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ABB won an order worth $14 million to provide a complete electrical balance of plant (eBoP) solution for a 150-megawatt integrated, combined-cycle solar power plant under construction in Algeria.

By Northwire Different interpretations of NFPA-79 have generated articles in trade publications and on Web sites, in white papers and in discussions and debates. This paper provides information to sort out the misperceptions perpetuated about NFPA-79.

Lundy has extensive experience in the maintenance and reliability field and is a certified Level 3 Vibration Analyst.

ABB’s first-quarter 2009 revenues rose 3 percent to $7.2 billion while orders decreased by 3 percent to $9.2 billion.

FLT93 Tank Level Switch is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 compliant service by the testing laboratory TUV NORD CERT GmbH.

The order, which also encompasses GlobalCare support services, is worth more than $1 million and will be deployed in 350 sites worldwide.

Power Efficiency's EcoStart was installed on twenty moving walks at Boston Logan International Airport, saving 60,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year.

Industry Canada certified the inRAx flow computer’s gas measurement values are accurate to the degree that they can be used in the transfer of ownership.

Site includes resources for safety automation issues, with emphasis on machine safety, process safety, safety services, legislation and standards.

CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System and STARDOM Network-based Control System are certified by the Fieldbus Foundation as Integrated Host Class systems.

Catalog covers Banner's machine safety product line, which includes safety light screens, safety laser scanners, fiber optic safety systems, safety controllers and modules, two-hand control modules and emergency stop devices.

SERCOS III will be the first high performance real-time protocol which makes driver software available as source code, without any license fees and without any usage limitations.

A specification for an encoder profile for the SERCOS III real-time Ethernet protocol is being developed in consultation with users and suppliers and will be available in November 2009.

Website showcases Ethernet, BACnet, ARCNET and Controller Area Network (CAN) technologies in multiple industries, and makes it easier for users to access an extensive technical library and eStore.

Emerson is the main instrumentation and controls contractor for the Qatargas 2 project, the world’s largest facility for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Kepware Technologies has been selected as an Encompass Global partner by Rockwell Automation.

ATEX certification for amplified, Hall effect and magnetoresistive speed sensors covers an ambient temperature range from –40 to 80C.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo visited ABB’s stand in Hannover, Germany.

The service center now has 21,500 square feet of industrial and office space and serves the eastern United States.

Brochure gives a complete overview of particle size analyzers for the cement industry.

Grazier is Investigation Scientist & Science Planning Engineer for the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

By Nathan Xavier, Rittal Modular freestanding enclosures offer a number of key advantages when compared to traditional unibody enclosures. Many times these attributes are overlooked either out of a false perception of increased enclosure costs, a reluctance to change or a simple lack of awareness to the possible benefits of modular solutions.

The oil companies are using compliance-certified OPC technology from Cyberlogic to aggregate information from legacy OPC servers and build reliable, redundant information systems that can handle volumes of data efficiently.

An independent jury selected the company on the basis of its newly developed mechatronic drive system allowing for the highly dynamic speed control of wind turbine rotors.

Each day, Phoenix Contact's USA YouTube channel will feature a five- to ten-minute video detailing news from the show, including customer and employee interviews, product launches and other show highlights.

System 800xA was registered as a FOUNDATION fieldbus host system after it passed the Fieldbus Foundation’s Host Profile Registration Process.

ABB demonstrated technologies and equipment for the emerging Smart Grid to U.S. Senators and staff at a Smart Grid Demo Day in Washington, DC.

PAC8000 SafetyNet has been approved by TUV for applications requiring the handling of safety and process control data in the same controller.

Specifier’s Guide is a resource of 11,000-plus enclosure products, accessories, and technical information.

Eight SERVOTOUGH Fluegas units, optimized to measure both 02 and COe, have been installed to monitor the oxygen burn mix for the combustion boilers at Drax Power Station in Selby, Yorkshire.