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EyeVision software now supports CoaXPress cameras, along with USB, FireWire (IEEE1394), GigE and CameraLink.

On April 22, 2012, the Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, will open HANNOVER MESSE with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel.

The water and wastewater products company installed a MicroLogix PLC, PowerFlex 4 drive, and EtherNet/IP to automate its demonstration plants.

Electric actuators on the carbon filtration plant were failing. Rotork’s solution was to install IQTMPro quarter-turn modulating actuators directly onto the affected butterfly valves.

Two companies joined the Encompass program, three partners expanded their membership, and six companies joined the Machine Builder Program.

With virtualization, users can safely run several operating systems and applications at the same time on a single computer, with each having access to the resources it needs when it needs them.

Emerson's Design Services Network business can assist in design, development and testing for the refrigerants newly approved by the EPA.

Using the product finder, customers can now make a pre-selection according to medium type, medium temperature, sensor material and design, voltage supply, connection type and ATEX category.

WINA will present the results of its recent survey on the Application of Wireless Technology via a live webinar on February 9.

Grant is a vice president of Telesian Technology, and has more than 20 years of experience developing marketing strategies for high-technology and industrial-automation companies.

From 21 to 24 November, five fairs – CeMAT INDIA, MDA INDIA, Surface INDIA, Industrial Automation INDIA and Laser INDIA – will be held concurrently at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.

Automation.com, February 2012 By Adam VanOort, DataNab ModBus and BACnet are the best protocol options to support on open I/O and control devices. Both protocols use RS485 as the communications backbone, i.e., the physical network that supports the data traffic. But what about IP?

Automation.com, February 2012 Barbers Farmhouse Cheesemakers in the UK uses Rockwell Automation’s ControlLogix PAC and 3D laser scanners to control an Arcall C52 cheese cutter. Another PAC controls a suite of conveyors driven by servo motors. All communications are via EtherNet/IP.

Automation.com, February 2012 By Paul Didier, Cisco In production environments, typically the order of priority is Availability, Integrity and then Confidentiality. This is opposite of the priority in IT, where it's Confidentiality, Integrity and last is Availability. That makes a big difference in the way security is approached.

Automation.com, February 2012 By Mark Howard, Zettlex The term ‘tandem encoder’ refers to an encoder with at least two measurement axes but only one power input and one data output. A Tandem approach effectively spreads the cost of a single set of electronics across two (or more) encoders.

Automation.com, February 2012 By David Johnson, FBGS Fibre optic sensors for strain/vibration and temperature based on Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG) offer several crucial advantages to traditional electric sensor technologies. They are unaffected by electrical environments and they permit optical transmission of sensor signals over large distances.

An unnamed manufacturer of cable and conductors in Spain used Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture, including CompactLogix PLCs connected to PanelView Plus operator terminals via EtherNet/IP.

Automation.com, February 2012 By Jessica Forguites, Rockwell Automation Embedding Ethernet switch technology into devices brings new advantages to high-performance applications. It simplifies machine design, configuration and maintenance.

What is the effect of the pump on control valves at lower rates?

Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor These results of the Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable (PAR) Emerging Technology Benchmarking Survey addressed major automation topics including DCS vs. PLC, Fieldbus Technology, Smart Devices, VFDs, PAT, APC, Wireless, Operator Interfaces, Computing Technology, Validation and Skills gaps.

Since joining Lenze in 2003, Wood has held various positions within the company, including general manager, director of quality and service operations, and director of strategic programs.

In co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg, students have six months in which to complete penetration tests of the zenon control system.

This guide walks PROFIBUS and Foundation fieldbus users through a logical process to identify the proper application of all FieldConnex bus solutions.

The eLearning portal features 10 introductory courses on types, functions and general knowledge of factory automation equipment.

HANNOVER MESSE 2012, which runs from 23 to 27 April, provides an overview of all key resource-saving industrial technologies.

Bushell has 15 years of gas measurement and software development experience. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M with a Minor in Business Administration.

The brochure provides an overview of the palletizer process, guarding challenges and hazard analysis, and illustrates how simplified safety control can improve safety and profitability. Requires registration to obtain brochure.

David Fuller, Duncan Hudson and David Loadman were promoted to NI's to executive management team.

Metso will supply a DNA automation system, Process and Quality Vision for web inspection and web break analysis, and the IQ quality control system.

Honeywell launched its fifth annual competition for technical students in colleges and universities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Mechatrolink is the most widely used motion control network in Asia, and is gaining ground in the U.S. An annual Regular Membership in MMA normally costs $1,500, but until March 31, 2012, it’s free.

ORTEC will consult on supply chain processes in gas field production capacity optimization, spare parts management, and cost estimating.

Site promotes OPCSystems.NET as the complete SCADA solution for Enterprise Business Applications.

T&B has a portfolio of more than 200,000 low-voltage products marketed under 45 brand names. The combined product portfolio will enable ABB to double its addressable market in North America to around $24bn.

QA Graphics will develop a custom 3D symbol library exclusively for Tridium's NiagaraAX building automation platform.

Energy Savings Estimator gives customers using drives, motors, couplings and gearboxes the ability to estimate potential energy savings across an entire drive train.

Application note describes a viscosity test protocol that achieves viscosity measurement using only 20µl (microliter) of sample fluid.

Per the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), this rating is required when installing cables into tray applications.

The actuator--2.4 m tall and 1.64 m in diameter--will be used to isolate gas being supplied from Trinidad’s northern offshore gas fields in the event of an emergency situation.

The expansion will accommodate 450 associates and is scheduled for completion in October 2012.

Rotork IQTPro actuators are controlling the operation of butterfly valves in the cooling system for the power conversion plant and the fuel systems for emergency generators.

Enclosures are manufactured in Pentair’s 30,000 square meter facility in Reynosa, Mexico.

Scientific Devices Australia markets and supports test equipment for manufacturers of Electronic Test & Measurement Instrumentation.

Automation.com, January 2012 By Thomas R. Cutler 2012 augurs a need for immediate solutions as part of lean best-practices. A kaizen event for distribution must start with the hand truck in the delivery cycle; it represents the obvious place for continuous process improvement, yet consistently overlooked last year.

Automation.com, January 2012 By Matthew Littlefield, LNS Research There are a whole slew of new technologies and system architectures being adopted in the automation industry at a very rapid pace. Companies today face the very real possibility that if they don’t effectively understand, adopt, and leverage these new technologies to their advantage; they will be left in an increasingly uncompetitive position.

Excellent temperature control is the key to both distillation and reactor performance.

ABB will manage all maintenance operations at the Rosslyn Paper Mill in Pretoria, South Africa.

Pawlowicz has been in the industrial automation industry for 35 years and has spent 13 of those years at Webb.

Through the HMS Netbiter Argos web interface, Eaton and its customers have web-based access to all UPS parameters.

Website outlines the capabilities of the DEACOM ERP software package offerings and explains the philosophies behind its development.