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June 23, 2004 - Volume V, Issue 23

(Published almost every week)

 

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 In this Issue    Our Sponsor

  

From One Techie to Another

  

  

Introduction

Subscription Referral Promotion

 

  

Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI) introduces their free 2004 Machine and Process Safeguarding Guide. This 750+ page guide is the most comprehensive machine and process safety product and technical reference guide available today. It includes 100+ pages of educational resource material, and features nearly 30 new products across a broad spectrum of safety technologies. The guide also comes in a CD-ROM version that contains the complete STI catalog, as well as Product Certificates and Declarations of Conformity, and downloadable CAD drawings.

STI's safety products are used to protect workers around machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots. Their products serve a wide variety of applications and markets, including semiconductor, automotive, electronics manufacturing, packaging and consumer markets.
 

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Featured Article

  

Using Global Resources to Succeed

   

News Headlines

  

Product News

Company News

Application News

     

Tools, Evaluations & Literature

 

Opto 22 OptoInfo Product & Software CD

  

Product Showcase

 

Beckhoff Control Panels

SoftPLC Open Architecture Control Software

DPAC Technologies 802.11b Airborne™ Modules

Other Featured Products for June

Browse Products by Category

Find a Manufacturer/Supplier

  

Job Opportunities

 

New Jobs Posted

 

Training & Seminars

  

Hazardous Area Instrumentation CD-based Training Course

Other Training Courses & Seminars

  

Trade Publications

 

Test & Measurement World

Other Trade Magazine Subscriptions

  

Auctions & Classifieds

  

New eBay Listings

  

On a Humorous Note...

  

Dilbert Pick of the Week

 

Automationtechies' Services 

Advertising on Automationtechies.com

Article & White Paper Publication

News Release Publication

Job Posting

Direct-hire Recruiting

Contract Recruiting, Employer of Record Services

 

Feedback

  

Send Us Your Comments or Suggestions

  

 

 

 From One Techie to Another

  

Introduction

This week we added a new search function to our Web site.  This search function is powered by Google and allows you to search either within Automationtechies.com or the entire Web.  Since Google sends us, by far, the most amount of traffic each month, I felt this was an obvious addition.  The Google search box can be found in the upper right-hand corner of all of our site pages.  Feel free to use the search box below to find specific information on our site or on the Web.  Happy searching!

 

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Our featured article this week, Using Global Resources to Succeed, was written by Jim Pinto.  In the article, Jim discusses the "realities" of offshore manufacturing and design.  Many people believe China is poised to take over the world's manufacturing.  India currently sells between $6-8 billion worth of software to the US annually.  Companies that can utilize global resources effectively will generate growth and success.  Read this week's article to find out the three keys for success.

 

Check out this week's sponsor, STI, for the latest Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding.  We're also featuring Opto 22's OptoInfo CD as a great resource for automation and control products and information.   

 

And, as usual, don't forget to review the Product Announcements, Company News and Job Postings added to our site in the last week.

 

On to the good stuff...Enjoy the rest of this e-news!

 

Rick Zabel

 

   

Subscription Referral Promotion
Between now and June 30, 2004, we are running a subscription referral promotion.  Here's how it works...Refer five colleagues to subscribe to our web site and your name will go in a drawing for the $500 gift certificate from www.webcertificate.com.  This gift certificate functions just like a MasterCard and can be used anywhere MasterCard is accepted on the Web.

 

Enter as many times as you like.  But, for each entry you will be required to submit the 5 e-mail addresses of colleagues that have subscribed during the promotion period.  And yes, the colleagues must be industrial automation, process control or instrumentation professionals (we'll verify them).

 

The following link is where your colleagues can subscribe:

http://www.automation.com/jobs/default.php?page=add

 

To get your name entered in the drawing for the $500.00 certificate, you must complete and submit the following simple form:

http://www.automation.com/sitepages/pid1570.php

       

 Featured Article

      

Using Global Resources to Succeed

In today's global business environment, products must be developed quickly and inexpensively, and manufactured at the lowest cost. Where the products are developed is irrelevant; productivity is the key. The companies that can utilize global resources effectively will generate growth and success!

