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Emerson’s Smart Wireless solutions have been certified by NIST to meet government Federal Information Processing Standard-197 (FIPS-197) requirements.

At the 2010 Emerson Global Users Exchange conference, Emerson demonstrated the latest results of its commitment to using innovative technology to reduce the complexity of customers' jobs.

Replacing traditional wired network with wireless for control and monitoring has improved operations and worker safety in harsh environment.

Turley will be responsible for managing the Controls Engineering Department including management of hardware & software design and all field support activities.

The video describes how vibration testing with a Fluke 810 can be the first step in a more proactive approach to mechanical maintenance.

Fox is responsible for all Velocity Series software products which include Solid Edge software, Teamcenter Express software, Femap software and CAM Express.

ARC expects the high power AC drives market to experience healthy growth during the forecast period through 2014.

So far, 2010 has not shown significant growth over 2009, but it looks like conditions are gradually improving.

Automation.com, September 2010 Honeywell Process Solutions India organized its annual User Meet on 30th & 31st Aug 2010 at Madh Island, Mumbai on the theme of ‘Optimize. Innovate. Sustain.’ The event saw an overwhelming participation from companies across all industry segments and focused on providing solutions to increase business performance & protect automation investments.

Vitrociset will integrate NI hardware and software into its service packages for organizations developing sophisticated physics projects such as particle accelerators and fusion devices.

Sarla Technologies will offer Performix xMES Software Suite within India and the Middle East region.

Engineering, R&D and Demonstration lab to be housed on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh

Invensys will implement its SimSci-Esscor ROMeo optimization software to improve the real-time performance of Thai Oil’s refinery operations.

292 page catalog contains more than 100 new products.

Four-page full-color brochure covers the Safety 2600T pressure transmitter.

Midwest Representatives is now representing Advanced Micro Controls Inc (AMCI) in the Michigan area.

Paul Davis Automation (PDA) represents Advanced Micro Controls in Ohio, Kentucky, and Western Pennsylvania areas.

ABB supplied a System 800xA process control system, field instrumentation, motor control centers, motors and variable speed drives to Gulf Industrial Investment, Bahrain.

Fluke will donate $65,000 worth of test instruments to schools and training programs for teaching students to diagnose and repair sophisticated industrial process control systems.

Tridium's Niagara Framework is driving real-time energy management and control of Glenborough's 12-story Class-A commercial office, and providing energy usage data to guide daily decision making.

Viscomaster meter improves fuel efficiency by accurately measuring viscosity, density and temperature of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) that supplies the vessel's main and auxiliary engines.

Minute is based in Milano, Italy, and will provide support and consulting services to Adeneo Embedded’s Italian customers.

Path enables process plants to upgrade entire instrumentation and control design systems from Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools) to AVEVA's Instrumentation technology.

FDT 2.0 includes.NET and FDT Express development environments.

Larry Taylor is director of European standards development and the head of the European office located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

ABB appointed Joe Campbell vice president of its US Robot Products Group. He was VP of sales & marketing.

SampleManager LIMS is used to manage more than 150,000 samples per year taken from reservoirs, water treatment works and directly from the taps in consumers’ homes.

Gigabit Managed Switches with 6 port 10/100/1000T and 2 SFP ports will be deployed in Jordan state security & surveillance applications.

Free Board Support Packages (BSPs) have a fully integrated Wireless stack for the PTI FlashBoard on Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact.

This free seminar and hands-on workshop will teach you how to apply analytics and extract intelligence from your real-time and historical data with GE Intelligent Platforms' Proficy software — driving significant improvements to your operations, regardless of your existing systems.

ABB supplied gearless mill drives, System 800xA controls, and 650 high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives.

The two will develop an integrated process to monitor, test and manage emergency shutdown valves (ESDV) during all operational conditions, from normal plant operations to abnormal situations.

This group will provide best practices and overall guidance for the connectivity of thousands of legacy machine tools in manufacturing shops around the globe.

Updates improve test performance, tool usability and technician productivity.

Höfðatorg installed HME-623 Ethernet switches and HUE-800 unmanaged Ethernet switches. HME-623s serve three floors in the Towers, while HUE-800s are distributed on the floors.

ABB will provide the electrical and automation system for six underground mine incline conveyors for Newcrest Mining s Cadia East gold and copper project in southeastern Australia.

