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Emerson to automate China’s Guizhou Xingyi Power Plant
Emerson will install its Ovation expert control system at Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the new Guizhou Xingyi Power Plant, located in Qingshuihe County in China’s Guizhou Province. -
TURCK publishes Distributed I/O Brochure
Brochure provides an overview of TURCK’s modular and block I/O systems, with modules rated for either IP20 (in-cabinet) or IP67 (machine-mount) environmental protection. -
ProComSol Goes YouTube
ProComSol uses a YouTube channel to highlight the capabilities of its HART products. -
NORD Drivesystems releases hygienic drives site
Site describes geared motors which are 100% oil-tight, hygienic, and reliable. -
Ethernet Direct offers Educational Web site for Ethernet
EDUCATIONAL LINK covers Industrial Ethernet related topics like Ethernet Term, Network Architectures and recommendations, Industrial Ethernet Software Tools and their value terms. -
Safekick and Siemens to develop well control system
No more BPs? SII and Safekick will work together to develop an automated well control system that will automatically control the choke manifold of an oil/gas well. -
Ubisense appoints Adrian Jennings VP RTLS
Jennings most recently held the position of CTO at Time Domain Corporation. -
Brooks Instruments opens site for solar Flow Control
The website for manufacturers in the photovoltaics/solar industry shows thermal mass flow, pressure and vacuum solutions specific to their application. -
Tridium Commits to Open ADR
Conforming to the Open ADR specification will help facilities and buildings save power through automated demand response technology, and contribute to the advancement of the Smart Grid. -
Moore Industries Enclosure Certified Explosion-Proof by cCSAus
CSA International has certified Moore Industries’ BH Field-Mount Instrumentation Enclosures Explosion-Proof. -
Matrikon to install inventory management system at ENMAX
Matrikon will configure and implement its IBM Maximo solution to help ENMAX reduce equipment breakdowns, cut maintenance costs and improve efficiency. -
Rockwell exec appointed to Dept of Commerce Manufacturing Council
Michael Laszkiewicz, Rockwell Automation’s vice president and general manager of the company's Power Control Business,was appointed to the 2010 Manufacturing Council. -
Northwire forms government business unit
Paul PierAgostini will manage the unit. -
June manufacturing technology consumption up 35.8%
With a year-to-date total of $1,207.60 million, 2010 is up 56.1% compared with 2009. -
ABB to correct power factor in Saudi Arabia
ABB won a $20 million contract from Saudi Petrochemical Company to implement a power factor correction and power management solution at the company’s Jubail manufacturing complex. -
Wicker Named CEO of As One Technologies
David P. Wicker, the new chief executive officer, succeeds Joel Nash, who founded As One in 1994. -
Choosing a Computer-on-Module Partner
By E-Con Here is a checklist to help you determine the right Computer on Module Company to partner with. -
Trends in HMI
Automation.com, August 2010 By Biejer HMI solutions take on inspiration from consumer-oriented products like mobile phones, MP3 players, etc. with advanced graphics resulting in user-friendly and intuitive user interfaces. -
ARC says Smart Grid Software Market to Grow 65% in Five Years
Growth will result from a concurrent wave of new technology and worldwide infrastructure spending driven by sovereign investment programs. -
OSI to supply Energy Management System to New Brunswick
OSI will replace the legacy EMS and SCADA system for the NBSO power distribution agency in New Brunswick, Canada. -
Invensys achieves Achilles Certification for DCS Workstations
The Foxboro I/A Series DCS operator workstations have passed the Achilles Cyber Security Certification test. -
GE to control update of old U.S. Army energy systems in Alaska
GE’s Proficy Process Systems will control electric, natural gas, steam and potable water distribution systems, as well as the wastewater collection system at U.S. Army forts. -
Emerson to control 100 hydroelectric turbine generators in Ukraine
Emerson will supply Ovation control systems to nine plants and SCADA systems to monitor 100 turbine generators. -
Siemens turns milling machine into CMM at Volvo
Siemens controls let a Zimmermann FZ42 portal milling center cut engine fan cases plus serve as a coordinate measuring machine for inspection of finished parts. -
Softing offers free PROFIBUS Diagnostic software
Users can download the software from the web page to update a diagnostic toolset. The software update is free-of-charge and does not require any software license. -
Frost & Sullivan says SCADA systems competitive with DCSes
