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Technical discussion on how to improve industrial automation operations by understanding integrating and runaway process dynamics

By Kevin Schiller, IHS Sales were once growing by 12% annually. For the past six years, sales are only up 2%. What happened?

By C.Sailaja and A.Gugharaja, TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd, Chennai Valves commonly used in process Industry are either pneumatically operated or electrically operated depending on the availability of Instrument air / power at that location and its application. With the advancement in technology, valve operation on Digital communication system has been introduced.

Older versions of VxWorks are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Icon Labs has a solution.

It's often necessary to perform a similar operation with thousands of your devices, regardless of whether they are online and functioning properly at the moment.

HART Protocol permits two-way communications, so instrument parameters for smart devices can be interrogated and adjusted from anywhere on the 4-20 mA loop.

Elipse Software controls cooling and power distribution systems at Petrobras’s Cenpes, one of the largest oil research centers in the world.

Winners are recognized for their editorial contributions to ISA publications, including books, InTech and ISA Transactions.

Exida certified the Honeywell Experion C300 Controller R410 to the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification.

NTK is installing a control system based on safety PLCs from ABB that continuously monitors load torque as well as working and collision areas in real time.

Wind farms in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica will use Bachmann’s Condition Monitoring (CMS) hardware and Remote Service.

Adept is a U.S. based manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, industrial robots, configurable linear modules, machine controllers, machine vision systems and software.

Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) require a low profile design with the capabilities of operating reliably in water and occasionally oil.

OmniDuct specializes in fabricating and shipping quality round, rectangular and oval HVAC ductwork directly to large commercial job sites.

ISA and Ultra Electronics 3eTI will conduct the webinar at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 September.

QComp Technologies, founded in 1990, is an automation systems integrator specializing in material handling automation solutions.

ISA delivers industry-leading content via multiple platforms in an engaging, easy-to-use, and interactive way -- ISA's commitment to "coolest delivery."

By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx Here’s a look at the various sources of free electrical energy, from energy harvesting to wind turbines, wave power and triboelectrics.

July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $318.33 million, down 11.8% from June’s $361.03 million and down 11.1% when compared with the total of $358.11 million reported for July 2014.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Pharmaceutical automation professionals participated in an Automation Engineering Survey that focused on career, training, development, work tasks, use of contractors and more. This article summarizes the results of that survey. While the results are particular to the pharmaceutical industry, they are indicative of challenges faced by all industry segments.

Industry needs to continue to demonstrate how optimal and government-grade cybersecurity can be achieved to the satisfaction of senior control industry security and operating managers

TM-3000 optical micrometer from Keyence conducts detailed inspections of every single part Possehl France produces with a tolerance of ± 0.005 mm.

By Wilmer Zhou, IHS Developments within the linear and torque motors market are varied amongst different countries, industries and even different customers, meaning there are many opportunities for specialized companies diving into this market

CoServ Electric is the second largest distribution cooperative in Texas and provides power to more than 165,000 electric members in North Texas

Toshin Kogyo uses Mettler Toledo scales to measure silk-screening ink cartridges.

The plant will build switchgear modernization solutions, motor control center retrofill solutions and custom switchgear.

View the the basic process of a control loop, highlighting the components and measurements within the loop

This 130 page catalog highlights sensor products with order codes, technical specifications, applications, drawings, photos, and selection and application guides.

Frost & Sullivan says the global cybersecurity market for control systems is expected to grow at a rate between 20 to 25 percent every year till 2021.

Twelve Barco F12 WUXGA projectors provide operators with a lifelike, high-resolution environment in which to practice intricate drilling set-ups.

For the past seven years he was Executive Director IT for Lufthansa AirPlus.

Tailored Solutions & Consulting specializes in the protection of trade secrets, intellectual assets, and other sensitive information.

With the groov Action Plan, an Opto 22 engineer works closely with a groov customer to understand project objectives, define requirements, and design the operator interface. Price: $2995.

The rBOX510-6COM has obtained ATEX and C1D2 certifications for safe operation in hazardous environments.

KUKA provided Gulfstream Aerospace with assembly fixtures – wing boxes and other tooling – as well as mobile robot platforms to help assemble wings and other parts.

By Amy Wells, Electroustic Connectors come in all shapes and sizes depending on environment and application. There are literally thousands of options, sometimes for the same job. Inevitably, this can cause a lot of confusion.

The eSTORM software security testing tool can be used by certification bodies in the ISASecure industrial automation and control system (IACS) cybersecurity certification program.

By Markus Bladh, HMS Industrial Networks According to our latest market research, PROFINET and PROFIBUS are two of the most dominant networks on the global market today. White paper shows how HMS products connect systems.

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An ISA technical paper discusses an H∞ robust controller been designed for a power plant gas turbine.

Verizon Wireless certified the NetComm Wireless 4G WiFi M2M Router (NTC-140W-01) for deployment in the U.S.

Paradox Engineering provides open standard urban and industrial wireless sensor network solutions, global virtual networks and OEM versions of its core network technologies.

Progea is proud to be a sponsor for The OPC Foundation’s 2015 North America Seminar Tour. This tour will focus on Interoperability for IoT and Industry 4.0 – from the sensor to the cloud.

Appleton, WI— August 27, 2015 — Progea USA is pleased to announce a new distributor for Mexico and the Southwest United States. Automation Supply, a sister company to Border States Technical Associates is the new distributor covering Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Nevada and Mexico with a focus on selling and supporting Progea’s Movicon software.

Access your real-time data anywhere with the Movicon Web Client app for Apple devices. Using the app will allow you to connect to Movicon 11 HMI and SCADA applications with your favorite mobile devices. This short tutorial steps through the setup and configuration using the web client app version 2.0.5.

Spectrex is a manufacturer of flame and open path gas detectors.

The company opened its doors in August, 1995, in Taipei. Since then, ADLINK has expanded its offices to eleven locations worldwide, and employs more than 1600 people.

Honeywell’s Assurance 360 program will help Lundin achieve continual and optimal performance of its automation system at the Edvard Grieg field in the Utsira High area of the central North Sea.

This paper summarizes the results of on-going environmental stress reliability testing of FUTEK sensors through various temperature and loading cycles.

The part is labeled with client’s part number and company info, so when the end user needs a replacement, or wants additional parts, they will be contacting the OEM.