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Moxa Appoints Joe Cook Business Development Manager
Cook joins Moxa from IDS Imaging Systems where he served as National Sales Manager. -
ISA's Gouhin Participates in World Manufacturing Forum
ISA's Gouhin Participates in World Manufacturing Forum -
An Open Discussion about the Future of Automation - Part 2
Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Executives from supplier and end-user companies, along with a leading industrial business analyst provided their insights into the future of automation and industry issues, including human performance and challenging new engineers. -
OPC UA enables Industrial Information Revolution
Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor OPC UA technology provides an efficient and secure infrastructure for communications and has the potential to be the standard of choice to complete the vision of IP to the edge, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things." -
Multiphase Flowmeter Market growing fast
Multiphase flowmeters are the fastest growing flowmeter type, outpacing ultrasonic and other new-technology flowmeters, according to Flow Research. -
Energy 2013
Energy, a tradeshow for energy technology, runs from 8 to 11 April 2013 under the umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE. -
Boulder Wind Power simulates new wind power generator
BWP uses the 3D version of the Opera electromagnetic simulator from Cobham Technical Services to design a wind generator that uses an axial flux, air-core architecture that will reduce the cost of wind generated electricity. -
Industrial Ethernet Gaining Ground in Manufacturing
Automation.com, October 2012 By Nuris Ismail and Reid Paquin This research explores how industry leaders are taking advantage of industrial networking to enable real-time visibility into data to optimize production, maintenance, and safety - in particular, the adoption rate of industrial Ethernet protocols versus Fieldbus. -
ABB to control conveyors at coal terminal in Australia
ABB will supply electrical and automation systems for conveyors at a new coal export terminal currently under construction in northeastern Australia. -
OPC Foundation certifies COPA-DATA's zenon OPC UA Server
The granting of the official certificate confirms COPA-DATA's zenon OPC UA server meets all of the quality criteria defined by the OPC Foundation. -
eRPortal Software Joins Rockwell Automation Encompass Program
eRPortal's Asset and Maintenance Management software suite can be integrated into a FactoryTalk automation platform. -
Rittal updates web site
Enhancements include QuickQuotes, which enables auser to create a custom bill of material for any enclosure, climate control product and accessory. -
Rittal creates mobile version of its website
Virtually everything available on the main site is now available in a mobile format for smartphones and tablets. -
How do you spend the first hour of your day?
How do you spend the first hour of your day? -
PMMI, MI & IMTC support PMMI Mechatronics Certificate Program
10 community colleges and technical schools in Pennsylvania will meet requirements of the PMMI mechatronics certificate. -
SICK Opens bigger office in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
SICK moved to a larger office building in the Greater Toronto Area due to the positive economic situation in Canada, and the strong growth in sensor sales. -
Why You Should Look for Opportunities to Improve Plant Profitability
Estimate benefits from a decrease in variability & an increase production rate. Implement solutions where an increase in plant profitability is justified -
Updated Foundation Fieldbus safety Specs Available
The Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) specs include support for FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 (31.25 bit/s) dual-mode devices employing field diagnostics. -
ISA publishes book on energy choices
"Future Energy: Opportunities and Challenges" by Thomas W. Kerlin enables more informed decision making in selecting energy production and energy use options for the future. -
ISA CEO Patrick Gouhin speaks at World Manufacturing Forum
Patrick Gouhin, ISA’s Executive Director and CEO, spoke at the World Manufacturing Forum 2012, an invitation-only conference in Stuttgart, Germany. -
Panduit and Rockwell Automation Form networking Alliance
Rockwell and Panduit will provide physical network infrastructure solutions, collaboration between automation and IT, and integrated solutions and services for customers globally. -
Siemens to build Geared Motor Plant in South Carolina
The 45,600 sq ft facility in Mauldin, SC, will assemble Simogear geared motors and gear units primarily used in conveyor systems. -
QA Graphics Develops visuals for Gardiner
QA Graphics has provided custom system graphics and floor plan graphics for HVAC projects which Gardiner implemented. -
Dwyer releases 2013 Catalog App
The free Catalog App works on the iPad, iPhone, or any Android mobile device. -
Kollmorgen Motor and Controller Drive Electric Motorcycle to Victory
