Automation Weekly - December 3, 2008 - Warehouse automation, Secure remote maintenance, USB to FF, Emerson in Japan, Circuit breaker catalog

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Featured Articles

Direct Selling Firms Look at Warehouse Automation

Due to lia sophia’s exponential growth, management recognized that the manual system in place at the Bensenville, Illinois, distribution center was unable to support its needs. In 2006, the company opened a new 200,000 sq. ft. facility in Roselle, Illinois, and took the opportunity to reconfigure its current distribution environment and automate to prepare for the future.

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Application Stories

Securing Remote Internet Maintenance Services
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Applications in various industries illustrate how TCP/IP connections provide remote maintenance capabilities via secure links.

New Products

	Calex announces Model 4710 load cell and strain gage signal conditioner Model 4710 contains a precision instrumentation amplifier, filtered output and a built-in excitation supply.
	Softing announces FFusb USB interface to FOUNDATION Fieldbus FFusb interface module provides access to H1 field devices over the USB interface of a desktop or notebook computer.
	Crystal Engineering releases XP2i digital pressure gauge XP2i intrinsically safe digital pressure gauge is weatherproof and corrosion resistant, making it suitable for challenging environments.
	Control Microsystems announces SCADAWave Ultra JR50 Ethernet data radio Via IP over Ethernet, JR50 utilizes portable network access to remote assets such as field-installed controllers and intelligent sensors.
	ASI adds accessories for NDB2 circuit breakers Accessories include a shunt release, auxiliary contact and alarm contact.
	Advantech introduces PCM-3202I PCI-104 interface card PCM-3202I supports two independent AMONet (Advantech Motion Network) RS-485 master rings with each ring controlling up to 2048 I/O points and 256 axes.
	National Instruments upgrades LabWindows/CVI 9.0 Enhancements include an improved compiler and debugger, and Resource Tracking Window to locate potential resource leaks that can decrease system performance over time.
	SICK announces OD precision optical displacement sensor OD Precision sensor makes it easier to measure the x-, y- and z-axes for improved quality control.
	Trio Datacom releases J Series Ethernet industrial data radio J Series frequency hopping data radio provides industrial Ethernet communications in the 900MHz and 2.4GHz license free ISM band.
	TURCK announces WIM45 cylinder position sensor WIM45 provides a direct analog output for determining the position of a piston magnet on all types of pneumatic cylinders.

These are just a few of the latest products introduced this week
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Resources & Literature

	ASI publishes circuit breaker catalog Catalog provides specifications, ordering information, and features on circuit breakers, including UL1077, UL489, high current, high density, ground fault protectors and accessories.
	Enable Training makes LV Mastery LabVIEW training customizable LV Mastery is now available as a series of three long courses, and as a series of a la carte modules. Prices start at $97 per module.
	Cogent releases OPC DataHub Web Demo OPC DataHub demo lets anyone using a PDA or cell phone interact with a live system to view data in real time, and to send commands for controlling the system.

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Events, Seminars & Training

Emerson to host bioenergy summit
December 11, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin
“BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit: Reducing the Risks of Migrating Vision to Production” will look at the opportunities for alternative fuels to contribute to global energy supply-demand gaps.

ARC's Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Sustainable Manufacturing Forum
Orlando, February 2-5, 2009
Sustainable manufacturing is a socially, environmentally, and resource-responsible approach to manufacturing. ARC's Forum defines sustainability in terms that are actionable for a manufacturing business. Learn the strategies, technologies, and practices to address your company’s challenges for sustainability..

Other Upcoming Events & Training

Process Plant and Machinery Middle East: December 7-8, 2008
Web Handling 1: December 9-10, 2008
Netrino offers Embedded Systems Training Courses: December, 2008 - April, 2009
Promat: January 12-15, 2009
Hands-On PLC Training Workshop: January 15-16, 2009
ControlLogix and RSLogix 5000 Training Seminar: January 19-22, 2009
ASHRAE 2009 Winter Conference: January 24-28, 2009
exiderdome-A multimedia traveling expo: Feb. 2-6, 2009

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Company & Organization News

	Emerson Selects Wurldtech to improve security of Ovation control system Emerson’s Power & Water Solution division selected the Achilles Satellite Security Assurance Platform to test its Ovation control system.
	Emerson opens Mizushima Solutions Center in Japan The Mizushima center offers engineering, staging, commissioning, operational support and maintenance contracts, repair and field services and training support to process automation customers.
	Kepware to resell ConneXSoft BACnet and Echelon drivers Kepware and ConneXSoft will develop BACnet and Echelon communications drivers and Kepware will become a reseller of ConneXSoft tools.
	Honeywell Experion achieves Achilles Level 1 certification Wurldtech awarded Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) C300 Process Controller Achilles Level 1 Cyber-Security Certification.

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Project News

	ABB to supply controls for SCA Ortviken’s new pulp line ABB will supply an integrated process and electrical automation system based on System 800xA to SCA Ortviken’s new pulp line at its paper mill in northern Sweden.
	ABB to automate seamless pipe mill in Brazi ABB will provide engineering, project management, drives, motors, electrical equipment and automation based on System 800xA to a new seamless steel tube and pipe production plant for VSB.

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New Jobs

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Instrumentation Technician: Aurora Water, City of Aurora - Aurora, CO
Product Consultant - Automation: Siemens - Norcross , GA
Control System Project Engineer: Novaspect, Inc. - Northwest, IN
Electrical (Controls) Engineer: RLS Enterprises, Inc. - New Brunswick, NJ
Manager - SCADA Automation: Washington Gas - Springfield, VA

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