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More than $65,000 in scholarships funds are expected to be distributed in 2016. Application deadline is 15 February 2016.

The global fiber optic connectors market is exhibiting enormous growth on the account of rising demand for improved security, high bandwidth, and fast connectivity.

The park has 100,000 square meters integrating R&D, application, test and certification, production, business training and marketing.

Exida certified the company’s H and MH series cylinder products for SIL 3.

Delmenhorster Kork-Fabrik will install AGVs to convey empty containers to a filling station and collect them once the production machines have filled them with corks.

By Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx Energy harvesting is increasingly using the same technology, often from the same companies, whether it is generating one microwatt for sensors to vehicle battery charging from harvesting that can reach many kilowatts.

Demand from Automotive Segment to Push the Market at 12.7% CAGR during 2014-2020.

The global demand of supervisory control and data acquisition systems market is believed to account US$32.70 billion in 2020 with a considerable 5.0% CAGR in the forecast period.

Emerson is automating the Shehong Liushu Hydropower Project that will bring clean electrical power to China’s Sichuan province.

Using a Zippswitch Pressure Sensitive Safety Switch Mat is one of the best ways to detect and protect a person entering into a hazardous machine area. The Zippswitch Safety Relay is the interface between the Safety Mat and the Machine Stop Controls.

The embedded system market was valued at $152.94 billion in 2014 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% and reach $233.13 billion by 2021.

Using proper calibration tools and practices ensures true (or accurate) process temperature measurement.

IoT Gateway Starter Kit simplifies device-cloud connection, accelerates IoT application development, and speeds deployment for a wide variety of application environments.

According to the report, the distribution automation (DA) market was estimated at US$9,986.3 million in 2012. This market is anticipated to be worth US$17,677.2 million by the end of 2019, growing at a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period of 2013 to 2019.

Ashley’s main duties will be to assist in the quotation process for Pilz’s Engineering works and to oversee the implementation of site installations, ensuring Pilz high standards are maintained at all times.

The global process spectroscopy market was valued at US$714.5 million in 2012 and is expected to reach a value of US$1,179.6 million, growing at CAGR of 7.4% from 2013 to 2019.

Cliff William joined the firm in an advisory role to assist in expanding their capacity in Maintenance and Reliability consulting and training.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Automation.com conducted a PLC/PAC Automation Experience survey with the goal to gather vendor ratings based on user experiences. The survey also asked questions on specific industry topics, including what are automation’s biggest problems. This inaugural survey had more than 1,000 participants.

The office houses sales, customer service, and training departments, along with areas for spare parts and product demonstration.

Emerson signs 10-year agreement with BP for enhanced oil and gas project execution and operational reliability.

The global cloud security market was worth US$ 4.50 Bn in 2014 and is expected to reach US$ 11.84 Bn by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 12.8% from 2015 to 2022. North America was the largest market for cloud security in 2014 which accounted for around 45% of the global market revenue.

The global membrane bioreactor systems market is growing at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2013 to 2019. The market stood at US$963.8 million in 2012 and is further expected to grow and reach a value of US$2,506.1 million by the end of 2019.

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The Innovation Center gives the company additional space to house research and development and corporate services staff, as well as demonstration, training and conference facilities.

The report predicts the market to register a CAGR of 9.2% and reach 5,704.5 thousand units by 2020. Meanwhile, the market, in terms of total value, is likely to reach US$30,404.6 million by the end of 2020.

The circuit breakers and fuses market was valued at USD 20.75 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach USD 31.11 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 6% from 2015 to 2021

By Tom McKinney, HMS Industrial Networks WiFi, Bluetooth or Zigbee? Here’s a review of the available short range wireless standards for industrial applications.

The global concentrated solar power (CSP) market will register phenomenal growth at a 19.4% CAGR between 2014 and 2020. In 2013, the global concentrated solar power market was worth US$2,507.4 million, however, driven by multiple factors, the market is projected to reach US$8,674.7 million by the end of 2020.

Method is offered for converting milliamps to English units

Sandvik Coromant’s machining calculator aids users in estimating optimal cut settings to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

M&M is a manufacturer of general purpose solenoid valves, air actuated piston valves, automatic drain valves, connectors, coils and customised instrumentation solutions.

Our roadshow will be touring Europe from September to early December 2015.

GE’s CR11 single board computer has been successfully deployed and is fully operational onboard the International Space Station.

ISA is committed to using data to drive more purposeful and disciplined product development and management strategies and decisions.

PACTware 5.0 is based on the FDT2 standard.

SAMS makes full use of the FDT Group developed and tested Common Components to ensure the best compliance and interoperability.

Service reduces the time between diagnosing control loop issues and tuning the loops to improve performance.

The global gas detection equipment market is forecast to reach $ 3,372.0 Mn by 2022. The increase in demand from oil & gas industry is another factor driving the market for gas detection equipment.

