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Siemens launches Plantville interactive game
Online game simulates a Plant Manager’s experience and challenges players to increase productivity, sustainability and the overall health of an industrial plant. -
Strong comeback of the robotics industry
In 2010, with more than 115,000 industrial robots shipped, the number of units sold worldwide almost doubled – with 2009 being lowest year since the early 90’s. -
ILS Technology supplies deviceWISE M2M to Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless will use deviceWISE M2M smart device application platform as a component of its Machine to Machine (M2M) Management Center and other smart service offerings. -
Winsted publishes console catalog
The catalog features Slat-Wall consoles, ready-to-ship M-View monitor walls and a section detailing the capabilities of Winsted's Custom Division. -
Cognex Promotes Robert Willett to Chief Executive Officer
Willett, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. -
ABB to provide power superhighway in India
The link will supply hydropower from northeastern India to the city of Agra over a distance of 1,728 kilometers. -
Honeywell to control major pulp facility in China
Honeywell will provide its Safety Manager, Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), Da Vinci Quality Control System (QCS) and OptiVISION manufacturing execution system (MES). -
Siemens introduces solar power purchase program
The program allows customers to bring "clean" solar energy projects on their properties without making an initial capital investment in solar equipment. -
When upgrading machinery, don’t gamble with CE Marking
By Stewart Robinson, Pilz Automation Technology. The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC came into force at the end of 2009. While machine builders have to deal primarily with ‘scope’ and ‘conformity assessment,’ the main challenge for end users is the issue of 'upgrading' or 'interlinking' of machinery. -
Distributed and Remote I/O Improves Performance at Water Treatment Plant
By Geoffrey Miller, OCWA, and Jim McConahay, Moore Industries Part of the upgrades at Onondaga County Water Authority included distributed and remote I/O that reduced wiring costs for field instrumentation while improving operational readiness and reliability. -
Barry Young Joins ARC Advisory Group
Prior to joining ARC, Barry served as an account and project manager for New England Controls, Emerson Process Management’s local business partner in New England. -
IEC publishes booklet for regulating hazardous areas
The booklet, "A Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment Used in Environments with an Explosive Atmosphere," can be used by countries that lack regulation in this sector as a blueprint for their legislation. -
Banner Engineering publishes 2011 Product Catalog
The 2011 catalog wraps Banner's sensor products together with lighting and indicators, machine vision, wireless and machine safety products. -
RMT Robotics to automate Warehouse for Brewer Distributor
The system is designed to pick 300 SKUs at a rate of more than 250,000 cases per day. -
Semaphore to connect Water & Wastewater plant in New Zealand
Semaphore will supply 370 remote terminal units (RTUs) over the next 3 years, along with master telemetry units (MTUs), Ethernet UHF radios, and associated equipment. -
GE to upgrade water plant controls in Waterford Township, Michigan
GE will integrate controls at 13 water treatment plants and 62 sewer pumping stations, covering an area of 36 square miles. -
Yokogawa Joins PROFIBUS User Organization
Yokogawa joined the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), an interest group for the PROFIBUS and PROFINET standard communication protocols. -
Fox-IT adds MatrikonOPC software
The combined system provides security for SCADA networks, including protection from sophisticated cyber threats such as Stuxent and Night Dragon. -
China‘s PLC and PAC Market to grow
ARC predicts strong growth of the PLC and PLC-based Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) market through 2014 in China, but provides no numbers. -
ODVA Industrial Networks Energy Initiative
Automation.com, March 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The intent of this energy initiative is to create a comprehensive approach to the optimization of energy usage for the industrial consumer that is scalable, open and inclusive for both users and suppliers. -
Smart-Energy Consumption via an Open Ecosystem
Automation.com, March 2011 By Tony Paine, Kepware Technologies Expect in 2011 to see smart grid solutions, smart meters, and a real-time, automated, metering infrastructure (AMI) to be rolled out across the country. -
B&R signs Kundinger Controls as distributor in Michigan
AchieKundinger, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, distributes, designs, engineers, manufactures, installs, and provides ongoing service support for machine applications. -
Metso opens valve Service Center in UK
The new UK service center has the capacity and technology needed to handle large-scale shutdown turnarounds, general repairs, spare parts, training programs, field support and diagnostic services. -
91% of Manufacturing Execs Optimistic about Growth
As for the economy, 60% believe that the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, up from 49% in November. However, those planning to increase hiring in the next six months saw a drop to 44% in February from 49% in November. -
SolutionsPT gains SAFEcontractor accreditation
The SAFEcontractor certificate was awarded for all of the company’s activity, including technical consultancy, industrial automation hardware, industrial automation software, training and support. -
Fieldbus Foundation appoints Larry O’Brien Global Marketing Manager
O’Brien has 18 years of experience in the process automation business as a research director and analyst at ARC, and has been closely tracking and reporting on developments surrounding FOUNDATION fieldbus for much of his career. -
Vortex Flowmeter Market to reach $303.7 million by 2014
Flow Research study finds one cause of this upward growth is the versatility of vortex flowmeters, which can readily measure liquids, steam, and gas. -
POSITAL position sensors improve solar energy output
POSITAL's rotary encoders and inclinometers play an important role in solar tracking systems, providing the controller with instantaneous information on the exact orientation of the solar panel array. -
WAGO 2011 Innovation in Automation Tour Underway
Consisting of two identical vans, IIAT presents WAGO’s latest Automation, Interconnect and Electronic solutions directly to industrial professionals. -
ABB invests in Novatec Solar, sharpens solar focus
Novatec Solar is a leading provider of Linear Fresnel CSP technology using flat mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy onto a receiver to produce steam.