Automation Cartoons - August 25, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest
"Sir, please calm down. Our automated surgeon does not respond well under stressing loads."
This caption was submitted by Mitch Dolenic in Oklahoma. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone...
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Event News
rss- ISA Announces Wireless and Networking Track at ISA Automation Week
- Substation Management and Reliability Conference targets senior executives
New Job Postings
rss- Manfacturing IT Technical Leader: Flexware Innovation, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
- Mechanical Engineer - Automation/Equipment: Fey Industries, Inc. - Edgerton, MN
- Automation Positions: Cirque du Soleil - World Wide
- Automation (PLC) Engineer: SCHOTT Solar - Albuquerque, NM
- Project Engineer II (Automation Emphasis): Schweitzer Engineering Labs - Edmond, OK
- Building Infrastructure & Energy Project Manager: BNY Mellon - New York, NY
- Controls Engineer Positions: The Franklin Career Group Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
News & Information
rssProduct Announcements
Ethernet Direct releases Whale Series Ethernet Switches
Whale WUE & WME Series Industrial M12 IP67 Ethernet Switches are designed for the toughest...
Rockwell Automation releases Kinetix 3 servo drive
Offered in models as small as 50 watts, the drive provides the flexibility to tailor axes to a...
Canary Labs updates Enterprise Historian
Version 9 can now log more than 3.6 million updates per second, with sub-second updates, easily...
Byres Security announces Tofino OPC Enforcer firewall
This module locks down any industrial network using the previously hard to secure OPC Classic...
Calex announces Model 8505 analog to frequency converter
Model 8505 converts a 4-20 mA sensor output into a PLC frequency input. Price: from $83.30
Company & Organization News
HSI Sensing to be on “World’s Greatest!” TV show
HSI Sensing will appear on the “World’s Greatest!” TV show on September 14 and 15, 2010.
Siemens joins Algae@Work Alliance Network
The Alliance Network develops and commercializes a bio-secure, scalable, climate adaptive and...
GE to develop water software for EPA
GE will develop a software-based platform based on Proficy software and PACSystems controllers...
Application Stories
Talk2M Enables wireless control of Robot Welding Machines
Sims Engineering Ltd is now able to remotely monitor and control an industrial robot welding...
Malvern Spraytec helps optimize furniture coating
Acroma used the Spraytec laser diffraction particle size analyzer to help optimize the...
ABB adds SIS to Natural gas dehydration facility
Components of the SIS include a PLC logic solver, ABB 2600T pressure transmitters, and...
Project News
ABB gearless mill drive system to power SAG mill
Newmont Mining Corporation selects ABB to design three gearless mill drive systems for their new...
Flow-Cal to Provide Flow Software to DCP Midstream
Flow-Cal Enterprise software will replace DCP’s legacy measurement system as well as combine...
As One to supply Catalyst software to HallStar
Catalyst xM and Catalyst PDC will provide specialty chemical producer HallStar with the ability...
White Papers
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Data Acquisition part 2
By Bob Judd, United Electronic Industries
Part 2 introduces and explains some of the less...
ERP Software Feature Checklist
By Software Advice
This detailed Excel spreadsheet outlines the core features that you...
Automation and the Smart Grid: Energy Management Today
By Opto 22
This white paper takes a look at electrical power in the United States today,...
Resources & Literature
Industrial Controls publishes controls catalog
The 1,200 page full color catalog covers HVAC Controls, Actuators, Pressure Gauges, Humidity...
PAS Publishes 2nd Edition of Alarm Management Handbook
PAS updated the book to incorporate ideas presented in the ANSI/ISA-18.2-2009 standard,...
TM Robotics publishes free guide to robot payback
Called ‘The Formula for Automated Payback,’ the guide contains all the details needed to...
Training News
RFID Essentials Web-based Training
In about eight hours, users can acquire working knowledge of RFID technology, and how to apply...
GE announces PACSystems high availability hands-on workshops
This workshop will demonstrate the critical capabilities and unique technology of GE Intelligent...
Training & Seminars
September Featured Products
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Moxas EDR-G903 Industrial Gigabit Firewall/VPN/Secure Router. FREE Brochure Download!
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It only takes a single mouse-click to locate complex wiring and protocol issues in PROFIBUS networks
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Advantech Launches a high-density Modbus/TCP remote I/O solution with daisy chain feature.
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Remke M12 Connectors are MADE IN THE USA & available in 4 different materials.
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