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TiPS joins Rockwell Automation Encompass Program
- 09/30/07
TiPS' LogMate Alarm Management Software System has been accepted into the Rockwell Automation Encompass Partner Program.
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Bosch Rexroth Celebrates 40th year in the U.S.
- 09/30/07
The company launched its U.S. operations in 1967 as the Rexroth Corporation, the U.S. arm of G.L. Rexroth GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial products. |
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Bison Gear promotes Bunnyray Larmond
- 09/30/07
Larmond was promoted to Senior Application & Sales Engineer, with responsibility for Wisconsin. |
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Advantech launches EKI-7659C managed ethernet switches
- 09/30/07
Industrially hardened EKI-7659C has 10ms self-healing X-Ring and gigabit ports. Price starts at $950. |
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McCrometer releases online flow meter selection tool
- 09/30/07
The Online Flow Meter Selection Tool makes it easy for engineers to quickly identify the flow measurement technology best suited to their specific needs. |
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P+F introduces system for splice, label and double sheet detection
- 09/30/07
Ultrasonic thru-beam proximity sensors are 18mm in diameter and have a teach-in input mode for easy set-up and operation,
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Siemens to supply controls for Korean steel mill
- 09/28/07
Siemens will supply mechanical equipment and automation systems for a new 5 meter wide plate mill being built by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. in Dangjin, Korea. |
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ABB and Phoenix Contact to collaborate on PROFINET
- 09/28/07
Phoenix Contact and ABB will work together to enhance PROFINET for use in the process industries. |
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AutomationDirect introduces IronHorse AC motors
- 09/28/07
IronHorse motors are available in single and three-phase models and in one-third to 300 hp sizes; all motors have a base speed of 1800 RPM and are electrically reversible.
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Fieldbus Foundation, HART and PROFIBUS cooperate on wireless
- 09/28/07
The three organizations will develop a spec for a common interface to a wireless gateway. They will base their work on WirelessHART and the ISA SP100.11a standard. |
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Emerson installs turbine control system retrofit at CPS Energy
- 09/27/07
Emerson completed a WDPF-to-Ovation migration and turbine control system retrofit at CPS Energy's J.K. Spruce Power Plant Unit 1, a 550-MW unit located at Calaveras Lake, near San Antonio. |
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ISA Security Compliance Institute names Founding Members
- 09/27/07
Founding Strategic Members include BP and Chevron from asset owner organizations and Honeywell, Invensys, Siemens and Yokogawa from supplier organizations. |
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Connect One releases Serial-to-WiFi module
- 09/27/07
Serial-to-WiFi module, priced at $40, enables WiFi connectivity for M2M Devices over 802.11b/g wireless networks. |
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ADLINK announces HSL I/O slave modules
- 09/27/07
High Speed Link (HSL) U Series distributed digital input/output slave modules are priced at $140. |
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IFS supplies ERP to Beverage Can Machinery Producer
- 09/27/07
Belvac, which provides beverage can makers with machinery, implemented IFS ERP at its corporate headquarters to replace its existing MANMAN system. |
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Agilent hosts Board Test User Group Meetings
- 09/27/07
October 10-11, 2007 Orange County and Santa Clara, CA
Users of Agilent's AOI, AXI and ICT systems are invited to free meetings covering circuit board testing topics.
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Walco Opens Office in Mexico
- 09/27/07
Engineering firm opens an office in Monterrey, the heart of the steel industry in Mexico.
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AREAL enhances TOPKAPI HMI/SCADA software
- 09/27/07
Enhancements include a historical data manager which allows direct storage of historical data into the company database.
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Bud introduces VisionCab cabinet enclosure
- 09/27/07
The VisionCab enclosure has a SeeThru removable front door with clear acrylic window for monitoring equipment.
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RuggedCom introduces VDSL Ethernet Switches
- 09/27/07
RuggedWireless and RuggedVDSL Ethernet switches address the needs of electric utility, intelligent transportation systems, industrial process control and military applications. |
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Visibility supplies ERP to Campbell Wrapper
- 09/27/07
Campbell Wrapper, a manufacturer of horizontal flow wrapping and feeding equipment, selected VISIBILITY.net as its integrated ERP solution. |
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Audon announces PDS5022S LCD Oscilloscope
- 09/27/07
PDS5022S entry level bench Digital Storage Oscilloscope is priced at £215. |
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Inductive Automation adds SQLTags to SCADA products
- 09/27/07
FactoryPMI 3.0 and FactorySQL 4.0 have SQLTags, which turns any SQL database into an industrial tag database. |
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Donald Hendler Named CEO of Leviton
- 09/26/07
Donald Hendler was named CEO and Stephen Sokolow was named Chairman of the Board; both are sons-in-law of Harold Leviton. |
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TURCK announces EtherNet/IP piconet gateways
- 09/26/07
The gateways are available with either eight M8 picofast or four M12 eurofast connectors, and provide four points of digital I/O.
