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The facility allows robotics integrators and end users to work with on-site Adept application engineers to prove out manufacturing and materials handling applications.

Three quarters of U.S. companies invested in energy efficiency programs in the past 12 months, and more than half (56 percent) project their investment in energy efficiency next year will be more than last year.

By Russ Butchart, Puffin Automation Vision system for an unnamed manufacturer inspects defects as small as 0.008" on all four surfaces of an engine ring with a changeover time of less than 1 min.

The Boston One Campus will also serve as the company’s new North America headquarters and is built to house approximately 750 employees across all disciplines of Schneider Electric’s business segments.

Yokogawa will supply an integrated control and safety instrumented system solution for an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant that is being built for PEMEX Refinación, a subsidiary of PEMEX.

Yokogawa will offer system solutions that use Dell PCs and Yokogawa industrial automation (IA) system-related products.

What is “Coolest Delivery”?

The free web seminar, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on 2 October 2014, will discuss the fundamentals of pressure instrumentation as well as some of the appropriate methods for calibration.

Discrete industry manufacturers’ quest to reduce capital expenditure, shorten lead times, and improve productivity is expected to fuel investments in the global product lifecycle management (PLM) market.

This 16 million dollar investment in infrastructure helps to optimize customer support and further underscores Endress+Hauser’s commitment to the US market and its loyal customers in the Americas.

Warehouse Cubed Consulting Group expanded into the Material Handling Consulting arena along Texas’s Dallas/Ft. Worth Area.

Eliminating Black Boxes in Safety Applications

Daifuku America added 8,000 square feet of new office space and remodeled their existing building in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Certified members are re-audited every three years and recertified if they meet current performance standards.

Comark is a manufacturer of ruggedized industrial displays, integrated computers, workstations and kiosks that are used in a broad range of industrial and commercial applications.

Proficy will assist the city in bringing together information about their wastewater system from remote locations to provide a system-wide view of what’s really happening across its watersheds.

Emerson will replace the Siemens T3000 system currently controlling the Foster-Wheeler boiler, turbine, air quality control system, and burner management system with its Ovation control technology at the Longview Power plant in Maidsville, W.Va.

ABB will focus on actions centered on accelerating its organic growth momentum, margin accretion as well as enhanced capital efficiency to deliver greater shareholder value.

Detlef Sieverdingbeck has been appointed General Manager Communication and Public Relations.

Yole Développement (Yole) predicts a $24B market in 2019, even though no single brand new MEMS device has been launched since the silicon microphone in 2003. .

July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $354.63 million, down 11.5% from June and down 1.4% when compared with the total of $359.70 million reported for July 2013.

Laila Hirr, a long time PLM advocate and advisor, has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant and Practice Lead.

Flow Research says the worldwide traditional technology flowmeter market totaled $2.7 billion in 2013 and is projected to grow to exceed $3.3 billion by 2018.

KUKA Systems will be at FABTECH 2014 in Atlanta this year from November 10th - 12th!

September 23rd through 25th in Salt Lake City, UT

KUKA Aerospace, a leader in automated manufacturing systems for aircraft manufacturing and assembly, is locating its first US facility outside of Michigan in Everett, WA.

AutoCrib acquired the Small Parts Storage System (SPSS) technology assets and products from Lauyans & Company.

The joint Process Solutions Summit event is being held at Endress+Hauser’s new $16M Customer Center in Greenwood, Indiana, on September 11.

Cal-Bay Systems is a privately owned provider of test systems, test and measurement solutions, automated testing and vibration monitoring tools.

A recent survey says 82% of companies surveyed are suffering a skills shortage and skills shortages are having a direct effect on productivity within the manufacturing and engineering sector.

Epicor's own survey reveals several enterprise resource planning (ERP) deficiencies causing organizational drag. Half the respondents surveyed characterized the performance of their current ERP system as merely "adequate" or "basic."

How to Select the Optimal Temperature Sensor for Industrial Applications

Recognizing that the ventilation rate procedure in its indoor air quality standard may be difficult to apply in existing buildings, ASHRAE is proposing an alternate compliance path.

Members of both the HART Communication Foundation and Fieldbus Foundation approved the merger proposed by their respective boards through a voting process that concluded on August 30.

Enhancements in Gocator 4.0 include a built-in capability to remove noise around the perimeter and interior of scanned surfaces or parts.

CQS Innovation is a Michigan-based systems integrator specializing in control and information systems for life sciences, chemical and metals industries.

Robust Fault Detection for Switched Positive Linear Systems with Time-Varying Delays

By Bill Lydon, Editor Should the control room operator be responsible for making business decisions? Focusing solely on improving operator interaction may be a mistake. Your competitors may be focusing on increased automation and integration to gain a competitive business advantage.

Zaber's ASCII LabVIEW drivers are now certified by National Instruments, and they are listed on their Instrument Driver Network (IDNet).

OSI installed an Outage Management System (OMS) for Powerco of New Zealand, based on OSI's Spectra OMS software platform.

The current 470,000 part data, including schematic macros, geometric dimensions and documents, can now be imported to engineering automatically.

At InnoTrans 2014: Proven Safety for the Rail Sector

By Bill Lydon, Editor The OPC Foundation Information Revolution 2014 Conference was held at Microsoft's Redmond Campus on August 4-7, 2014. The conference featured industry experts who both presented and learned more about OPC Unified Architecture. This article summarizes the highlights from the conference.

ISA now enables its members to purchase comprehensive professional/errors and omissions and general liability insurance through Lloyds of London at significant discounts to regular market rates.

The wireless network at Pfalzwerke Netz integrates remote substations, secondary substations, renewable energy systems, and switching points into a network control system while providing protection from unauthorised access and tampering.

With 34 cameras installed along the perimeter of the photovoltaic field, Solesa can detect animals, people, objects, acts of vandalism or attempted theft in complete darkness and difficult conditions, such as dust, fog and rain.

Mission Critical Operations programs are designed to develop a career pathway to address demand for a workforce able to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, and respond to mission-critical breaches.

By Tom Gurd, City Technology There is a lot of focus on flue gas analyzers, but it’s also important to remember that an analyzer is only as effective as the sensors it uses. Because of the risks associated with combustion emissions, sensor safety and reliability are critical.

By Andrea Sorri, Axis Communications With the arrival of network video, plant operators can integrate security, safety and production control in one single system. With HDTV image quality, network cameras can provide detailed and clear images - allowing remote operators to virtually place themselves at any location of the plant or process and see what is happening at any given time.

The increase in oil exploration activities, investments in new refineries, and modernisation of existing facilities will spur the uptake of valves and actuators, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America.