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PROFINET, with wireless-based safety, has been used to create a fully-automated warehousing facility for the storage and handling of steels rolls in Sweden.

Nestlé will introduce an openSAFETY-based safety standard which allows for the unrestricted exchange of safety-related information between machines and control systems from various manufacturers.

In the study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, only 27 percent of respondents were performing any functions in enterprise software using a mobile device.

The company now has in excess of 20,000 square meters floor space at its site in Gerlingen, Germany.

Hardy Instruments announces that it has changed its business name to Hardy Process Solutions.

Siemens published safety guidelines which operators of industrial plants can follow to minimize the risk of external intervention from the start.

One of the key challenges that manufacturers face is the shift from a traditional, component-based business to an integrated, total solution based-approach.

Net Safety Monitoring makes fixed toxic and combustible gas detectors, flame detectors, safety systems, and other safety and security products.

Using Animatics’ SmartMotor with Combitronic communication resulted in a 49% reduction of parts used and increased capabilities on the Flexitool aircraft skin processing machine.

Lisa became Okuma’s first female vice president when she was named VP of Finance in April 2007. With the promotion to CFO, she becomes the first female officer within the corporation.

Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Advansys provides specialized industrial control and automation engineering and consulting services to the manufacturing and utilities sectors.

The updated production line includes Solder Paste Inspection, Automated Optical Inspection, X-ray inspection machine, Selective Soldering machine and two surface-mount machines.

Catalog covers LL, SN and MN series meters, which monitor rate of oil flow to keep gears, bearings, drills and mills functional in the processing industries.

Ms. Desai holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Marketing from Ohio State University.

Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System and Unisim to control KOGAS' liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

The Micro Motion 7845 Density and Concentration Meter provides highly accurate density measurements under entrained gas conditions.

JLS Automation selected the ABB IRB 360 FlexPicker robot for its new Osprey case packing system, which loads low profile wrapped or vacuum packed product into shallow shipping cases.

QuickServer Protocol Gateways from FieldServer Technologies handle BACnet, LonWorks and JCI Metasys N2 networks.

The system at Pacific Press Technologies moves a steel plate weighing up to 5000 pounds approximately 100 inches through a press brake to be bent.

NEMA says its Electroindustry Business Confidence Index had climbed as high as 69.6 as recently as February 2011, but slipped to 45.5 in June.

Poor HMI designs have been identified as factors contributing to abnormal situations, billions of dollars of lost production, accidents, and fatalities.

More investments are being made today in IT than in any other area.

The project is one of the largest solar roof-top installations in Canada.

Metro|NS offers full, turn-key solutions for both enterprise and telecommunications companies looking to build optical networks.

Automation.com, June 2011 Automated storage and retrieval systems take advantage of unused overhead space to recover 60% to 85% of the floor space typically required by shelving and drawer systems.

Eight-page, full-color brochure describes ABB's SM Series of videographic (paperless) recorders for capturing, storing, and analyzing process data.

Established in 1976, Matrox has many years of experience building hardware and software solutions under three divisions: Matrox Graphics, Matrox Imaging, and Matrox Video.

The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany.

Mouser.com features Product Knowledge training sites designed to educate electronic design engineers on the features, benefits, and applications of the newest technologies.

Thomas & Betts publishes Analysis of NEC Code Changes 2011, a free reference guide that highlights changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) for the 2011 code cycle.

ABB will supply automation for drives, drives, power systems and equipment to the Duisburg-Bruckhausen steel plant at Germany.

Product selectors are available for safety light curtains, perimeter access guards, safety laser scanners, safety mats, safety interlock switches, safety systems and safety monitoring relays, and programmable safety controllers.

Thomson's web-based configuration tool enables users to quickly and easily configure Thomson 60 Case LinearRace shafting based on size, material, tolerance class, coating and special machining requirements.

‘Measuring Success’ is a 53-foot mobile showcase featuring a portfolio of process instrumentation, process analyzers and process automation products and solutions.

ISA Standards Gurus Get Global Kudos

Electricity and heat fired with bio fuels, including sawdust, woodchips, bark, turf if part of the cogeneration equation.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Jim McMahon Shuttleworth provided machinery infeed and take-away conveyors for a PV solar cell test unit built by Owens Design.