Read full article by Jim Pinto.

   

Other articles written by Jim Pinto

     

Other articles and white papers on various automation topics

Other application stories using various automation products

     

 Automation & Process Control News

  

News Headlines - Automation, Process Control & Instrumentation News

  

Hear all about it!  We publish industry news on our site as soon as we hear about it.  Check out our Daily News Headlines page frequently to stay up-to-date on the industry events.  Here are news headlines since our last e-news.  Use the following links to read the complete news release:

  

Product News Headlines:

Company News Headlines:

Application News Headlines:

These are just a few of the news items published on our website.  Our Automation News section provides you up-to-date news of what is happening with product and services suppliers in the industry.  Users can search for releases by company or by date.  View Daily News Headlines Here.  Send your automation news releases to press@automationtechies.com.  Please provide press releases in electronic format (pictures can be provided in .JPG or .GIF format).

  

 Application Tools, Guides, Demos & Literature

   Request Opto 22's OptoInfo CD

Opto 22 OptoInfo Product & Software CD

Fast-loading and easy to navigate, the OptoInfo CD gives you instant access to Opto 22's complete documentation library for all products and software in an easy-to-use PDF format as well as active hot links to Opto 22 Web pages and e-mail. OptoInfo CD features include interactive information on SNAP systems as well as the following:

  • Latest information on new products

  • Video tour of Opto 22 headquarters

  • Product overviews

  • Updated data sheets

  • Multimedia presentations

  • White papers

  • Case studies

  • Technical notes

  • User's guides and programming guides

  • Training information

  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

  • Contact information

Request your FREE OptoInfo CD today!

      

Other available application tools.

Other available demo software.

Other available product catalogs.

  

 Product Showcase

      

Beckhoff Control PanelsBeckhoff Control Panels with built-in intelligence and industrial PC capabilities.

 

More Information on Beckhoff Control Panels

 

 

  

SoftPLC Open Architecture Control Software

SoftPLC Open Architecture Control Software version 4 release includes many new, unique features.

 

More Information on SoftPLC Open Architecture Control Software

 

   

  

DPAC Technologies Airborne ModulesDPAC Technologies 802.11b Airborne™ Modules provides a drop-in web-enabled WiFi Solution.

 

More Information on DPAC Technologies Airborne Modules

 

 

         

Other Featured Products for June

Browse Products by Category

Find a Manufacturer/Supplier

    

 New Job Opportunities

  

New Jobs Posted on Automationtechies.com

Here's a list of new job opportunities posted on Automationtechies.com since our last newsletter:

To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.

  

 Training & Seminars

  

Hazardous Area Instrumentation CD-based Training Course (Reduced Price)

This is a self paced CD-based training course which covers all aspects of instrumentation and automation systems used in hazardous (classified ) locations.

More Information on Hazardous Area Instrumentation CD

 

Other Training Courses & Seminars

Browse for training courses, seminars, web-seminars and workshops offered by various training organizations, product manufacturers and suppliers in industrial automation, process control and instrumentation.  For information on specific training courses and seminars, please use the following links: 

  

 Trade Publications

   Subscribe to Test & Measurement World

Test & Measurement World

The magazine for quality in electronics.

Test & Measurement World covers the electronics testing industry, providing how-to information for engineers who test, measure, and inspect electronic devices, components, and systems.

Geographic Eligibility: USA, Canada

Publisher: Reed Business Information

Subscribe to Test & Measurement World

   

Other Free Trade Publication Subscriptions

As a valued Automationtechies.com member, we would like to extend the opportunity to receive leading industry publications.

Browse from the list of titles and be sure to check back often for new titles. 

    

 Automation Auctions

 

New eBay Listings

eBay hosts over 4000 auctions for industrial automation and control products.  From PLCs to sensors and from motor controls to robotics...Now you can browse new, used and surplus automation and control products right from Automationtechies.com.  We added a new page in the "Classifieds" section of our web site called eBay Listings

 

Use the links below to browse auctions and classified ads by product category:

 On a Humorous Note...

  

Rick's Dilbert Comic Pick

 

The wake of a transfer

     

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