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Siemens equipped a 19-km conveyor belt system with drive systems for Alcoa, Rockdale, Texas. The conveyor belt system transports coal from the Three Oaks Mine.

Siemens is supplying the basic and process automation for two plants, from the furnace exit side for the roughing and finishing mills, laminar-flow-cooling sections, up to the coilers, including the coil conveyors.

ABB will assume overall responsibility for Ovako Koverhar's maintenance. About 70 employees will transfer to ABB.

Lisa M. Cummins was appointed Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Three-part series on July 24, August 15 and September 26 compares LXI and PXI measurement platforms.

Awards will be given for the most creative use of wireless technologies and most significant business impact achieved.

The worldwide market for SCADA Systems for the Oil & Gas industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% over the next five years.

Technology alliance integrates OIS’ communications technologies with SYSGO’s portfolio of operating systems.

FormFactor will manufacture high performance parametric test probe cards for Keithley’s semiconductor parametric testers.

The two will research methods for characterizing advanced semiconductor materials and devices.

Clark will help customers optimize and control their chemical, water, wastewater, power, semiconductor and automotive processes.

Berend Reinink was named to the newly created role of Vice President Services, Strategic Planning & Projects.

August 6, 2007 Austin, Texas The course will focus on practical, useful ways to tune feedforward controllers in the processing industries without requiring advanced mathematics.

The plant’s existing control systems will be replaced by Version 5.0 of ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA.

Emerson will install PlantWeb and Foundation fieldbus at BP's Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant expansion in Zhuhai, China.

Dial Tool makes custom automation equipment. In one case, by using Misumi compnents, it reduced design time from 20 hours to 20 min.

Using NI tools, Freightliner integrated electrical test, machine vision and physical measurements into a system that ensures high-quality vehicles and instructs operators on the correct assembly process.

Note shows how the 2750 EP-NIR analyzer provides quantification of the percentage volume of corn, canola and olive oils in mixtures containing all three oils.

EXATEC of Wixom, MI, is using KUKA robots to integrate newly developed defroster technology with their automotive glazing systems.

By Uson LP White paper contains pointers that can help any manufacturing engineer determine which leak testing equipment can recast the QC department into a strong ally of the production schedule while still upholding the highest quality standards.

IFS Defence Ltd acquired the British software company Information Science Consultants Ltd (iSC), headquartered in Cirencester, UK.

Officers include Claudio Fayad, Emerson Process Management, Chairman; Marcos Rocha, Pepperl+Fuchs, Co-chairman; and Augusto Pereira, Yokogawa, Secretary/Treasurer.

Automation Alley expressed strong support for SME's STEM education initiatives, including the Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Academy.

Dent will be part of the outside sales force catering to businesses in the greater Toronto area.

Shaw Industries implemented a production control and information system using the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture.

Rosenfeld is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners L.P., a New York based investment firm.

Catalog covers collet chucks, diaphragm chucks and air cylinders.

IBEW recognized the Cooper InVision Downtime-Reduction System as being a product and program that can make a significant impact on its members.

Second2None Machine Vision Systems Co. will distribute and integrate Adept robots andvision systems in China.

Existing customers can trade up to the latest version of the VB7 vibration analyzer.

Third quarter revenue was $19.01 million compared to $17.29 million in the third quarter of 2006.

Ultra-precise merge gapping, parallel diverting sortation with linear induction motors, modular variable-speed functionality and single-point system control – JCPenney’s new Lathrop, California DC with its Integrated Sortation Sub-System (ISS) technology including a 980-foot long single-unit continuous sorter from Dematic, is processing up to 165,000 cases per day at 99.9 percent accuracy.

"OptoGreen" initiatives aim toward environmental responsibility, offsetting company's carbon footprint

Papers may include case studies, manufacturing methods and technologies, and industry standards including ISA-88, ISA-95, ISA-99, B2MML, and Make2Pack.

The brochure showcases Fisher easy-e globe valves with their cage-style trim.

The LabVIEW Style Book contains critical insight and style rules designed to optimize performance of LabVIEW applications. Price: $89.

GE Fanuc Automation achieved “Powered By SAP NetWeaver” certification for its Production Management software.

