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With a year-to-date total of $1,798.34 million, 2015 was down 7.9% when compared with 2014.

SemGas owns and operates more than 1,300 miles of gathering pipelines in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as four processing plants that have a combined capacity of approximately 388 million cubic feet per day

Delphin Expert can process up to 46 analog input channels at both low and high sampling rates.

By Clint Hayes, Bosch Rexroth Corporation Precision can be optimized by focusing on drive and mechanical factors that affect control engineering performance. Equipped with even with the most sophisticated motion controller, machine designers may find it difficult to achieve exact linear motion precision unless their mechanical components are accurately specified for the application. That’s why understanding the parameters for the given application, and the market, is the first step in attaining the required degree of precision.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management Wireless instrumentation can be used to quickly cut operating expenses with minimal required capital expenditures, aiding project justification in process plants. This article will compare wired to wireless installations, and show how wireless provides advantages in many instances.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) is a hot topic in technical and business circles, and many people predict significant benefits from IoT implementations. Prabhu Soundarrajan is one person with strong views about how the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact the industrial automation industry.

NIST notes the efforts of various industry sectors and governments in developing the Cybersecurity Framework.

By Thomas R. Cutler The sensor revolution is already underway. Each year, billions of sensors are being deployed in all types of devices and applications. LeddarTech is a company that provides core technology to make highly efficient detection and ranging sensing possible, enabling deployment of profitable high-volume applications such as the ones foreseen in IoT and IoE.

The tunable diode laser analyzer market was valued at USD 280 million in 2014, which is expected to reach USD 548.8 million by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 10.2% from 2015 to 2021.

What Control is Used When a Specific Blend of Two Different Materials is Required?

Machine Selector tool lets users find specific CNC machine tools based on selected parameters.

NEMA PRP 5 provides information on the proper application and installation of surface nonmetallic raceway permitted for use in dry locations, non-hazardous locations, and areas not subject to physical abuse

Offshore platforms are primary targets from an economic and political perspective and cybersecurity solutions will have to be seamlessly integrated into these systems without causing disruptions or delays.

By Tim Shinbara, AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology The MTConnect Student Challenge is comprised of two competitions: one for ideation, and a second for applications.

By Marc Petock, Lynxspring The value of Building IoT will only be realized if organizations can understand and leverage the data they produce. By creating value from the data generated from Building IoT, companies can improve operations, reduce costs, and enable valuable customer experiences.

.NET Controller SDK for SNAP PAC provides modern .NET interface for developing applications that control and communicate with Opto 22 SNAP PAC control systems.

The partnership of EXOR and NEXCOM will leverage the synergy of the two companies to enlarge and improve the quality of global offerings to the IoT automation market.

Standke previously was Managing Director of Busch & Co.

The forum lets customers share experiences on AAEON products.

Processcomponent in Sweden used the Anybus M-Bus to Modbus-TCP gateway to quickly connect M-Bus sensors to the OptoEMU Energy Monitoring System.

IHS says the world medium-voltage motors market was worth $5.7 billion in 2014 but will decline slightly by 1.9% in 2015 to $5.6 billion.

BP field engineers will gain real-time access to common machine and operational data sets across all wells, arming them with information to make better decisions to improve efficiency, prevent failures and minimize costly downtime.

The symposium will be taking place 4–6 August 2015 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The global video surveillance and VSaaS market is expected to reach a value of US$ 48.32 Bn by 2020. The market would grow at an estimated CAGR of 18.1% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2020.

The global failure analysis equipment market in the semiconductor industry was estimated to be worth US$1.28 billion in 2013 and is growing at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2014 and 2020

An ISA technical paper considers the control problem of a class of uncertain switched systems defined on polyhedral sets known as piecewise linear systems.

Operations manager Rick Trigatti has been promoted president of the company’s North American subsidiary.

Omnify Empower users now have direct access to component information in Octopart without leaving their Omnify Empower environment.

Dream Report delivers connectivity to all major HMI/SCADA, Historian and business data sources through either proprietary or industry standard drivers.

By Oliver Haya and Erik Myers, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers and packaging contractors are constantly striving to locate a cost-effective and flexible way to increase productivity in their packaging operations, while also economizing their floor space. Traditional linear moving systems rarely meet all the criteria. The intelligent modular track systems offer greater flexibility and energy efficiency, and lower operating and maintenance costs.

The ignition and explosion proof IPPC 1560TE provides safe operations in hazardous environments including oil and gas, petrochemical manufacturing, steel, and chemical industries.

Diakont is pleased to announce the appointment of Hamilton Automation as its sales representative organization for the Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota territories. Diakont’s electric actuators featuring precision-machined roller screws and integrated permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) provide exceptional power, accuracy, and reliability in a compact space envelope.

Diakont, a leading high-tech engineering and manufacturing company, has successfully replaced more than 20 legacy hydraulic actuators with Electromechanical Actuators (EMA) for the main steam valve controls at nuclear power plants.

Engineering calculator helps users select variable frequency drive (VFD) cables that meet their application requirements.

The Indiana office expands Patti Engineering’s customer service and consultation bandwidth for its current key clients, Chrysler and Honda.

LUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery uses Profit Blend Optimizer software, which is designed specifically for on-line blend reformulation and optimization

Emrise designs, manufactures and markets electronic devices, sub-systems and equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial and communications markets.

Global digital impression standalone scanners market was estimated at US$54.4 million in 2013 and is predicted to reach US$178.9 million by 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 17.1% between 2014 and 2020

The global distribution smart transformer market is projected to grow from $903.7 Million in 2015 to $2,185.8 Million in 2020.

Zaber’s new X-MCB1 stepper motor controller is a single-axis controller that can drive any bipolar stepper motor or actuator up to 2.5 A/phase with high resolution.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Outsourced cyber security services may be a good alternative to maintaining in-house personnel. Keeping up with cyber security is a huge technical challenge and a moving target. It requires major ongoing investment to remain effective in deterring threats and performing damage control after an attack.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser PTU™ (Process Training Unit), a full-scale, working process skid with on-line instrumentation and controls, or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.

NEMA and IEC standards for motor controls evolved separately with distinct intentions, creating the differences apparent today.

Level Measurement Method Using Constant Source of Pressurized Air or Gas

An unnamed shale gas company in Louisiana installed Rotork CMA actuators run by solar panels to replace existing actuation equipment and control a variety of fluids at line pressures up to 6000 psig.

The global PLM market is expected to reach a value of US$ 75.87 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

A ProCheck inspection takes less than three hours and includes a detailed report, all for $600 per machine.

Congatech is a technology and service provider for embedded computer boards and modules.

Diakont, a leading high-tech company that provides industrial motion control solutions to the energy industries, introduced the DA Series product line of electric roller screw actuators for applications requiring high performance and reliability.

Endress+Hauser Oy will be the exclusive provider of Endress+Hauser field devices and related solutions and services in the Finnish market.