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ASHRAE put together resources to help its members get government stimulus money for projects.

Biden pointed to the Lost Creek wind project as a prime example of how funds from the U.S. federal stimulus package are creating green jobs while expanding the country’s renewable energy portfolio.

Second quarter revenue was $19.66 million compared to $19.44 million in Q2-08 and $19.58 million in Q1-09.

Safety services include machine and process safety education, assessment and risk identification, engineering and design, as well as integration and implementation.

By Rockwell Automation White paper examines how new industry safety standards and technologies are helping protect people, equipment and the environment while reducing costs in specialty chemical applications.

Faro LS and Photon systems, capable of scanning massive objects and areas quickly, can be rented daily, weekly, and monthly.

IPS will supply Triconex safety and Avantis asset management technology to upgrade and modernize 11 Petrobras refining facilities throughout Brazil.

Beckhoff Automation closed the 2008 business year successfully with robust turnover growth of 20 percent.

Matrikon had trading in its shares halted by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada prior to market open as a result of an administrative error.

CAD models include industrial, IT, climate control and busbar power distribution solutions including enclosures, racks and accessories.

By National Instruments The use of proper lighting is often overlooked when designing a machine vision application. More robust and accurate inspections can be achieved when appropriate lighting techniques are utilized. This application note discusses considerations when selecting lighting equipment and demonstrates how to utilize the Direct Drive lighting controller feature on the NI 17xx Smart Camera with LabVIEW or Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.

By National Instruments PID control is the most commonly used control algorithm in the industry today. PID controller popularity can be attributed to the controller’s effectiveness in a wide range of operation conditions, its functional simplicity, and the ease with which engineers can implement it using current computer technology. This paper covers some of the PID drawbacks and how to resolve them while improving performance in current implementations through changes in the algorithm.

Expansion includes both additional personnel and equipment to increase NVision’s contract reverse engineering and inspection services.

ABB will supply a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) unit to support the transmission grid in north Texas. The SVC unit will be installed at the Renner substation.

Automation Systems and Control Components catalog provides details on PLCs and automation systems, while Drive System catalog covers electric drives and motor products.

Mission Controls is a provider of systems integration and programming services for the dairy, food and beverage industries.

By Rick Zabel, Publisher There is nothing better than face to face meetings. Unfortunately, face to face meetings are not always possible, especially if the participants live in different parts of the country or world. Social networking tools have become a defacto standard of communication for many people and the trend is spreading from younger generations to older generations.

Omron will use Softing’s PROFINET stack in a new line of PROFINET devices.

ABB will supply BMW with 2,100 industrial robots over five years, beginning in 2010, to support the carmaker’s operations in Germany, the UK and the United States.

Siemens Building Technologies is standardizing on MatrikonOPC’s SNMP Agent for OPC and OPC Data Manager.

Among the primary factors behind this move are significant cost savings and a favorable business climate in the Triangle, as well as closer proximity to growing customer and employee bases.

Online tool configures Coaxial, Fiber Optic and Telecom /Modular cables, allowing you to design your own cable assemblies.

The IP-based surveillance solution combines IVC’s video cameras with Actelis’ ML600 family of intelligent Ethernet Access Devices (EADs).

Nearly dry MQL machining slices seven figures from initial system cost for unneeded coolant tanks and high-pressure supply systems, reduces operating costs, and improves plant air quality

Key Instruments is a flow meter manufacturer which offers precision machined acrylic, molded plastic, glass tube, and electronic flow meters, plus flow control valves for industrial, water, chemical, and lab applications.

The Aeroquip Fluid Conveying Products School and the Weatherhead Fluid Conveying Products School will be available in French, Spanish and English.

ABB will supply two 22.5-megawatt gearless mill drives, 600 motors and variable speed drives, and System 800xA Extended Automation to Boliden’s Aitik copper mine in northern Sweden

IPS joined OPTFUEL, a European consortium researching biofuels to power automobiles, and will supply process simulation, design and optimisation technologies.

TRAC-IT MES factory floor efficiency system has brought significant improvements to Uniq Prepared Foods’ production facility, where it makes sandwiches and wraps for European airlines.

Guide helps consulting engineers and other design professionals create effective, energy-efficient laboratory environments.

Micromem will supply Unotron with approximately five million keyboard circuits that incorporate magnetic sensor technology.

epro GmbH engineers, manufactures and assembles API 670-compliant protection systems delivered to the process industries worldwide.

Emerson will provide PlantWeb and FOUNDATION fieldbus for the $375 million expansion of the coal gasification plant in Shanghai.

Prior to Lantronix, Kost was senior vice president and general manager of SanDisk’s Mobile Consumer Solutions Division.

A multi vendor demonstration of OPC UA connectivity will show how legacy-based products fit into OPC UA based technology through the OPC generic wrapper.

