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Flow Line Options sensors monitor Smart Fuels Biodiesel Refinery
The refinery is expected to be operational by 2010 and will produce ASTM certified biodiesel fuel from recycled, used vegetable oil and fats. -
COPA-DATA opens office in Princeton, NJ
Austrian HMI/SCADA company formed COPA-DATA USA and named Rainer Michelis as the Managing Director. -
Dickson publishes data logger selection guide
Guide offers a wide selection of data loggers and chart recorders for monitoring temperature, humidity, pressure, or electronic signal events. -
Free Open-source EtherNet/IP Communication Stack
Designed to connect a wide range of products using open communication standards, developers can download the new license and royalty-free adapter stack through SourceForge.net. -
Coriolis flowmeter market stayed steady in 2009
A large backlog for Coriolis meters helped sustain market performance for much of 2009. -
NAMUR confirms WirelessHART for Process Applications
NAMUR reports that WirelessHART technology meets the requirements for wireless sensor networks in process applications. -
ABB offers control system server backup service
The service provides a fully domain integrated server imaging solution that enables rapid restoration of critical control system servers and clients following a disaster or computer failure. -
ABB introduces SolutionsBank for Robotics
On-line technical support and user community solution provides a self-service option for accessing technical information, product support, and user interconnectivity for ABB robot technology. Price: $990 per year. -
CAMWorks doubles productivity at CP Pistons
CP Pistons doubled its productivity and improved consistency in products using CAMWorks CAM solution from Geometric Limited. -
Invensys to supply Mobile Workforce solution to Shell
Shell will use Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile workforce and decision-support solution in the Ensure Safe Production (ESP) initiative at 29 of its global manufacturing facilities. -
MatrikonOPC achieves Achilles certification
MatrikonOPC Server for Triconex has achieved Wurldtech Achilles certification. -
Molex PLC/PAC communication modules supported by Rockwell Automation's IAB
Brad PLC/PAC communication modules for the ControlLogix and SLC 500 systems are now supported within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB). -
Thermo Fisher to provide LIMS to Argentinean water company
Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos selected SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) to improve quality control processes in its local and regional laboratories. -
Siemens helps Dell Children’s hospital become LEED certified
APOGEE Building Automation System helped achieve many of the points needed to win the LEED Platinum Certification. -
Microsoft Windows Live ID obtains security certification
BSI announced that Microsoft Windows Live ID has achieved certification to the international information security standard, ISO/IEC 27001:2005. -
ASHRAE publishes "Energy Efficiency Guide for Existing Buildings"
Book provides the rationale for making economic decisions related to improving and sustaining energy efficiency in existing buildings. Price: $69. -
OPC Foundation adopts Express Interface (OPC Xi)
OPC Xi is a new interface based on Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology for secure reliable access to real-time, historical and alarm and event based information. -
Apriso FlexNet helps Shanghai General Motors improve efficiency
Shanghai General Motors implemented FlexNet for Quality Containment to improve tracking of materials across production, reduce the cost of quality and increase manufacturing efficiency. -
OPC releases Analyzer Devices Integration (ADI) specification
OPC ADI Specification serves as an information model for analyzer devices which enables true plug-and-play multivendor interoperability. -
PXI Systems Alliance releases new PXI MultiComputing specification
PXImc Specification supports a high performance, communication architecture for multi-controller PXI and automated test systems. -
Wireless technology monitors temperatures at AOC resins
Eight Rosemount wireless temperature transmitters continuously check batch temperatures, sending that real-time data to a Smart Wireless Gateway integrated with the plant’s DeltaV digital automation system. -
ABB to develop large-scale smart grid for Stockholm
The R&D project will test the concept of a flexible, low-emission power network in the Stockholm Royal Seaport area as part of a larger initiative to cut emissions in the Swedish capital by two-thirds by 2020. -
Jervis Webb to supply sand conveyors to U.S. Silica
Webb will supply 800 feet of 24-, 30- and 36-inch conveyors, which will move sand through the purifying process at the U.S. Silica plant in Rockwood, Mich. -
25 Years of PC-Based Control
At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever. -
Ashrae proposes High-Performance Building Standard
A proposed high-performance building standard and a stronger version of Standard 90.1 will provide a total green resource for local and state governments looking to set building code requirements to reduce energy use. -
Cypress Envirosystems building controls work with Wonderware software
Cypress Envirosystems’ wireless monitoring and control solutions work with Wonderware's Corporate Energy Management software. -
Manufacturers struggle to hire high-skilled workers
SME says manufacturers are facing an ironic dilemma:. As they eliminate repetitive, assembly type jobs, they still have unfilled job openings for high-skilled workers. -
ABB to supply SVCs to Hydro-Québec,
Installation of two SVCs on the 735 kilovolt network at the Chénier substation, west of Montreal, will be the world’s largest by capacity. -
Rockwell Automation continues to strengthen process control offerings
Rockwell Automation outlined six key areas of focus for its PlantPAx Process Automation System at the Rockwell Automation Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) conference. -
Dickson publishes instrument calibration guide
Guide helps users of chart recorders and data loggers find a calibration approach that is best-matched to their application requirements.

