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Featured Article: 2005 Salary Survey
Product Announcements & Company News
Evaluation Software: CitectSCADA Evaluation Software
Featured Products:
SoftMotion Technology
SIMATIC S7-400 Power Controller
Variable Speed AC Motors
Training: Rockwell Automation PLC Training
Services offered by Automation.com & Automationtechies
This week we have something a little bit different for you...instead of a "Featured Article" we have our Automation.com 2005 Salary Survey. We ask that you take a moment to complete our survey regarding your career, salary and company. Survey results will be posted in early spring.
In this issue, we're featuring Citect's Trial SCADA Software, one of the world’s leading industrial automation software packages, renowned for its reliability and flexibility.
Our Featured Products in this issue are NI's SoftMotion Technology, Siemens' SIMATIC S7-400 Power Controller and AutomationDirect's Variable Speed AC Motors. If you haven't seen our Featured Products for February, please be sure to review our Featured Product page.
And, as usual, don't forget to review the new Product Announcements, Company News, Application News and Job Postings added to our site in the last week.
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Featured Article
Automation.com 2005 Salary Survey
Automation.com is surveying their subscribers and visitors about career, salary and company information. Please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey so that we can better inform automation industry professionals and employers regarding current salary and employment trends. Survey results will be available in early Spring 2005.
Complete the 2005 Salary Survey
Articles and white papers on various automation topics
Application stories using various automation products
Hear all about it...industry news is published on our site daily. Here are the latest news headlines for your review...use the following links to read the full article. Check out our Daily News Headlines page frequently to stay up-to-date on the industry events.
- Advantech Releases Two High-Density External Isolation I/O Modules for Equipment and Machine Builders 2/1/05
- MTL Introduces MOST Hybrid Controller For Sequence Of Events (SOE) 2/1/05
- Rexroth Introduces RWT Pneumatic Index Table for Automation Applications 2/1/05
- Emerson Introduces Micro Motion® Low Flow Meters, Expanding Coriolis Measurement Range 2/1/05
- Datalogic Launches Viper-NET™ Pistol Grip Mobile Computer, Reinforcing its Product Line for Warehouse Applications 2/1/05
- Axeda Systems Releases New Axeda Supervisor Suite with HMI/SCADA Wizcon® 9.0 Application 2/1/05
- Sealevel Systems Announces First Internal USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter 2/1/05
- Cirronet 900 MHz Products Deliver Demonstrated 20 Plus Mile Range for Industrial Wireless Applications 2/1/05
- JAI PULNiX Introduces Camera Capable of Remote Configuration without DIP Switches 2/1/05
- MTL Announces MA3100 Series IEC Class I, II and III Surge Products At An Affordable Price1/31/05
- ASI Introduces Sub-Miniature Terminal Blocks 1/31/05
- igus Energy Chains Employ Modular Separation of Cables and Hoses to Safely Deliver Data and Power to Automated Systems 1/31/05
- Beckhoff DALI I/O Receives UL Certification 1/28/05
- FKI Logistex to Feature New Conveyor and Interactive RFID Display at RILA's Logistics 2005 Conference 1/28/05
- Interroll Introduces New BELT CURVE+: A Persuasive Force on the Conveyor Line 1/28/05
- Interroll Introduces High Performance Brushless Motor Conveyor Roller 1/28/05
- Rockwell Automation Introduces New Customer-Defined Definite-Purpose Enclosures 1/27/05
- GE Fanuc Announces New Premier Solution Provider Program 1/27/05
- Parker CTC Adds Direct Ethernet Connectivity to AB Driver for Interact HMI Software 1/27/05
- Fluke Expands Test and Measurement Line With High Performance Thermal Imager 1/27/05
- Banner Engineering Introduces Four iKnow™ Vision Sensor Software Training Guides 1/26/05
- ExperTune's New Wizard Guides Engineers to Best Level Control 1/26/05
- Bud Industries New Enclosures Catalog Profiles Six New Products 1/26/05
- Solenoid Valve Provides Unique Solution To Inert Gas and Liquid Mixing, Diverting and Media Control 1/26/05
- GE Fanuc Introduces New Version of Proficy™ Plant-wide Advanced Automation Management and Control Software 1/25/05
- TURCK Introduces the New QF5.5 Capacitive Sensor for Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Applications 1/25/05
- Midwest Motion Products Introduces 12 Volt DC Motor Speed Control For Harsh Environments 1/25/05
- Phoenix Contact Introduces Flexible Terminal Block System for Any Application 1/25/05
- Prosilica Introduces Digital Firewire Camera for Machine Vision and Industrial Imaging 1/25/05
- Honeywell and Intergraph Partner to Standardize on Leading Process Automation and Instrumentation Solutions 2/1/05
- Claisse Named Vice President, Operational Excellence, for ABB Automation Technologies, Low-Voltage Drives, in North America 1/31/05
- B&B Electronics to Give Product Introductions at National Manufacturing Week 1/31/05
- National Instruments Reports Record Quarterly Revenue and Net Income 1/28/05
- Omron Names Kaman Industrial Technologies a National Distributor 1/28/05
- RuggedCom Expands Sales Organization 1/26/05
- Adept Technology to Reschedule Its Webcast of Its Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings Teleconference 1/26/05
- Rockwell Offers Automation Training Courses in March and April 2005 1/25/05
- Mangan Inc. and Momentum Technical Consulting Form Alliance to Increase Market Penetration and Service Offering 1/25/05
CitectSCADA Trial - The Scalable, Flexible and Reliable SCADA Software of Global Manufacturers
Citect's SCADA offering is one of the world’s leading industrial automation software packages, renowned for its reliability and flexibility. Used in a wide range of industries, our SCADA software enables you to increase your return on assets by delivering highly scalable, reliable control and monitoring systems to reduce operating costs, improve productivity and product quality.
