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Visibility hires Tom Maher as a Senior ERP Consultant
Tom Maher joined as a Senior Consultant in the VISIBILITY.net ERP consulting group. -
McObject provides Embedded Database for Solar Power Electronics
Azuray Technologies will include McObject’s eXtremeDB Fusion embedded database system in its communications gateway, a Linux-based device for solar power optimization. -
will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas joins forces with FIRST
will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) has joined forces with FIRST and is actively working to build support in the entertainment industry for FIRST. -
Eaton Names Astrid Mozes President of Hydraulics Group Int'l
Mozes will oversee the group's sales, marketing and operations infrastructure in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. -
OPC Foundation Announces OPC Test and Certification Program
For OPC members only, the testing program establishes credibility and ensures that the product is fully compliant with the OPC UA Specifications. -
LOYTEC signs systems integrators worldwide
Building automation systems integrators in Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Japan and the U.S. have signed up with Loytec as "Competence Partners." -
CIMdata promotes Richard McFall to Director of Business Development
McFall joined CIMdata in early 2010 as a Senior PLM Business Consultant. -
Rockwell Automation revamps Remote Services
Four updated support contract options replace the eConnect, DirectConnect, PriorityConnect and InSite offerings. -
eLynx replaces legacy SCADA system at Patara Oil & Gas
eLynx replaced a SCADA system on 96 wells and three gas processing facilities in the Paradox Basin in Utah and Colorado. -
AMCI opens Web Store for Resolvers and Encoders
Web store is a direct online source for purchasing size 11 resolvers and size 15 magnetic encoders. -
ABB to provide fresh drinking water for desert city in Sahara
ABB is providing a power, mechanical and System 800xA automation solution for a large water transfer project in a remote and rainless region of the Sahara Desert. -
ACI Acquires ACT’s ICC for BAS HVAC I/O
Translation of acronyms: ACI acquired ACT’s Interface Control Components (ICC) line to provide I/O for its HVAC systems used in building automation systems. -
AVEVA announces Instrumentation Business Value Calculator
BVC assists with estimating the time and cost savings a business could achieve by implementing adopting the latest instrumentation technology. -
Ethernet Direct's Ethernet Switches obtain UL Class 1 Division 2 Compliance
Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters are compliant with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) Class 1 Division 2 approvals. -
Emerson opens manufacturing facility in Jubail
Manufacturing facility will build Fisher control valves and Rosemount transmitters in addition to training, sales, finance, administration and other support services. -
Manufacturing technology consumption up 82.7%
With a year-to-date U.S. manufacturing technology consumption total of $2,792.58 million, 2010 is up 82.7% compared with 2009. These numbers are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program. -
ABB’s flow calibration rig in Shanghai certified
ABB has four sets of flow calibration facilities at its Shanghai plant and all are now certified by SIMT. -
ATS Automation acquires ATW Automation alliteratively
ATS acquired the majority of Assembly & Test Worldwide's U.S.-based and German automation and test systems businesses. -
Windows Embedded Compact 7 technical training
Adeneo Embedded provides 3-day and 4-day Windows Embedded Compact 7 training based on Microsoft official training curriculum. Classes are held February through April. -
Liam Power appointed to OPC Foundation Technical Advisory Council
The Technical Advisory Council advises the OPC Foundation Board of Directors on technical matters relating to the management of OPC specification development. -
ABB to control Jasmine gas field in the North Sea
ABB won a contract from ConocoPhillips to supply an integrated process control and safety system for a new wellhead platform in the company’s Jasmine gas field in the central North Sea -
Pepperl+Fuchs Intrinsically Safe Solutions Receive Marine Approvals
K-System, H-System and Z-Series intrinsically safe solutions, have received BV (Bureau Veritas), GL (Germanischer Lloyd), LR (Lloyds Register) and DNV (Det Norske Veritas) approvals for use in marine-type applications. -
GE Acquires SmartSignal
SmartSignal specializes in providing Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics solutions to the Power Generation, Oil & Gas and other industrial sectors. -
Emerson adds PROFIBUS to pressure and temperature transmitters
The Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitter and Rosemount 644 temperature transmitter are now available with PROFIBUS PA profile V3.02. -
WAGO releases free Solar Positioning Function
SPFB increases concentrated solar arrangement efficacy by enabling dynamic solar mirrors to track the sun’s arc within +0.02° via WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM. -
PROFIsafe increases throughput at Auto Plant
