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Tektronix acquires Synthesys Research
SyntheSys develops and manufactures high-speed signal integrity test and measurement instrumentation for the computer, storage and communications industries. -
NEMA publishes MG 1-2009 Motors and Generators standard
MG 1 is the standard for practical information concerning performance, safety, testing, construction, and manufacture of alternating-current and direct-current motors and generators. -
Delta Air Lines Improves Blade Maintenance with MAXOS
Delta Air Lines uses the MAXOS non-contact measurement system from NVision in its contract maintenance operations to achieve the highest possible accuracy in overhauling turbine blades and vanes. -
SME honors Robotics entrepreneur Rodney Brooks
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced that Brooks will receive SME’s highest recognition, Honorary Membership. -
Emerson forms group for industrial gasification projects
Emerson, Corval Ryan, Mustang Engineering and Barr Engineering announced an alliance to provide engineering and project management solutions for industrial gasification conversion projects. -
ISA Publishes Project Management: A Technician’s Guide
Subjects include documentation requirements, communication requirements, planning and resource coordination, monitoring and control, administration, and closeout. -
PLCopen releases Motion Control spec
Version 2 of PLCopen Motion Control was released in May for comments during a 4 month period. -
Bison Gear Acquires Von Weise Brushless Motor Product Line
The product line includes low voltage (12-24 volt) BLDC motors ranging from 80 to 225 watts (0.1 to 0.3 hp) with integral multifunction speed controls. -
Emerson developing Roxar ROV Sensor Retrieval System
System will enable remote retrieval and replacement of sensors mounted on subsea production equipment. -
Video demonstrates Honeywell Pressure Sensors
The six-minute video shows the variety of industrial applications in which TruStability silicon pressure sensors may be used. -
K-TEK announces E-commerce site for Level Switches
The site allows industrial end users and sales representatives to purchase off-the-shelf K-TEK products. -
Position Sensors work in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Application
MTS linear-position sensors ensure uniform distribution of metal coatings at Fontaine Engineering. -
SICK signs Sun Automation as distributor
Sun Automation’s sales territory includes Arizona, New Mexico and Southern Nevada. -
Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group announces openSAFETY
With openSAFETY, the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG) has now laid the foundation for the first completely open safety-related data communication protocol for all areas of automation. -
ISA publishes Embedded Device Security Assurance Specifications
The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) posted two of three key elements of the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assessment (EDSA) certification specification on its website. -
Macro Sensors launches LVDT Web Site
Web site makes it easier for design engineers to find LVDT linear position sensors and RVDT rotary position sensors that meet the performance criteria of applications in specific industries. -
CIMdata says NC Software Market Declined by 13.1% in 2009
The reduction in 2009 was a direct result of a downturn in the global economy that resulted in dramatically lower manufacturing activity, including machine tool sales into the manufacturing industry. -
Universal Flow Monitors adds Flowmeter Animation to Website
Sixteen animations of flowmeter technologies are on the page. The animations briefly show how a specific flowmeter type works. -
Tech Data to distribute Quatech
Tech Data will distribute Quatech’s device connectivity and networking product lines. -
Wireless on a 50-meter stack saves wiring costs
Installation of a Smart Wireless flow transmitter on a 50-meter stack at a lead foundry in Torreon, Mexico cost $12,000 less than the cost to install a traditional wired network. -
ABB to control cranes
ABB won orders worth $40 million from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) to supply crane automation and electrical systems for three projects. -
Beckhoff offers free EtherNet/IP software
Free software applet streamlines integration of Beckhoff I/O into EtherNet/IP systems with automated mapping features. -
NRG Energy tracks Environmental Compliance with Intelex software
NRG Energy uses Intelex software as a means of managing their environmental activities across 42 generating facilities throughout the US. -
Wilcoxon Research celebrates its 50th anniversary
Wilcoxon Research was founded as an independent company in 1960 by two scientists from the David Taylor Naval Research Center (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center). -
Cabling Guide for SERCOS III
Guide is intended to support engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network in order to guarantee a trouble-free operation of machines and systems. -
