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ABB to supply main electrical systems for drilling rigs
ABB won six contracts collectively worth more than $150 million to supply main electrical systems for drilling rigs and drill-ships built in Asia. -
ABB selects Achilles Satellite for testing
ABB selected Achilles Security Assurance Platform for testing its Ethernet-enabled control systems. -
FARO names Gary Telling Business Development Director
Most recently, Telling served as GM's Advanced Global Metrology Lead where he developed business cases for the company’s metrology strategies. -
Applied Instrument Technologies opens Moscow office
The Applied Instrument Technologies office in Moscow, Russia, is headed by regional manager Dr. Genrikh Krichmar. -
Applied Robotics appoints Jim Crowder Applications Engineer
Crowder comes from Precision Valve & Automation, where he served as product manager. -
Interactive signal isolation whitepaper
By Moore Industries Whitepaper has information on signal isolation and conversion, the instrument selection process, HART and applications, and is interactive. -
Ron Meyer promoted to president of Thomson
Meyer joined Danaher in 1997 as President of Qualitrol. -
ATC promotes Todd R. Peters to CEO
Todd R. Peters will become CEO and a member of the Board of Directors on January 1, 2009. -
Lowry promotes Jeffery Polly to vice president, western region
Polly has held multiple positions at Lowry, including Chief Architect of a RFID project for one of the largest produce companies in the world. -
LonWorks networking becomes ISO/IEC standard
ISO and IEC have formally approved LONWORKS control networking technology as ISO/IEC 14908, Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. -
One Millionth ABB ACX550 Drive produced
ABB has built one million ACS550 and ACH550 drives in five years. -
POWERLINK specification V.1.1.0 adds new features
Improvements include the complete integration of high availability functionality and a greater bandwidth for the asynchronous phase. -
Emerson wireless transmitters monitor steam cracker at Total Petrochemicals
Eight Rosemount 648 wireless temperature transmitters were installed directly onto the exterior of a boiler drum situated fifty metres above the ground. -
Autodesk to acquire iLogic software
Autodesk will acquire the iLogic software and related technology from Logimetrix, Inc. iLogic is a desktop rules-based design automation technology. -
Cooper acquires Cyme International
Cyme is a power engineering software and services provider that enables utility engineers to design, analyze and optimize their networks. -
LXI Consortium releases Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard
Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard allows a manufacturer of Class C compliant instruments to add selected features from Class B or Class A categories. -
Emerson and Mitsubishi to retrofit turbines
The two companies will offer turbine retrofits in North and South America. -
Flow Technology's calibration lab receives NVLAP accreditation
The facility is now accredited to provide ISO/IEC 17025:2005 liquid calibrations. -
Honeywell to control Biofuel demonstration plant in Finland
NSE Biofuels will use Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System and Safety Manager platform at its biofuels research facility in Varkaus, Finland. -
ABB to supply controls for SCA Ortviken’s new pulp line
ABB will supply an integrated process and electrical automation system based on System 800xA to SCA Ortviken’s new pulp line at its paper mill in northern Sweden. -
ABB CEO visits New Berlin factory
Joe Hogan, global CEO of ABB, offered advice to employees at the New Berlin plant. -
GE Fanuc PACMotion meets PLCopen motion control standard
PACMotion fulfills the requirements in PLCopen Compliance Procedure for Motion Control Library V. 1.1 and Part 2 – Extensions, Version 1.0. -
Securing Remote Internet Maintenance Services
By Innonimate Applications in various industries illustrate how TCP/IP connections provide remote maintenance capabilities via secure links. -
Schneider promotes Insprucker director of Global Web Business
Insprucker will join the company’s global marketing office to lead the development, coordination and execution of priority Web business programs. -
BlueCielo promotes Brian Sallade to Chief Operating Officer
Sallade joined BlueCielo as Chief Operating Officer for North America in June 2007 following BlueCielo's acquisition of DataCore Technology. -
ODVA approves 50 Ethernet/IP products
ODVA has issued 50 Declarations of Conformity for EtherNet/IP single products and product families that successfully passed the ODVA conformance test. -
Hartfiel South acquires eFluidPower
