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August 24, 2005 - Volume VI, Issue 34
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From One Techie to Another: Online Information Requests Featured Article: PEER™ Provided Mustard Miller A Lean Automation Process Product & Company News Featured Book: Pinto's Points - How to Win in the Automation Business Featured Products: Isolated Digital I/O Cards CJ1W-NCF Position Controller New Job Opportunities Featured Training: Introduction to SCADA Systems New Auctions & Classifieds Dilbert Pick of the Week	Perform Distributed Motion Control with LabVIEW Engineers now can program IEEE 1394-based ServoWire SM drives from ORMEC, and CANopen-based Accelnet and Xenus drives from Copley with the LabVIEW graphical development environment. The new NI SoftMotion Controller provides an easy-to-use soft motion interface between LabVIEW and these drives, thus creating opportunties for engineers to integrate distributed motion with other LabVIEW-powered automation tasks including data acquisition, machine vision, and discrete control. Click here to find out more
From One Techie to Another
Online Information Requests In this electronic World of the Internet and e-mail, it's pretty easy to find information on just about any topic. Remember the old days when you requested more product information by filling out bingo cards from magazines or mailed those cards from the cellophane-wrapped card decks? It's pretty obvious that no one does that anymore. Today, the information request forms are all online. But, how well do they work? We'd like your input on those online request forms, so we put together a short little survey about requesting product information online at: http://www.automation.com/sitepages/pid2069.php. As an online information source for the automation industry, we are always looking for ways to improve information access. For starters, we never make people register to access any information on our site. Sure, we'd love to know who is coming to our site for information, but I never believed in making people register, like some other sites do. Instead, we make the information readily available and leave it up to you to contact the suppliers if you need more information. If you're an avid user of our site, you know that we provide links to information request forms for those suppliers who are advertising with us. Otherwise, we provide direct links to suppliers' sites where you can request more information. Please take a minute to complete our Online Information Request Survey at: http://www.automation.com/sitepages/pid2069.php. Your input will help us and product suppliers better serve your information needs. Thanks in advance for your feedback! Enjoy the rest of this eNews! Rick Zabel
Featured Article
PEER™ Provided Mustard Miller A Lean Automation Process GS Dunn, dry mustard millers since 1867, used the analytical process PEER (Process Evaluation Executive Review) to capture the values of Lean Manufacturing throughout the enterprise. This functionality is accomplished utilizing an innovative process modeling and automation toolset helping manufacturers and distributors realize continuous process improvement and profitability. Read full article by Thomas R. Cutler. More articles and white papers on various automation topics More application stories using various automation products
Product Announcements & Company News
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. Product Announcements: Beckhoff Introduces Machine Mounted I/O for Easy Integration of Pneumatic Manifolds 8/23/05 Banner Introduces New T-GAGE Non-contact Temperature Sensors 8/23/05 KUKA Robotics Introduces Self-Contained Linear Slide for 7th or 8th Axis of Motion 8/23/05 JAI PULNiX CV-M8CL Machine Vision Camera Combines 2-Megapixel Resolution with Color Imaging 8/23/05 ISONAS Security Systems Demonstrates World’s First Wireless IP Door Reader for Access Control/Security Industry 8/23/05 Emerson Enables Any Plant to Use Fieldbus Strengths for Online Asset Management and Control with Rosemount® 3420 Fieldbus Interface Module (FIM) 8/22/05 ASI Instruments Announces RotaryPoint, Small Footprint, Rotary Paddle Bin Level Indicator 8/22/05 Keithley Introduces Interactive Test & Measurement Troubleshooting Guide on CD 8/22/05 Allen-Bradley Customers Receive Same-Day Delivery on Configured NEMA Products 8/22/05 Bud Industries Introduces New NEMA 4X Box Allowing Easy Access While Protecting Internal Components 8/22/05 Bosch Rexroth Introduces New Preferred Industrial Hydraulic Products Catalog 8/22/05 ASI Introduces New Double Level Miniature Printed Circuit Board Terminal Blocks 8/22/05 Parker Automation Introduces the M50 Series of Ironless Linear Motors 8/19/05 Bristol Babcock Announces ControlWave CPU Upgrade for RTU 3310 and DPC 3330 Controllers 8/19/05 Bristol and ISONAS Security Systems Announce AccessControl for ControlWave® Hybrid PLC/RTU 8/19/05 Weidmuller Expands Offering of Power Delivery Solutions for Control with Seven New Regulated 24V DC Power Supplies 8/19/05 FKI Logistex EASYpick Voice Incorporates Voxware's Speech Recognition Engine 8/19/05 Scientific Technologies, Inc. Introduces RM-5 Resource Module for Connect up to Three Sets of Safety Light Curtains 8/18/05 Korenix Releases Industrial 5-port Entry-Level Wide Temperature Ethernet Rail Switch 8/18/05 Citect Introduces Switch2Citect Product Allowing Simple, Cost-Effective Upgrade of Legacy SCADA Systems 8/17/05 Applied Motion Products' ValueLine Servomotor Extension Brings 50+% Torque Increase to Product Family 8/17/05 Aerotech Introduces Low Profile “Flat” Linear Motors 8/17/05 SSI Robotics Announces New Vial Labeling, Capping, Filling, Automation Systems 8/17/05 Schaefer, Inc. Announces Robust 5000 Watt Power Converter 8/17/05 AMREL/AMERICAN