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AMT shuffles execs in Asia, Latin America and marketing.

Koke will be based out of Synerlink’s new U.S. office in Duncan, SC, sharing a facility with Synerlink’s sister company, Hayssen Packaging Systems

HyperionRSI Simulation, jointly owned by Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd and RSI, will offer simulation solutions based on the IndissPlus simulation technology.

Wireless Control Foundation: Continuous and Discrete Control for the Process Industry, aims to improve wireless control planning, commissioning and troubleshooting.

People and Processes is a consulting and education services firm focused on helping people and organizations succeed in the Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices.

Biodiesel garners the largest market share; however, the latest and the most commercially viable Cellulosic ethanol would surpass Biodiesel and eventually lead the market by 2020.

PD pumps will prove indispensable in various applications such as hydraulic fracturing, the mixing and injecting of chemicals, and the mixing of solid proppants with water.

ISA's training and educational program from February 2015.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Wurldtech launched a new firewall product for industrial control (ICS) and SCADA equipment that is designed protect from corruption and damage caused by cyber-attacks. I recently spoke with Wurldtech’s Peter Lunk and Tom Kenneth about their new Achilles Industrial Next Gen Firewall and their full portfolio of cyber security products and services.

If you do not leverage new knowledge, you can be blindsided by others who apply it, especially your competitors.

Lenze is a manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology.

The division will feature offerings that pertain to gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring and compliance.

The tabbing and framing cell takes the Sportbrake body floor out of the assembly line to have the side body panels, roof and other components put in place, tabbed and then welded by robots.

Dataforth published two revised and updated MAQ20 Industrial Data Acquisition & Control documents: a 4-page brochure and the 32-page 2015 Product Catalog.

Written from a practical perspective, Advances in Reactor Measurement and Control book explains how to improve batch and continuous reactor and control system performance

A shutdown of Petrogal’s alkylation unit at Sines Refinery was the perfect opportunity for engineering and consulting company Optieng to install a new HIQuad safety system.

By Ryan Hildebrandt How do you identify and reduce risk in an automation project? At each stage of the project lifecycle, and for every party involved, risk can be introduced (and subsequently identified, assessed, and mitigated). Let's look at how these uncertainties come into play and how to reduce the effects on your overall schedule and budget.

November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $378.06 million, down 15.5% from October and down 14.5% when compared with the total of $442.01 million reported for November 2013.

Endress+Hauser, ABB, JUMO and other big-name exhibitors will show solutions that turn Industry 4.0 into reality for process automation users at Hannover Messe in April.

A look at how many of the loops can be the same and how all reactors benefit from a more extensive application of feedback control.

People and Processes, Inc. is a consulting and education services firm focused on helping people and organizations succeed in the Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices.

Prior to joining the company he was President of TacTouch and previous employers include Acuity Brands Lighting, Automated Logic Corporation and TRIATEK.

The conference is 28-31 January 2015 at the Marriott Newport Beach Hotel and Spa in Newport Beach, California

Most of Zaber's devices can now be connected directly to a computer via USB port with the release of our T-USBDC cable, making set-up quicker and easier than with a separate USB to serial converter.

Weiss provided a turnkey solution for Alpha‘s 6’ tall automotive parts assembly machine that allowed ease-of-loading for its 12 load stations

The free program simplifies fuse inventory and reduces costs. Eaton first conducts a full audit of a customer’s fuse inventory. does a thorough analysis, and generates an inventory and consolidation summary report.

Low cost single sensor/single actuator approach to static feedback stabilization of nonlinear systems. Issue is present in many engineering applications.

His predecessor, Paul Warndorf, will assume the role of Vice President of Strategic Planning and remain active in supporting the Manufacturing Technology department.

Using Barix Barionet IP solutions, Village Worker builds end-to-end control and automation architectures that trigger actions based on data readings from a variety of connected devices.

OpTek Systems has installed non-contact confocal chromatic sensors from Micro-Epsilon on a number of its laser processing machines to measure the surface finish and groove depth of difficult materials, ranging from highly reflective, mirrored surfaces to dark, diffuse surfaces.

IHS says the global I/O market grew a little in 2013, compared to the decline in 2012. The PLC market did not perform well in 2013, which affected PLC I/O.

Tachometer catalog includes detailed specifications of all Servo-Tek high performance DC tachometers for precision speed control applications.

Abstract submissions are due 15 January 2015 for the POWID symposium, being held 7-11 June 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

This 2-day course gives students the ability to read and understand P&IDs for the analysis of emergency situations; and for safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues such as Process Hazards Analysis and HAZOP studies.

