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ICS Triplex to control Subsea Compression Pilot Project
The AADvance system will provide anti-surge and safety control for subsea compression units, which are located half a mile below sea level at the Ormen Lange gas field off the coast of Norway. -
Emerson to update controls at Philadelphia’s Baxter Water Treatment Plant
Emerson will replace the plant’s existing ABB controls with 13 redundant Ovation controllers and eight operator/engineer workstations that will manage roughly 3,100 I/O points. -
Invensys Process System Trident controller achieves Achilles cyber-security certification
the Trident industrial controller from Invensys Process Systems (IPS) as been awarded the Achilles Level 1 Cyber-Security Certification from Wurldtech Labs. -
Laser Design signs QMT as Pacific Northwest distributor
Quality Measurement Technology will distribute Surveyor 3D laser scanning systems throughout the northwestern United States. -
Autodesk opens AEC Headquarters in Waltham, MA
A 65,000 square-foot office building will serve as the headquarters for Autodesk's architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) division. -
LONMARK International announces new members
Wonderware, Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA), and EnOcean Alliance join LONMARK. -
Invensys Process System to provide automation and safety services to Saipem
IPS will provide Foxboro I/A distributed process control and Triconex safety systems for emergency shutdown and F&G applications on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) structure. -
New Age Enclosures signs Mouser Electronics as distributor
Mouser now stocks New Age's enclosures for USB, dongle devices, electronics, key FOBs, handheld instruments, as well as utility cases and desktop boxes. -
Green Hills Software starts INTEGRITY Global Security subsidiary
The company was formed to help solve enterprise security problems, including protecting critical infrastructure networks, operator stations and SCADA systems from hackers. -
Green Hills Software achieves EAL6+ operating system security certification
INTEGRITY-178B operating system has been certified by NIAP to Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 6+, High Robustness. -
Schneider Electric to resell Dassault Systems software
Dassault Systems Delmia software lets manufacturing processes and control systems be designed, simulated and tested. -
Emerson opens manufacturing plant in China
Emerson's Asia Flow Technology Center in Nanjing, China, will manufacture Micro Motion Coriolis, Rosemount vortex and magnetic, and Daniel ultrasonic and differential pressure flowmeters. -
Siemens IT names John E. Evers President and CEO
Most recently, Evers was Vice President of Worldwide Outsourcing Sales at Hewlett Packard. -
Honeywell Users Group - Heroes Gather in Phoenix
The 33rd annual Honeywell Users Group Conference was held June 15 - 19, 2008 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, AZ with over 700 customers in attendance. -
CoroWare to acquire LTC International
CoroWare, a systems and robotics technology integrator, will acquire LTC International, a business operations and telecommunications consulting firm. -
SERCOS announce packaging profile for SERCOS III
The Pack Profile defines a subset of the SERCOS interface functions for packaging machinery. -
Perfect Plant author to keynote OMAC Symposium
In Pursuit of the Perfect Plant co-author Vivek Bapat will keynote OMAC meeting on December 3, 2008. -
ABB to supply two more drive systems to Brazilian copper mine
Medium voltage ACS1000 variable speed drive systems will power two high pressure grinding rolls at the Salobo copper mine in Brazil. -
Baumer merges four divisions to create Baumer Motion Control
Baumer Motion Control includes motion products and technologies from Baumer, Baumer Hübner, Baumer IVO, and Baumer Thalheim. -
Emerson to provide support and service to Qatargas
Emerson entered into a long-term support and service agreement with Qatargas for its expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations. -
Rockwell Automation to acquire Xi'An Hengsheng in China
Xi'An Hengsheng Science & Technology, a privately held engineering firm, delivers automation solutions to the electrical power and other heavy process industries in China. -
Light retrofit saves energy at ABB office
With the installation of highly energy-efficient fluorescent lights, the facility will reduce energy consumption by 25% and realize $35,300 annual savings. -
ABB acquires Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation
ABB will acquire the business of Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation Ltd. of Calgary, Canada, to expand its presence and capabilities in the oil and gas sector. -
