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Vladimir Artiakov, Governor of the Samara Region of Russian Federation, visited EVOC in Shenzhen.

Zicom is the largest independent electronic security systems integrator in India.

By using a Zimmermann FZ42 portal milling center and Siemens CNC controls, Volvo Aero uses the machine tool for cutting, then uses it as a coordinate measuring machine for inspection.

The office will service consumer products and pharmaceutical clients located in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The scope of the new group includes a range of terminals and connectors for power, signal and data in industrial applications.

Industrial Network Security, 2nd Edition, by David J. Teumim, tells managers, engineers, technicians, and operators how to keep industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.

WAGO is hosting five free IEC 61131-3 programming training seminars for customers at its Milwaukee area headquarters.

ABB FlowMaster flowmeters will be used in a large-scale project to modernize the vast but aging water distribution network of Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital.

The new endorsed partners are Avanceon LP, located in Exton, Penn., and Tegron LLC, an operating unit of Glenmount Global Solutions, located in Irving, Texas.

The Maine Technology Institute gave Kepware $500,000 for its embedded product development efforts.

Open Systems International will supply a Distribution SCADA system intended to secure and modernize the national distribution grid of Trinidad & Tobago.

By Siemens B&L redesigned the gear train, from a standard shafted unit to accept dual motor servo control, using a Siemens Simotion D445 motion controller, Sinamics S120 drives and 1PH7 servo motors. By doing this, over 60 components were eliminated.

Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile solution achieved Enterprise Mobility validation through Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Validated Solution Program.

The IVI Foundation defined four instrument classes: digitizer, counter/timer, upconverter, and downconverter. IVI Foundation promotes specifications for programming test instruments.

With 17 different primary standard liquid and gas displacement flow calibrators, Flow Dynamics can calibrate a wide variety of fluids and flow ranges.

Softing integrated its OPC Unified Architecture (UA) software into an OPC UA based application that communicates directly with Raima Database Manager.

Coneco de Puerto Rico will be the primary regional distribution channel for Honeywell in the Caribbean.

ABB says the need for reliable safety automation solutions and repeatable best practices is more critical than ever before.

Flexpoint Sensor Systems will develop a “nip sensor” to measure actual contact (interfacial) pressure and distribution between two mating or impacting surfaces.

G Systems won three contracts valued at over $1 million to design, integrate, and install an automated data acquisition and analysis test station for Orion.

Java platforms offer embedded application developers a small memory footprint, high-speed Java engine with optimized software library bundles and Hard Real-Time Java (HRTJ) capabilities.

Product Safety Case Study describes how Moore Industries obtained IEC 61508 SIL certification for its STA Safety Trip Alarm through TÜV Rheinland.

Customers can place an order for any Siemens 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks.

The building automation market took a serious hit in 2009 but modest growth is expected in 2010-2011.

Products to be supplied include pumps, energy-efficient drives and motors, and the System 800xA control platform.

Redesigned web site features 18 product categories and enhanced search capabilities that make it easier for engineers to find electronic components.

Acelia is the sales unit of Arcom while Comtec Technologie represents the research, development and manufacturing division. Arcom designs and manufactures a range of building automation products.

EPLAN Software & Services opened a regional office in Chicago, located at 700 Commerce Dr., Suite 500, Oak Brook, Illinois,

Ungrady graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology, and previously worked for Honeywell.

ABB will continue managing maintenance activities at Vale Inco Newfoundland & Labrador.

The wireless handheld QTERM-G58 will be used by ATA Defense Industries to remotely control target systems for military training.

By Darren Barratt, Omniflex White paper gives an overview of how data-loggers can be applied in the pharmaceutical industry, and provides advice on important factors to consider when evaluating different data-loggers for an application.

Web stie covers PCI Bus cards, Ethernet serial servers, USB serial adapters, PCMCIA cards, and PC/104 modules.

The torque app converts torque measurements such as Ft Lb to In Lb, In Oz, Nm and other torque measurements. It's free for a limited time at the Apple App store on iTunes.

The kit includes building blocks for fully-integrated systems: energy generation, energy conditioning and storage, sensor power balance, low power timers and a microprocessor for OEM custom development.

Website covers identification (laser scanners & rfid), sensors, safety & measurement, vision (imagers & vision) and laser marking & processing.

Five robots move to the rhythm and beat of the music while displaying real time video footage of the show and digital animations. At various intervals the five robot arms move into a formation where the LED panels become one continuous, five-panel screen.

Barun Mining will use Proficy in its iron mining business in China.

The mobile solution will support Chevron’s upstream operations with configurable software and ruggedized mobile hardware solutions that enable workers to better manage workflow, procedural and general management tasks.

IMS interface modules are now UL certified for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.

Are you ready for your e-mail marketing efforts to reach further than your company's own customer database? Read how Automation.com's Custom e-Mail Message and White Paper Alert Message opportunities can play a role in your company's overall marketing strategy.

The new OPC UA technology provides an efficient and secure infrastructure for communications - from sensor to business enterprise computing for all automation systems in manufacturing and process control. OPC UA leverages web services to provide a single programming paradigm in a scalable architecture that can be implemented is a range of devices - from embedded to enterprise.

Embedded devices based on the C2000/28x CPU family from Texas Instruments can now also be programmed with IEC 61131-3 development tool CoDeSys.

The SD17040, SD31045, and SD17060 series stepper drives are now certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as UL Listed products.

The virtual tour demonstrates how Eaton helps improve equipment effectiveness through control, logic, sensing and display components.

The 560 page digital publication contains extensive tutorials on piezo motion technology, the fundamentals of nanopositioning, micropositioning and nanometrology.

The guide provides an overview of applications that can benefit from electric actuation, and non-commercial information on the benefits of converting manual, hydraulic or pneumatic applications to electromechanical motion.

Under the new motto "Efficiency, Innovation, Sustainability", the next HANNOVER MESSE will be showcasing innovations, new developments and technologies. If you are looking towards international trade, this webinar will provide you with details on a leading platform which promises just that.

Sensors with the CE logo conform to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility.

ABB protects the supercomputer center of New Zealand digital effects company Weta Digital – makers of Avatar and other blockbuster movies – from power grid disturbances.