SME will acquire all outstanding shares of Tooling U, a provider of online training for the manufacturing industry.

OPC and MTConnect will cooperate in developing standards called MTConnectOpcUa.

Industrial Automation North America will occur September 10–15, 2012, alongside the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

IMS Research says POWERLINK and PROFINET are the most used industrial Ethernet protocols for transferring machine and sensor data in true real-time.

Six-page color brochure covers ABB's scalable device management tools: Asset Vision Professional, Asset Vision Basic, Mobility handhelds, and the local instrument HMI.

OSI will supply multiple SCADA and Energy Management Systems to upgrade Gas, Water, and Electric system operations.

The Bosch Rexroth site features product configuration tools, technical documents, product updates and other useful information.

OpsManage’10 shows will be held in Orlando; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Paris, France; and São Paulo, Brazil.

This maintenance agreement is a continuation from the current agreement.

The interactive line card includes pop-up “Selection Hints” that link to technical product information on Moore Industries’ web site.

JBBS junction bricks for AS-interface networks are now FM approved for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.

The contest introduces students to the world of automation, and the winning team will present their project at the TectoYou Hall at the Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe) in Germany next spring.

New members include companies from all of PMMI's membership categories: 10 general members, 4 supplier members, 1 materials member and 1 processing member.

Nikon Metrology (NMI) will provide JGR with sophisticated microscopy products, technical advice and support.

Gary Tilley is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ZTEC Instruments.

Java-based solution puts real-time data from industrial processes into a mobile phone or other Android-based device, using the OPC DataHub from Cogent Real-Time Systems.

Exida certified the product reliability, design and engineering processes for the Flowserve Valtek Series controls as SIL 3 capable per International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508.

exida certified the Rosemount 3051S pressure transmitter with HART diagnostics as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

Simatic S7-1200 controllers will automate the Bench Scale Hydrolyzer System at Penn State.

Dresser will supply an additional $10 million in control valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Company for Ningde, Yangjiang and Fangchenggang nuclear power plants.

FANUC FA America Corporation represents the FA (Factory Automation) division of FANUC Ltd. Japan.

Seven PressureGuard systems, which require no external power source, will protect the gas storage reservoir by closing gate valves when a high or low pressure threshold has been reached.

July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $266.08 million, up 58.9% compared with 2009.

The two companies will work on connectivity between their respective controller platforms through open communication technologies, such as the EtherNet/IP and FL Net protocols.

Shoemaker will manage sales and customer service of automatic and semi-automatic stretch wrapping products throughout the West Coast.

ACE is an independent systems integration firm that focuses on clients in the machine/process, plant, and enterprise industries.

“Mastering Cascade Control” is designed to help technicians and engineers implement and troubleshoot split-range control applications.

This trend will be due to growing investments in the infrastructure and manufacturing industries worldwide, and pressure from industry to deploy sustainability solutions that save energy.

Invensys Operations Management is supplying its EYESIM and DYNSIM solutions to the NETL and the United States Department of Energy to facilitate development and training for clean-coal plant operations.

The pilot plant uses DeltaV S-series controllers with Electronic Marshalling, HART I/O, Smart Wireless communications, sensors and transmitters, digital control valves, and Coriolis meters.

Edmund Optics improved its manufacturing capability for aspheric lenses.

Fifty years and 11,000 machines since its start, Hartwig today employs more than 120 people in eight office locations, and serves 15 states in the Mountain and Midwest U.S.

Brochure describes the FSM4000 electromagnetic flowmeter designed to combine the advantages of AC and DC magnetic exitation.

By Siemens A Siemens Sinamics S120 drive and Simotion D drive platform were used in the rebuilding of a 30-year-old binding system at Arandell, a magazine and catalog printer in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Geris Engenharia e Serviços offers technical engineering services, particularly for the oil and gas industry and electricity producers and suppliers.

By SmartTCP Applications at NPK Construction Equipment and ACSS, a structural steel fabricator, show that robots, gantries, positioners, welding controllers and software can automate small batch welding.

FactoryLOOK software monitors, alerts and correlates manufacturer’s data while tracking the customer’s manufacturing processes.

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Awards will be presented on 4 October 2010 to recognize Society service, technical accomplishments, contributions to education and individual achievements.