The AKM motor and ACS drive let VT BOLT achieve top speeds in excess of 100 mph throughout the duration of each 20 mile race. -
LNG Production Facilities for Vehicle Fuel Website
Site has a list of all the LNG facilities around the country that have the capability to offload LNG into trailers for truck delivery to user sites. -
Schaeffler actuators position sheet metal parts for transformer cores
Tuboly-Astronic uses linear actuators from Schaeffler to ensure that sheet metal parts are handled and positioned with repeatable accuracy. -
Omron announces PLC programming Fall Courses
The hands-on courses through December 2012 present real world automation challenges to prepare students to design, use and troubleshoot systems efficiently. -
Digital Sensors and Sensor Systems: Practical Design book
Book shows how to eliminate complex amplification, filtering and analog-to-digital conversion in digital, smart, intelligent sensors, and sensor and DAQ systems. -
Honeywell promotes Remi Volpe to VP-GM for EMEA Region
Volpe has more than 20 years of Honeywell experience. He served as the EMEA Marketing Director-buildings and CentraLine business leader for Honeywell’s Environmental & Combustion Controls (ECC) business. -
Industrial Wireless market in Europe to double
Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $218.0 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $539.5 million in 2016. -
STROTHMANN installs rail-based assembly line at KION
Three hydraulic lifting platforms were embedded in the floor. Trolleys are rolled onto the platforms at the work stations, fixed, and – still standing on the tracks – lifted along with the payload. -
HART Communication Foundation seeks User Application Stories
HCF will give a free Leatherman Kick multi-tool to users who provide usable details of their applications. -
HERMES AWARD 2013 candidates sought
The deadline for entries is 7 February 2013 for HANNOVER MESSE 2013, scheduled for 8-12 April 2013. -
Invensys supplies Virtual Reality Training to Department of Energy
The SimSci-Esscor EYESIM training solution is used within integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants at NETL's Center in Morgantown, WV. -
Honeywell to supply Experion system to Hyundai in Kenya
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) to Hyundai Engineering for Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) Company’s two geothermal plants in Olkaria. -
Canary Labs Provides Historian software to NASA
Historian software is installed at Kennedy Space Center to monitor power distribution in the Vertical Assembly Building and launch pads 39A and 39B. -
Emerson reaches one billion hours of wireless operations
Emerson hit 1 billion total hours of wireless operations across 10,000 systems in more than 120 countries. -
Datalogic celebrates 40th Anniversary
Today, Datalogic operates across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, in 30 nations around the world and selling to more than 100 countries. -
Honeywell opens research and training center in Saudi Arabia
The Research & Training Center is located at the Dhahran Techno Valley business cluster in Saudi Arabia. Many excellencies attend excellent opening. -
Invensys Acquires Spiral Software
Spiral Software in the UK provides integrated solutions ranging from crude assay management to refinery supply chain optimization. -
Predictive Feedback Control
Technical paper presents a new method for designing predictive controllers for linear single-input/single-output systems. -
Bentley software to control W&WW Systems in Portugal
Águas de Portugal selected Bentley’s water software technology to streamline the operation and management of its water and wastewater systems. -
Schneider Electric Executive Interview
Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Clemens Blum and Mary Ramsey discussed how Schneider Electric is taking a more holistic view on operations and helping customers meet energy efficiency and sustainably goals by making investments in open architecture platforms and web services. -
PROFINET grows as PROFIBUS continues to flourish
The PROFIBUS market is expected to grow in 2012 by a further 4 million nodes, to reach a total of about 44 million, taking PROFINET along with it. -
IFS supplies ERP to Merrill Technologies
The ERP software will be used at MTG's machining and fabricating manufacturing sites located in Michigan and Indiana. -
Meggitt hires Chris Kramm as Senior Electrical Engineer
Chris Kramm was hired as Senior Electrical Engineer and Project Manager for Wilcoxon Research to design sensors and accessories for vibration monitoring systems. -
Tridium appoints two Vice Presidents
Wayne Tighe was appointed Vice President, Sales, North America, and Pranay Prakash as Vice President, Product Marketing. -
How to Select the Right Positioning Sensor
By Turck White paper provides an in-depth explanation of how sensors using resistance inductance capacitance (RLC) technology enhance position sensing in industrial applications. -
Rockwell Automation Hosts 21st Annual Automation Fair
The 2012 Automation Fair will bed held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Nov. 7 and 8, 2012.




