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eSight to provide energy management software to ImpactChoice
ImpactChoice will use eSight’s web-based energy management software to analyze energy usage information and provide consultancy services to their clients. -
Emerson introduces valve leak detection service
Emerson’s technicians measure internal valve seat leaks using transducers to detect a leak’s acoustic emission during pre-turnaround walk-downs, and for post-outage verification. -
Particle Sizing Webinar
Webinar from Malvern Instruments highlights the benefits of real-time particle sizing for the effective monitoring and control of granulation processes. -
Japanese Operator Terminal Market to grow big in 2012
The Japanese operator terminal market is projected to see surprisingly high growth of nearly 10 percent in 2012--provided the terminals come from Japan. -
Dynamic Systems tracks jobs at Labels West
Dynamic Systems helps Labels West, a print manufacturer, track production jobs with barcodes and CheckMate Job Tracking. -
Two Honeywell systems achieve ISASecure EDSA certification
Experion C300 distributed control system (DCS) controller and Experion fieldbus interface module (FIM) now carry the ISASecure designation. -
B&R to sell Baumüller motors
B&R will take advantage of Baumüller's comprehensive selection of motors, drawing from their DSC, DSD and DS series. -
Rockwell Software Dries Milk at Murray Goulburn
Murray Goulburn in Australia uses the Rockwell Software Dairy Dryer Solution, which continually collects data from each dryer and uses predictive models to calculate optimum temperature setpoints. -
Automation Federation Partners with NC High School for Automation Curriculum
Automation Federation Partners with NC High School for Automation Curriculum -
Intelligent Device Management Standards Committee Seeks Members
Intelligent Device Management Standards Committee Seeks Members -
Automation Week: Control Performance Track
Effective and accurate measurement and control are essential components of both improved efficiency and profitability of industrial operations. Traditionally, increased efficiency directly translated -
Grainger introduces Mobile App
Free mobile app for iPhone and Android smart phones provides instant access to Grainger’s 900,000 products. -
Kollmorgen publishes Packaging Solutions brochure
The brochure reviews quantifiable results delivered in pharmaceutical, high-performance cutting, converting, form/fill/seal and food and beverage packaging applications. -
Fieldbus Foundation Updates DesignMATE Design Tool
The updates cover DesignMATE's library of registered devices, and revised terminology used within the software to align with current FOUNDATION fieldbus installations. -
LOGIIC Receives Homeland Security Award
Homeland Security recognized the work of the Linking the Oil & Gas Industry to Improve Cybersecurity (LOGIIC) consortium. -
Lord Corp. to acquire MicroStrain
MicroStrain specializes in combining micro-sensors with embedded processors to autonomously track operational usage and to navigate and control unmanned systems. -
NEMA Petitions for Energy-Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors
NEMA) filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recommending both new and more robust energy-efficiency standards for electric motors. -
VEGA releases Tools app for smart phones
VEGA Tools enables access to utilities for VEGA instruments and services. -
Automation Federation helps develop high school automation course
The Automation Federation is providing subject matter expertise in the teaching of automation classes at Riverside High School in Durham, NC. -
Cadsoft signs BIMage Consulting as a distributor
BIMage is a provider of BIM solutions headquartered in Singapore for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry across Asia. -
Siemens Digital Plant Vision
Automation.com, August 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Raj Batra of Siemens discusses how the process industries are moving to digitizing plants with virtualization and describes how greater productivity can be achieved with higher level software approaches for programming applications. -
Balluff México opens new office
Balluff México opened a new corporate office in Querétaro, complete with a training facility, technical support lab, and warehouse. -
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Market growing
IDTechEx says the piezoelectric energy harvesting market will grow to $145 million in 2018, and $667 million by 2022. -
BEI publishes Sensors Selection Guide for Motion Control
Guide covers rotary encoders, rotary and linear potentiometers and rotary Hall effect sensors. -
Phoenix Contact names Spencer Bolgard vice president
Spencer Bolgard will oversee the company’s U.S. Sales Subsidiary, including sales, marketing, channel operations and service functions within the United States. -
