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AGT uses Keyence LK-G Series laser sensors to provide continuous, high speed, accurate and reliable thickness measurements.

Subsea Manifolds Market (By Application - Production, and Injection) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2014 - 2020

New legislation covering the export of high frequency (HF) drives could result in hefty penalties, including potential prison sentences, for machine builders and system integrators

The installation of ST50 Flow Meters in large facilities with multiple air compressors allows the operators to compare compressor usage and adjust them for optimum efficiencies.

Which documents should be fully developed before a control software program can be developed?

Nominees include ABB, ContiTech, Kraftwerke, SCHUNK and Wittenstein.

Using sensors made from low-cost optical fiber, with almost no limit to the number of sensor designs available results in a cost-effective and versatile testing platform.

Narrow Profile power supply series is now certified to UL Safety Standards UL 60950 and UL 508.

The installed base of drives in 2014 saved the earth the equivalent of the energy consumed by 110 million households.

The BIG-EU is the European trade association for the application of the global BACnet standard ISO 16484-5.

Beamline is used in laboratory and industrial experiments, including nanotomography, laminography, and systems with nanoscopic spatial resolution.

AVEVA Activity Visualisation Platform will be used to improve operational training on Total’s Martin Linge topside platform in the North Sea

China leads the global linear and torque motors market, due to continuing growth in the electronics, electronic assembly, semiconductor, machine tools and flat-panel display industries.

By Patrick Supanich, Contributor As an end user, you must rely more and more on outside engineering services for your automation needs. Choosing a services partner can be a high-risk decision for your company and, frankly, your career. Not all CSIs are created equal. So how do you pick one?

Three new offices opened in early 2015 in Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

Innovations like predictive analytics, 3D printing and wearable technologies are changing the supply chain landscape as workforce shortage intensifies.

At the main stand in Hall 15, Stand D07, Festo will be showing its Multi-Carrier System, a freely configurable transportation system solution, and the OPAK research project, which is concerned with efficient engineering processes.

By Andy Chang, NI The Factory of the Future is a research and technology initiative aimed to push emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of manufacturing processes by leveraging cyber-physical systems and big data analytics to enable a smarter, operator-centric production.

At this year’s Hannover Messe, in booth D05 in hall 8, Wibu-Systems will show how manufacturers can protect their embedded software from tampering.

Okuma hosted high school students from York, South Carolina on Friday, March 13 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Yaskawa started in 1915 as a producer of coal mining equipment by Daigoro Yasukawa, known today as the founder.

Heterogeneous mobile processing and computing market can be segmented on the basis of component, technology node and applications. Heterogeneous mobile processing and computing uses hardware and software component. Hardware components include processor, digital signal processor, graphical processing unit (GPU) and connectivity devices such as USB cable and Bluetooth among others.

The annual automation industry salary survey from ISA.

Report examines the use of virtualization technology in industrial automation and control system (IACS) environments.

The White House officially confirmed on March 23, 2015 that the United States has been designated the official Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2016. HANNOVER MESSE will run April 25 to 29 in 2016

Rivera brings decades of global experience in the automation industry to his new role at CSIA, having worked in six countries, primarily in regional or global roles.

Tiny scratches can occur as a result of glass being tempered without precise speed control on the oven’s drives. Glaston fixed it with Unidrive M controllers.

Masso is a manufacturer of shipboard valve remote control systems (VRCS).

The computer science master and system electronics engineer has been working as a developer for the automation manufacturer since 2009.

Subsea Pumps Market By Product (Helico-axial, Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP), Centrifugal, and Others) for Subsea Boosting, Subsea Separation, Subsea Compression, and Subsea Injection Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020

Continuously declining oil prices-hitting a 4-year low-have forced the oil extraction companies to optimize their spending by increasing efficiency. In line with this, the companies are increasingly deploying artificial lifts to increase output from the existing wells. As a result, the artificial lift market is expected to pick pace in next two years.

The On-Chip Software Development Kit ensures that developers can stably run both the pre-compiled SmartMesh IP networking stack and their applications simultaneously.

4 million PROFIsafe nodes and 50 million PROFIBUS devices have been installed

79% of SI websites make site visits from a mobile device difficult or impossible, alienating nearly half of their web visitors, and their websites are outdated in terms of messaging and technology.

Flowserve will supply all ball sector control valves, ball valves and butterfly valves for the new Klabin mill (Project Puma) located in the city of Ortigueira, Brazil.