Chery Automobile China upgrades its transfer press line and increases throughput by adopting state-of-the-art safety systems using PROFINET with integrated PROFIsafe. -
eXtremeDB Embedded Database handles Nuclear Waste Processing
Baltic Information Systems (BIS) developed a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) product called BISMARC that relies on the eXtremeDB In-Memory Database System (IMDS) from McObject. -
Advantech to build Second Taiwan Headquarters
Advantech adopted a board resolution to acquire 10,427 pings of Linkou Industrial Park at NT$145,000 per ping, or approximately NT$1.512 billion in total. -
Adept Technology Acquires InMoTx
Adept will acquire InMotx in a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.3 million. InMoTx specializes in packaging equipment for the food industry. -
ABB will acquire Obvient Strategies
Obvient offers software and services for industries and utilities with geographically dispersed assets. -
Emerson to meter oil at new terminal in southern Iraq
Emerson’s Daniel metering systems will measure the amount of oil as custody is transferred from producers to shippers through the Al-Basra terminal. -
Zero-Max publishes Drives Brochure
The brochure contains new product models, new technical application data, drawings, and photos of Adjustable Speed Drives, Right Angle Gear Drives, and Linear Actuators. -
IFS to supply ERP to Huber SE
Huber SE, a manufacturer of machinery and equipment for wastewater treatment, selected IFS Applications as its corporate ERP solution. -
Intertec to supply enclosures for offshore gas project
Intertec is supplying 160 Diabox 87 pre-assembled electrically heated instrumentation enclosures for the Deep Panuke offshore gas project in the Atlantic, 250 km southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. -
VDC predicts Top 10 Trends for Industrial Networking
VDC says real-time Ethernet will dominate, wireless is growing, networking will be built in, a large IT player will buy an industrial networking provider, and more companies are going overseas. -
GE to supply Proficy Software to Kao Brands
Kao Brands, a manufacturer of premium beauty brands including Jergens, Ban, Biore, Curel, Guhl and John Freida, will use Proficy for a complex batch execution system in primary operations across its many consumer products. -
eWON signs Standard Electric Supply as a distributor
Standard Electric will distribute eWon intelligent Internet remote access devices for PLCs and automation systems in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. -
John Batchik Named Chairman of AIAG
Batchik, who had been the Automotive Industry Action Group vice chairman since January 2009, succeeds Brian Vautaw. -
Servo2Go.com now carries Galil DMC-41x3 Motion Controller
Servo2Go.com added Galil Motion Control’s DMC-41x3 Series Motion Controller to its product line. -
ABB publishes SensyTemp sensors brochure
Four-page, full-color illustrated brochure describes SensyTemp TSH200 series of temperature sensors designed for temperatures of 600°C to 1800°C (1112°F to 3272°F). -
SERCOS celebrates 25th Anniversary
As a universal and open automation bus, SERCOS combines powerful motion and logic applications with current safety concepts and a broad range of peripherals. -
Worldwide Flowmeter Market at $4.6 Billion
Flow Research says the worldwide flowmeter market totaled $4.6 billion in 2009 and is projected to grow substantially to exceed $5.5 billion by 2014. -
Advantech sells one millionth ADAM Remote I/O Module
Founded in 1992, Advantech’s ADAM remote I/O modules have been a consistent and reliable figure in the industrial automation field. -
GAMBICA appoints Dr Graeme Philp Chief Executive
Dr Philp takes over from Geoff Young, who led the UK-based automation and instrumentation organisation for 25 years and is retiring. -
Omron STI publishes Machine and Process Safeguarding Guide
This 650+ page resource includes product information and selection guidelines for machine and process safety solutions, and a safety library with more than 100 pages of educational resource material. -
Davis Instruments Releases Fluke and Tektronix Catalog
The 72-page catalog highlights a range of electrical, calibration, temperature, humidity/air quality, and electronic instruments. -
A Roadmap for a Safe and Productive Plant
Safety has always been a critical measure of success for industrial organizations. Companies that are not able to comply with safety regulations and procedures in an effective fashion are putting their people, assets, and market position at risk. -
Molded-On Cordsets: A Cost-Effective, Convenient Solution for Power Distribution
By Jay Bartsias, TURCK NFPA 79 code permits the use of molded-on cordsets—including quick-disconnect connectors and rugged cable for exposed-run installations—for powering motors, pumps and other machinery. Here’s how to apply them instead of using hard wiring. -
Laser Design becomes Reseller of Renishaw Products
Laser Design will resell Renishaw multi-axis motorized and manual heads and touch-trigger measurement probe systems for CMMs. -
IFS Supplies ERP to Akzo Nobel Casco Adhesives
Casco Adhesives will implement IFS Eco-footprint Management, which will be used to analyze and document the environmental impact of its operations.
