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Parker will provide power conversion systems and generators to Green Energy Technologies for WindCube, a 60kW rooftop wind turbine designed for on-site power generation.

ABB pledged its full support for efforts led by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Catalog has an easy-to-use quick reference guide, application examples from a wide range of industries, and details on the latest Chainflex cables.

Website highlights solutions for the Smart Grid and provides information on smart grid technologies.

Achilles testing will be integrated throughout Emerson’s product development lifecycle, as well as product upgrades and patches.

Seven of Fluke's industrial Ethernet solutions are now included as part of Rockwell Automation’s Encompass program.

RMG specializes in the design and manufacture of natural gas control, measurement and analysis equipment including flow metering technology, regulating products and safety devices for oil and gas companies.

Web site covers machine vision, machine vision lighting, barcodes, and verification.

The OPC Technical Advisory Council (TAC) has approved a charter for a new joint working group with PLCopen to create an OPC UA information model corresponding to the IEC-61131 standard.

PLCopen launched the Fluid Power Control Function Blocks technical group at a kickoff meeting June 23, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. The initiative will extend PLCopen specifications to include fluid power.

PLCopen member Beckhoff is applying PLCopen standards to wind power applications. Beckhoff controls are being used in the new 2 MW converter from DeWind AG, Germany, also known as the D8. The wind power converters use Beckhoff Industrial PCs, TwinCAT automation software, and Bus Terminal technologies. Dewind wind power experts used the Beckhoff TwinCAT software to develop applications in the IEC 61131-3 open standard software.

PLCopen North America has created a Control Applications Support Group on LinkedIn to help engineers with applications.

Northwest Regional Manager Michelo Santiago's territory now includes the Southwest region.

ABB won orders worth $52 million to provide power products and solutions for a super-critical coal-fired power plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Phoenix Contact created Diversenet, a cellular modem package that is easy to set up and deploy.

ThyssenKrupp will use the MEC as an energy saving option for customers purchasing repairs and modernization for elevator and escalator upgrades.

August 12-13, 2009 Philadelphia, PA This seminar gives packaging industry professionals a sound understanding of the science and applications of various packaging materials.

The system controls emergency shut down applications on the platform, located 70 km off the coast of Norway.

ERP will cover formulation, sales, purchasing, production, QC/QA, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory control, lot tracking, reporting, and accounting.

Emerson is now a Promoter level member and the newest member of the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors.

FieldServer provides interoperability solutions when interfacing to building automation and control networks and devices.

Nol-Tec’s 24/7 Emergency Service provides around the clock support when a machine, process or production line is down.

ASHRAE is introducing its building energy labeling program with release of a prototype label.

Flavio Tolfo, Managing Director for the last three years, will take his retirement as of July 1, 2009. The new managing Director will be Glenn Schulz.

The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report projects strong market growth in the smart metering market for ZigBee chipsets over the 2009 to 2014 period.

ABB will provide a 220kV outdoor substation to provide power to the facility and products such as power transformers, medium-voltage drives and a range of medium and low-voltage switchgear.

Expanded testing will help companies eliminate unplanned outages due to electrical failures, reduce maintenance costs, increase system reliability, and improve worker safety

Ethernet Direct data sheet describes an Ethernet solution for modern day industrial applications using hardened Power over Ethernet switches complying with IEEE 802.3af standard. Registration required.

Kepware Technologies has been selected as the device communications provider to AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd.

FSI Technologies has been engineering, manufacturing, and supporting factory automation products since 1959.

FDT has become an International IEC Standard - IEC 62453.

Performance-based agreement covers all maintenance operations at Sappi Cape Kraft Mill

exida certified the design and engineering processes of the Micropack FDS 301Visual Flame Detector.

MOTIONEERING helps machine builders quickly specify the right gearhead to satisfy specific application performance requirements.

ISaGRAF 5 programming software will be used on SIXNET’s IPm2m RTU and Datalogger.

Catalog includes eight product segments detailing SmartMotor specifications, Fieldbus protocols, brake options, connectivity, peripherals, power supplies, Gearheads and software.

Each podcast episode presents guest experts and information to help manufacturers and OEMs understand and apply lean principles and practices in their businesses.

ABB will supply transformers and shunt reactors for projects to interconnect the grids in Brazil's northern and southern regions.

The HIMax safety control system is the 13th HIMA system certified by Wurldtech.

OST supplies, installs, commissions and supports machine vision systems based on Sick, Matrox, Cognex, DVT, Keyence and Omron camera technologies.

The 116-page, illustrated guide contains safety requirements and guidelines for North America to ensure the safety of machinery and people.

Sprint Electric supplied 21 DC drives for retrofitting an obsolete embossing line for laminate manufacturing. The retrofit, re-commissioning of DC drives, and control system refurbishment was completed in two weeks.

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The Lake and Peninsula School District in southwest Alaska is using Barix Barionet IP control and automation devices to monitor 14 schools across a remote, 400-square mile section of the state.

The system will include Honeywell’s Safety Manager and Searchline Excel open path gas detectors, as well as closed-circuit television (CCTV) flame detectors.

Moore Industries has been granted ISO 9001:2008 certification for their Quality Management System by UL DQS Inc., an ANSI-ASQ Accredited Registrar.

Enterasys uses OnDemand SigmaSure software for managing and tracking the quality of its network switching, routing and security systems.

Celerity manufactures precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions, including thermal mass flow devices.

Unplanned valve-related shutdowns have been eliminated, operational costs reduced, and maintenance time cut by using Emerson/Fisher control valve diagnostic technologies.

Rockwell's CEO proposes new U.S. industrial policy that focuses on innovation, investment and education to support smart factories.