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  • Empire Magnetics keeps Cirque du Soleil splashing

    One of Empire's custom motor gearbox assemblies made it into show business as an unnoticed yet essential co-star in “O” by Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Bison Gear starts Skilled Workforce training

    To help reduce the shortage of qualified entry-level workers in Manufacturing, Bison is starting a training program consisting of applied math and manufacturing principles.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Competitor Comparison Matrix

    Compare the products & services offered by Remke with other electrical connector suppliers.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Schaefer publishes Power Conversion Systems Catalog

    Free downloadable short form catalog contains ac/dc switchmode power supplies, battery chargers, dc/dc converters, dc/ac inverters and ac/ac frequency inverters.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Siemens supplies drive for gas compressor in UK

    Siemens will supply a direct drive for a gas compressor to Rolls-Royce Power Generation for a power plant in Felindre, South Wales. The drive can be adjusted to different requirements with a variable speed controller.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Siemens supplies drives for Chinese steel factory

    Siemens will supply process automation and drive systems valued at EUR 18 million for a continuous-annealing line and two hot-dip-galvanizing lines at Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co.
    01 May, 2007 | 3 minutes
  • TURCK builds Kübler encoders in the U.S.

    Kübler two-inch encoders are now assembled in Minneapolis.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minute
  • ATI supplies dissolved ozone monitor to Bristol Water

    Bristol uses ATI's Q45H/64 Dissolved Ozone Analyzer for on-line monitoring and control of ozone levels in drinking water.
    30 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Sage and Westin host SCADA seminars

    June 5 and June 28, 2007 Sage Designs and Westin Engineering are hosting two free SCADA Seminars, one in Sacramento, CA on June 5, and one in Anaheim, CA on June 28, 2007.
    30 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • RTI supplies Messaging Middleware for MRI and NMR

    Varian is using RTI's middleware to connect sensors, user display systems and control computers with NMR and MRI instruments.
    30 April, 2007 | 3 minutes
  • Emerson provides IR analyzers to Roplex to monitor vapor recovery units

    Explosion proof, dual channel X-STREAM infrared analyzers are being used to measure carbon monoxide and butane, monitoring the effectiveness of the VRU in removing all the hydrocarbons.
    30 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Moxa receives magazine award

    Moxa received the Engineers’ Choice Award for the ioLogik E2210 Active Ethernet I/O server.
    29 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • COPALP enhances STRATON CANOpen Software

    Enhancements include a CANbus configuration tool, a CANbus emulator, and a runtime bus driver.
    27 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Wilcoxon appoints Renard Klubnik Application Engineer

    Klubnik will serve as the primary technical representative for Wilcoxon, include customer visits, peer presentations at conferences, and technical writing.
    27 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • ABB Announces income up 163% in Q1

    ABB's first-quarter net income rose 163 percent to $537 million from $204 million in the same period of 2006, driven primarily by continued strong market demand and further operational improvements.
    27 April, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Zigbee connects to mobile phones

    The ZigBee Telecom Profile provides information delivery, monitoring, and peer-to-peer small data sharing for mobile phone users.
    26 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Matrikon supplies ProcessMORe to Australian coal-fired plant

    BMA Coal has standardized on ProcessMORe software for its production and dispatch system. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is Australia's largest coal miner and exporter, and the world's largest supplier to the seaborne coking coal market.
    26 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • National Instruments Reports Q1 earnings up 51%

    National Instruments reported revenue in the first quarter of $172 million, up 11 percent from Q1 2006. Earnings were up 51 percent compared to Q1 2006.
    26 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • UEI releases controller catalog

    Free catalog introduces UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller Cubes and UEIModbus Cubes with Modbus TCP support.
    25 April, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Infor installs EAM asset management system at Chinese coal mine

    Infor EAM Datastream 7i, a Web-based enterprise asset management (EAM) system, was installed in China's Huolinhe Coal Industry Co Ltd, located in Inner Mongolia. The mine produces 20 million tons of coal annually.
    25 April, 2007 | 3 minutes
  • Harbour Group Acquires Haydon

    Harbour Group acquired Tritex, the parent company of Haydon, which makes fractional horsepower linear actuators, lead screw assemblies, rotary stepper motors and hermetically sealed switches.
    24 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • MTS Sensors work in pharmaceutical applications

    MTS is supplying its E- and C-Series Temposonics magnetostrictive sensors to the pharmaceutical industry for processing and packaging applications.
    24 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • A short history of Automation growth

    A short history of Automation growth

    Since automation is such a fragmented business, all the larger (multi-billion $) companies are mostly a conglomeration of products and services; each product segment generates relatively small volume, but lumped together they form sizeable businesses.
    By: Jim Pinto
    24 April, 2007 | 7 minutes
  • BlueCielo/Cyco renames products

    AutoManager Meridian & AutoManager TeamWork are now InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise & InnoCielo TeamWork.
    23 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • IPS receives award for contributions to RasGas Project

    Invensys was recognized by RasGas (RasGas) as one of three key vendors contributing to the successful completion of the RasGas Phase 1 Expansion Project in Qatar.
    23 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • OMRON launches Industrial Automation Business portal

