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Featured Article: The Advantages of Safety Networking over Point-to-Point Wiring for Integrating Multiple Safety Components
Product Announcements & Company News
Product Catalog : Industrial Automation Product Reference Catalog
Featured Products:
Ultrasonic Flow Meter
Twin Pressure & Temperature Switches
CX1000 Modular Industrial PC
Training: Online Bar Code Training
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This week's featured article, The Advantages of Safety Networking over Point-to-Point Wiring for Integrating Multiple Safety Components, was provided by ifm efector. The article discusses the role safety plays in industrial automation facilities and outlines the advantages of networking systems over point-to-point wiring.
In this issue, we're featuring AutomationDirect's Industrial Automation Product Reference Catalog, containing detailed product descriptions and technical information on PLC hardware and software, PC-based control, operator interface, motor contactors, drives, sensing equipment, connection systems and much more.
Our Featured Products in this issue are ifm efector's Ultrasonic Flow Meter, Endress+Hausers' Twin Pressure & Temperature Switches and Beckhoff's CX1000 Modular Industrial PC. 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
The Advantages of Safety Networking over Point-to-Point Wiring for Integrating Multiple Safety Components
Traditionally, point-to-point wiring has been the standard for wiring safety-switching components. Today, a new networking product integrates safety devices into standard PLCs and other higher level networks and provides a system for plants to operate more efficiently while simplifying complex wiring and troubleshooting. This article examines how this new networking method compares to traditional wiring and the advantages of implementing safety networking.
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Articles and white papers on various automation topics
Application stories using various automation products
Automation.com 2005 Salary Survey
Automation.com is surveying automation and control professionals 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.
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.
- Honeywell Introduces New Quality Analysis Solution 2/8/05
- Honeywell Introduces Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Pulping Solution 2/8/05
- Honeywell Expands Applications for the Paper Industry 2/8/05
- ASI Introduces New PLC Interface Modules 2/7/05
- New Arc-Resistant Controller from Rockwell Automation Provides Stronger Protection for Workers in Medium-Voltage Environments 2/7/05
- Elscint Introduces 5 Models of Linear Feeders 2/7/05
- Hoffer Introduces Mini-Flowmeter 2/7/05
- PMD Announces Motor Control IC with Digital Current Loop 2/7/05
- New PPT VISION Intelligent Cameras Offer Complete, Self-contained Machine Vision System 2/7/05
- MOST Announces Plans for Safety Controller Certified to SIL 2 2/4/05
- Carlo Gavazzi Releases Inductive Proximity Sensors with Extended Sensing Range 2/4/05
- Hightech Multimedia Tutorials Announces Release of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Distance Learning Program 2/4/05
- Stimulus Supports Cooperation on New-generation Motion Control 2/4/05
- NI LabVIEW 7.1 Wins Evaluation Engineering Software Product of the Year Award 2/3/05
- National Instruments LabVIEW Integrates with Analog Devices VisualDSP++ Software to Streamline Blackfin Design Cycle 2/3/05
- National Instruments Software Speeds Machine Vision with Advanced Algorithms 2/3/05
- New NI Motion Prototyping Software Instantly Converts to LabVIEW and C Code 2/3/05
- New Eight-Port Serial Boards from NI Improve CPU Utilization by 15X 2/3/05
- EDN Names National Instruments CompactRIO an Innovation of the Year Finalist 2/3/05
- Opto 22 Releases PCI-AC51 Pamux Adapter Card for PCI-compatible Computers 2/3/05
- Fieldbus Foundation Announces Release of High Speed Ethernet Interoperability Test Kit 2/2/05
- Measurement Computing Introduces Measurement Advantage™ USB-ERB08 and USB-ERB24 USB-controlled Electromechanical Relay Modules 2/2/05
- Red Lion Controls Announces its New Ready to Use Tank Monitoring System 2/2/05
- Bill Gates and Hans Beckhoff Usher in E-home Technology with the Home of Today 2/8/05
- ISA Announces Over 4000 Currently CCST Certified 2/8/05
- Honeywell Introduces Profile Optimization Service 2/8/05
- ATS Appoints Ron Jutras President and Chief Executive Officer; Gerry Beard Chief Financial Officer 2/8/05
- National Instruments Acquires Design Automation Company Electronics Workbench 2/7/05
