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IEC 6-1131-3
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Agatos joins Invensys Partner Ecosystem Program in SE Asia
Agatos is a Singapore-based Wonderware systems integrator. -
Teledyne DALSA to build multispectral space sensor
Teledyne DALSA will develop a new multispectral sensor for an advanced earth observation application. -
Yokogawa releases Analytical Sensor Wiring Guide app
Available as an app for Android phones, the Sensor Wiring Guide covers all Yokogawa liquid measurement sensors and analyzers. -
IEEE publishes guide to deployment of Micro Grids in India
The guide provides alternative approaches and best practices for deployment of Distributed Resource Island systems or Micro-Grids in India. -
Silicom to supply networking bypass adapters to Advantech
Silicom’s Ethernet bypass technology allows for bypass of Ethernet ports on a host system after a software failure, loss of power, or upon software request. -
Epicor to supply ERP to DRB
DRB Group selected the Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to replace its 20-year old business systems. -
Honeywell to improve operator training for EuroChem in Russia
EuroChem will use UniSim to create simulated process scenarios as part of its training program for plant operators. -
Council on Competitiveness Releases American Manufacturing strategy
"Make: An American Manufacturing Movement" maps how the United States can lead the world in 21st Century advanced manufacturing that will be at the heart of our nation's long-term productivity and prosperity. -
ABB to supply mill drives for iron ore processing in Brazil
ABB will supply two GMD systems for 23 megawatt SAG mills comprising transformers, ring motors and complete containerized electrical houses. -
ADLINK Technology commits to COM initiative
This will allow ADLINK to offer modular solutions far below the $100 level, a price point requested for many years in the embedded market, but was not achievable with x86 based platforms. -
CSIA Announces six new members
The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces that six companies joined the association. -
AirLive signs Maven as distributor in India
Maven Systems will distribute AirLive's wireless transmission devices and IP surveillance solutions in India. -
Fieldbus Foundation announces FOUNDATION for ROM initiative
The initiative integrates ISA 100.11a, WirelessHART, wired HART, and wired H1 protocols into a single standard environment. -
HMS Industrial Networks joins Mitsubishi Electric Alliance
HMS Industrial Networks joined Mitsubishi Electric Europe’s e-F@ctory Alliance as a new partner. -
High School wins LEED Gold award
Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill, became the first high school in America to be certified LEED Gold for Existing Buildings (EB). -
Machine Vision Sales Up 15% Through September
Machine vision sales in North America rose 15% through the third quarter of 2011, according to the Automated Imaging Association (AIA). -
Marathon Technologies to supply EverRun software to HardwarePT
EverRun is a fault tolerant, high availability and disaster recovery software suite that creates a highly resilient application environment for Windows products. -
Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. -
Pressure Transmitter Market reaches $2.4 Billion
Pressure transmitters were $2.40 billion in 2010, and will reach $3.22 billion in worldwide revenues in 2015. -
Werum supplies MES to Novo Nordisk
The program will implement a globally standardized ERP/MES solution on the basis of SAP and Werum’s PAS-X. -
exida certifies Velan Torqseal valve
The valve meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508. -
Matrox to supply video wall controllers to PSCo Technical Distribution
PSCo Technical Distribution will build turnkey video wall solutions that complement their existing line of high-performance displays. -
How Do You Know When Feedforward Is Needed?
If on a trend recording a change in an input flow or speed (load) associated with a primary process loop causes a significant change in the primary process variable, there is an opportunity for feedfo -
Total Cost of Ownership: Understanding Its Role in Process Automation
Automation.com, December 2011 By Jerry Belanger, Honeywell Process Solutions Industrial plants need solutions guaranteeing their controls system investments are safeguarded. They want to increase the efficiency of production process, but also reduce the long-term total cost of ownership (TCO) of automation assets. -
Omnitron Videos Provide Continuing Education Credits
Omnitron has produced three online videos on connectivity and cabling that provide BICSI Continuing Education Credits (CECs). -
Lenze Americas expands in Illinois
Lenze plans to open a Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights, Illinois, and hire 40 people. -
Three companies get PLCopen Motion Control certifications
This brings the total number of certified companies to 27 and of certified products to 39. -
Honeywell opens office in Iraq
Honeywell’s second office to open in Iraq since 2010 is in Basra. -
ISaGRAF makes Wind River RTOS SIL3
ISaGRAF will integrate its SIL 3 FlexiSafe solution to Wind River’s VxWorks RTOS Cert Platform. -
Point Grey signs ClearView as Distributor for UK and Ireland
ClearView is a supplier of imaging components and services to OEMs and System Integrators in the machine vision, image analysis, medical imaging and video surveillance industries. -
IXXAT opens sales office in Italy
IXXAT opened a sales office in northern Italy to expand its activities in the embedded system solutions, data communication and safety areas. -
OSI to Supply SCADA system to Mountain Parks Electric
In a second phase of this project, MPEI will be implementing Advanced Distribution Management System functionalities, including Electronic Mapping, Distribution Power Flow and Volt/VAR Control. -
QA Graphics Introduces App Design Services
QA Graphics’ interactive team can create custom mobile applications for Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad/iTouch), Android and BlackBerry devices. -
Applied Control Engineering joins Yokogawa Partner Program
ACE is an independent systems integration firm with seven offices throughout the northeast USA and Texas. -
Is Smart Grid Avoiding Real Challenges?
There is too much hype about the smart grid without looking at the core problems from an engineering and business point of view. -
Draw wire sensors position parts on X-ray machines
Roesys. a manufacturer of digital X-ray systems, is using draw-wire sensors from Micro-Epsilon to position the mechanical moving parts on its machines. -
450 Routers enable remote monitoring at Thames Water sites
eWON Ethernet routers allow Thames Water to remotely monitor and control critical assets located at its water pumping stations and sewage treatment works across the UK. -
AIA goes to Korea
The Automated Imaging Association (AIA signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Machine Vision Industrial Association (KMVIA). -
PLCopen XML specification being adopted
Three companies--3S, logi.CAD and KW-Software--have incorporated the PLCopen XML specification into their products. -
ABB installs hoist in Shanxi Province, China.
ABB successfully commissioned an ACS 6000 drive, installed at the Ma JiaLiang coal mine main shaft hoist in Shanxi Province, China. -
ABB donates Drives and PLCs to Milwaukee College
ABB provided 15 motor drives and PLCs to the Milwaukee Area Technical College. -
Datalogic acquires PPT Vision
PPT Vision develops products and solutions based on smart camera, as well as industrial multi-camera vision systems used in quality control and inspection in the manufacturing industry. -
Eaton announces catalog App
PowerEdge mobile application provides real-time access from an Apple iPhone or iPad to Eaton’s electrical catalogs, videos, and training. -
Emerson to automate lead and zinc plant in China
Emerson will provide a DeltaV automation system, AMS Suite asset management software, and smart field devices using Foundation fieldbus and WirelessHART. -
Holcim uses particle size analyzer to optimize cement production
Holcim is using an Insitec on-line particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments to optimize the grinding circuits that mill finished cement. -
Rotork acquires Prokits
Prokits, based in Mansfield, UK, is a designer and manufacturer of valve adaptor kits and accessories for the valve industry. -
Eliminating Difficult Start-ups with State Based Controls
Eliminating Difficult Start-ups with State Based Controls -
PLCopen updates Motion Control Specification
PLCopen Motion Control Specifications have been extended with the release of Part 5 and Part 6, adding fluid power to the spec. -
Motion Control Market Up 19% in 2011
New orders for motion control products are up 19% through the third quarter of 2011, but are slowing down says MCA.