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Dust Networks announces SmartMesh IA-510 WirelessHART
- 09/26/07
SmartMesh IA-510 embedded WirelessHART solutions are easy for automation vendors to integrate and simple for end users to deploy.
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FKI Logistex Adds Pick-to-Light Capability
- 09/26/07
FKI added pick-to-light order fulfillment capability to the Pick Manager module of the company's Warehouse Software Suite (WSS).
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Matrikon wins Engineers Australia award
- 09/26/07
Matrikon and Meridian Energy won a divisional 2007 Engineers Australia Excellence Award for an asset management program. |
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Physik Instrumente publishes brochure on Miniature Linear Stages
- 09/26/07
Brochure covers compact and sub-compact positioning stages, with sub-micron to sub-nanometer precision and closed-loop position feedback. |
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Emerson installs wireless system at Milford Power
- 09/26/07
Emerson's wireless system monitors remote equipment buildings at Milford Power, a 500 MW gas-fired turbine facility in Milford, CT.
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IceQube changes top mount air conditioner line
- 09/26/07
Four new models have been UL approved, while some models have been discontinued. |
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Acrosser announces UTM firewall platform
- 09/26/07
UTM performs content filtering, spam filtering, intrusion detection and anti-virus duties traditionally handled by multiple systems. |
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Metso supplies valves to desalination plants in Saudi Arabia
- 09/26/07
Metso will supply 300 control valves for 27 desalination units, each having a capacity of 29,630 m3/day. The first delivery will take place in Q1 2008 |
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Shell uses Thermo Fisher spectrometer to test race cars at Le Mans
- 09/26/07
An iCAP 6500 spectrometer was used by Shell in its mobile lab at the 24 hours of Le Mans to test the condition of car engine oils, lubricants and hydraulic fluids. |
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FTI announces EL 500 electromagnetic flow meters
- 09/26/07
Available in line sizes from 1/8 to 3/4 inch, these meters provide accurate low flow rate measurement.
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Banner Racing wins final race of season
- 09/26/07
Banner Engineering Racing won the final race of the 2007 season, the Grand-Am Rolex GT Sunchaser 1000, on Sept. 15 at Miller Motorsports Park. |
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Schneider opens automation and control demo center in Raleigh
- 09/26/07
The demonstration center will showcase Schneider Electric’s automation and control solutions for OEM and end-user customers.
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B&B Electronics publishes guide to Understanding DAQ Systems
- 09/26/07
Data obtained through a DAQ must be accurate, clean and useful, says the "Understanding DAQ Systems and Discovering Their Real Purpose" guide. |
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Wonderware adds Factelligence to EPM 2.0 Software
- 09/26/07
Equipment Performance Module (EPM) 2.0 incorporates recently acquired Factelligence technology from the Invensys Cimnet acquisition.
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AirSprite Technologies to build wireless HART products
- 09/26/07
Based on WirelessHART and ISA100, the wireless infrastructure will connect directly to HART devices and require no changes. |
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EMX announces CMYX color mark sensor
- 09/26/07
The sensor is able to reliably detect color marks smaller than 2mm in printing and packaging applications.
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Bill Schneider appointed to Board of Microprecision Electronics
- 09/26/07
Schneider previously held the position of CEO at TURCK. Microprecision is a manufacturer of sealed position switches
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SmartTCP automates welding operations at NPK plant
- 09/26/07
The robotic welding solution combines hardware and software that automates both the robot programming and the weld production of NPK's high mix, low volume parts. |
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Z Corp introduces ZScanner 800 handheld 3D scanner
- 09/25/07
Trinocular device captures smaller objects and more detailed surfaces.
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Erik Udstuen rejoins GE Fanuc to lead software business
- 09/25/07
Udstuen first came to GE in 2003 through the acquisition of Mountain Systems, Inc., a company he founded. |
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Invensys delivers operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai
- 09/25/07
Invensys delivered a DYNSIM-based operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai for the No. 2 purified terephthalic acid plant in the Guangdong province of China. |
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MagStar releases XR conveyor system
- 09/25/07
The XR has a load-carrying ability of up to 120 lb, for mid-range conveyed material applications. |
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NC State opens biotechnology center to teach manufacturing sciences
- 09/25/07
Pilot-scale training facility will train students in microbial fermentation and cell structure biotechnologies using ABB controls. |
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ASI releases Industrial Labeling System catalog
- 09/25/07
Catalog describes printing and labeling systems for terminal block labels, wire markers, cable tags, switch and pilot light name plates, equipment labels, component labels, etc. |
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ABB’s AC 800M controller achieves MUSIC Security Certification
- 09/25/07
System 800xA AC 800M controller has now achieved both Foundation-level MUSIC and Achilles Level 1 security certification.
