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October 5 , 2005 - Volume VI, Issue 40
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From One Techie to Another: Where to Find NEW Products Featured Article: e-Kanban: A Key to Lean What's New on Automation.com Product & Company News Featured Application Tool: Control & Measurement Designer CD Featured Products: Compact Vision System Scalance Network Security Module Rectangular Photo Eyes Distance Measurement Sensor New Job Opportunities Featured Book: Pinto's Points – How to Win in the Automation Business New Auctions & Classifieds Dilbert Pick of the Week	SIXNET Industrial Strength Automation SIXNET offers a full line of Industrial strength products that provide the perfect modular components for open automation systems. Telephone Modems Advanced or general purpose Process Quality I/O All combinations & with hot swap capabilities Secure Dataloggers Capture your data in real-time & save it RTUs packed with I/O, Ethernet, & serial ports Micro-IPm RTU with RFID capabilities Advanced DCS Controllers Powerful, flexible and open source firmware Click Here for more information on SIXNET Industrial Automation Products.
From One Techie to Another
Where to Find NEW Products "Back in the day", we would go to trade shows to find all the new products offered by all the suppliers. Suppliers would wait (and some still wait) to release new products until the next major show. It's no secret that trade shows have lost some of their effectiveness due to cost, lack of interest, etc. Magazines do publish new product information, but they couldn't possibly publish all the new products in a hard copy issue of their magazine. Over the years, we've come to realize that many suppliers introduce new products that just simply never make it to print. So how do you find the latest new products from suppliers? Sure, in this day of the Internet, you can use your favorite search engine to find information, but how do you know if the information is really new? It typically takes weeks, if not months, for the search engines to find new product pages on supplier web sites, assuming the supplier has optimized his pages to appear for relevant searches. Soon, you'll have a new option. AutomationShowcase.com will launch in the next few weeks with the sole purpose of introducing new products for automation and control. You will be able to search for products by product category, supplier or month released. There will also be a keyword search option if you are looking for something very specific. And, to uphold the "new product" intent of the site, products will only be displayed for 6 months. Suppliers will no longer need to wait for the next trade show to introduce their new product or wait to see if one of the magazines will publish their product news. We'll let you know when the new site goes live. Enjoy the rest of this eNews! Rick Zabel
Featured Article
e-Kanban: A Key to Lean Kanban is a visual signal that something needs to be replenished. Lean Manufacturers today use Kanban to drive a process to make, move, or buy the appropriate parts. Thus, Kanban becomes one of the fundamental building blocks of a pull (or consumption based) replenishment system. No card? No Replenishment. Read full article by Thomas R. Cutler. More articles and white papers on various automation topics More application stories using various automation products
What's New on Automation.com
Since we are always adding new content to the site, we thought it would be a good idea (thanks for the suggestion Dean) to let you know what's new (besides the news). The Featured Products for October are live on the site now and can be found on the home page. We'd like to welcome WAGO Corporation as a Featured Supplier on the site. Learn more about WAGO and their product offering by visiting their Company Profile and Product Showcase.
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 Control Panels Designed for CNC Control 10/4/05 AXIOMTEK Reveals New 4-axis/6-axis Servo/Stepping Motion Cards 10/4/05 ASI Introduces New QY Series DC Circuit Breaker 10/4/05 Midwest Motion Products Introduces New 24 Volt Brushless DC Gearmotor with Integral Brake 10/4/05 Invensys Process Systems Introduces New Avantis Asset Management Software 10/4/05 National Instruments LabVIEW 8 Delivers Distributed Intelligence for Design, Control and Test 10/3/05 GE Fanuc Introduces Proficy™ Machine Edition Version 5.50 Development Environment for GE Fanuc Controllers 10/3/05 GE Fanuc Automation Announces VersaMax™ Micro 64 Control System 10/3/05 MTL Introduces Surge Protector for Field Mounted Transmitters 10/3/05 PMD Introduces Magellan™-PCI Motion Controller Card With Ultra-Fast Servo Loop Rate 10/3/05 New Tools in NI-DAQmx and NI LabVIEW 8 Combine to Save Engineers Time, System Setup Costs 10/3/05 OMRON Introduces Type G9SX-ADA Flexible Safety Unit for Machines & Equipment 9/30/05 GE Fanuc Introduces PACSystemsT RX3i Universal Analog Input Module 9/30/05 NovaTech and MTL to Offer New Input/Output Modules for Process Automation 9/30/05 Sealevel