eFluidPower, located in Houston, TX, is a wholesale distributor specializing in hydraulic and pneumatic components. -
Enable Training makes LV Mastery LabVIEW training customizable
LV Mastery is now available as a series of three long courses, and as a series of a la carte modules. Prices start at $97 per module. -
ATS announces automation systems order
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today announced that it has been selected for an automation systems order by a new customer in the energy sector. -
Flow Research says ultrasonic flowmeter market to hit $700 million by 2012
The study shows the worldwide ultrasonic flowmeter market at $440 million in 2007, up from $255 million in 2002, with a projected compound average growth rate of 9.8% through 2012. -
ODVA offers testing services for EtherNet/IP products
Testing service simulates a variety of real world scenarios representative of network traffic in real-time control applications using EtherNet/IP. -
Insulfoam Cutter running on PBC linear guide
Running along an Integral V track, the drill rig can move more precisely and excel in the dusty environment while using fewer mounting components. -
Cogent releases OPC DataHub Web Demo
OPC DataHub demo lets anyone using a PDA or cell phone interact with a live system to view data in real time, and to send commands for controlling the system. -
ASI publishes circuit breaker catalog
Catalog provides specifications, ordering information, and features on circuit breakers, including UL1077, UL489, high current, high density, ground fault protectors and accessories. -
Microprecision Electronics acquires Wilbrecht LEDCO division
LEDCO builds a wide range of precision, U.S.-made LED assemblies, metal foil resistors, microswitches and sealed position switches. -
ABB to automate seamless pipe mill in Brazil
ABB will provide engineering, project management, drives, motors, electrical equipment and automation based on System 800xA to a new seamless steel tube and pipe production plant for VSB. -
Honeywell Experion achieves Achilles Level 1 certification
Wurldtech awarded Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) C300 Process Controller Achilles Level 1 Cyber-Security Certification. -
Kepware to resell ConneXSoft BACnet and Echelon drivers
Kepware and ConneXSoft will develop BACnet and Echelon communications drivers and Kepware will become a reseller of ConneXSoft tools. -
Sundance adds Dillon's FFT IP to SMT702 PXIe LXT FPGA
SMT702 is available with a number of different Dillon FFT IP options. Prices subject to FFT core and configuration. -
Apriso supplies FlexNet to EDS
EDS launches integrated manufacturing software solution using Apriso’s FlexNet platform. -
ServoSoft adds five languages
Language options include French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese, in addition to the standard English and German. -
Emerson opens Mizushima Solutions Center in Japan
The Mizushima center offers engineering, staging, commissioning, operational support and maintenance contracts, repair and field services and training support to process automation customers. -
Emerson Selects Wurldtech to improve security of Ovation control system
Emerson’s Power & Water Solution division selected the Achilles Satellite Security Assurance Platform to test its Ovation control system. -
CygNet Software forms customer advisory board
Board includes six members from exploration and production (E&P) and pipeline segments of the oil and gas industry. -
Autodesk reports increased 3Q sales
Autodesk reported revenue of $607 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, an increase of 13 percent over the third quarter of fiscal 2008. -
GE Fanuc hosts show in Brazil
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms hosted a full day of discussions of technology and solutions for multiple industries in Brazil. -
Visibility International Enterprise Conference
April 15-17, 2009 New Orleans Visibility users will increase their knowledge while obtaining tools and techniques to optimize the use of their ERP system. -
40 vendors support EtherCAT
To date, 40 different vendors have readily available or publicly announced high-performance EtherCAT servo drives. -
Rexroth publishes Oil Control Cartridge catalog
Catalog provides engineering details on screw-in type cartridges for manifold applications in hydraulic systems for mobile and industrial machinery. -
ICS Triplex to control Subsea Compression Pilot Project
The AADvance system will provide anti-surge and safety control for subsea compression units, which are located half a mile below sea level at the Ormen Lange gas field off the coast of Norway. -
Emerson to update controls at Philadelphia’s Baxter Water Treatment Plant
