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Low Power AC Drives Market in Asia to grow 9%
The Asian region is the largest market for low power AC drives, representing around 42 percent of the global low power AC drives market. -
Industrial Ethernet – Too much of a good thing?
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial Ethernet networks and protocols have become a workhorse of automation systems. But how extensively should it be used? Ethernet is not ideal in all applications. Consider the good, the bad and the ugly. -
ISA Water/Wastewater Symposium
The 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium will take place 6-8 August 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA. -
Parker Hannifin updates inPHorm hydraulic sizing software
Sizing software streamlines the process of specifying hydraulic accumulators by increasing efficiency and minimizing the engineering time required to design accumulators. -
PC VUE monitors U.S. wind farms
Iberdrola Renewables, the second-largest energy provider in North America, uses PC VUE SCADA system to monitor PLCs and 2,479 turbines at its U.S. wind farms. -
Eaton names Nitin Chalke Managing Director of India
Chalke joined Eaton in 2009 and most recently served as managing director, India and South East Asia – Hydraulics. -
Quick Disconnect vs. Hard-Wiring
TURCK announces its latest white paper, Quick Disconnect vs. Hard-Wiring: Selecting a Connectivity System For Your Industrial Application. Providing a detailed comparison between quick disconnect and hard-wiring systems, the white paper assists readers in selecting the ideal connectivity system for their industrial applications. -
Guide to Effectively Executing Compressor Control Retrofits
Improving existing compressor control systems improves operations and energy efficiency -
PLC and PAC Market in Asia growing
ARC says the total PLC and PLC-based PACs market in Asia will exceed $6.4 billion in 2016. -
Automation & Control Trends in 2013
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor This article is an update to my 2012 Trends Article and expresses my thoughts on major automation and control trends for 2013 and beyond. These opinions are based on a wide range of inputs from users, suppliers and industry consultants, and from attending numerous events. -
IFR to host Robotics Automation Round Table at AUTOMATE
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will host an exclusive press event for editors - CEO Round Table Discussion - at AUTOMATE in Chicago on 22 January 2013. -
How Equipment and Operating Conditions Affect Process Dynamics
Simple material and energy balances can be developed to understand the effects of equipment design and operating conditions on process dynamics. -
China makes Global Motion Control Market drop
Sales of motion control products have decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion control market is forecast to decline by 1.9 percent compared to 2011. -
Global Training Solutions Inc. announces electrical maintenance online training
The e-Learning series uses real-world video, interactive learning techniques and comprehensive tracking to ensure active employee participation and retention. -
Emerging Economies boost Machine Safety Market
Manufacturers worldwide recognize that machine safety can give them a competitive advantage and a good public image, and therefore, opt for machine safety systems despite the economic downturn. -
ARC announces keynoter for World Industry Forum
Doug McCuistion, Director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA, will provide the keynote presentation on the challenges faced and overcome in getting to Mars. The forum will be held Feb. 11. -
Advantech "cycles through" 30 years
To celebrate the their 30th year, Advantech will launch biking events around the world throughout the year; the program will be titled, "Cycling with Advantech @ 30." -
EPLAN speeds up coiling and winding projects by 30%
Advanced Machine & Tool switched from AutoCAD Electrical to EPLAN because a major automotive customer wanted it. -
igus releases 2013 bearings catalog
The catalog covers new product lines, such as knife-edge rollers offering oil-free deflection for conveyor belts, and zero-backlash leadscrew nuts. -
My Year as the 2013 ISA President Has Gotten off to a Truly Inspiring Start
My Year as the 2013 ISA President Has Gotten off to a Truly Inspiring Start -
Beijer HMI controls winches on Russian Icebreaker
Adria Winch is using the QTERM-A7 HMI with iX software by Beijer Electronics to control five oceanographic winches located on an open deck of a Russian research icebreaker ship. -
Edmund Optics promotes Samuel Sadoulet to COO
Sadoulet will assume responsibility for the company's corporate technology, global engineering, and manufacturing operations. -
Robots booming in China
IMS says the production of industrial robots in Asia Pacific (mostly China) is forecast to grow at a rate of 9.6%, more than any other region in the world. -
Emerson to automate European biotech plant
Emerson Process Management will provide integrated process automation and operations management systems for a new biopharmaceutical production center in Bulle, Switzerland. -
SEMEA replaces pumps, gets ROI in 14 months
Water treatment and distribution company SEMEA achieved a return on its investment over 14 months by replacing a pumping installation with a solution developed by Leroy-Somer and Flowserve. -
