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Feedback on ISA name change
Last week, I wrote an editorial in favor of ISA's proposed name change to the International Society of Automation. It turns out that quite a few people have an opinion on this topic. While some people don't believe the ISA name change is necessary, they do want to see ISA more involved with the entire automation industry as a whole. Others want to see ISA go well beyond a name change to more active involvement in the global automation community. What do you think?
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| Featured Articles |
Small ETO Manufacturers Double Output with Same Staff
Success in a competitive market is forcing every manufacturer to make their business more responsive to client demands. The pressure is constant for better, faster, and cheaper solutions. This is particularly difficult for engineer-to-order businesses.
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ISA EXPO 2008
October 14-16, 2008 Houston, TX
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Danaher Motion hosts free Mechatronics seminar
October 22, 2008 Boston, MA
Attendees will learn how to create custom algorithms with advanced vibration control and analysis to build better machines, faster and at less cost. |
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Other Upcoming Events & Training
- AEC/APC Semiconductor Symposium: October 4-8, 2008
- 2008 WonderWorld Global Industry Conference October 6-8, 2008
- FDT Technical Seminars: Through October 28, 2008
- OPC Training Seminars: Through November 13, 2008
- FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show 2008: October 6-8, 2008
- National Robot Safety Conference: October 6-9, 2008
- Longwatch Webinar: Video, the Next Sensor for Factory Automation: October 8, 2008
- ARC Digital Plant of the Future Forum: October 13-15, 2008
- Web Handling 1: October 14-15, 2008
- YAPFEST 2008: October 14, 2008
- WEFTEC.08: October 18-22, 2008
- 2008 Europe Informatics Conference: October 20-23, 2008
- Hands-ON PLC Training Workshop: October 21-23, 2008
- MatrikonOPC User Group Europe: October 22, 2008
- Free Machine Vision Seminars: October 22, 2008
- Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Training Course: October 22-24, 2008
- Cyber-Con 2008: October 26-29, 2008
- Benefits of Automation training course: November 5-6, 2008
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