Rocky Mountain MotorReps will sell Precise Automation products, including robots, motion controllers and vision software, in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

The AEP-U3000R Series delivers "clean" output power for improved efficiency, ideal for powering sensitive loads and heavily inductive loads.

KUKA robots will be used by Ohio Northern University's Robotics Technology Center to develop new algorithms to improve packaging and distribution of pork products.

Innova Robotics and Automation intends to use every means possible to protect the company's intellectual property and enforce its patents.

Technology exchange topics include security, wireless and networking, process automation, safety, environmental and quality control, and enterprise integration.

The Process Automation Div combines Bourdon-Sedeme of France, Haenni Instruments of Switzerland, and Kamstrup Process of Denmark.

Motiva Norco facility deployed Emerson's PlantWeb and Foundation Fieldbus, improving production reliability, plant utilization, and safety and environmental performance.

The 31,000-square-foot training and demonstration center showcases the latest in material handling integration and automation.

Rollalong, a provider of modular buildings and portable cabins in the UK, selected VISIBILITY.net ERP software because it allows them to perform Project Accounting without needing Bills of Materials.

Version 4 supports using the ISA-95 Standard for the integration of ERP systems with MES systems.

The facility provides support for product and technology development projects from conceptualization through final drawings and pre-production prototypes.

Invensys Process Systems will supply a Foxboro I/A Series DCS system to TOTAL Bitumen to replace PLCs at its site in Preston, England.

DVI's Automation Circle endorsed OMAC Guidelines for improved packaging machine design and interoperability.

Bosch Rexroth is consolidating its branch offices in the Detroit area, moving its employees into a facility in Rochester Hills.

SIMATIC PCS 7 distributed control system and instrumentation from Siemens are being used by the NCERC to help validate near-term technologies for renewable fuel production.

Brochure includes product information and application diagrams.

Visitors to the site can also find out more about the technology behind the instruments, discover the specific industry applications and keep updated on corporate developments through the comprehensive news section.

An ad-hoc group of asset owners and suppliers of industrial automation technology and services offered a plan to establish an ISA Security Compliance Institute.

The website provides information on the Mobility Series FT-IR spectrometers and Real-time Oil Analysis and Reporting (ROARTM) software.

This one-hour online presentation describes how VISIBILITY.net ERP software can be used by manufacturers of complex products.

The group provides integrated engineering services for robotic automation in the die cast industry.

Sky-Trax indoor positioning system will avert collisions between Automatic Guided Vehicles and forklift trucks.

Pilliard, a member of the Executive Committee, was appointed Executive Vice President, Strategic Resources and Organization.

Catalog contains TURCK's line of I/O and media products for network protocols including DeviceNet, Ethernet, PROFIBUS, AS-interface, CANopen, FOUNDATION fieldbus and more.

Ed Plaia is now Vice President/General Manager for the company's Commercial and Industrial business.

ABB provided Thai Agro Energy and Petro Green biofuel plants with motor control centers, automation systems, field supervision and commissioning services.

Online registration is now open for the 2007 Emerson Global Users Exchange Conference.

FCI’s FLT93 Switch, ST98 Flow Meter, and GF90 and GF92 Flow Meters have received IEC/IECx approvals for safe use from the IEC.

Softing North America will provide Foundation fieldbus connectivity for GE Fanuc's Proficy Process Systems solution.

Invensys has completed the acquisition of Cimnet, a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software company based in Pennsylvania.

B&R USA is a Supplier Member of the PMMI (Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute)

The partnership will primarily target the project-driven manufacturing, chemicals, energy, utilities, telecom, oil and gas industries.

He replaces Dinesh Paliwal, who is leaving ABB at the end of June. Most recently, he was ABB's Region Division Manager for Power Products in North America.

Robots assemble and manipulate tiles and mosaics; prepare tiles for gluing; and apply a new type of adhesive to hold the tiles during subsequent phases of transportation and application.

John Dulchinos has been promoted to President and COO, Joachim Melis has been promoted to VP Worldwide Sales, and the company has been reorganized.

The Trusted Safety Controller received Achilles Controller Level 1 Cyber Security Certification from Wurldtech Security Technologies.

KUKA Robotics Corporation, announced that it is sponsoring RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world’s most renowned research competition among custom-built robots and their designers to be held at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, Georgia from July 3-8, 2007.