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September 7, 2005 - Volume VI, Issue 36
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From One Techie to Another: Pinto's Points Featured Article: PC & Embedded Control Trends Product & Company News Featured Application Event: Remote Monitoring, Control & Automation 2005 Featured Products: Motion Assistant SITOP Smart 24 VDC Power Supplies DURApulse AC Drives 758 Series Industrial PC New Job Opportunities Featured Training: Basic Instrumentation and Process Control New Auctions & Classifieds Dilbert Pick of the Week	SIXNET Gigabit Ethernet Switches - 10 Times Faster than the Average Switch! Gigabit Ring Switches offer: Fast fault-tolerant rings Plug & play simplicity QoS traffic prioritization Modbus monitoring Industrial rated -40 to 85°C Ideal for PLCs & other plant floor systems; Real-time and distributed control; Industrial, outdoor, marine or military use. Get your Free CD Here!
From One Techie to Another
Pinto's Points Jim Pinto's new book is just in from the printer. If you need some insightful pointers on how to succeed in the automation business, or an overview of today 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. More information or order Jim's new book at: http://www.automation.com/store/pdetails15051.php Order both of Jim's books in a discounted bundle at: http://www.automation.com/store/pdetails15063.php Also, I'd like to make one last request to complete our Online Information Request Survey. Please take a minute to submit at: http://www.automation.com/sitepages/pid2069.php. I'll share the results next week. Thanks in advance for your feedback! Enjoy the rest of this eNews! Rick Zabel
Featured Article
PC & Embedded Control Trends The trend to reduce machine size and cost while increasing productivity requires new approaches to control systems. Thanks to the increased reliability of Industrial PC technology, traditional rack-based PLCs can be replaced with more powerful PC-based control systems. While Industrial PC’s provide the highest performance and control capacity, new generations of PC technology based on open embedded operating systems, combine the functions of a PLC and an operator panel in one unit which is applicable to smaller scale applications. This is number two in a series of white papers that were presented at the SPS Electric Automation America Exhibition and Conference in Chicago on May 23 -26, 2005. Read complete paper by Bjoern Falke of Phoenix Contact. Read other white papers presented at SPS Electric Automation 2005. 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: Schneider Electric Introduces Next Generation Intelligent Variable Speed AC Drives 9/6/05 Wonderware's Latest DA Server for Allen-Bradley CIP Provides Ultimate Connectivity and Ease of Use 9/6/05 Parker Introduces HD Series of Linear Positioners 9/6/05 ASI Introduces New Groundbreaking IP65 Power Supply 9/6/05 Bud Adds New Enclosure Style and New Sizes to Existing Style H Plastibox Line 9/6/05 ABB, Low Voltage Drives Introduces New CAD Catalog 9/2/05 Honeywell Sensotec Introduces New Brake Pedal Load Cell 9/2/05 ifm efector Adds IP69K Rated Vibration Monitor for Washdown Environments and Outdoor Applications 9/1/05 Honeywell Makes First Sale of MeterSuite, Metering Solution for Oil and Gas Companies 9/1/05 Phoenix Contact Introduces New Quick Connection Terminal Blocks 8/31/05 AXIOMTEK Releases a Heavy-duty and Fanless Human Machine Interface (HMI) Terminal with 8.4 Inch TFT LCD 8/31/05 Midwest Motion Products New 24Volt DC Gearmotor Develops 40Nm Torque at 15 RPM 8/31/05 GarrettCom Introduces Magnum 6K32T Managed Ethernet Switch with Four Gb Ports 8/31/05 Company & Organization News: Hirschmann Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Inauguration of its Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Facility 9/6/05 ABB Announces Mid-term Targets for 2005 to 2009 9/6/05 ABB Announces 2 New Senior Managers Joining ABB-Automation Products 9/2/05 Johnson Controls and NovaTech to Offer Combined Solutions to Industrial Customers 9/1/05 Object Management Group Sponsors RoboNexus Conference and Exposition 9/1/05 Hamilton Receives 2005 IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Electrical Measurement 9/1/05 Matrikon Acquires Matrikon Deutschland AG 9/1/05 Adept Technology, Inc. Reports Continued Earnings Improvements in Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005; Expands Intelligent Robotic Sales and Marketing Programs to Generate Revenue Growth 9/1/05 WAGO Offers Free Industrial Ethernet Control Seminar October 10-12th, 2005 8/31/05 Emerson Partners with Huntsman to Enable Asset Optimization Program 8/31/05 Application News: KUKA Robotics Selected by Encobotics to Provide Robots for Standard Welding Cells 9/1/05 OEM Boosts Performance and Flexibility of Horizontal Flow Wrapper With Integrated Sequential and Motion Control Platform From Rockwell Automation 9/1/05 Invensys to Supply Foxboro Automation Systems for Sinopec Guangzhou Refinery Expansion 9/1/05
Featured Event
Remote Monitoring, Control & Automation 2005 October 6 - 7, 2005 Orlando, FL The Remote Monitoring, Control & Automation Conference, now in it's fourth successful year, will focus on the leading advancements for the monitoring and management of distributed equipment and facilities, remote assets, automated process & system controls and device networks. If your business relies on SCADA, security, control, automation, M2M, networking, telemetry and/or condition monitoring you cannot afford to miss this show. Over 40 sessions! Co-located with Onsite Power 2005. For more information visit www.remotemagazine.com/rem_conf_index.htm or view the Remote 2005 PDF.
Featured Products
NI Motion Assistant converts motion control projects into ready-to-run code in LabVIEW and C code. More Information on NI Motion Assistant. Request Measurement & Automation Catalog or NI Assistance
Save space with Siemens New SITOP Smart 24 VDC Power Supplies - One of the smallest power supplies in the market. More information on SITOP Smart 24 VDC Power Supplies Request Product CD or Siemens Assistance
Huge savings on AC Drives for motor speed control and industrial control applications from AutomationDirect. More Information on DURApulse AC Drives. Request Product Catalog or AutomationDirect Assistance
WAGO Corporation 758 Series - PLC Control with PC features... new white paper. More information on 758 Series IPC
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New Jobs
Here's a list of new jobs posted on Automation.com: Territory Account Manager: North & South Carolina - WEG Electric Motors Corp. 9/06/2005 Pre-Sales Engineer: Alpharetta, GA - Citect 9/06/2005 Key Account Manager: Alpharetta, GA - Citect 9/06/2005 System Integration Engineer: Raleigh, NC - Avid Solutions Inc. 8/30/2005 Senior Engineer: Seattle, WA - automationtechies 9/06/2005 Senior Machine Design/Engineer: Tulsa, OK - automationtechies 9/06/2005 Machine Design Engineer II: Tulsa, OK - automationtechies 9/06/2005 Automation Drives Specialist : Minneapolis, MN - automationtechies 9/01/2005 Automation Product Support Specialist: Minneapolis, MN - automationtechies 9/01/2005 To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.
Training & Seminars
Basic Instrumentation and Process Control When: October 17 -21, 2005 Where: AIT Training Center in West Berlin, NJ Note: This course can be conducted at your facility or another location new you. The course is intended to give the student a practical approach to PLC’s thru hands-on programming of a PLC and Operator Interface Terminal. Examples and circuits will be discussed and implemented in real time. There will be a discussion on programming a batching process using the sequence method. The actual programming of a PLC and OIT will follow the discussion. Data will be programmed and embedded in messages to make the system seem realistic. Data entry will be added to change the amount of the batch ingredients before the start of the batch, and finally, a recipe selection routine will be programmed to allow selection of one of five different sets of batch recipe parameters. Request more information on this course Register for this course or schedule a course near you 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
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