The World Distributed Control System (DCS) Market report says DCS manufacturers will have to be wary of competition from SCADA systems that can perform the same functions. The report costs EUR 4,553.00 -
Endress+Hauser earns ISO17025 certification for laboratory and field calibration
Endress+Hauser becomes the only process instrument manufacturer with both lab and field accredited calibration. -
Pentair updates McLean Online Parts Store
Web store carries fan assemblies and custom cooling enclosures for electronics. -
ABB drives QR5 wind turbine
A standard ABB industrial regenerative drive enables the turbine to generate the maximum amount of energy at all times and in rapidly changing wind speeds. -
HMS provides communication interfaces to Baldor
HMS embedded Mint Lite Anybus capability is now being fitted on all of Baldor's MicroFlex e100 and MotiFlex e100 drives. -
Cognex Signs 400th Channel Partner
The Electrical Equipment Company of Richmond, Virginia, USA has become the company’s 400th channel partner. -
Logi.cals signs distributors in Poland and China
Encon Sp. z.o.o and CNTech Co Ltd have been appointed as distribution and support partners in Poland and China respectively. -
ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance Certification Accepted by ANSI
ANSI launched a formal pilot accreditation program based on the requirements of the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification program. -
T&D introduces free WebStorage Service
The WebStorage Service enables users to store data generated by their Data Loggers. -
GE Energy to control Hydro plant in Brazil
The Mark VIe control system will be installed in the AES Caconde Hydro Plant to control two 50 MW hydro turbine-generators and all the plant auxiliaries. -
Benxi Steel migrates to new control system in less than six days
Emerson Process Management completed a WDPF-to-Ovation control system migration project at the Benxi Steel Company’s No. 5 Blast Furnace in China. -
Schierenbeck named president of Siemens Building Technologies
Most recently he served as global CEO for the Building Automation business unit in Zug, Switzerland. -
ABB to power deep water drilling rig
ABB will supply electrical power and drive systems for a new deep sea semi-submersible drilling rig to be built by Daewoo in South Korea -
Cimcorp Acquires RMT Robotics
RMT Robotics is a Canada-based manufacturer and integrator of robotic material handling systems. -
AIT HSS Meets MSAT II Ruling for Benzene
Analect Hydrocarbon Smart System (HSS) refinery analyzer is capable of meeting the MSAT II detection levels with real time on-line measurements. -
Rockwell Automation Awards Grantek Systems Integration Status
Grantek is the first Rockwell Automation partner to meet requirements in all disciplines – control, process and information – at both the automation and enterprise tiers. -
Nexen publishes brakes and clutch catalog
Catalog provides product information and images of brakes, clutches, clutch/brakes, tension control clutches and brakes, servomotor brakes, torque limiters and web tension controls. -
SolaHD Publishes Power Quality Guidebook
Guide serves as a solutions-oriented tutorial for solving key power quality problems such as voltage surges, power interruptions, brownouts, sags, transients, harmonics and electrical noise. -
PAS Appoints David Vinzant Vice-President of Sales
Vinzant joins PAS from SunGard Energy where he was the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales. Prior to SunGard, he held positions at Invensys and TransEnergy. -
IBM and Honeywell Tridium to merge BAS software
The companies plan to integrate IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management and IBM Maximo Asset Management enterprise software with Tridium's Niagara and Sedona software. -
Why India needs a Smart grid
Automation.com, July 2010 By V. Lakshminarayana, CMC Limited India’s transmission and distribution losses are among the highest in the world--up to 50%. A Smart Grid will help cut losses. -
Haydon Kerk provides CAD models for RGS linear rail systems
CAD downloads provide the flexibility to change/modify such features as rail length, number of carriages, screw resolution, motor step angle, motor voltage, and other parameters. -
Datalogic stops lost luggage at Rome airport
By using bar code readers, the airport greatly decreased the problem of baggage lost and the consequential costs. -
Brooks Instrument signs rep in Florida
Instrument Specialties will be a manufacturer’s representative for Brooks in most of Florida. -
ABB controls silicon production line at plant in Norway
The System 800xA solution includes operator workplaces, five AC 800M controllers, and approximately 3000 I/O, and uses Foundation Fieldbus to communicate with the various types of process equipment.