- Honeywell Process Solutions Announces New Web Site 2/7/05
- ATS Founder Klaus Woerner Passes Away 2/7/05
- ThomasRegister.com and ThomasRegional.com are Now ThomasNet.com 2/7/05
- New Study Shows U.S. Manufacturing Firms Embracing Wireless to Reduce Operating Costs and Increase Customer Satisfaction 2/7/05
- National Instruments Makes $5 Million Donation to Enhance Engineering Education Worldwide 2/3/05
- FKI Logistex Opens Mexico City Office to Serve Latin America 2/3/05
- Lumberg, Inc. Experiences Growth—Doubles Manufacturing Capacity 2/3/05
- Adept Technology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results and Announces Reverse Stock Split; Results Reflect Four Consecutive Quarters of Profitability 2/2/05
- Boeing Selects National Instruments LabVIEW for Missile System Test, Saves 30 Percent 2/8/05
- European Automaker Opel Selects Tecnomatix eMPower to Manage Manufacturing Body-In-White Processes 2/8/05
- MOST and Advanced Boiler Control Services Implement Matrix Solution For Boiler Control at Guide Corporation 2/2/05
Industrial Automation Product Reference Catalog
This exciting 5,000-product catalog from AutomationDirect will promptly be on its way via UPS delivery. It is more than a catalog...it is a Desk Reference containing detailed product descriptions complemented by plenty of technical illustrations, step-by-step procedures for selecting various PLC hardware and software, PC-based control, operator interface, motor contactors, drives, sensing equipment, connection systems, and much more for your application.
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ifm efector’s Ultrasonic Flow Meter monitors flow rate, total volume and temperature for process control.More Information on Ultrasonic Flow Meter
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Endress+Hauser Ceraphant T & Thermophant T "twin" electronic pressure and temperature switches.More Information on Twin Pressure & Temperature Switches
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Beckhoff CX1000 Modular Industrial PC for Mid-range PLC & motion control applications.More Information on CX1000 Modular Industrial PC
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Product & Supplier Search
Here's a list of new jobs posted on Automation.com:
- PLC Consultant: Tulsa, OK - Imperium Solutions LLC 02/06/2005
- Automation Application Support: Minneapolis, MN - Viking Electric Supply 02/03/2005
- PLC Programmer / Electrical Designer: Kearny, NJ - MAC Products, Inc. 02/03/2005
- Marketing Product Manager: Rohnert Park, CA - Parker Hannifin Corporation 02/02/2005
- Controls Engineer: Manassas, VA - AutomationRecruiters 02/08/2005
- Facilities Automation Engineer: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/08/2005
- Plant Electrical Engineer NCCAIPA: Nashville, TN - AutomationRecruiters 02/08/2005
- Automation Controls Engineer: North Carolina, NC - AutomationRecruiters 02/07/2005
- Automation Engineer: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/04/2005
- Control Panel Builder & MCC Assembly: Napa, CA - AutomationRecruiters 02/02/2005
- Controls Field Service Engineer: Napa, CA - AutomationRecruiters 02/02/2005
- Control Software Developer: Napa, CA - AutomationRecruiters 02/02/2005
- Systems Integrator Account Manager: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
- Automation Technician / Field Service: Minneapolis, MN - AutomationRecruiters 02/01/2005
To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.
Online Bar Code E-learning Center
Microscan University is a free, web-based learning center dedicated to educating automation engineers about bar codes and how they can be better leveraged to improve business operations. Produced in an easy to use, multi-media format, each session is concise and to the point, ranging from 5 to 20 minutes in length. Topics include:
- Introduction to linear bar codes
- Guidelines for creating good bar codes
- How to embed a bar code reader
- 10 ways bar codes can improve your business
- How to transition from 1D to 2D symbols
- Guidelines for reading directly marked parts
While improving your product offering isn’t likely to make an immediate impact to your bottom line today, increasing over-all efficiency and eliminating costly errors can.
But don’t take our word for it. The section AIDC for Industry in the E-learning center features many companies across several industries that used bar codes to improve operations.
For more information, visit www.microscan.com/e-learning today.
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:
- 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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