The ASM Competence Center will support companies in new product development, provide technical support for Profibus, allow demonstrations of interoperability of products and provide training programmes.

CC-Link IE Field Network with integrated safety meets international safety standards for SIL3 compliance and follows IEC61784-3:2010 for functional safety fieldbuses.

Panenka previously held the position of Vice President Sales & Marketing for Kollmorgen Europe GmbH, a position now held by Patrik Hug.

The application enables water specialists to perform water calculations and unit conversions using an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Android-compatible smart phone or mobile device.

The brochure provides an overview of the sensing technologies for wind energy applications.

RMT will supply a multi-gantry cured tire palletizing and shipping buffer system to Hanwha TechM in South Korea.

Wireshark will use openSAFETY dissector, a decoder for the analysis of individual openSAFETY frames.

ABB will provide a System 800xA to control the hydroelectric pumped storage plant, and integrate into the island grid the energy generated by wind and hydropower turbines.

Endress+Hauser will supply Shell with process measurement instruments, engineering and associated services.

The susceptibility of process control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations.

To effectively secure a facility, plant managers must take an inside-out approach with cybersecurity.

The ZigBee Alliance opened two offices in China to drive greater ZigBee adoption and address ZigBee standards to meet China’s specific needs for its rapidly expanding infrastructure and growing markets.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Robert McIlvride and Andew Thomas, Cogent Real-Time Systems What does redundancy look like in an OPC-based system? A typical scenario would have two OPC servers connected either to a single device or PLC, or possibly duplicate devices or PLCs. Those two OPC servers would then connect to some kind of OPC redundancy management software.

Amtech converted all DC motor drives to AC variable frequency motor drives at Papelsa y Cartones South America to solve production issues.

Kevin Bishop will manage the new office and take charge of business development for the North American region.

In her new role, Tracey will lead SMTC's regional sales development efforts and drive new business opportunities on the West Coast.

Type-950XP Explosion-proof I/P Transducer achieved compliance to Single Seal ANSI/ISA 12.27.01-2003 for use with natural gas.

Packaging professionals participating in the study identified four primary challenges to advancing machinery communications.

Website covers Industrial Computers, Solutions for Embedded Computing, Network Security and Console Servers.

A Bettis valve actuator has just been decommissioned after 20 years of faultless service. It still works, but the valve was re-sized.

Endress+Hauser will take a majority share of Systemplan, a German energy consulting company.

Most recently Bienert was the Technical Manager for Telecom and the Global Competence Center for emerging communication protocols at TUV Rheinland.

The brochure provides comprehensive information on SureCross Performance 1-watt radios.

RMT Robotics will supply an automated passenger tire palletizing system to Bridgestone in Europe.

ANSI formally approved Field Device Tools (FDT) Technology standards, previously adopted internationally as IEC 62453.

Emerson’s Micro Motion Certified Marine Bunker Measurement Solution for measuring heavy fuel oil bunker deliveries is being installed on Maersk vessels.

The Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology uses a Cognex In-Sight Micro vision system instead of a human researcher to observe the behavior of test subjects.

Metso will supply a PQV system to three Canfor Pulp mills in British Columbia, to replace off-line dirt count analysis systems.

Draenetz offers more than 55 downloadable technical white papers, articles and marketing documents covering a broad range of power quality and energy monitoring topics.

Willett, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer.

Geometric will sell MetaCAM, a sheet metal product from Metamation.

Open Systems International will supply a Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition and Distribution Management System (SCADA/DMS) to EPB of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Nuris Ismail and Matthew Littlefield Aberdeen surveyed over 150 executives about the current state of their manufacturing operations and industrial networks. This article explores how the industry leaders are taking advantage of industrial networking to enable real-time visibility into data to optimize production, maintenance, and safety.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Perkins Paper installed the Jennifer VoicePlus picking, QC/Audit, and loading system from Lucas Systems to meet the objective of error-free automation processes.

The brochure includes a 3D representation of an entire water cycle across two facing pages.

Roller screws are capable of carrying heavy loads—at high speeds—with high duty cycles for thousands of hours in the most arduous conditions.

Utilizing 32nm technology, the processors reduce overall power requirements, while still offering enhanced media and graphics capabilities and performance.

This pre-recorded webcast highlights what to measure on a power supply and how to do so efficiently.