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Nineteen European firms and research institutions engaged in production technology will be showing users from the industrial sector how they can upsize this potential, September 17 to 20 2013.

An educational track at ISA Automation Week 2013 will focus on the proper application of asset maintenance, asset operations, and asset optimization strategies and technologies.

LINARIX linear position sensors have been added to the list of products referenced by the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork.

Catalog contains technical information on standard and high-flex cables, industrial connectors, assembly and system solutions, automation technology and technical accessories.

Fives acquired the three MAG brands: Cincinnati, Giddings & Lewis and Forest-Liné.

Replay system uses cameras and sophisticated algorithms to create three dimensional photo-realistic real-time scenes of football mayhem.

Emerson will supply Ovation control and SCADA technology for controls of multiple hydropower plants and a dispatch center to AES Tietê in Brazil.

ABB acquired Alstom's ring motor business to enhance its gearless mill drive (GMD) system business.

The TS4000H Intelligent Toxic Gas Detector from General Monitors is now IECEx approved.

TechStar has strong roots in the oil and gas industry, with headquarters in Deer Park, Texas near the Houston Ship Channel and offices near Dallas and Corpus Christi, Texas.

ST100 Series Thermal Mass Air/Gas Flow Meter is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 1 compliant service.

Hedgehog Security appointed Rob Weil--a hypnotist--as its operations manager.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC (LSR) completed a new plant, representing the single largest investment in America’s sugar cane industry in over 40 years. With a newly engineered Siemens automation system, the white sugar refinery is capable of refining two billion pounds of white sugar annually for distribution to commercial and retail customers throughout the United States.

Arthur Filson will replace Allen Filson, who has decided to pursue other interests.

By Mark Davidson, LNS Research In most cases and in many large organizations, the manufacturing software and IT resources are capable, but just not being properly business directed to use technology to support this alignment. Here is a list of common MOM and Enterprise IT applications that companies can use to support monitoring, analysis of, enforcement, and visibility of progress toward these goals.

Emerson will be the main automation contractor for Sasol's integrated gas-to-liquids (GTL) and world-scale ethane cracker complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Emerson will supply control and safety systems, control valves, and measurement and analytical instruments

STEM Robotics Platform offers a selection of pre-engineered robotic solutions that meet the requirements of secondary educational programs focused on advanced manufacturing and robotics.

In order to reduce the risk of explosion, elimination of one or more of the components of the ignition triangle is necessary. There are three basic methods of protection—explosion containment, segregation and prevention.

Many of the hottest technology trends today represent a convergence of largely internet and IT-based enabling technologies.

By Darran Kreit, Zettlex For position sensing applications, many engineers are still specifying incremental sensors because they believe absolute versions are too complex and/or costly. This describes the two approaches and compares the relative benefits of each.

Power-One is a provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions.

Capture and report trends of key process variables and metrics immediately before and after process control improvements.

By Pat Garrehy, Rootstock Software Since the late nineties, SAP and Oracle have dominated On-Premise ERP in the large, Tier-1 manufacturing enterprises. Today, unlike a few years ago, there are Public Cloud ERP software applications that can support small and medium sized businesses

This integration closes a loophole in the PLM process so that configuration data for the EPLAN Platform can now be processed in Teamcenter.

Troy will lead operations and have responsibility for the Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP), wholesale distribution and human capital management (HCM) business in the Americas.

Rotork flow control equipment has been installed at a sewage treatment works serving Somerset’s largest tourist resort on the south west coast of England.

Klenk has over 20 years of experience leading technology companies, most recently as director and president of Harland Medical Systems.

The assessment is a key part of any security best practice program, helping to ensure critical infrastructure protection and compliance with corporate, industry and/or government mandates.

Yokogawa will supply an integrated control and safety system, together with a metering solution, to SSE Hornsea for the upgrade of the underground gas storage facilities located at Atwick, East Yorkshire.

Pre-registration for the symposium, which will take place 6-8 August in Orlando, Florida, USA, is now in excess of 200.

CC-Link received Chinese National Standard GB/Z 29496.1.2.3-2013, Japanese Standard TR B0031 and SEMI E54.23-0513 certifications.

The company, founded in 1983, shipped its initial product, the AdeptOne direct drive robot system in 1984.

The Mexico site will feature the same products that are on Spain’s website.

The cybersecurity threat – taking it personally

Colombiano Texas Transformadora, a Bogota-based emerald processing company, selected the Epicor enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) solution.

PSP Plus provides an enhanced support solution for PAS’ PlantState Suite and Integrity software customers.

The valves will control the steamy process flow coming from the boreholes drilled into the ground.

Using smarter technology to solve the municipal water conundrum

With single cable technology that combines motor power and feedback connections, hardware and wiring requirements in machine control applications are significantly reduced.

A3's Jeff Burnstein will speak at the Congressional Robotics Caucus Briefing titled “Harnessing New Robotics Technologies for Job Creation.”

At the Bullitt Center, KMC’s BACnet Building Controllers and FlexStats are used for control of radiant floor heating and cooling zones, indoor air quality management, and to provide free cooling.

By Bill Lydon, Editor It is clear that OPC UA is transforming the architecture of industrial automation systems and providing a bridge to enterprise systems. With MatrikonOPC as part of the company, Honeywell is in a unique position as a user and supplier of OPC UA software and embedded OPC UA stacks.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser Process Training Unit (PTU) or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Is it time for a new automation architecture instead of debating over existing ones? I started to wonder about this after reviewing more than 100 comments in our LinkedIn Discussion about my article titled, PLC vs. DCS - Competing Process Control Philosophy.

APC is any control strategy that utilizes multiple inputs and outputs to achieve higher-level control objectives and that involve functions not normally represented on P&IDs

From the clothes you wear, to the labels on a panel, to the layout and fonts on a graphic, to the look of your signature – appearance matters. There is a tremendous amount of wisdom in the expression,

The 8th ISA Marketing and Sales Summit will be held 11-13 September 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The application process will start on September 2, 2013 and will close on September 30, 2013.

EEx HOG 161 incremental encoder meets IECEx certifcation in device category 2 G.

Companies include new OEM Partner companies, Solution Partner companies, and Encompass third-party product referencing companies.