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HART's market share is larger than all other fieldbus devices (Foundation fieldbus, Profibus, etc.), proprietary protocols and 4-20mA combined.

IndustrialGreenTec will premiere at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 and focus on pioneering environmental technology and sustainability solutions.

The MMA is a group of Mechatrolink product developers and users who promote the use of Mechatrolink, the most widely used motion control network in Asia.

BEARINX-online Easy Friction helps users identify and maximise the potential for energy efficiency savings within a machine or system.

ABB reported a second-quarter net income of $893 million. The Discrete Automation and Motion division recorded the strongest growth, up more than 60 percent.

Automation.com, July 2011 Mosaic, a Florida-based fertilizer producer, asked Polk State College (PSC) to create a training program. PSC worked with Rockwell Automation and RWD Technologies to develop the curriculum.

ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

The survey is open for participation today through August 2 and will gather responses from a wide range of production and manufacturing industries.

Scott Saunders has added Chief Operations Officer to his current role as VP Sales & Marketing, while Gary Prentice has been named the company’s National Sales Director.

Brochure describes Tolomatic linear motion solutions for food and beverage processing and packaging automation.

Thoughts from the 57th IIS Symposium

Copalp successfully passed tests performed by the test laboratory of iƒak in Germany, for certification of a system according to PLCopen Conformity Level ST (Structured Text).

Honeywell will supply its Experion PKS control system, Foundation Fieldbus, and Safety Manager for a new central processing platform currently under construction in Vung Tau, Vietnam.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor At HUG 2011, four users shared their remote operations & monitoring experiences along with lessons learned. Included are recommendations of first steps for other companies considering remote monitoring and operations.

Cascade Energy, an industrial energy-efficiency consulting firm, will use the eSight energy analysis suite to manage energy data for their industrial and utility clients.

Emerson will supply a wireless continuous emission monitoring (CEM) system at Singaport Cleanseas Pte Ltd, a large marine pollution reception facility in Singapore.

The Quad PAC controlled switchgear was designed with a voting scheme where triple inputs are sent to the PLC system. The best of the three dictates the state of the device.

Throughput Technologies is now a distributor of the Secomea Remote Device Management solution in South Africa.

Free tech paper week: Methods to Improve Control System Performance

Bayer will use the software for the design, construction and operation of manufacturing plants worldwide.

JAI will provide a UV-sensitive camera and a remote-head camera to PPT VISION for its M-Series embedded machine vision line.

Honeywell's Safety Manager has been awarded ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification by exida.

Rotork actuators are providing valve control on new gas dehydration units constructed at seven sites in the Transylvanian region of Romania.

Free Tech Paper Week: Calibration & validation philosophy for TDL analyzers

Honeywell will supply its digitally enabled Well Performance Monitor to Ithaca Energy to manage the operational performance of its new Athena oilfield in the North Sea.

Honeywell is working with SAP to deliver collaborative solutions in which data generated from an industrial plant can lead to better business decisions.

Utilizing the increased power of computers, virtual reality simulates real or imaginary environments and situations with a high degree of realism.

Automation.com, July 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Norm Gilsdorf addressed more than 1000 attendees at the recent Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium. His key message was that Honeywell has evolved from an automation company to a business transformation company so they can better develop their solutions for greater safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

A CNC system from NUM helped Sinico create a fully automated 9-axis rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machine for manufacturing volume batches of parts from metal bars and tubes.

Standard-Knapp supplied a bottle packer that almost eliminates bottle breakage while increasing packer speed.