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LaRue Coffee Roasterie of Omaha, Nebraska, has gone live with the Epicor Tropos enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

The valves will be used in an MDI integration project (diphenymethane disocyanate) and a new PO/AE integration project under construction in China (epoxy propane and acrylic ester).

The three-year Global Qualification Certificate is for the Rotork BGS1 subsea gearbox, a specialised product designed for torque inputs of up to 3500 Nm at operating depths of 3000 metres.

Lockheed Martin chose Perle Fiber Media Converters to provide copper to fiber conversion in a harsh Data Imagery application. It's all very hush-hush, though.

BgB Supply, an online distributor of electrical control panel components based out of Omaha, Neb., is launching its new website and branding.

Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) to control plant processes and general refinery facilities as part of the third stage of construction of the Antipinsky Refinery in Tyumen, Russia.

Barrdega Sistemas is a full-service consulting and systems integration firm that designs, deploys and integrates end-to-end supply chain solutions in Panama.

Forsblad has been named the Project Director of Industrial Automation, one of the 11 trade fairs under the unifying umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE.

The role of technology in warehouses has shifted from purely reducing costs and has increasingly expanded into adjacent benefits that can drive differentiation and profitable growth for businesses.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Doug McCuistion described the challenge that the Mars Exploration Program presented and how they took a “project-by-project” approach to achieve one of the most monumental space exploration feats of the century. This article highlights some engineering lessons that I extracted from his discussion about overcoming their obstacles.

The £1 million pound competition for any start-up from around the world to come to London and set up its headquarters has attracted hundreds of companies, mostly mobile applications, computer networking and Internet software.

The two systems integrators divided the world: JR will service and support customers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and AWL will support customers in Europe and China.

By Bill Lydon, Editor GE Intelligent Platforms recently announced their Proficy Monitoring & Analysis Software Suite and believes the Suite is the first to address industrial big data by combining industrial Historian technology with Hadoop (High-availability distributed object-oriented platform) technology for asset health with process optimization.

ABB’s integrated automation, fire and gas, and emergency shutdown system enables the station and the terminal to be monitored and controlled by remote from one control room.

ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) approved pressure instrumentation from American Sensor Technologies.

By Macro Sensors While DC-LVDTs eliminate the need for calibration and additional equipment, AC-LVDTs continue to possess their own set of benefits.

Getting real about pressure transmitter accuracy

The global market for pneumatic valves and actuators, estimated to be worth nearly $8 billion in 2012, is undergoing a competitive shakeup as low-cost Chinese suppliers continue to expand into the U.S. and Europe.

More than one hundred valves a day will be assembled directly on-site in Singapore in the future.

“Industry in Transition: The Information Driven Enterprise,” will feature 11 programs and 36 sessions focused on exploring the latest industry trends and hottest new technologies.

Certification program helps ensure customers’ industrial networks are reliable, adaptable and support growing control and information needs.

Oulu Vocational College is the first educational institution in Finland to provide a fully automated, mobile crushing plant for its students. Metso provided the automation.

If a person is extremely intelligent, it will be obvious to everyone after a casual conversation.

Morley will deliver a mid-day presentation on Friday, 13 September titled, “What Does Pack Size Have to Do with Marketing?”

Wynright is a U.S.-based provider of material handling systems, conveyor and sortation systems, order fulfillment technology, warehouse controls, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

The largest pharmaceutical company in Southeast Asia--PT Kalbe Farma--successfully started up PAS-X at its headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

CityNext is an initiative designed to help governments, businesses and citizens reimagine what is next for their cities.

This simulation-based troubleshooting training system develops skills for troubleshooting all types of electrical circuits and equipment effectively and efficiently.

Held in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 6-8 August at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel, the symposium attracted more than 250 attendees.

The game is available in the iTunes Store and shows in a playful manner how the common network infrastructure for sercos III and EtherNet/IP works.

Customizable pressure and thermal sensor solutions include modules with multiple sensors and technologies integrated inside.

By QA Graphics If you’re considering developing an app for your organization, be clear on the difference between native mobile apps and a mobile website, and then identify which will best suit your needs.

June U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $155 million, down 6.6 percent from May and down 12.8 percent from the June 2012 level of $195 million.

Coupled with component MES, enterprise batch records provide manufacturers with a cost efficient, non-disruptive (to their existing installed base of technology) manufacturing IT solution that is scal

Three-quarters of revenue in the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region from sales of products suitable for use in hazardous areas were from the oil and gas industry in 2012.

Sensor sales in the food and beverage industry were $2,891.5 million in 2012 and Frost & Sullivan estimates this to reach $4,157.8 million in 2018.

Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, BBP Sales will cover Louisiana and areas of southern Arkansas and southern Mississippi.

Rotork Australia supplied Fairchild Model 10 pressure regulators for research applications demanding highly accurate pressure control at the TRI Australasia facility near to Queensland’s Gold Coast.

With this service, ABB experts can monitor and analyze a mine hoist system remotely.

As part of a project to supply Neutral Earthing Resistors (NER) to be used by the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Cressall has successfully conducted pre-qualification testing at an accredited laboratory CESI in Milan.

By John Browett, CC-Link Just as Asian vehicle manufacturers, such as Toyota, Nissan and Honda, build cars in Europe for the local market, European manufacturers should consider doing the same in Asia. Industry 4.0 can help do this.

Global shipments for motion control products fell by 6.8% in the first half of 2013, according to the Motion Control Association (MCA), the industry’s trade group.

Anchor Information Technology, Hentor and Hyrus will rep HighJump's Supply Chain Advantage suite .

June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $426.83 million, down 5.8% from May. With a year-to-date total of $2,538.55 million, 2013 is down 5.7% compared with 2012.

The 2.1 million square-foot building is the second-largest structure in Wisconsin to receive this certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Proper alarm methods improve safety, the environment and plant profitability.

Investments in infrastructure in many part of the world caused continued demand for high power AC drives.

By Chris Hansford, Hansford Sensors A range of vibration sensors and monitoring techniques are now available that can help engineers detect and manage vibration, and thus extend the operating life of automated machinery beyond recommended maintenance intervals.

SeaTec Repair Services will install Micro Motion fuel measurement solutions for marine customers.

By Renishaw Amicra Microtechnologies manufactures precision assembly systems. They replaced incremental measuring systems with absolute optical encoders and achieved ±0.5µm accuracy and 1.66 Cpk process capability.