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Adept introduces ePLC Connect for PLC-based robot programming
- 09/25/07
PLC interface enables Adept robots to be programmed using Rockwell PLC-based robot programming language.
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Baumer announces LSM 3A-approved Level Switch
- 09/25/07
The LSM 020, LSM 025 and LSM 030 have wetted parts in acid-proof stainless steel or PEEK thermoplastic, suitable for CIP and SIP level measurements.
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KMA to Establish RFID development center
- 09/25/07
The RFID center will be located in KMA's Mississauga, Ontario, Canada facility |
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RENCO releases RE200 optical encoder
- 09/24/07
The RE200 Series encoders use readily available low cost industry standard connector systems with integral connector interlocks. |
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ISA Process Analytical Technology Conference
- 09/24/07
November 6-7, 2007 Research Triangle Park, NC
The event will focus on systems for designing, analyzing, and controlling manufacturing through timely measurement of critical quality and performance attributes. |
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Numerical Mathematics Consortium updates standard
- 09/24/07
NMC updates its technical specification that defines an open mathematics semantics standard for development of numerical algorithms. |
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NI extends LabVIEW Embedded Platform to new processors
- 09/24/07
LabVIEW Embedded Module now supports ADI Blackfin Processors 2.5, ADSP-BF54X and Freescale ColdFire. |
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Aerotech announces ARMS Rotary Motion Simulators
- 09/24/07
Rotary motion simulator provides angular rates, accelerations, and positioning for the testing of inertial components and systems.
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Divelbiss adds OptiCAN network
- 09/24/07
OptiCAN allows networking of multiple PLCs, which makes distributed control extremely simple to accomplish.
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Jasper Wireless announces M2M communications
- 09/24/07
Jasper announced the Wireless Global SIM, the Wireless Control Center, and vertical application solutions that power its service. |
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National Instruments connects with Kepware
- 09/24/07
NI used KEPServerEX technology to create the new NI OPC Server.
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Rockwell Automation adds CompactLogix L45 Controller
- 09/24/07
L45 controller offers expanded scalability and integrated motion control, and handles up to eight axes.
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Emerson introduces CSI 9420 wireless vibration transmitter
- 09/24/07
CSI 9420 monitors mechanical equipment, such as pumps, motors, fans, compressors and pulverizers. |
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Adaptive Instruments enhances WISTAR-R wireless platform
- 09/24/07
Enhancements include sensor communication and management modules which provide sensor data pre-processing prior to encoding and RF transmission. |
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AMCI introduces SD17060B stepper drive
- 09/24/07
The SD17060B is rated at 6.3 Amps (120 Vac). It has onboard LED diagnostics to simplify set-up and built-in safeguards for trouble free operation. |
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GfG Instrumentation announces G450 Gas Detector
- 09/22/07
Analyzer has interchangeable battery packs for up to 25 hours continuous operation. |
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Northwest Analytical opens Shanghai office
- 09/22/07
NAI will staff this office with sales, marketing and technical support to fully service its multinational customers and OEM partners. |
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REOTEMP repairs transmitter seal assemblies
- 09/22/07
Technicians can service just about any assembly, whether it has a damaged diaphragm, seared capillary, calibration issue, or some other issue. |
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P+F supplies fieldbus to Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Complex
- 09/22/07
Pepperl+Fuchs will provide its fully redundant FieldConnex Power Hub system with Advanced Diagnostic Module (ADM). |
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Danaher introduces MPX Motion Library in Visual Basic
- 09/22/07
MPX motion programming library helps users quickly create multi-axis motion, I/O, and Graphical User Interface (GUI) automation programs.
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Harvard Apparatus sample pump maintains ISO 9000, GLP or GMP compliance
- 09/22/07
Calibration solution delivery lets user deliver samples automatically, every hour, every day or every week, to maintain ISO 9000, GLP or GMP compliance. |
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Otis Instruments introduces WireFree gas sensing system
- 09/21/07
WireFree gas sensing system detects toxic or LEL gases and transmits data via wireless.
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Siemens introduces ASIsafe modules for light curtains
- 09/21/07
The K45F 2F-DI LS (light sensor) module lets electronic safety sensors with testing semiconductor outputs be integrated into AS-Interface networks. |
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Siemens SAP solution to improve logistics at textile machine plant
- 09/21/07
KARL MAYER, one of Germany's leading manufacturers of textile machines, is optimizing its warehouse facilities with the aid of an IT solution from Siemens. |
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Thermo Fisher puts AA Spectrometer demo online
- 09/21/07
On-line demo shows the features, benefits and mode of operation of the S Series Atomic Absorption (AA) spectrometers.
