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MatrikonOPC announces 24-hour OPC support
Customers all over the world will now be covered in their time zones thanks to globalized support centers. -
ARC says Automation Services Market to grow
The worldwide market for supplier provided automation services will grow at a rate of close to 7 percent over the next five years. -
ABB cables to strengthen Danish power grid
ABB will supply, install and commission 116 km of underground cable and 56 km of submarine cable, both rated at 145 kV. -
PLCopen renews accreditation of iƒak as Test Laboratory
Accreditation is a formal recognition that a test laboratory is competent to carry out specific tests in compliance with the PLCopen guideline “Compliance Testing & Certification.” -
Promess celebrates 25th anniversary
Incorporated in Michigan in 1984, Promess develops, manufactures, and markets sensing devices, electronics, assembly presses and test systems. -
ABB/GE consortium wins orders worth $80 million in Abu Dhabi
ABB and GE will supply electrical systems, motors, drive systems, services and compressors for new gas lift and gas injection facilities at the Asab and Sahil fields. -
ABB will acquire Comem SpA of Italy
Comem is a manufacturer of high-quality transformer components, selling products under its own name and under the Elmek brand. -
SCHOTT Tubing uses Softing OPC software in measurement application
SCHOTT is employing Softing’s OPC Easy Connect Suite and OPC ActiveX control as a reliable link to automatically transmit measured values from Excel to the process control system. -
Honeywell to control pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System will be used at the LIFE Nutrition site to control production processes, optimize production output and maintain quality control standards. -
Manufacturing Execution Systems for Sustainability
By Jeffrey Soplop, et al, Rockwell Automation Paper emphasizes that the business case for sustainability begins with a holistic approach to manufacturing, incorporating the principles of environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and economic prosperity. -
Application note covers beer monitoring
By Mettler Toledo One of the most critical factors affecting beer quality is the level of dissolved oxygen (DO) present in the final product. Here's how to measure it. -
ABB to supply substations to Saudi Arabia’s power network
ABB will design, supply, install and commission three 110-kilovolt substations that will serve the growing power needs of the Mecca region. -
ABB Robotics selects eWON to deliver remote service
The role of eWON centers around the concept of logging a robot’s key performance data and sending this remotely to an ABB service center via GPRS technology. -
ABB wins $140 million power order in Mexico
ABB will supply SVC (Static Var Compensator) solutions to help expand power capacity, extend the transmission and distribution network, and improve grid reliability. -
ABB urges industry acceleration of Smart Grid standards in U.S.
ABB North America CEO Santacana seeks greater urgency in creating open standards at Smart Grid Leadership meeting in Washington, D.C. -
Emerson to automate biopharmaceutical plant in Singapore
Emerson will supply PlantWeb, DeltaV, Fisher and Baumann control valves with digital valve controllers, Rosemount flowmeters and analyzers, Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters, and Fisher pressure regulators. -
Research shows benefits of adopting energy management practices
The Aberdeen Group says that industry-leading manufacturers are much more likely than other companies to view energy management as strategic to their business success. -
CSIA names Rockwell Automation's Mark Moriarty Partner of the Year
The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) honored Mark Moriarty of Rockwell Automation as its 2009 “Partner of the Year” -
K-TEK's level transmitters achieve FOUNDATION Fieldbus certification
AccuTrak AT100 and AccuTrak AT200 liquid level transmitters have been certified by the Fieldbus Foundation for H1 Interoperability. -
US Department of Energy picks Smart Grid standards
The initial batch of 16 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognized interoperability standards will help ensure that software and hardware components from different vendors will work together. -
NI LabVIEW works with Particle Accelerator and Tokamak controls
LabVIEW now integrates with the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) input/output controller, used in particle accelerators, tokamak fusion devices and physics applications. -
Weidmuller terminal blocks obtain seismic qualification
DIN-rail mounted terminal blocks have approvals for thermal aging and seismic qualification for cabinet-mounted instrumentation and control equipment. -
Introduction to Profibus-DP
ProfiBus was created in 1989 by the German government in cooperation with several manufacturers of automation equipment. It is a messaging format specifically designed for high-speed serial I/O in factory and building automation applications. -
igus publishes TechTalk on continuous-flex cables
Basic Guide to Continuous-flex Cables discusses the bundling verses layering technique for high-flex cables. -
IPS supports engineering education in Kazakhstan
Invensys Process Systems will help establish a new academic Chair of Information Technologies at the Kazakh-British Technical University to develop and improve engineering skills. -