ABB controls carbon dioxide capture and storage
To date, nearly 12 million tons of carbon dioxide have been captured and safely stored 1,000 meters below the seafloor. More than half of the world’s large-scale CCS facilities are now controlled by ABB technology. -
Cognex to Host Free Vision Technology Seminars
These half-day events will demonstrate how easy it is to set up and deploy vision and industrial-ID systems for automated inspection tasks. -
Endress+Hauser announces Applicator Tool for flow sizing
The Applicator tool helps instrument and control engineers select the appropriate flow instrumentation for various process conditions and for specific wastewater, potable water and cement applications. -
Northwire appoints Louis Garriga business unit leader
Garriga has been director of manufacturing at Northwire since 1998. -
Rockwell publishes Digital Consultant Resource Catalog
The catalog helps consultants adhere to LEED requirements and specification standards in the Water, Wastewater, Mining, Minerals and Cement, Oil and Gas, and Power Generation industries. -
HANNOVER MESSE 2010 recovers from volcano
Although the first part of the show was severely impacted by the air travel bans caused by the volcano eruption, the last two days made up for it. -
Kollmorgen signs KNAPP as systems integrator
KNAPP will license and integrate Kollmorgen’s NDC Suite technology in warehouse applications for automated order-picking and automating standard forklifts. -
World Energy Dialogue concludes that Grids are Good
Only by means of integrated power grids across regional and national borders can long-term efficiency be attained and future challenges be adequately addressed. -
ABB Robotics to supply robots to Fox Valley Technical College
ABB will install seven robots and related software and controllers into FVTC’s industrial training facility in Appleton, Wisconsin. -
Speed and Performance Inside and Outside the Control Panel
By Dennis Tafoya, Weidmuller Emerson needed a circuit breaker that needed to respond very quickly to overloads or short circuit conditions to protect field devices such as solenoid valves and chromatographs, and it had to be approved for use in hazardous locations. -
Dresser releases ValvKeep asset management tool for China
ValvKeep valve maintenance and management tool for aftermarket service is now available in Mandarin. -
ABB orders decline in Q1
ABB’s orders declined 19 percent in the first quarter of 2010 as a result of lower large orders and overall weakness in the power infrastructure business. -
Emerson to audit BP in UK
Emerson’s METCO Services will perform 60 audits per year of BP installations in the U.K. -
Keithley publishes Guide to Understanding Electrical Test and Measurement
Guide covers all aspects of measurement performance, including how to troubleshoot, how to connect, how to select instruments and much more. -
Machine Builders Join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork
Nine machine builders join Rockwell Automation Machine Builder Program, -
WirelessHART Approved by IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has approved the WirelessHART specification as a full international standard (IEC 62591Ed. 1.0). -
HART Communication Foundation Releases EDDL / DDL Test Suite
The EDDL/DDL Host Test Suite includes Test Libraries, Specifications and adaptable Device Simulator to stimulate and verify proper host functionality and behavior for all HART protocol versions. -
PROFIBUS solution manages a helium-cooling system
By Softing Softing Profibus equipment controls DESY, Germany’s largest helium cooling system. Profibus protocol software provided the foundation for achieving redundancy, with Profibus guaranteeing an instantaneous and bump-less switchover of all connected I/O devices. -
Consulting Service for online Near InfraRed analyzers
Topnir offers consulting services including Audit of existing blending, logistics facilities and laboratory practices, and guidance on NIR applications. -
Reducing manufacturing costs through .NET enabled device communications
By Chuck Karwoski, CimQuest INGEAR A medical device manufacturer used CimQuest INGEAR and the RSLinx server to communicate with numerous Allen Bradley PLCs deployed throughout the plant. -
Emerson announces Virtual Classroom for live training
Virtual Classroom courses are covered at the same pace, with the same content and are delivered by the same subject-matter experts as in-house training courses. -
FCI Gas Flow Meter Receives TÜV Certification
Model MT91 Flow Meter has been tested by TÜV Rheinland Germany and found to comply to EN 15267-1: 2009: EN 15267-2: 2009: EN 15267-3: 2007 and EN 14181: 2004. -
Invensys acquires Skelta Software
Skelta provides enterprise-wide business process management (BPM) and advanced workflow software solutions. -
IVI Foundation announces compatibility with Windows 7
IVI, VXIplug&play, and VISA now support Windows 7. The IVI Foundation is an open consortium founded to promote specifications for programming test instruments. -
Frost & Sullivan: competition is driving growth in European MES market