Emerson will replace the plant’s existing ABB controls with 13 redundant Ovation controllers and eight operator/engineer workstations that will manage roughly 3,100 I/O points. -
Invensys Process System Trident controller achieves Achilles cyber-security certification
the Trident industrial controller from Invensys Process Systems (IPS) as been awarded the Achilles Level 1 Cyber-Security Certification from Wurldtech Labs. -
Laser Design signs QMT as Pacific Northwest distributor
Quality Measurement Technology will distribute Surveyor 3D laser scanning systems throughout the northwestern United States. -
Autodesk opens AEC Headquarters in Waltham, MA
A 65,000 square-foot office building will serve as the headquarters for Autodesk's architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) division. -
LONMARK International announces new members
Wonderware, Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA), and EnOcean Alliance join LONMARK. -
Invensys Process System to provide automation and safety services to Saipem
IPS will provide Foxboro I/A distributed process control and Triconex safety systems for emergency shutdown and F&G applications on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) structure. -
New Age Enclosures signs Mouser Electronics as distributor
Mouser now stocks New Age's enclosures for USB, dongle devices, electronics, key FOBs, handheld instruments, as well as utility cases and desktop boxes. -
Green Hills Software starts INTEGRITY Global Security subsidiary
The company was formed to help solve enterprise security problems, including protecting critical infrastructure networks, operator stations and SCADA systems from hackers. -
Green Hills Software achieves EAL6+ operating system security certification
INTEGRITY-178B operating system has been certified by NIAP to Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 6+, High Robustness. -
Schneider Electric to resell Dassault Systems software
Dassault Systems Delmia software lets manufacturing processes and control systems be designed, simulated and tested. -
Emerson opens manufacturing plant in China
Emerson's Asia Flow Technology Center in Nanjing, China, will manufacture Micro Motion Coriolis, Rosemount vortex and magnetic, and Daniel ultrasonic and differential pressure flowmeters. -
Siemens IT names John E. Evers President and CEO
Most recently, Evers was Vice President of Worldwide Outsourcing Sales at Hewlett Packard. -
Honeywell Users Group - Heroes Gather in Phoenix
The 33rd annual Honeywell Users Group Conference was held June 15 - 19, 2008 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, AZ with over 700 customers in attendance. -
CoroWare to acquire LTC International
CoroWare, a systems and robotics technology integrator, will acquire LTC International, a business operations and telecommunications consulting firm. -
SERCOS announce packaging profile for SERCOS III
The Pack Profile defines a subset of the SERCOS interface functions for packaging machinery. -
Perfect Plant author to keynote OMAC Symposium
In Pursuit of the Perfect Plant co-author Vivek Bapat will keynote OMAC meeting on December 3, 2008. -
ABB to supply two more drive systems to Brazilian copper mine
Medium voltage ACS1000 variable speed drive systems will power two high pressure grinding rolls at the Salobo copper mine in Brazil. -
Baumer merges four divisions to create Baumer Motion Control
Baumer Motion Control includes motion products and technologies from Baumer, Baumer Hübner, Baumer IVO, and Baumer Thalheim. -
Emerson to provide support and service to Qatargas
Emerson entered into a long-term support and service agreement with Qatargas for its expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations. -
Rockwell Automation to acquire Xi'An Hengsheng in China
Xi'An Hengsheng Science & Technology, a privately held engineering firm, delivers automation solutions to the electrical power and other heavy process industries in China. -
Light retrofit saves energy at ABB office
With the installation of highly energy-efficient fluorescent lights, the facility will reduce energy consumption by 25% and realize $35,300 annual savings. -
ABB acquires Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation
ABB will acquire the business of Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation Ltd. of Calgary, Canada, to expand its presence and capabilities in the oil and gas sector. -
Bosch Rexroth publishes Semiconductor Industry Brochure
Brochure highlights how Bosch Rexroth proudcts can be applied in wafer handling, chip handling, metrology, wire bonding, and photovoltaic production. -
Corcoran Concrete cuts conveyor maintenance with Baldor gearboxes
In a sand quarry, bearings were failing as often as three times a year, and the gearboxes typically lasted only 12 months. Corcoran switched to Dodge gearboxes.