RELIANCE, INC Announces New SPS and HPS Series of Programmable Switching Power Supplies 8/17/05 Company & Organization News: Invensys and SmartSignal Extend Successful Equipment Performance Improvement Partnership 8/23/05 Damon Tarquinio of Quantuum Energy Products Joins ISONAS Security Systems 8/23/05 FKI Logistex Frederick Manufacturing Plant Gains ISO 9001 Certification 8/22/05 ABB Results-Driven Power Control Roadshow Makes Stop in Chicago 8/19/05 ELPRO Technologies Announces System Integrator Program 8/19/05 Emerson Named Process Control & Industrial Automation Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan 8/17/05 Banner Receives Export Achievement Certificate 8/17/05 TCI Moves to Quick Response Manufacturing of Supporting Equipment for Variable-Speed Electric Drives 8/17/05 Application News: Customized Zero-Max CD® Coupling Ensures Zero Positioning Error Of Die Cutting And Printing Stations 8/23/05 Sonoco Alcore Orders Board Machine Automation Upgrade From Honeywell 8/17/05 Desert Pointe Academy Propels to Award-Winning Finish With iglide Bearings 8/17/05
Featured Book
Pinto's Points - How to Win in the Automation Business If you need some insightful pointers on how to succeed in the automation business, or an overview of today’s and tomorrow’s hot technologies, then this is the book for you. Pinto's Points covers management topics, globalization, sales and marketing, technology trends and futures, and far-out technology visions. It closes with whimsical humor and poetry which I hope you'll enjoy. It includes 174 brief "points" in 6 different parts, each introduced by an industry guru. Once again Jim Pinto has gone beyond business as usual to explore the implications of future technology and how it will change the global automation marketplace. Conveniently organized and with insights from other industry leaders, this book is a must read for every automation professional and a classic for your automation library bookshelf. View table of contents or purchase an advanced copy of this book Note: We expect the first shipment of books from the printer by the first week in September 2005. Order both of Jim Pinto's books at a discounted price
Featured Products
Advantech Automation offers Isolated Digital I/O Cards starting at $180. More Information on Isolated Digital I/O Cards Request Product Guide or Advantech Assistance
The new CJ1W-NCF Position Controller from Omron offers quick, precise and cost-effective 16-axis positioning. More information on CJ1W-NCF Position Controller Request Product Literature or Omron Assistance
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New Jobs
Here's a list of new jobs posted on Automation.com: Automation Engineer: Dover, NJ - Howmet Castings an Alcoa Business 8/22/2005 Industrial Workflow Solutions Sales Professional: Morrisville, NC - Ascom 8/22/2005 Hardware and Firmware Design Engineer: Tucson, AZ - Dataforth Corporation 8/22/2005 Senior Technical Support Engineer: Lake Forest, CA - Invensys Wonderware 8/19/2005 Product Marketing Manager: Lake Forest, CA - Invensys Wonderware 8/19/2005 Safety Solutions Consultant: Houston, TX - Orion Project Services 8/19/2005 Service Engineer: Vernon Hills, IL - Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. 8/18/2005 Account Executives: Houston, TX - Control Dynamics International 8/17/2005 Industrial Controls Field Engineer/Manager: Southern, CA 8/17/2005 Engineer II/III: Longmont, CO - Amgen 8/17/2005 Control Systems Programmer/Technician: St. Paul, MN - Automatic Systems Company 8/16/2005 Wonderware Programmer: Exton, PA - automationtechies 8/23/2005 HMI Developer: Northern, FL - automationtechies 8/23/2005 Applications Engineer: Akron, OH - automationtechies 8/23/2005 HMI Developer: Houston, TX - automationtechies 8/23/2005 Validation Specialist: St. Louis, MO - automationtechies 8/22/2005 Project Manager, Controls Projects: Northern Minneapolis, MN - automationtechies 8/17/2005 To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.
Training & Seminars
Introduction to SCADA Systems When: September 27 – 29, 2005 Where: AIT Training Center in West Berlin, NJ Note: This course can be conducted at your facility or another location new you. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) technology has evolved over the past 30 years as a method of monitoring and controlling large processes. A variety of approaches are taken when SCADA Systems are used for automation in numerous and diversified manufacturing industries. This 3-day course will introduce students to SCADA basics. The course will cover overviews of SCADA's component technologies, as well as details necessary to understand the big picture. After completing this course, students should be conversant with SCADA nomenclature and architecture, understand the basic technology of the system's building blocks, understand its limitations, understand how it can benefit particular operations, and have a basis for selecting appropriate SCADA technologies for their operational requirements. Request more information or register for this course Browse other training courses, seminars and web-seminars
New Auctions & Classifieds
eBay hosts over 6500 auctions for industrial automation, control and instrumentation products. From PLCs to sensors, from motor controls to robotics...Use the links below to browse the latest new, used and surplus automation products by category: Control Systems & PLCs Drives & Motion Control Fieldbus, DeviceNet, Ethernet Instrumentation Operator Interface Panels Power Supply, Circuit Breakers Relays, Timers, Counters Robotics Sensors Switches Temperature Controllers Valves & Flow Controls Wiring, Connections & Cables Other
Dilbert Pick of the Week
Certain people shouldn’t be in charge of setting standards.
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