Bosch Rexroth publishes Semiconductor Industry Brochure
Brochure highlights how Bosch Rexroth proudcts can be applied in wafer handling, chip handling, metrology, wire bonding, and photovoltaic production. -
Corcoran Concrete cuts conveyor maintenance with Baldor gearboxes
In a sand quarry, bearings were failing as often as three times a year, and the gearboxes typically lasted only 12 months. Corcoran switched to Dodge gearboxes. -
Mouser publishes European Catalogue and Websites
The 980-page catalogue will be available in English and German with pricing in Euros and GB pounds. -
ABB sponsors PAT seminar at NC Community College
The event was part of North Carolina Community College System’s BioNetwork Validation Academy’s 2008 Excitement Series. -
Invensys Process System to simulate clean-coal power plant
Invensys will provide a dynamic process simulator for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant with carbon capture. -
Emerson remotely monitoring 1000 control valves in the North Sea
Control valves on North Sea installations are being remotely monitored by the Solberg & Andersen and Emerson diagnostics center in Norway. -
AD Products adds Bud enclosures
Bud products offered include 200 enclosures and back panels with sizes from 2.05 x 1.97 x 1.38 to 32.05 x 24.18 x 11 in. -
ABB supplies electrical controls to refinery in Italy
ABB will suuply a high-voltage substation and System 800xA automation system to a refinery in Gela, Italy. -
ASCON offers Light Version of KOMPAS-3D for free
KOMPAS-3D V10 LT is a functionally reduced version of the three-dimensional solid modelling system, which can be used for free. -
Kepware to supply software to Mtelligence
Kepware has been selected by Mtelligence as its primary provider of device connectivity to manufacturing equipment on the plant floor. -
Emerson wireless network keeps bitumen pipeline hot
Wireless instruments monitor heat-tracing on pipeline which must be hot to facilitate pumping. -
B&B Electronics publishes catalog
Catalog covers industrial Ethernet to serial servers, USB to TTL converters, wireless remote I/O kits, and HMI/SCADA application management software. -
Belden publishes Industrial Ethernet user guide
16-page brochure compares performance between commercial off-the-shelf Ethernet components used in office environments, and Belden’s industrial-grade components. -
Belden releases industrial web site
Web site has info on industrial cables/connectivity, Hirschmann Ethernet switches and Lumberg Automation Industrial Ethernet connectivity. -
FDI Team completes use case analysis
The FDI (Field Device Integration) completed the team draft architecture concept and the complete inventory of use case analyses. -
Toshiba publishes datasheet on GigE Cameras
Datasheet details GiantDragon Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) machine vision cameras. -
Allied to distribute Nicomatic cconnectors
Allied will carry products from Nicomatic, including microconnectors, connectors for PCB, and flat flex cables and jumpers. -
Emerson wireless monitors fuel and feedstock delivery at BP Bitumen
Wireless instruments monitor the pipeline integrity of transfer lines from the BP refinery and report exceptional conditions to control room operators. -
ICS Triplex installs AADvance at Bayer CropScience
The Process Safety Control System was installed at Bayer CropScience’s Norwich site in June 2008 and became fully operational in August 2008. -
Keithley Instruments adds three distributors in Mexico
Distributors include SCM, Signal Test and Final Test. -
Siemens IT names John E. Evers Jr. President and CEO
Most recently, Evers was VP of Worldwide Outsourcing Sales at Hewlett Packard, responsible for IT Infrastructure Services, Application Management and Business Process Outsourcing Services. -
Appleton publishes whitepaper on Hazardous Location Lighting
Whitepaper titled “Safely Lighting Hazardous Locations,” provides overview of current codes and technologies for industrial facilities. -
Genzyme buys InnoCielo FDA module
The FDA Module provides the technical controls related to compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 for their engineering drawings. -
PLCopen to finalize Motion Control Part 4 spec
PLCopen wants to finalize the specification and publish the results at the upcoming SPS/IPC/Drives event. -
SolaHD signs sales rep firms
SolaHD signed Fox-Rowden-McBrayer and G.L. Smith Associates as sales representatives. -
ABB System 800xA to automate waste management in Australia
Automation solution processes municipal waste into high-grade compost and generates emissions-free electric power from waste biogas. -
Matrikon releases Q4 and FY 2008 results
For FY-08, Matrikon posted revenue of $80.03 million, an increase of 9% from FY-07. Net income increased to $9.10 million from a loss of $220,000 in FY-07.