With increasing competition among different end users, companies need to re-evaluate and enhance their product offerings to meet the ever-changing consumer demand. -
ABB to automate water projects in the Sahara
ABB will supply a System 800xA and instrumentation, plus power transformers and related products for one of Algeria’s biggest water projects in the Sahara region. -
ABB Robotics signs Axium as channel partner
Axium will supply mixed load palletizing solutions based on ABB Robotics in North America. -
General Monitors gas leak detector receives FM and CSA approval
The Gassonic Observer Ultrasonic gas leak detector is now FM and CSA certified. -
Siemens to supply PCS 7 to B. Braun Medical
The PCS 7 system will coordinate process, equipment and operator activities for fully automated manufacturing lines. -
Ash cloud can't keep Hannover Messe down
As many of you know, Hannover Messe is taking place this week in Hannover, Germany. As one of their US-based media partners, three of us from Automation.com had plans to be there to cover the show. Unfortunately, the Iceland volcano had other plans. -
PLCopen and OPC UA introduce Communications Model
After this basic work on the information model, further steps will include communication function blocks linking the controller directly to the OPC UA environment. -
HERMES AWARD goes to Laser & Electronics
The HERMES AWARD carries a purse of 100,000 euros. The award was presented at the Opening Ceremony for HANNOVER MESSE by Dr. Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister for Education and Research. -
PMMI U announces Mechatronics Certificate Test
To earn the “Introduction to Industrial Electricity” mechatronics certificate, candidates will need to achieve a passing score on the online assessment test. -
Integration Objects becomes Systems Integrator for OSIsoft.
Integration Objects is now a signed Partner and official Systems Integrator for OSIsoft. -
National Instruments publishes Automated Test Outlook
Automated Test Outlook report shares findings of research into innovations and technologies shaping today’s test and measurement applications. -
White Paper offers advice for selecting a process safety system
By Rockwell Automation “Demanding Performance Requirements of Oil and Gas Industry Requires Careful Safety System Selection,” discusses the pros and cons of common design approaches. -
Siemens announces America's smartest buildings contest
Participants are asked to submit brief videos that explain why their buildings are the smartest in America. -
Gauge Audit Program identifies malfunctioning and misapplied gauges
The Winters Gauge Audit Program will increase gauge monitoring performance, help the customer save on repairs and replacements costs, and consolidate gauge inventory. -
Bolt-On Force Sensors For Reliable Retrofit Weighing
By David Johnson, Applied Measurements This weighing approach is cost effective and quick to install, causes a minimum of production down time and is ideal as a retrofitted system. -
Metso purchases Viconsys machine vision systems business
The acquired business, comprising around 30 persons, will be affiliated to Metso’s Energy and Environmental Technology Segment as of today. -
Achieving 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
White paper discusses the use of Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP distributed control system (DCS) to meet the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR § 11. -
Automation.com celebrates 10 years of growth
Since its inception in 2000, Automation.com has grown to become the leading online publisher of automation-related news, information and resources. Each month, the site attracts more than 115,000 automation professionals from around the world. -
Numerical Algorithms for SMP and Multicore
The NAG Library for SMP and Multicore contains over 1600 routines. Engineers can download the NAG Library. -
Laetus uses video to check pharmaceutical packages
Laetus uses cameras from Allied Vision to check pharmaceutical packaging, from the identification of flawed packaging material to its secure removal from the packaging process. -
Mobile Equipment Monitor goes live at southwest U.S. mine
An unnamed mining company deployed Matrikon’s Mobile Equipment Monitor to monitor the performance of heavy mobile equipment at its mine site. -
ASI publishes connector brochure
The brochure presents features of the inserts, hoods, housings and accessories of ASI's heavy-duty connectors. -
Red Lion Controls promotes Sharon Keeler to controller
Ms. Keeler has worked as a Staff Accountant at Red Lion Controls for more than five years. -
ARC says Industrial Ethernet Switch market will recover
Double-digit growth is expected to resume in the switch market by 2011, but at a more restrained pace than experienced in past years. -
National Instruments Sponsors Robotics shows
National Instruments has become Series Sponsor of the 2010 Robotics Summit Virtual Conference and Exposition. -
Schneider Electric acquires SCADAgroup
SCADAgroup is an Australian-based provider of telemetry products and solutions for the water and waste-water, oil & gas and electric power end-market segments.