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Parvalux publishes DC Brushless catalog
- 09/21/07
Catalog covers stand-alone motors and complete motor/controller/gearbox packages. |
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Aboundi announces APL4200 for Ethernet over power lines
- 09/20/07
APL4200 series UPS-able Quad Power Line NetBridge runs Ethernet over AC power lines, even during power outages.
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Physik Instrumente announces NEXACT Ceramic Linear Motor
- 09/20/07
NEXACT high-precision linear motor actuator bridges the gap between micro- and nanopositioning devices. |
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ARC says Industrial Ethernet Market will hit $955 million by 2011
- 09/20/07
The ARC report notes the strong recent growth and predicts that there is no barrier in sight that will bring this above-market growth to a halt. |
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ABB announces tools to enhance startup of drives
- 09/20/07
Fast-configuration FlashDrop tool, control-panel assistants, and hardware upgrades enhance start-up and use of ABB's ACS550 General Purpose Drives. |
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ISA EXPO 2007 covers six technology areas
- 09/20/07
Industry experts will cover security, wireless and networking, process automation, safety, environmental and quality control, and enterprise integration.
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Omron STI introduces D4JL safety door switch
- 09/20/07
The IP67 rated switch provides a holding force of 674 lb, making it suitable for safely locking the largest and heaviest of doors.
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Square D facility celebrates 50 years
- 09/20/07
When the Lexington facility was built in 1957, 250 employees produced enclosures for residential circuit breakers.
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Crystal Engineering offers free guages
- 09/20/07
Crystal is offering free gauges to use as artifacts to conduct inter-lab comparisons.
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KMT and Branson build Automated Soft Part Trimming Solution
- 09/20/07
By combining a six-axis robot with Branson ultrasonic components, KMT built an automated knife trimming solution that trims soft rubber, foam, plastic, vinyl and other materials. |
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Phoenix Contact releases Lean Managed Switch
- 09/20/07
The LMS supports SNMP, RSTP and IGMP snooping and provides Web-based management capability.
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Tiger Optics announces HALO+ gas analyzer
- 09/20/07
HALO+ mini-Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) analyzer is capable of measuring at parts-per-trillion (PPT) levels. |
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FOSS upgrades NIR Vision Software
- 09/20/07
Enhancements include a vision tool that is available whenever a Principal Component algorithm (Mahalanobis Distance) is applied to the data. |
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FOSS announces NIR Process Probes
- 09/20/07
Probes include an Optimized Powder Analysis Probe and an Optimized Purge Probe. |
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Keithley supports nanotechnology research at UCLA
- 09/20/07
Keithley announced a partnership agreement with The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. |
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TURCK introduces programming unit for RFID
- 09/20/07
Handheld unit programs data carriers within the BL ident RFID system. |
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ABB to control pulp mill in Brazil
- 09/20/07
ABB won a contract worth $33 million to provide equipment and services for a pulp mill under construction in Brazil.The mill will be located in the Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul.
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WINA conducts Wireless Technology Tours at ISA EXPO
- 09/20/07
WINA will also host three conference sessions as part of the event's Wireless and Networking Exchange. |
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Ethernet Direct introduces RUG-118 Gigabit Media Converter
- 09/20/07
RUG-118 converts between 10/100/1000BaseTX and 1000Base SX/LX/LHX/ZX. |
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Ethernet Direct offers free Ethernet courses on line
- 09/20/07
The “EDucational Link” is a technical library with information specifically targeted to Industrial Ethernet.
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Audon announces low-cost U120816 USB DAQ
- 09/20/07
The U120816 provides eight analog inputs, 16 digital I/O, two programmable pulse-width output channels, and one 16-bit counter. Price: £79. |
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MooreHawke Joins Emerson Alliance Program
- 09/20/07
MooreHawke is now on Emerson's Approved Product List, and Emerson will co-market MooreHawke FOUNDATION fieldbus device couplers. |
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WAGO announces 222-412 two-conductor splice
- 09/20/07
The 222-412 is UL/CNL listed up to 600V/20A and can accommodate solid and stranded conductors ranging in size from AWG #12-28 in the same unit.
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Banner introduces PresencePLUS lights for vision sensing
- 09/20/07
PresencePLUS provides high-intensity lighting of large areas or objects at long distances with vivid, maintenance-free LED illumination. |
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Frick upgrades cable markers
- 09/20/07
Cable markers now include RFID asset tracking capabilities.
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