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Starthis and MasconIT are sponsoring a free Web Seminar on Oracle Manufacturing Intelligence - driving the next generation of manufacturing. The one-hour Web Seminar is on Tuesday, October 17th at 9:30am CT. This free web seminar will provide cost-savings tips that will help an enterprise run more efficiently.

James Burke, the renowned science historian, author, lecturer and television host, will present his ideas on technology and innovation at Thermo Informatics World (TIW) 2006, a user group meeting and informatics conference hosted by Thermo Electron Corporation. Burke will be keynote speaker during the general session of the three-day conference, being held 7-9 November at the Hotel InterContinental in Prague.

ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System has received type approval from certification organizations in the United States, France and the United Kingdom for use on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

KUKA will demonstrate its new intelligent mixed product picking concept at its booth (#S-830) at PackExpo 2006, October 29-November 2nd in Chicago, Illinois. The interactive demonstration will allow attendees to create a pallet consisting of mixed products on the show floor by selecting items using an easy-to-use control panel.

The website explains key alarm management issues highlighted in guidelines issued by the Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association (EEMUA), the UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the ISA's SP18 Committee. With sample screen shots and tutorial style online movies, the website allows visitors to quickly grasp how ICS software can be used in a day to day plant environment.