    The portal site is a 'one-stop-shop' for the latest information in English on OMRON's industrial automation products and services
    23 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Bosch Rexroth launches website for automotive

    Website offers Bosch Rexroth drive and control expertise and application experience to help with automotive production challenges.
    23 April, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Honeywell supplies controls for world’s largest paraxylene plant

    Honeywell will supply a $7.7 million Experion Process Knowledge System to the $1.2-billion Sohar Aromatics plant in Oman.
    23 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Oxford Sensor Technology signs rep in India

    Tespa Tools will sell, install and provide support Oxford's vision systems in India. Tespa Tools is one of India's leading metrology, inspection and engineering companies.
    20 April, 2007 | 1 minute
  • Bosch Rexroth educates Pennsylvania Officials on wind power

    Officials from the Pennsylvania governor's office and journalists from Western Europe recently gathered at the Bosch Rexroth hydraulics facility in Bethlehem, PA, to discuss manufacturing for the renewable energy market.
    20 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • ISA Wireless Conference July 23-24 in Vancouver

    "Wireless Solutions for Manufacturing Automation: Insights for Technology and Business Success," will be held 23-24 July 2007 at the Marriott Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC, Canada.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Emerson to automate Coal-Fired Power Plant in Vietnam

    Emerson Process Management will install PlantWeb and an Ovation expert control system in Units 1 and 2 of the new Vietnam Haiphong Power Plant.
    19 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Danaher Industrial Controls changes name to Dynapar

    The Feedback Business Unit within Danaher Industrial Controls Group has changed its name to Dynapar, effectively combining the brands of Dynapar, NorthStar, Harowe, Hengstler, and Acuro.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • GE Fanuc Expert speaks at INTERPHEX 2007

    Bart Reitter, GE Fanuc Global Industry Manager Life Sciences, will present “PAT: A Real World Successful Drying Application,” at INTERPHEX 2007, being held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, April 24-26.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Measurement Computing's boards support Vista

    MCC supports Windows Vista across its USB- and PCI-based product lines.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • PSI procures patent for packaging PDFS

    PSI Engineering has been granted a patent for its Automated packaging solution.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Schneider Electric announces 1Q results

    Schneider Electric sales for the first quarter of 2007 totaled €3,893 million, up 22.4% from the year earlier period.
    19 April, 2007 | 3 minutes
  • Thermo Fisher to hold Middle East User Meeting May 14-16

    From May 14 to 16, Thermo Fisher Scientific will host its annual software user group meeting and laboratory informatics conference for the Middle East at the Jumeriah Emirates Hotel in Dubai.
    19 April, 2007 | 1 minute
  • ISA issues standard for power plant HMIs

    ISA approved ISA-RP77.60.05, "Fossil Fuel Power Plant Human-Machine Interface: Task Analysis," as an ISA recommended practice.
    18 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • ABB to install CPM system for food company in Switzerland

    ABB will install a CPM (Collaborative Production Management) solution for Wander AG, Switzerland. Wander makes Ovomaltine and other brand-name drinks throughout Europe.
    18 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Flowserve president promoted to Chairman of Hydraulic Institute

    Thomas E. Ferguson has been chosen as Chairman of the Board for the Hydraulic Institute (HI) for 2007-2008.
    18 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Infor appoints Jon Pilkington vice president

    Jon Pilkington has joined Infor as vice president of corporate operations for its Performance Management (PM) solutions group.
    18 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • ENDEVCO donates computer monitors to Boys & Girls Clubs

    Eleven flat screen computer monitors were donated by Endevco to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley (BGCCV) for its technology program. The technology program helps young people with web design skills, internet research, graphics, presentations and other creative pursuits.
    17 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • FF names P+F CEO to FF BOD

    The Fieldbus Foundation named Dr. Gunther Kegel, chief executive officer of Pepperl+Fuchs, to its board of directors.
    17 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • Fieldbus Foundation praises EDDL/FDT agreement

    The Fieldbus Foundation praised an agreement by the EDDL Cooperation Team (ECT) and FDT Group to combine efforts and work towards a single, unified solution for device integration compatible with both technologies.
    17 April, 2007 | 3 minutes
  • ISA launches EDDL Website

    ISA's Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standards committee, ISA-SP104, has launched a new website that gives information about the standard and offers resources for learning more about EDDL technology.
    17 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • ISA submits electrical safety standard to ANSI

    ISA submitted ISA-12.12.01, "Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations," for ANSI approval.
    17 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • WBF 2007 North American Conference April 30

    The WBF North American Conference will have 25 technical presentations on automation topics including industrial wireless, mining in batch alarm records and the quest for the perfect batch.
    17 April, 2007 | 2 minutes
  • ASI releases Power Supply Catalog

    The 34 page catalog lists 70 different models of DIN rail mounted power supplies and accessories, such as modules for parallel and battery charging applications.
    17 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • Flowserve builds pump plant in India

    The plant will provide pumps for the oil and gas, power and chemical industries. The 100,000 square foot pump facility was built on 14 acres at an investment of approximately $8.5 million.
    17 April, 2007 | 1 minutes
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