Automation Weekly - October 3, 2007

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In this Issue

Product Announcements:
-Opto 22 enhances PAC Project 8.1
-ICONICS announces GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA
-Dust Networks announces SmartMesh IA-510 WirelessHART
-TURCK stainless steel front face sensors
-Banner enhances DX70 SureCross wireless network
-ASI Operator Control Stations
-Emerson RCS Microcor wireless corrosion transmitter
-ABB FlexPicker delta robots
-Advantech EKI-7659C managed ethernet switches; and much more

Featured Article:
Woodworking Automation: Manufacturing Execution System Solutions

Resources & Literature:
-Online Flow Meter Selection Tool
-B&B Electronics publishes guide to Understanding DAQ Systems; and much more

Events, Seminars & Training:
-SERCOS Seminar
-ATI Industrial Automation training seminar
-IEEE SENSORS 2007; and much more

Company & Organizational News:
-Fieldbus Foundation, HART and PROFIBUS cooperate on wireless
-ABB and Phoenix Contact to collaborate on PROFINET
-Control Microsystems Opens U.S. headquarters; and much more

Application News:
-Emerson installs turbine control system retrofit at CPS Energy
-Invensys delivers operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai; and much more

New Job Opportunities

Humor of the Week

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Product Announcements

	Opto 22 enhances PAC Project 8.1 Improvements include distributed control functions and support for SNAP PACs, Brains, and I/O.
	ICONICS announces GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA suite is based on Windows Vista, .NET and SharePoint technology.
	Dust Networks announces SmartMesh IA-510 WirelessHART SmartMesh IA-510 embedded WirelessHART solutions are easy for automation vendors to integrate and simple for end users to deploy.
	TURCK releases stainless steel front face sensors Sensors use one-piece SS for the barrel and sensing face, delivering IP 68 and 69K protection against moisture and fluid ingress.
	Banner enhances DX70 SureCross wireless network Improvements include two-way RX/TX communications, directly mapped I/O using a Gateway and Node, and secure data communication.
	ASI announces Operator Control Stations Control stations can be ordered as an empty housing or complete with switches or pilot lights already installed.
	Emerson announces RCS Microcor wireless corrosion transmitter The wireless corrosion device, based on RCS's Microcor technology, provides corrosion rates in any process media at speeds approaching real time.
	ABB introduces FlexPicker delta robots The delta robot has a payload of up to 4kg, PickMaster software, and stainless steel versions are available for washdown duties.
	Advantech launches EKI-7659C managed ethernet switches Industrially hardened EKI-7659C has 10ms self-healing X-Ring and gigabit ports. Price starts at $950.
	AutomationDirect introduces IronHorse AC motors IronHorse motors are available in single and three-phase models and in one-third to 300 hp sizes; all motors have a base speed of 1800 RPM and are electrically reversible.
	TURCK announces EtherNet/IP piconet gateways The gateways are available with either eight M8 picofast or four M12 eurofast connectors, and provide four points of digital I/O.

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Featured Article

Woodworking Automation: Manufacturing Execution System Solutions
Engineer-to-order is a style of manufacturing rather that one specific industry grouping. For such a style, and MES solution should included parametrics and dynamically change bills of materials, bills of labor, labor routings, costs, selling prices, as well as the ability to schedule.

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Resources & Literature

Online Flow Meter Selection Tool McCrometer announces its new Online Flow Meter Selection Tool with an innovative on-demand search capability based on fluid, industry, and application. The Online Flow Meter Selection Tool makes it easy for process, plant, municipal water and agricultural engineers to quickly identify the flow measurement technology best suited to their specific needs.
B&B Electronics publishes guide to Understanding DAQ Systems Misumi updates its web sites Physik Instrumente publishes brochure on Miniature Linear Stages

Events, Seminars & Training

SERCOS Seminar
The SERCOS trade associations are hosting a free one-day seminar on the latest advances for SERCOS in motion, safety and I/O. Attendees will learn about advances in the fiber-optic based SERCOS II, the features and functions of the new Ethernet-based SERCOS III, CIP Safety for SERCOS, the new SERCOS I/O profile, new controller-to-controller profile, components for SERCOS III designs, and complete SERCOS III automation solutions.

Other Upcoming Events & Training

Siemens Safety Webinars: Started May 24, 2007
2007 NI Technical Symposium: September - December, 2007
Opto 22 Lunch & Learn Program: Today through November 23, 2007
PTO Free PROFINET 2007 Developer Workshops: October 2007 (exact date TBD)
LXI Consortium PlugFest in Germany: October 9-11, 2007
ATI Industrial Automation training seminar: October 11, 2007
Fieldbus Educational Seminar - San Juan, Puerto Rico: October 11, 2007
Global Packaging Forum: October 13, 2007
GE Fanuc's 2007 Discover User Conference: October 22-25, 2007
Midwest RFID Symposium: October 23-24
ISA Training Courses at WonderWorld: October 23-25, 2007
RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition: October 25-26, 2007
Introduction to Fieldbus: October 27, 2007
IEEE SENSORS 2007: October 28-31, 2007
CHEM Show: October 30 - November 1, 2007
Benchmarking Workshop: November 6, 2007
ISA Process Analytical Technology Conference: November 6-7, 2007
Metalworking and CNC Machine Tool Show: November 6-10, 2007
OMAC Technical Symposium: November 28-29, 2007
MDA India Power Show: December 4-7, 2007

Go to our Calendar of Events to see other upcoming events. Add an event to our calendar.

Company & Organizational News

Fieldbus Foundation, HART and PROFIBUS cooperate on wireless
The three organizations will develop a spec for a common interface to a wireless gateway. They will base their work on WirelessHART and the ISA SP100.11a standard.

ABB and Phoenix Contact to collaborate on PROFINET
Phoenix Contact and ABB will work together to enhance PROFINET for use in the process industries.

Control Microsystems Opens U.S. headquarters
The Denver, Colorado, office will have customer support, sales offices, and a training center.

Banner Racing wins final race of season
Banner Engineering Racing won the final race of the 2007 season, the Grand-Am Rolex GT Sunchaser 1000, on Sept. 15 at Miller Motorsports Park.

Other Company & Organization News:

Go to our Daily News Headlines page for the latest automation news.

Application News

Emerson installs turbine control system retrofit at CPS Energy
Emerson completed a WDPF-to-Ovation migration and turbine control system retrofit at CPS Energy's J.K. Spruce Power Plant Unit 1, a 550-MW unit located at Calaveras Lake, near San Antonio.

Invensys delivers operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai
Invensys delivered a DYNSIM-based operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai for the No. 2 purified terephthalic acid plant in the Guangdong province of China.

Emerson installs wireless system at Milford Power
Emerson's wireless system monitors remote equipment buildings at Milford Power, a 500 MW gas-fired turbine facility in Milford, CT.

Other Application News:

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New Jobs

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Humor of the Week

Dilbert - How an engineer goes fishing

Goin' Fishin' - Engineering undergoes a design review by the Board of Directors

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