Easy-to-use configuration tools and powerful features enable you to quickly develop and deploy solutions for any size application.
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NI SoftMotion Technology offers real-time operating system (RTOS) and FPGA-based motion control.More Information on SoftMotion Technology
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 Power Controller for system solutions in production and process applications.More Information on SIMATIC S7-400 Power Controller
Request Product CD or Siemens Assistance
AutomationDirect's offers great prices on quality industrial Variable Speed AC Motors for a variety of induction motor applications.More Information on Variable Speed AC Motors
Request Product Catalog or AutomationDirect Assistance
Product & Supplier Search
Here's a list of new jobs posted on Automation.com:
- Product Consultant/Manager - HMI: Anywhere, United States - Siemens Energy & Automation 01/31/2005
- Product Consultant/Manager - I/O: Various Locations - Siemens Energy & Automation 01/28/2005
- Systems Application Engineer: Boston, MA - Schneider Electric 01/25/2005
- Drives Business Development Leader: Raleigh, NC - Schneider Electric 01/25/2005
- New Business Development Specialist - Sales Engineer: Multiple Locations, United States - Schneider Electric 01/25/2005
- Drives Business Development Leader: Parsippany, NJ - Schneider Electric 01/25/2005
- Systems Integrator Account Manager: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Automation Technician / Field Service: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Plant Electrical Engineer NCCAIPA: Nashville, TN - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Software Engineer: Bay Area, CA - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Software Engineer: Akron, OH - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Instrument/ Electrical Engineer: Houston, TX - AutomationRecruiters 01/28/2005
- Electrical Engineer: Jupiter, FL - AutomationRecruiters 01/27/2005
- Controls Engineer: Manassas, VA - AutomationRecruiters 01/27/2005
- PLC HMI/SCADA Programmer: Winston and Cary, NC - AutomationRecruiters 01/26/2005
- Automation Engineer: Le Sueur, MN - AutomationRecruiters 01/25/2005
- VB Programmer: St. Paul, MN - AutomationRecruiters 01/25/2005
To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.
Rockwell Automation PLC Training
Rockwell Automation offers performance-based instructional training on the latest PLC technologies including:
ControlLogix / RSLogix 5000
- ControlLogix: System Fundamentals, Maintenance & Troubleshooting, Communications on DeviceNet, RSTrainer
- RSLogix 5000: Ladder Logic Interpretation, Ladder Logic Programming, Project Development, Function Block Programming, Motion Control Programming, Advanced Communication Configuration, RSTrainer
SLC 500 / RSLogix 500
- SLC 500: Programming, Advanced Programming, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
- PLC-5/SLC 500: Fundamentals Using RSLogix
PLC-5 / RSLogix 5
- PLC-5: Programming, Advanced Programming, Maintenance & Troubleshooting, Advanced Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Visit www.rockwellautomation.com/training for information on dates, locations, and course registration.
Other Training Courses & Seminars
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- Bar Code Training
- Data Acquisition Training
- Data Communications and Networking Training
- Electrical Controls Training
- Instrumentation & Process Control Training
- Machine Vision Training
- Motion Control Training
- OPC & Industrial Networking Connectivity
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Training
- Risk Assessment Safety Training
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