Avid Solutions-Raleigh earns CSIA certification
The Raleigh, N.C., U.S., branch of Avid Solutions Inc. recently became Certified by the The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). -
Honeywell to upgrade printing at Nordic newspaper
Honeywell will provide new input/output modules, bring the safety system in line with current standards, and increase redundancy in the drive system. -
McCrometer publishes Brochure on CONNECT Wireless Systems
Brochure covers wireless remote monitoring and control systems designed to cover the needs of growers and irrigators. -
2013 Water/Wastewater Symposium Focuses on “Smart Water” Technology
2013 Water/Wastewater Symposium Focuses on “Smart Water” Technology -
Asset Management: Moving from a Reactive to a Predictive Business
Automation.com, January 2013 By Nuris Ismail & Reid Paquin of Aberdeen Group Unplanned downtime, inability to maintain planned production rates, safety and environmental incidences are all problems that can be traced directly to recurring equipment failure and operation mismatches in production rates and capacities. -
Apptricity certifies Janam RFID readers
Using Janam’s mobile computers, workers can scan barcodes and instantly access Apptricity applications for real-time intelligence in the field. -
Standard-Knapp Packs up Jim Beam
Beam Global Spirits & Wine has three 939s Versatron Case packers handling bottles of cordials at a plant in Cincinnati, OH, running at 25-30 cases per minute. -
Seeking Fast, Durable Data Management
By McObject McObject's white paper, "Seeking Fast, Durable Data Management: A Database System and Persistent Storage Benchmark", explores solutions for database durability and recoverability, using McObject's original test results to shine light on the best approach when performance is critical and data loss is not an option. -
Heason Technology appoints Tom Wells Application Engineer
Wells has a BEng in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in mechatronics and robotics from the University of Surrey and is continuing his PhD in Biomedical engineering. -
Matrox supplies 12-Monitor Video Wall to Australian Grand Prix
Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards facilitate operations within a high-pressure Formula One Grand Prix race control room. -
ASI publishes Product Catalog
The 64 page catalog includes specifications on automation, control and power products. -
OSI to Provide SCADA system for Wind Energy Transmission Texas
The SCADA system will be installed on WETT's high-voltage transmission lines. Its Transmission Network Analysis applications include State Estimator, Topology Processor, Power Flow, Contingency Analysis and Operator training Simulator functions. -
Control Station supplies PID tuning software to Rockwell Automation
Control Station's LOOP-PRO TUNER PID controller tuning software is integrated within the PlantPAx engineering workstation. -
Thomas & Betts names Brian Herington division manager
Herington will lead the combined U.S. business of T&B and ABB’s low voltage products local business units. -
Icon Labs supplies Floodgate embedded security to ZiLog
Zilog us using Floodgate to add a critical layer of security for network devices built with their ZGATE architecture. -
What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of Differential Pressure Flow Devices?
Each type of differential pressure flowmeter has a variety of pros and cons but the sheer number of types provides many options to the engineer -
HMI Solution Offers Flexible Customization Options
By Kim Ground, Technic Surface Finishing Technologies uses InduSoft's Web Studio HMI/SCADA software to provide remote access to its customers' surface finishing machines for updates and diagnostics. -
Rockwell Automation adds six companies to PartnerNetwork
Two vendors joined Encompass, two joined the OEM Partner program, and two EMEA solution providers have been added to the Solution Partner program. -
RFID Shows Promise as Work Site Gate Security Technology
Barcoding, a traditional method of checking workers' IDs, is proving inadequate for the large work forces assigned to many of today's projects. RFID tags circumvent problems with current technologies. -
Metso acquires ExperTune
ExperTune’s products will be sold as stand-alone solutions that can be used in any automation system environment. ExperTune will be integrated into Metso’s Automation segment’s Services business. -
Endress+Hauser expands in Indonesia
Grama Bazita, its long-time sales partner in Jakarta, will join the Endress+Hauser Group as an independent E+H company. -
Things to Come: Predictions for Automation, Manufacturing, & the Economy
Things to Come: Predictions for Automation, Manufacturing & the Economy -
Banner Engineering Complete Catalog on CD Features 3500+ Web Links to More Info
Banner Engineering's catalog CD contains all current product catalogs for more than 15,000 sensing, safety, measurement & inspection, and vision products as well as current pricing. -
Industrial Controls Acquires IEC Control Shop
IEC Control Shop is a Texas-based distributor of HVAC controls, with offices in Fort Worth and Dallas. -
Why a Virtual Plant Is Crucial for Process Control Improvement
A virtual plant provides uses the actual plant’s control system & operator interface crucial for training and all levels of process control improvement.