Test-Centric Assembly
By Jacques Hoffmann, InterTech Development The improvements to be expected from a testcentric assembly approach are not trivial. Leak test and functional test cycle times can be decreased 25% - 70%. This white paper reviews the general principles of test-centric assembly for manufacturers and machine builders. -
House approves NEMA premium motor rebate program
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved an amendment creating a NEMA Premium motor rebate program. The amendment approves $350 million to provide $25 per horse power rebate for NEMA Premium motors. -
ARC says process industries are weathering current economic storm
Automation expenditures in the process industries reached $45.5 billion dollars in 2007 and are forecast to exceed $61 billion by 2012. -
NEMA CEOs lead Smart Grid adoption
Top executives from eleven NEMA member companies attended the White House Leadership Summit on Smart Grid sponsored by the National Institute for Standards and Technologies. -
ARC predicts gas detector market to reach $823 Million
The worldwide market for toxic and combustible gas detectors was $689 million in 2008 and is forecast to be $823 million in 2013. -
IPS adds Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsically safe I/O
Invensys Process Systems integrated Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsically safe I/O interface product lines with I/A Series DCSes. -
Omron STI publishes guide to Machine and Process Safety Services
Guide details the company’s suite of services including machine and process safety education, assessment and risk identification, engineering and design, as well as integration and implementation. -
PI opens Piezo Basics online store
The store provides basic piezo products and starter kits to make it easier to get started with nanopositioning applications. -
RobotWorx sells reconditioned robot to high school
At Los Alamos High School in New Mexico, students are learning about robotics from a Fanuc LR MATE 200iB. -
WirelessHART sensors monitor flow on StatoilHydro Gullfaks platforms
90 wireless transmitters from Emerson are automating flow monitoring to increase production on StatoilHydro's Gullfaks offshore platforms in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea. -
Copper Development Association releases Power Quality CD-ROM
Version 3.0 contains several additional video case histories, new interviews and information from experts, and pertinent sections of the IEEE Emerald Book (Std. 1100-2005). -
Key Instruments celebrates 50th anniversary
Founded in 1959, Key Instruments began as a manufacturer of injection-molded parts for various industries. -
MTConnect Institute seeking new members
MTConnect Institute seeks to promote manufacturing system interoperability. -
SCR optimization helps Constellation Energy save $200,000 in NOx credits
Emerson’s SmartProcess Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) optimization technology improved SCR efficiency and extended SCR regeneration cycles, resulting in a 250-ton reduction in NOx. -
Guide to using industrial fieldbus cable
By Northwire Multi-pair fieldbus trunk lines simplify installations by merging formerly scattered control and instrument points into common bus segments and junction boxes. -
BP uses SIL 2 VEGA radar level transmitters for floating roof tanks
The 4-20mA/HART loop-powered devices are being used by BP Oil for one of their latest tank farm upgrade projects. Multiple radar units check that a floating roof maintains a perfectly horizontal plane. -
QC Industries publishes Automation Series Conveyor catalog
The 12-page catalog details the features and options available on Automation Series low profile belt conveyors. -
Centennial Technologies appoints John Nelson Automation Manager
Nelson has 17 years of experience in the robotics and automation system field and has worked for Star Automation, Mark 2 Automation, Production Specialties Group and KUKA Robotics. -
HMS Networks ships one millionth Anybus module
Anybus technology, a family of interchangeable communication modules, was launched in 1995. The one millionth Anybus module has rolled off the production line. -
Matrikon to use Wurldtech testing and certification
Wurldtech will develop test suites and a certification standard for MatrikonOPC’s OPC Tunneller and OPC Server for Triconex. Wurldtech will certify the products as Achilles Level 1 Certified. -
Wonderware to supply SCADA system to China National Railway
The project involves the automation of all power monitoring points for a majority of the Chinese railroad system and will feature 3 million I/O points. -
ABB to control solar power project in U.S.
ABB will provide a System 800xA to control the Sierra commercial demonstration facility in California. -
TURCK obtains FM Approval for quick disconnect sensor cordset
Quick disconnect sensors may be used in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D environments when equipped with a TURCK lokfast guard. -
MicroStrain to monitor US Navy wings
The US Navy awarded MicroStrain a contract worth $80,000 to develop a wireless system to measure buffet loads on the control surfaces of in-service aircraft. -
ABB to supply controls for new combined cycle plant in Thailand
ABB will supply a System 800xA for PTT Chemical’s Electrical Power and Steam (EPS) Project.