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Scanditron will provide sales and service in this region for Nordson ASYMTEK's conformal coating, jetting, and dispensing equipment and systems.

The combination of cloud-based PLM with a cloud-based enterprise application interface platform makes it easy for customers to map, build and manage an elegant integration solution.

The Consortium will collaborate with the University to further build knowledge through research related to reducing and mitigating abnormal situations in process industries, particularly in the area of alarm management.

The agreement covers scheduled maintenance services and remote diagnostic services including troubleshooting, ABB SupportLine, periodic maintenance report and condition monitoring.

The Micro Motion flowmeters provide Agrosy Technologies with accurate, real-time, in-line measurement data, and provide high measurement performance and maintenance free operation.

Automation.com, September 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Is it time for DCS suppliers to use open industrial Ethernet protocol standards for their backbone networks? I have asked major DCS suppliers this question and answers vary from supplier to supplier, but there are a few common issues.

IMS Research projects world sales revenue of operator terminals with embedded PLC hardware will rise from $99 million in 2011, to approximately $148million in 2016; a CAGR of about 9 percent.

The Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium met in Hull, UK for a quarterly meeting to discuss their latest research and administrative business.

IMTS 2012 welcomed John Adamczyk, Global Manager of Engineering Services, at Chicago-based Littelfuse, as its 100,000th registrant on Saturday, September 15th.

System installation costs can be reduced up to 50% by wirelessly connecting the tank farm to the control room, with the added benefit of reducing implementation time as much as 60%.

The new facility doubles the previous capacity and marks the second expansion in the company's regional growth initiative, following the development in Coppell, Texas.

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Self-tuning adaptive control for an industrial weigh belt feeder

The purpose of the study is to improve the understanding of the market imperfections and the inconsistencies that exist in designing and implementing intelligent building projects.

Nager is Vice President and General Manager of Metz Connect's subsidiary located in Tinton Falls, NJ. Metz is the parent company of BTR Netcom and RIA Connect.

According to a report on The World Market for Low Voltage Generators from IMS Research, the Chinese market for low voltage generators is forecast to decline in 2012 and only grow at average annual rate of 3.8 percent through 2016.

Joint, turn-key services include a wide range of consulting, design, installation and engineering for fully integrated analyzer systems, process and equipment control systems, and industrial automation systems.

According to the leaflet, the new flowmeters provide unmatched measurement accuracies and easy installation and handling in a compact, space-saving design.

Any continuous waste stream is an excellent candidate for a money saving opportunity. Always keep an eye out for them.

Organika-Sarzyna, one of Poland’s largest chemical producers, will use AVEVA NET to provide a data integrity management program for a new MCPA (phenoxy herbicide) production plant installation.

The Consortium will focus on providing research on top PLM issues, and to define and set the direction for the PLM industry on topics that matter most to consortium members.

Catalogue covers linear and rotary ceramic motors with associated ASIC based drives and control electronics.

The company recently installed its 84,000th CNC, which translates to an average of six CNCs per day over 38 years.

Spectro will become the exclusive, world-wide supplier of Emerson's CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer product and services offering.

Solarsoft is a specialist in midmarket enterprise resource planning (ERP) and management systems for manufacturing and distribution.

Automation.com, September 2012 By Anup Varghese, Beroe Consulting The Media, Entertainment and Technology (MET) industry uses control and process automation equipment and services at amusement and theme parks. The growth of control and process automation in the MET industry is driven by three main factors which contribute to its future development.

WorleyParsons will purchase more AVEVA PDMS 3D design software and other engineering and design applications.

During mergers and acquisitions, automation initiatives result in system consolidations, waste reduction and improved yields, says CSIA.

The office will be run by Fabio Carrasco, who used to be a Moxa customer.

The Flowserve pumps are designed to operate at the high pressures and temperatures required in the DuPont IsoTherming process for petroleum refiners.

The contract covers DCS, Fire and Gas Detection (F&G), emergency shutdown (ESD), drives and electrical systems and related instrumentation installed on oil platforms.

This market will face unexpected challenges from a slowing Chinese economy, the unfolding Eurozone debt crises and a shaky U.S. economy entering a pivotal election year.

IPA will adopt the ISASecure industrial automation controls (IAC) certification program as a component of Japan’s initiative to secure critical infrastructure.

Updates to the HSE Test Kit include the addition of transducer block test profiles for both wired and WirelessHART devices.

Frost & Sullivan says the global industrial computers market earned revenues of $2134.4 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $3,216.6 million in 2015.

Enhancements include Condensed Device Status Indicators; KPIs for wireless networks; HART Communication over Internet Protocol; Discrete “on/off” functionality; and Infrared device communications.

ABB will provide the automation and electrification to transport the ore into the processing plant, and will completely automate all plant processes.

The contest challenges participants to create a video demonstrating how strong the company’s push-in terminal blocks are.

Emerson will design, configure, and implement digital automation systems for all new automation projects at Vopak terminals.

Perfect Costing Solutions is a provider of product cost management solutions, headquartered in Goeppingen, Germany.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers calls for manufacturers, educators, professional organizations and government to coordinate and standardize efforts for preparing a skilled workforce.

Total machine vision sales in North America rose three percent compared to the second quarter of 2011, according to AIA, the industry’s trade group.

By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing An overview of collaborations between different organizations—including ADI, FDI, FDT, ISA-95, MES, MIMOSA, ODVA and PLCopen—and the OPC Foundation, and the resulting OPC UA Companion Standards. Part 5 in a series of eight articles.

Automation.com, September 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Rockwell Automation is clearly focused on building a process automation business to compete in segments that have traditionally been dominated by DCS suppliers. I recently visited with their PlantPAx experts to discuss the system and explore this business initiative.

The Showcase is a research and demonstration building for sustainable technologies in the City of Boston's Innovation District.

ISA announces the award winners for Best Paper, Best Presentation and Best Poster from its 2012 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium, held 7-9 August, 2012

Scheduled for October 16-18, 2012, in Orlando, Florida, the event showcases OPC technology, including the next-generation OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA).

The Eaton cylinders, used on pressure regulating valves and wicket gates, will help increase operating efficiency of the hydroelectric plant.

For a successful automation industry career, work together on a one-on-one basis, and seek inspiration and recognition as a team.

Software and hardware technologies are now available to create a comprehensive remote video monitoring solution. Advanced video management software technologies now provide integration of live video i