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Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controllers were introduced by Emerson in 1994.

VarioFlow PRO network includes integrators who build conveyor systems and solutions for end users in the packaging, general assembly and material handling industries.

Kepware will provide third-party communications for FactoryTalk View Site Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition products from Rockwell Automation.

Betts will be responsible for the product introduction and the development of sales channels across the North America for SCADAWave data radios.

McMillan, Stan Weiner and illustrator Ted Williams co-wrote "The Funnier Side of Retirement." Readers will have a chance to see what retirement offers for "geeks."

By Lonmark International Floor controls are linked via a LonWorks network, using Siemens LMEC gateways onto a BACnet system which handles the interaction with the central AHU, boilers and chillers.

ABB will supply the complete hardware, engineering and commissioning of the control system, as well as drives, analyzers, instruments and Profibus field devices.

With ProTeus, MI reduced its production downtime from 20% to 3.5%, saving nearly $1.5 million per year.

Three webcasts in the Plant2Enterprise Transformation series cover digitizing work processes, BPM, and SOA.

Veugen Integrated Technologies (VIT) will handle sales, installation, and service for the Honeywell Wintriss product line for Ontario and all Canadian provinces west of Ontario.

Peter Lawrence has been appointed chief technology officer (CTO), and Jay Funnell has been appointed chief software architect (CSA).

AII will integrate locations in the US, Europe and Asia, for improved communication, reduced transactions and consolidated visibility of critical business information.

Jasper Wireless has signed operator partnership agreements in over 45 European, American and African countries.

Cooper Controls Limited acquired more than 98 percent of the outstanding shares of The MTL Instruments Group.

Global Partner Program has nine initial partners in the United States, Australia and Europe.

One of the most important benefits OMAC Corporate Members receive is a seat on the OMAC Technical Advisory Board (TAB).

To ensure openness, verify that you will not be locked in on any level of the system. Encourage multi-subsystem integration for maximum efficiency. Start from a good open specification framework and learn the technologies, options, and market directions. After all, freedom of open information exchange is empowering.

ABB will supply System 800xA control system, motors, drive system, switchgear, and measuring and unloading equipment for the new mine hoist.

The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) named Ron Bullock its Chairman until 2010. Bullock is the owner and Chairman of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. of St. Charles, Illinois.

National Instruments acquired all of the outstanding shares of microLEX Systems A/S, a provider of virtual instrumentation-based video, audio and mixed-signal test solutions.

Pressure switches monitor vacuum points and trigger emergency stops on steam turbines in China.

by Chip McDaniel, AutomationDirect CorrTech, a systems integrator, replaced the controls in a 1970-vintage box-making machine for Smurfit Stone Enterprises in Ravenna, Ohio. Corr-Tech removed all the control relays and wiring and reconfigured the system using AutomationDirect's DL06 PLCs. And they did it all over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Applied Analytics announced its new headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts, twenty miles northwest of Boston.

ABB won orders worth around $71 million to supply automation and a range of power products for substations in India.

By Grace Engineered Products Wiring a voltage indicator (VI) to the primary power source provides a permanently wired "voltmeter" that gives electricians a full-time, visual, independent, thru-door power indication.

Hy-Energy is a manufacturer of high performance gas sorption scientific instruments for clean renewable energy research.

This team operates as a systems integrator and specifies, installs and commissions all FKI Logistex and third-party products and services involved in supply chain solutions.

This illustrated manual has information on successfully installing, using, maintaining and repairing intrinsic safety systems.

Euro-me will cover China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators help SPE, a manufacturer of diesel injectors, to reduce emissions by using an actuator to determine the spring characteristics in their injectors.

InSource Solutions, an independent Wonderware software distribution partner, signed a new distributor agreement and will conduct business as Wonderware Southeast.

The new office, centered in Toulouse, France, will provide expertise in real-time and embedded solutions in Java and Ada languages.

Practical tips and hints based on real applications and test scenarios.

SAP Americas will use ASSETTrac for data collection in its annual fixed asset inventory process in 37 facilities in North and South America.

Dr. Maurice Wilkins, formerly of ARC Advisory Group, will lead the group as VP of Strategic Marketing, Yokogawa IA Global Marketing.

Bradley was Wonderware's president for five years from November 2002 to November 2007.

Frost & Sullivan says the Electric Drives Market in the European Food & Beverage Industry was $260.4 million in 2006 and will reach $413.8 million in 2013.

IFS will manage and support the deployment of more than 5,500 engineers, providing access to project management resources including time reporting and expenses.

ABB will supply $25 million of power and automation equipment to maximize productivity, monitor energy use and minimize energy consumption at a new cement plant.

Plexus, uses Agilent's Medalist x6000 Automated X-ray Inspection system to finds defects in solder joints.

Latest products range from Ovation SCADA software for wind energy management, to new Fisher C1 Series “energy responsible” controllers and transmitters for oil and gas operations.

White paper covers all the information necessary to select the right sensor for a particular application.

Website has detailed descriptions of liquid & gas flow measurement equipment, product data sheets, manuals and application notes.

When building a replacement rig for a seatbelt manufacturer, Mindready Solutions Solutions used a transducer from Sensor Technology and found previously undetected large torque oscillations.

The program offers CoroWare resources designed to help the company grow revenue, build sales momentum, and improve marketplace prominence while increasing market impact.

Testing was performed by the Shell Global Solutions test laboratories in Amsterdam. Results show FDT/DTM and EDDL are complementary technologies.

FDT Group added eight international companies to the membership of the non-profit organization within the past year.

Industry leaders who join can help define how products and systems will become compliant and contribute to test specifications.

Guide covers VLT variable frequency drives and MCD soft starters with specifications, dimensions, performance data, options and accessories.

Parejko was promoted to Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Engineering. Parejko joined Bison in 2006 as Engineering Manager.