MEDUSA development platform for battery-free wireless sensors and actuators allows developers to design components driven by RF energy harvesting

Calgary and Burlington offices can now implement TÜV certified Functional Safety Management System for design, engineering and delivery of Safety Instrumented Systems

The accreditation period extends for five years, and includes all programs offered or created by ISA during this time.

Approximately 3,000 teams are projected to compete for the chance to gain top honors at the FIRST Championship, which will take place 22-25 April 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

More than $65,000 in scholarships funds are expected to be distributed in 2015. The application deadline is 15 February 2015.

Creating a standardized, enterprise-wide benchmarking system helps manage the complexity among various manufacturing processes, while reducing competitive risk.

AGV Solutions has a complete line of forklift AGVs, unit-load AGVs and specialty AGVs to handle loads ranging from light-duty logistics to heavy loads in the steel industry.

TriMet will handle ROMER portable arm coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in Southern Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Catalog contains detailed specifications of high performance gearheads for servo and stepper motors.

This is the company’s fourth office in the United States and its tenth branch office in North America.

By Bill Lydon, Editor New technology is enabling remote monitoring capabilities to improve operational effectiveness. This presents users with opportunities and challenges to be evaluated for practical applications. The latest remote monitoring tools allow experts to analyze problems and abnormal situations, and determine ways to improve and optimize operations, without traveling to the site.

Fully interactive, role-based NERC CIP V5 Online Training Courses cover cyber security and access controls in the power industry.

OPNsense combines the best of open source and closed source firewalls.

8over8 is a supplier of ProCon, a risk management software platform that connects Owner Operators (OOs) and Engineering Procurement Construction companies (EPCs) throughout the project life cycle.

IMI CCI control valves and pneumatic actuators have been qualified to the requirements of ASME QME-1 2007 for use in nuclear power plants.

Wireless technology for process instrumentation has the potential to bridge key gaps in a variety of industrial applications, including asset management solutions, monitoring, and noncritical alarming

A new Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming model is presented to analyze the availability optimization of a system with a given structure.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the PLC market in the oil and Gas Industry in the Americas to grow at a CAGR of 7.20 percent over the period 2014-2019.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Process Safety System market in the oil and Gas industry to grow at a CAGR of 7.03 percent over the period 2015-2019.

Isolated silos in industry may create barriers to growth, but they also offer opportunities for those willing to take the initiative.

Version 5 is now is available to elementary and middle school students and teams.

The Baumer Competence Center for EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) projects has locations in France and India.

Up to 2014, there was only limited interest in thermoelectric energy harvesting in general and its use in automotive applications in particular. IDTech predicts thermoelectric energy harvesting will be on production hybrid electric on-road vehicles from 2018.

Free course helps teams get started with the NI roboRIO controller, the required controller for all FRC teams in the 2015 season.

PLC I/O replaced with DCS I/O while keeping existing PLC sequence logic.

App makes it easier for customers to access system data from remote locations.

Starting from January 1, 2015 PERCo provides 5 year warranty for all products supplied at the international market.

A fast terminal sliding mode control scheme with double closed loops is proposed for spacecraft attitude control.

Check out some of the educational opportunities provided by ISA in January 2015.

Three managing directors of companies from the Endress+Hauser Group will be retiring at the end of 2014. Executives from within the company’s own ranks will be taking over.

Cascade Technologies is a manufacturer of gas analyzers and monitoring systems using Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology.

The University of Kentucky team designed a project that conducted live testing of performance parameters on a solar car.

The effect of reactor type on dynamic response, allowable measurement lags and delays, controller tuning, and control strategies is significant.

The Control Systems Security Corporation Chartered Lab (CSSC-CL) certified a process controller from Azbil—the Harmonas-DEO DOPC IV—to the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification.

Kaminski has been with Egemin Automation for over a decade, most recently as Vice President of Engineering.

The FactoryLogix software will encompass the entire production area, which currently comprises of three high technology SMT lines, conventional through-hole facility, conformal coating area and final assembly logistics.

MEN/ME family of end suction water pumps has been updated to meet the new ecodesign regulations set by the European Commission.

IEC 61511 requires the preservation of all layers of protection wherever possible. Independence, diversity and physical separation are demanded for each of these layers of protection.

Estimation of Region of Attraction for Polynomial Nonlinear Systems

POSITAL has become a member of the Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA), a not-for-profit trade association aimed at advancing the practice of systems integration in the area of industrial control systems.

FLOWCAL Enterprise Liquids software automates Lyondell Chemical 's measurement data collection by replacing their manual spreadsheets and manage all data electronically through one centralized system.