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Rotork valve actuators control London Olympic Park
Rotork IQT and IQTM actuators are operating butterfly valves in the plant that will provide heating, cooling and electricity to buildings on the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village. -
G3-PLC Alliance formed
G3-PLC Alliance will support deployment of the new power line communications protocol called G3-PLC. -
EnOcean Appoints Laurent Giai-Miniet CEO
Laurent Giai-Miniet spent 20 years with Texas Instruments (TI), where he held several management positions. -
Paradox Engineering signs distributor in Norway
Tormatic AS will distribute end-to-end wireless sensor network and smart metering solutions. -
Carving 'Challenging' Niche out of Automation market
Automation.com, October 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor National Instruments typical applications in the automation industry require very high speeds, high precision, and special functions. According to Christian Fritz, in these challenging applications, they are not competing against PLCs - PLCs just cannot do the job. -
ISA12 Members Maintain a High Activity Level at October Meetings
ISA12 Members Maintain a High Activity Level at October Meetings -
Fieldbus Foundation Issues Transducer Block Specification
Specification defines transducer block for interfacing HART devices to FOUNDATION fieldbus. -
EtherCAT's Secret of Success
Automation.com, September 2011 By Martin Rostan, EtherCAT Technology Group There is no giant marketing machine behind it, nor is EtherCAT the successor to a market leading fieldbus system – and yet EtherCAT enjoys an outstanding adoption rate worldwide, and the ETG has become the world’s largest fieldbus organization. -
Advantages of Power Modules Compared to Discrete Solutions
Automation.com, September 2011 By Vincotech System developers are becoming increasingly aware that the selection of power devices for remotely-sited applications is critical. -
Honeywell to develop 3-D simulation solution
Virthualis’ 3-D visualization technology, called MindSafe, will be linked to Honeywell’s existing UniSim simulation tool. -
Epicor helps HARBEC track Carbon emissions
HARBEC is pursuing certification to the newly released ISO 50001 energy management systems standard, which requires systematic documentation of carbon emissions. -
Metso replaces old analyzers at paper mill in Sweden
The Karlsborg mill in Sweden is installing a Metso Kappa Q to replace two old analyzers in its bleached softwood kraft fiberline. -
ABB opens production line for solar inverters in Estonia
The production line has a yearly capacity of 400 megawatts of solar inverters. -
Manufacturing Institute Adds Mechatronics Certificate Program
PMMI's Mechatronics Certificate program has been added to The Manufacturing Institute's Manufacturing Skills Certification Systems offerings. -
ZigBee Alliance ratifies Building Automation Standard
The ZigBee Alliance completed development and ratified the ZigBee Building Automation standard. -
Young Innovators: Internship Opportunities Lead to Automation Future
College internships are extremely beneficial on the path to a career in industrial automation and manufacturing. -
Automating the Perfect Game with E.A.R.L., the Bowling Robot
ARM Automation developed this ultra high precision, EtherCAT-enabled robot for bowling equipment testing. The United States Bowling Congress uses E.A.R.L to help uphold the game's credibility, preserve its future and enhance the bowling experience for millions. -
IEEE ratifies Smart Grid Standard
IEEE ratifies widely anticipated standard providing alternative approaches and best practices for Smart Grid work in India and around the world. -
FDI group will organize fieldbus
FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded FDI to establish an organization to manage device integration. -
Honeywell Executive Norm Gilsdorf gets award from Purdue
Norm Gilsdorf has been given the Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award from Purdue. -
Cyber Security Threats - Actions to Take
Automation.com, September 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor In Part 2 of my interview with Eric Byres, leading industrial automation cyber security expert, he expands on the challenges and solutions for industrial cyber security, and includes recommendations for actions to take to protect your company and assets. -
Honeywell to control waste-to-energy plant in Lithuania
Honeywell will deploy its Experion Process Knowledge System and Safety Manager emergency shutdown and boiler protection system at a Fortum waste-to-energy facility in Klaipeda, Lithuania. -
Rotork installs sub-sea safety valve at Egyptian gas field
The single acting, spring-return rack and pinion actuator will operate a 16 inch ANSI Class 900 ball valve installed on the eleven kilometre export pipeline from the Seth Platform. -
Siemens announces 2011 Smartest Building in America winners
This year two hospitals will share $40,000 in Siemens products and services. -
Green Building Operations & Maintenance manual
The manual provides building owners a comprehensive resource for reducing the use of energy, water, and toxic chemicals and for operating facilities in a more sustainable, healthy manner. -
Mitsubishi Announces Remote Asset Management Service
Support Connect enables administration, predictive maintenance and remediation of remotely managed assets without an upfront investment in data center hardware. -
Honeywell controls quality at Hamburger Pitten paper plant
Hamburger Pitten, a producer of containerboard, upgraded its production line with two Honeywell Experion MX Quality Control Systems (QCS) systems, which will be used to improve product quality. -
Metso opens Valve Technology Center in Finland
The office building and factory house 800 automation professionals. Production is working in two shifts on a record pace. -
Alaskan Hatchery Nets Automated Alarm and Monitoring System
Automation.com, September 2011 By Benjamin Smith, Hidden Falls Hatchery PLCs from AutomationDirect provide a fully functional automation and alarm system to monitor the processes vital to keeping fish alive and healthy at this hatchery in Alaska. -
Ice Cream Castles in the Land of Automation
Ice Cream Castles in the Land of Automation


