analysis in Your Organization
Automation.com, August 2012 By Nicholas M. Veikos, CAE Associates Simulating product performance in the virtual world has proven to be a valuable asset to many organizations. The specific topic of this article is finite element analysis, but most of the concepts can apply to your favorite flavor of simulation. -
Moving Automation Data Over USB
By John Rinaldi, Real Time Automation This article examines USB and its applicability for factory floor applications. It addresses the history of USB, the technology, the advantages and limitations of USB in the factory floor environment and how USB will most likely be deployed in the coming years. -
NEMA and UL offer Free Online Training for Fire Prevention
The course educates electrical professionals on safe and effective ways to install and troubleshoot issues with arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs). -
Franklin Electric Acquires Cerus Industrial
Cerus designs, manufactures, and distributes motor controls, motor starters, contactors, protection devices, and variable frequency drives. -
Beckhoff Automation Increases Size of Technical Support Team
Beckhoff hired five more technical support engineers at the company’s Burnsville, Minn. headquarters. -
How to Use Control Loops to Eliminate Manual Actions and Sequences in Process Control
Use a PID control to eliminate manual actions and scheduled actions whenever a reasonable PV measurement is available. -
Kollmorgen publishes Automation and Motion Solutions Catalog
Catalog details the features, benefits and specifications of the company’s motion control solutions. -
All about loop-checking with new ANSI/ISA standard
All about loop-checking with new ANSI/ISA standard