Northwire makes Inc. Magazine's list of fastest-growing companies
Northwire was included on Inc. magazine’s 2012 list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. -
ISA Toronto Day at Canada’s Wonderland
ISA Toronto Day at Canada’s Wonderland -
Asian OPC InterOp Report: 22 Products Pass Interoperability Tests
Fourteen vendors successfully tested 22 OPC products at the three-day Asian Interoperability (IOP) Workshop, an event sponsored by the OPC Foundation and hosted by the OPC Japan Council this past June in Tokyo, Japan. -
Makino updates its Website
The website covers CNC machining equipment and is mobile-compatible. -
Aegis to supply MES Software to TBP
TBP electronics purchased a complete factory-wide Aegis MES system for their facilities in Dirksland and Eersel, the Netherlands. -
SEL to upgrade substations in Los Angeles
The project involves updating over 100 substations that have already been automated as well as retrofitting more than 75 substations that still require automation. -
Why Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects
Project management is really just risk management, and a large source of risk to an automation project is the control panels. -
ISA Announces Poster Sessions at ISA Automation Week 2012
The poster sessions, spanning approximately 90-120 minutes in length, will be held in the convention center concourse adjacent to session rooms on Wednesday, 26 September, from 1 p.m.–3:15 p.m. -
ISA Announces Recipients of Educational Foundation Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to college and university students who demonstrate outstanding potential to make lasting contributions in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control. -
Industrial Controls moves to New Headquarters
Industrial Controls moved its corporate headquarters from Wanamassa, NJ, to Eatontown, NJ. -
ISA Charters Standards Committee on Intelligent Device Management
The committee will define standards for best practices and work processes for use of information provided by intelligent field devices in the process industries. -
ISA Loop Check Standard Approved by ANSI
ANSI/ISA-62382-2012 (IEC 62382 Modified), Automation Systems in the Process Industry—Electrical and Instrumentation Loop Check, has been approved by ANSI. -
Good Customer Service in the Process Industries Goes Beyond Tech Support
One of the most overlooked aspects to providing good customer service is ensuring that employees feel invested in their jobs and are part of a corporate team. -
Design of Emergency Steam Load Shedding System Using Dynamic Simulation
Design of Emergency Steam Load Shedding System Using Dynamic Simulation -
Autotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications
Autotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications -
Fieldbus joins Fieldbus Foundation FOUNDATION DSP
Fieldbus Inc. has qualified under the Fieldbus Foundation's FOUNDATION Development Services Provider (DSP) program. -
NUM CNC controls glass screen finishing machines
Viewtrun is developing a range of glass finishing machines for consumer electronics products. It bases all its machines on CNC systems from NUM. -
Thomas & Betts obtains UL listing for Copper-Clad Aluminum Lugs
Made of aluminum, Blackburn lugs and splices are designed exclusively for termination on copper-clad aluminum (CCA) cable. -
Industrial Automation North America 2012 is sold out
Industrial Automation North America, September 10-15, 2012, will feature approximately 100 companies from the process, production and industrial building automation sectors -
Invensys announces Modernization Program for Aging Plants
The program guides clients in justifying modernization costs, reducing risk, deploying advanced technology and approaching plant upgrades strategically and systematically. -
Davis Instruments publishes Industrial Automation & Control catalog
Catalog covers push buttons, sensors, switches, HMIs, PLCs, controllers, relays, signal conditioners and more. -
Haydon Kerk Offers Custom Lead Screw Nuts
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions now offers customized nut designs for high-end motion control applications. -
Polymer manufacturer uses Rotork electric control valve actuators
Era Polymers in Australia uses Rotork actuators to automate the temperature control of water supplied to the condenser for the water/glycol separation process during the manufacture of polyurethane elastomer. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 8.8% in 2012
June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $462.95 million according to AMT. With a year-to-date total of $2,682.37 million, 2012 is up 8.8% compared with 2011. -
ABB to control Century Cement in India
ABB will design, engineer and supply integrated automation and modern electrification systems for Century Cement’s Manikgarh Cement plant in central India.