By Dr. Rüdiger Frank, Pilz GmbH & Co Today's robots are being used in production areas in which they have previously not been used. In each case, safety aspects must always be considered on an individual basis and the appropriate safety solution implemented for each application. Safe sensor technology has a key role to play: a modular approach to sensors is required in order to satisfy all applications with regard to safety.

The global telecom API market is expected to reach a value of $ 323.44 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 23.6% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

Key factors driving the growth of green data center market include increasing shift of enterprises towards energy efficiency, government regulations and benefits such as reduction in operational cost.

The Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook offers an understanding and tools needed to implement a performance-based FGS design.

Giebson takes over from retired Managing Director Wolfgang Feucht, who remains in an advisory function after 50 years with the company.

Moss holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Houston and has more than 25 years in the industry.

PAS-X MES will be implemented in several stages and it will be interfaced with the Infor Blending ERP system.

Rockwell Automation helps Johns Manville clean up their storeroom and identify more than $1.3 Million of excess and obsolete inventory.

Festo developed a Multi-Carrier System machine transport system that enables high flexibility in work piece transfer.

Infor will acquire GT Nexus, a cloud-based global commerce platform, for $675 million.

AMT says June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $355.43 million, up 4.6% from May’s $339.86 million.

By Chuck Cimalore, Omnify Software While PLM “in the cloud” is available today, its adoption can be slow. Customers are having a difficult time deciphering when, how and even whether to use PLM in a cloud.

By Bill Lydon, Editor A major theme of the recent Siemens Oil & Gas Innovations Summit was the need to apply automation to lower operations and production cost. More automation will enable producers to deal more easily with the cost pressures of the oil and gas industry.

South East Water serves a population of 2.1 million, supplying safe, high quality drinking water to 880,000 properties in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.

OSI was awarded a contract by Lakeland Electric to integrate an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS).

The cloud-based IT infrastructure to map Industry 4.0 application scenarios comes from MES supplier iTAC.

“PLC Handbook: A Practical Guide to Programmable Logic Controllers” is available as a free download. this eBook explains what a PLC is and provides detailed information about what to look for when choosing a controller, with both hardware and software overviews.

Rexroth offers preconfigured drive systems with NI’s CompactRIO and the programming environment LabVIEW.

RTS Holdings in Sullivan, Missouri, repairs and maintains steam turbines and generators.

The global human machine interface (HMI) market, estimating the overall value of this market to reach US$5,579.3 by 2019, expanding at a CAGR of 10.4% during the period from 2013 to 2019.

Hydrostatic head, weight, radioactive properties, density, and sonic detectors are all used in what methods of level measurement?

Dr. Lindner joined FBGS in 2008, and has held various leadership positions within the organization. Lindner has been instrumental in driving new developments for the next generation of fiber optic sensing systems.

Citing its ability to develop innovative solutions and provide extensive support to commission new factory lines, Nestlé USA awarded Rockwell Automation its 2014 North America Procurement Supplier of the Year award for technical procurement - maintenance, repair and operations (MRO).

The Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook is a guide to designing and implementing performance-based Fire and Gas Systems (FGS) for process industries.

The global Engineering Software Market was valued at US$ 19.98 Bn in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2015 to 2022.

By Sam Etchell, London Underground Limited The scope of this project consisted of designing, integrating and installing an intelligent remote condition monitoring system to predict and prevent failures and subsequent loss of passenger service.

After replacing one conveyor drive system, Emerson will supply drives for all conveyors at Nicolas Feuillatte, a champagne producer.

By Denso Robotics White paper examines the many factors — some obvious and some not so obvious — that determine cost of robot ownership, and gives buyers useful information to help guide them through the evaluation process.

The global carbon and energy software market, in terms of revenue, was valued at US$ 369.7 Mn in 2013 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.5% during the period 2014 to 2022.

Global industrial dispensing system and equipment market was valued at USD 12.85 billion in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2015 to 2021 to account for USD 20.57 billion in 2021.

The market was valued at $15.70 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach $28.50 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2015 to 2021.

Today's industry operations generate plenty of data. The challenge is in gaining greater visibility to plant intelligence.

Global lab automation market forecast to 2020 to claim as North America to account for the largest market share, followed by Europe. However, Asia-Pacific is expected to register a higher growth rate during the forecast period owing to huge investment opportunities in this region.

By Steve Aposhian, FireFly Equipment Using LabVIEW software and CompactRIO hardware in ProSlab 155 helped the smart machine harvest turf 25 percent faster and use half the diesel fuel that other machines on the market burn.

At the upcoming CeMAT RUSSIA intralogistics show, which runs in Moscow from September 22 to 25, 2015 more than 170 exhibitors will showcase their products and solutions.

What is the Purpose of a Molded Case Circuit Breaker? NEMA ABP 6-2015 explains.