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Korenix publishes Industrial PoE white Paper
This document briefs PoE technology and discusses the concerns for practical PoE deployment in industrial environments. -
Power Efficiency enhances website
Website allows users to search and find company and product information, with access to downloadable files and links to supporting documentation. -
Beijer Electronics acquires Westermo Group
Westermo will be an autonomous business unit within the Beijer group focusing on industrial data communications. Lars-Ola Lunkvist, CEO of Westermo, will remain with the company. -
Applied Manufacturing Technologies Acquires K-R Automation
AMT acquired K-R Automation, a Warren, MI, based automation controls design, engineering and panel manufacturing company. -
Wilcoxon Research publishes vibration sensor catalog
Sensor catalog has a sensor selection guide to help choose the right accelerometer or 4-20 mA sensor for the application. Also included are technical notes. -
Emerson automates expansion of copper smelter in China
Emerson installs PlantWeb architecture with Foundation fieldbus and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software at Jianxi Copper's expansion of its Guixi Smelter in Jiangxi Province, China. -
Matrikon to provide cyber security for industrial plant
The process control and IT network security cyber security solution is is based on industrial best practices as outlined by ISA, NERC and NPRA. -
Rockwell Automation publishes white paper on transformerless drive technology
By Rockwell Automation “Maximize Efficiency, Space & Weight Savings with Medium-Voltage Transformerless Drive Configuration” paper explains the business value of transformerless drive technology. -
IDENTEC adds Edgeware RFID software for Web-Based Asset Management
IDENTEC will add InSync’s Edgeware web-based development platform for RFID, GPS and other location-aware applications. -
Bay-Tec Engineering opens office in Portland
Bay-Tec provides control system engineering, integration and construction services to clients in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors, petrochemicals, and the food and beverage industry. -
ASM Sensors publishes position sensing catalog
Catalog covers cable actuated position sensors, magnetoresistive and magnetostrictive position sensors, and magnetic angular and inclination sensors. -
Calex publishes DC/DC and AC/DC short form product guide
The Short Form Product Guide provides an easy reference selection guide for Calex DC/DC converter and AC/DC power supply products. -
ISA100.11a Draft Standard up for first vote
At the April working group meeting in Chongqing, China, the ISA100.11a draft standard is scheduled for initial work group balloting, the first step in the approval process for the standard. -
SME publishes 2008 publications catalog
Downloadable catalog features more than 370 books, DVDs, study packages and CD-ROM products for purchase. -
ABB upgrades control system at poultry-powered power station
ABB is upgrading the control systems at EPRL's 38.5 MW power station in Thetford, Norfolk, UK, to include a System 800xA. -
Emerson supplies DCS to training facility
A DeltaV system, AMS software, Fisher valves and Foundation Fieldbus equipment are installed at the Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence training center in the UK. -
Paqworks distributes Moxa Ethernet Switches in Australia
Paqworks now carries Moxa's IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 compliant Ethernet Switches suitable for electric utility substation environments. -
RTI to protect USAF Distributed Systems
The project, “Proactive Determination of Networked Node Vulnerability,” will seek out weaknesses in network security before and during a security intrusion event. -
Brooks introduces on-line Filling/Dosing calculator
Calculator determines if a user's current system is operating as efficiently as possible, and compares it to a Brooks solution. -
Littelfuse adds design guide to Web site
Interactive design guide has library of 50 applications, allowing users to locate the specific product series or part number that best matches their needs. -
Adept Technology to develop Surgical Robotic Systems
Adept Technology and Prosurgics will develop surgical robotic systems for image-guided and navigated neurological and soft tissue surgery. The surgical robotics market in the USA is forecast to be worth $2.5 billion by 2011 -
JMP provides controls for Ontario water treatment plant
Project includes controls for the high lift and low lift pumps, UV system, clarifier, generator, filters, Ethernet network, wireless and a Wonderware SCADA system. -
ISA Alaska establishes Tom Quimby Student Endowment
The endowment will be used to provide scholarships to students studying the arts and sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instrumentation, systems, and automation. -
Moore Industries bakes NCS data acquisition system for three years
The NCS has been running since February 2005 in an environmental chamber at temperatures up to 221°F. The only problem so far: Labels are turning brown. -
Cosmetic packaging gets a makeover from robots
An ABB-based robotic end of line packaging system for Cederroth handles cosmetic bottles in any orientation, in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with and without trays. -
ABB to automate mine hoist system in Sweden
ABB will supply a System 800xA control system, motor, drive system ACS 6000 SD, installation and commissioning. -
Data Matrix symbols help medical manufacturer track parts
By Microscan Biosite, manufacturer of medical test panels, encodes ID tracking numbers in a bar code on each panel. It had problems reading a long Code 39 bar code--even with a machine vision system--so it changed to a Data Matrix code, which it reads easily with Microscan Quadrus MINI scanners. -
Thermo Fisher opens OES and X-ray product demo center
Center has Optical Emission (OES), Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) systems. -
Automation Federation reports progress to date
Accomplishments so far include hiring staff, improving government relations, adding OMAC activities, participating in the WBF, and coordinating a trade show in China. -
Rockwell Automation to acquire CEDES Safety and Automation
CEDES is a leading supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, as well as other safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units and related accessories for industrial applications.