Catalog covers protocol conversion, communications, control, data acquisition, panel meters, operator interfaces, signal conditioners, sensors and encoders.

EX Series switch products received the International Electrotechnical Commission's Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx).

ABB will supply a complete process control system based on System 800xA Extended Automation and Profibus to E.ON Benelux for a new high-efficiency power plant.

ABB will supply two substations and ten mobile substations to Algeria's state-owned power company, Sonelgaz.

By EVOC Rugged notebooks can be used for data acquisition, equipment testing, communications, etc. In various kinds of harsh and hostile environments, rugged notebooks can be seen acting as unfailing mobile computing platforms.

OPTOCODE models with EtherNet/IP interfaces are now certified by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association.

Chr. Hansen in Denmark selected Wonderware software to manage operations at its facilities worldwide.

Serial Device Servers (EKI-1351, 1352, 1521, 1522, and 1524) and Modbus Gateways (EKI-1221, 1222, and 1224) have received UL Class 1, Division 2 (groups A, B, C, and D) certification for use in hazardous locations.

Drive & Control Technology for Wind Turbines describes industrial hydraulics technology developed for the wind energy market, including dynamic rotor blade pitch adjustment systems, drive train brakes, yaw drive brakes, gearboxes and more.

Brochure describes standard, mid-range and high performance industrial PCs and Open HMI solutions.

Yokogawa will supply five control systems, plus transmitters and analyzers, for the construction and upgrade of power plants in Egypt.

LogiCamms will use myDIALS software to gain real-time visibility into the operation and performance of remotely located reclaimers, stackers and shiploaders operating in Australian mines and ports.

The worldwide market for Electric Power SCADA is expected to grow at a rate of 5.5% over the next five years. The market was $1,629 million in 2008 and is forecast to be over $2,125 million in 2013.

Hawkins comes to Autodesk from Logitech International where he has been CFO and senior vice president of finance and IT since 2006.

Mike formerly worked as the President of the Motion Competency Center and Berger Lahr Motion Technology – both Schneider Electric Companies.

ProServe 5.2 has an array of diagnostic tools that allows the user to define input and output loads as well as to check potential current and compatibility.

The service combines diagnosis, implementation and sustaining services to garner and maintain energy cost savings, enhanced boiler performance efficiency, safety and reliability.

Cross Direction Control Optimization Services combine diagnosis, implementation and sustaining services to improve and maintain profile performance of the paper sheet.

The project consists primarily of design and installation of pipelines, field gathering stations, gas distribution manifolds and flowlines/trunklines

Brochure covers compact, space saving, two and three phase, and specialty power supplies.

EVOC signed a Joint Declaration of Economic Cooperation with the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. EVOC will set up its German headquarters in Dusseldorf in April 2009.

Allied Electronics launched a mobile site, giving engineers and purchasers access to products from anywhere through a cell phone.

MPM is a performance-based partnership where ABB assumes responsibility for managing a customer’s entire motor maintenance function, including ABB and third-party electrical motors.

Systems manufactured by IGUS ITS monitor the condition of rotor blades in wind energy plants and the formation of ice on rotor blades.

Five companies have been nominated for the HERMES AWARD, worth EUR 100,000 to the winner.

Saint has been Visibility’s Executive Vice President of Solutions since 2007.

Shell will integrate Achilles Satellite into internal testing & risk assessment activities, and adopt Achilles Level 1 Certification into procurement requirements and factory acceptance tests.

Pfannenberg gained a finalist nomination in the Advanced Manufacturing category of the INNOVATE Awards, presented by The Buffalo Niagara Partnership.

Flowserve will supply main feedwater isolation valves and motor-operated gate and globe valves for two AP1000 Westinghouse nuclear projects in China.

The ERP System will integrate all of D-A Lubricant's business processes, including purchasing, sales, formulation, inventory control and lot tracking in a single chemical software system.

IPS will deliver its InFusion enterprise control system technology to replace existing SCADA systems for five remote-area operating centers and one main control room at the Waha oil field.

Instrumentation Design Office (IDO) software is a suite of integrated applications for creating and maintaining instrumentation engineering data for process plants.

ServicePro interactive software is included as a central part of all ABB Service Maintenance Contracts.

The service combines remote connectivity, 24/7 technical support, DriveMonitor hardware installed inside the drive, and DriveMonitor software to collect and analyze selected drive signals.

The contest will award more than $20,000 for using wireless to save energy in electrical, water or natural gas or fuel consumption, and eliminating or monitoring air pollution.

Three-minute educational video explains the operating principle of capillary thermal technology.

Analyzer is a free utility used to find common OPC problem areas and backup important OPC-related files.

Website contains information about automation systems used in paint finishing and process control.

Platform-independent, non-invasive service evaluates and corrects process and mechanical disturbances affecting process performance. It can be applied to any automated process.

ABB will be responsible for system engineering, including design, supply and installation of the sea and land cables, and both converter stations.