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Industrial Skills Training Catalogue contains 600 pages of e-learning training solutions.

Pajonas, formerly senior vice president and president of the Flow Control Division, assumes the role of COO responsible for both the Flow Control Division and the Flow Solutions Group.

ÅF AB will use AVEVA Plant across all new large and medium sized design projects, including new paper machines, biomass power plants, nuclear, thermal and renewables.

Wolf is Business Development Manager for the company’s Global Packaging Solutions Group.

Coast Automation will distribute Secomea Remote Device Management solution in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in the US.

International Innovative Technologies is using in-line particle size distribution analysis systems in its low energy milling equipment.

Impuls in Russia reports that projects that typically took three months or more are now being completed in 5-6 weeks.

Three new U.S. Section participants, including Keith Nosbusch of Rockwell, were named to a two-year term ending on August 12, 2013.

Website contains information on monitoring systems, fault detection & diagnostics systems, wind farm management information systems, process control systems and project management services.

“World’s Greatest!” is a thirty-minute show dedicated to highlighting the world’s greatest companies, products, places, and people.

The Handbook is a technical reference guide for the control systems professional, as well as a study aid for the Control Systems Engineering (CSE) Professional Engineer (PE) Exam.

NTMOS H2S detector has earned approval for use in locations that require an ingress protection rating of IP66/67, ideal for petrochemical, oil and gas applications.

Metso will supply MetsoDNA Automation System, Process Info Management System, Control and On/off-valves as well as Consistency transmitters and Field Instruments.

Honeywell will integrate its Experion control system with Statoil’s existing Kvitebjørn platform to enable remote command of the facility.

Geometric is an exclusive provider of technical support for PROSTEP’s PLM software.

Overseeing the new office are Marc Goulet and Dan Foster.

ABB will supply AC subsea power cables to the world's largest offshore gas platform, Troll A, about 70 kilometers off the west coast of Norway.

Automation.com, January 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The 17th Annual PI North America General Assembly Meeting was held October 4-6, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ and included vendors and users who provided updates on PROFIBUS and PROFINET technologies. Topics included PROFINET survey, GE IP, Chrysler-Fiat, Wireless and PROFIenergy.

Frost & Sullivan estimates that the market value of PAM and PLM will reach €506.6 and €4331.4 million, respectively, in 2017.

Orders were down 6.9% from October but up 26.6% when compared with the total of $339.68 million reported for November 2010.

Since 1912, Davis Instruments has supplied customers with brand-name technologies in test, measurement, control, and calibration.

Automation.com, January 2012 By Bill Lydon At the recent PI North America General Assembly Meeting, Bernie Anger of GE Intelligent Platforms discussed why they chose PROFINET as the backbone for their Programmable Automation Controller portfolio. The PROFINET philosophy fits with GE's evolving legacy of high performance distributed systems.

Flow Research says the worldwide market for liquid analytical instruments is projected to grow substantially and exceed $981 million by 2014.

Brochure highlights updates to ProServe Design, Assembly and Marking suite.

Endress+Hauser Arabia is a joint venture between the Endress+Hauser Group and Anasia, sister company to the Abudawood Group.

QA Graphics is an Iowa-based interactive design company specializing in Flash development, touchscreen applications, 3D design/animation, mobile apps and other multimedia.

The websites focus on the USA, the UK and Germany.

Revere Control Systems, Birmingham, Ala., recently became recertified as a CSIA Certified member.

Communications Systems selected IFS Applications ERP solution to replace its legacy enterprise systems.

The project is part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) program, aimed at increasing the contribution of renewable energy in Texas by up to 18 gigawatts.

Alpha Wire announced a German version of its website for wire, cable, and tubing products.

Niagara Supervisor, Version 3.6 received BACnet Testing Laboratory's (BTL) Advanced Workstation Software listing (B-AWS) and BACnet Operator Workstation Software (B-OWS) listing.

Kenesto is seeking companies whose work processes can be completed successfully in the beta version of Kenesto, a cloud-based system that allows users to create processes and manage work easily.

UL-approved NEMA 23 (60 mm) step motors are available in half, single and two stack configurations, and provide holding torques from 42 to 253 oz-in.

ABB will rovide a high-voltage underground cable system for the South-West Link power transmission project in southern Sweden.

The application, accessible through the MISUMI Web site, provides design engineers with a visual index to all of the company’s Factory Automation components.

Klaver most recently served as the manufacturing manager for Roush Yates Racing Enterprises.

Pace Global is an energy consulting and management company that helps organizations maximize value and manage risk in today’s complex energy and environmental markets.

Operator effectiveness is often overlooked but is an area that can improve the performance and safety of your control system or plant.

The approval certificate covers the full 1” to 10” size range and ASME #150 and #300 pressure classes.

The ten-page brochure, complete with application examples, highlights Spring-Engaged Brakes for Rotary and Linear Applications.

CVA electric actuator has been specified for critical valve control duty on high temperature gas turbine pre-heater equipment supplied to the power generation industry.

Rev C involves a very rigorous audit process heavily influenced by major aerospace and defense companies.

Dynospindles.com website streamlines the ordering of custom and standard machine tool spindles and related accessories.

Video series details how to install industrial rotary encoders.

Curie rejoined the company as a business unit leader for the feeder product line. Curie previously served as product manager.

Pathamavong will primarily be involved in creating BAS graphics for one of the company’s largest clients, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Avid Solutions is a system integration firm with fifty employees and two offices in North Carolina.

Donaldson joined ICONICS in 2003, and was promoted to Director of Marketing in 2004 where he oversaw day to day marketing activities and events for ICONICS.

Brochure explains how the precision metering of flare gases and feed lines optimizes the disposal of waste gases in oil/gas land-based and offshore production fields as well as refineries.