PoE+ Switch now has certification for Class I, Div.2 Hazardous Industrial Locations

By Terry Nagy, Computer Aided Solutions The architecture of data acquisition and control systems which have their own DSP processors makes them well-suited for use in PID applications.

By Bill Lydon, Editor There is a great opportunity to leverage the latest technologies and compete in the global manufacturing landscape. The future lies in the convergence of product design, production planning, production engineering, production execution, and services.

To keep up with the evolving automation landscape, we have to approach industrial control system obsolescence as an opportunity for operational improvement and cost reduction.

CFSE program for ICS offers CACE and CACS certifications

APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, today announces a new Intel Atom E3800 product family Bay Trail series in its HMI (Human Machine Interface) portfolio.

Take a look at what ISA has in store for you in April 2015.

Sercos International recorded a growth in membership of approximately 30 % in 2014.

Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd is released new forthcoming report on title "Food and Beverage Packaging - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast to 2020".

Inspectors at Fastener Depot use a Keyence Image Dimension Measurement (IM) System to quickly and accurately check and gauge parts.

By 2018, the CHP installations all over the world are projected to produce 1,219.1 GW of power, a year-on-year increase of 15.3% between 2011 and 2018. Revenue-wise, the market is expected to rise at a CAGR of 11.7% between 2012 and 2018.

Stealth.com is a build-to-order, specialty configurator of high performance ruggedized industrial grade computers systems and peripherals.

Kaoru Sonoda is the exida Japan managing director

2015 ISA Power Industry Symposium features five acclaimed keynote speakers, an extensive technical program, training opportunities and more.

By Paul Brooks, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers around the world have adopted EtherNet/IP as their information infrastructure, and hundreds of vendors offer thousands of product lines for EtherNet/IP.

The new press at North American Tillage was automated with a GuardLogix PAC, PowerFlex VFD, and EtherNet/IP network to fit into their automated process line.

Control schemes for maximizing production rate in liquid reactors

The specification is an essential component for the successfull AutoID integration for the realization of the future concept "Industrie 4.0."

Hoppe has been President of the OPC Europe organization since 2010 and has personally choreographed many successful events throughout Europe.

Frost & Sullivan says the increasing number of connected devices is multiplying the probability of cyberattacks on companies across sectors.

Vector Controls and Automation Group is now a rep for E+H products, services and solutions for all industries in the greater Houston area.

By Nancy Cam-Winget, Cisco It is critical to be able to identify all devices in the network so that the access can be controlled based on the type of device, the function it is assigned to play.

Blankenship is Industry Manager for Power, Pulp and Paper. Blankenship previously served as manager of business development for Mustang Automation and Control.

The Rotork actuators operate 26 inch, 20 inch and 12 inch ball valves installed in tandem with non-return check valves at six valve stations along the route.

The new factory will replace an existing 65,000 sq. ft. facility currently located in the Baton Rouge area.

PACTware is a consortium of 24 process control vendors who jointly maintain and distribute the PACTware FDT Frame Application to their end users.

Egemin automated six L’Oréal sites in Europe and the US with more than 100 automated guided vehicles (AGVs)

“Lubrication of Rolling Bearings” contains information for engineers who want to learn more about the principles, methods, selection and testing of lubricants for rolling bearings.

Deutsche Telekom, Infineon Technologies, Wibu-Systems and Hirschmann will deliver security Made in Germany to the entire Industry 4.0 arena.

The process of specifying, choosing and testing a process control system for an industrial application can be long, time consuming and risky.

By Bill Lydon, Editor ThyssenKrupp is using Industry 4.0 as a way to achieve their 10 year digital enterprise goal. The implementation strategy is the seamless integration of ERP, MES, automation, and control systems to achieve smart production and satisfy customer requirements.

Inspection Oilfield Services is a Houston-based supplier of non-destructive testing and inspection services for tubular products used in critical oil and gas applications.

The Schwope family are pioneers in the field of automation

Seven Head Systems for AGS End of Arm Tool Assembly

Anybus CompactCom 40-series passed certification for PROFINET Version 2.31, certified for use with the highest conformance class (C) as well as the highest netload class (III).

Endress+Hauser employs more than 700 people in research and development.

By Dino Busalachi, The Applied Group Many system integrators and OEMs – even the most experienced – lack the knowledge required to engineer a holistic Ethernet architecture on the plant floor.

Acceleration, inclination (tilt angle) and shock/vibration sensors can be custom-engineered in low-to-medium volumes to suit specific OEM, R&D or machine build applications.

SureStart mitigates financial and safety liabilities, while minimizing any negative impact to plant operations.