Systems, Inc. Introduces 16-Port USB To Serial Servers 9/30/05 AMREL Introduces New Programmable Switching Power Supply with Embedded Ethernet 9/30/05 Korenix Introduces JetNet 3000 Series Industrial Entry-level Ethernet Switch 9/30/05 IXXAT Introduces CANopenRT – Protocol Software for CANopen Real-Time Applications 9/30/05 Rockwell Automation Introduces Wireless Connectivity to Allen-Bradley AC Drives With Pocket DriveExplorer Software 9/29/05 Banner Introduces Low-cost Bar Code Reader for Advanced 2D and 1D Bar Codes 9/29/05 ControlEng Releases ServoSoft v2.2 Servo Sizing Software with Winder Mechanisms 9/29/05 Canfield Connector Introduces Ultra-small Proximity Sensors 9/29/05 Flowserve Limitorque Launches The MT Series Of Bevel Gear Operators 9/29/05 E Instruments Introduces New MicroCal T500 Temperature Calibrator 9/29/05 Gemba Solutions Announces Interactive Web Demo of OEE IMPACT Lean Manufacturing Software 9/29/05 ControlAir Introduces Type 6000 High Flow Volume Booster 9/29/05 Northwire Introduces Dual-rated Cable Rated for Exposed Power Runs 9/28/05 Intermec Introduces MEMS Nanotechnology to Supply Chain Laser Scanning 9/28/05 Company & Organization News: Baldor Publishes Ethernet Motion Control Guide 10/4/05 ISA Releases Comprehensive Catalogs of Upcoming Training Events 10/4/05 Matrikon Announces Senior Management Promotions 10/4/05 ISA Announces Comprehensive Automation Resource 10/3/05 ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Wins Leonard Grand Prize in Innovation for Latest Version of Automation Software 10/3/05 Delta F Launches New Web Site about Oxygen and Moisture Analysis 10/3/05 GE Fanuc Automation Names Gray Matter Systems Canada as Authorized Representative for Eastern Canada Area 10/3/05 Matrikon Named One of Canada's Fastest Growing Technology Companies 9/30/05 Bosch Rexroth to Double its Production Capacity in Brazil 9/30/05 Invensys Process Systems Earns Support Center Practices Certification for Third Consecutive Year 9/29/05 Service Robots, Inc. Will Do Bussiness as Innova Robotics, Inc. 9/28/05 Application News: Desert Race Competitors Use NI Products to Build Rugged Autonomous Vehicles 10/4/05 Invensys Process Simulation Software Selected by ExxonMobil 10/3/05
Featured Application Tool
Control & Measurement Designer CD Up to 64 percent of your control, process or manufacturing application costs are spent on system configuration and development time. In addition to hundreds of development resources, the FREE CD from National Instruments helps you select the best software and hardware for your system requirements. Click Here to Request your FREE Designer CD
Featured Products
NI Compact Vision System on PAC platform featuring high performance processing and multi-camera IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connectivity. More Information on Compact Vision System on PAC Platform Request Measurement & Automation Catalog or NI Assistance
Secure your factory’s information infrastructure with Siemens Scalance Network Security Module. More information on Scalance Network Security Module Request Product Catalog on CD or Siemens Assistance
Heavy-duty high performance Rectangular Photo Eyes at incredible prices from AutomationDirect. More Information on Rectangular Photo Eyes Request Product Catalog or AutomationDirect Assistance
ifm efector PMD Sensor with time-of-flight sensing principle provides non-contact distance measurement with a 10-meter sensing range. More information on Distance Measurement Sensor Request Product Literature or ifm efector Assistance
Product & Supplier Search Other Featured Products for October Find Products by Category Find Manufacturers & Suppliers
New Jobs
Here's a list of new jobs posted on Automation.com: Technical Support Engineer I and Trainer: Calgary, AB Canada - ISS Wonderware 10/04/2005 Autocad Free Lance: West Houston, TX - Intech Process Automation, Inc 9/30/2005 Field Service Rep Staff: Lynchburg, VA - Flowserve 9/30/2005 Controls Engineer: Dallas or Houston, TX - Prime Controls 9/29/2005 Controls Software Engineer: Fort Collins, CO - automationtechies 10/04/2005 Process Control Engineer: Norco, LA - automationtechies 10/04/2005 Sr. Manager/Assoc. Director, Automation Engineer: SF Bay Area, CA - automationtechies 9/29/2005 Principal Process Engineer: Bay Area, CA - automationtechies 9/29/2005 Senior MES Engineer: San Francisco, CA - automationtechies 9/29/2005 Senior Engineer: Albany, OR - automationtechies 9/26/2005 Controls Technician: Le Sueur, MN - automationtechies 9/20/2005 To view other recent job postings, please use our Job Search Function.
Featured Book
Pinto's Points – How to Win in the Automation Business 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. Requeste more information or order Jim's new book at: www.automation.com/store/pdetails15051.php. Order both of Jim's books in a discounted bundle at: www.automation.com/store/pdetails15063.php
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
Spoken like a true Wisconsinite (I can say that because I’m from there).
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