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ABB solves transmitter erosion problem at nickel ore processing mill
Highly abrasive nickel ore slurry flow at a Canadian Xstrata nickel ore processing mill caused serious erosion of metallic diaphragms in pressure transmitters. So ABB coated the transmitters.

Factivity installs shop floor MES at Swanson Industries
Factivity fit Swanson Industries with its shop floor technology, replacing pen-to-paper with a PC based manufacturing execution system (MES).

GainSpan powers Wi-Fi module of North Pole Engineering
North Pole Engineering's WiFi-IT! module is based on GainSpan's GS1010 system-on-chip, a highly integrated, low power Wi-Fi single chip solution.

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National Instruments offers 8,000 Drivers on IDNet
From IDNet, engineers can download LabVIEW Plug and Play, LabWindows/CVI Plug and Play and Interchangeable Virtual Instrument (IVI) instrument drivers to automate measurements from instruments.

Paper describes Reliability of Piezo Actuators
By Physik Instrumente
Paper describes the development and lifetime tests of PI's ceramic encapsulated actuators in comparison with conventional polymer coated piezo actuators. Several graphs enable the quick calculation of lifetime under different operational and environmental conditions.

MHEDA launches material handling web site
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association introduced wikiMHEDA, a comprehensive online information portal featuring material handling industry news and information.

PackML Implementation Guide
This implementation guide, by the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, has been created to aid software developers in achieving a clean and efficient implementation of PackML.

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Honeywell to control printing of the Wall Street Journal
Honeywell will upgrade printing press controls at NYP, printer of the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.

Emerson to supply Ovation control system for power plant in Sri Lanka
Equipment to be installed at Unit 1 of the Puttalam coal-fired power plant in Puttalam, Sri Lanka, includes Ovation, AMS software, and HART intelligent field devices.

GE Fanuc to supply PLCs to PowerSecure
PowerSecure will use GE Fanuc PLCs as part of its solution to meet utilities’ stringent requirements for the protection and control of distributed generation systems.

Flowserve to supply valves to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
The steam and main feedwater isolation valves will be used at KHNP’s Shin-Kori 3 and 4 nuclear plant’s Pressurized Water Reactors, currently under construction.

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ISA announces Automation Week show
ISA Automation Week, a knowledge-based conference event, will deliver critical knowledge on the application of automation technologies in processing and manufacturing environments. The first Automation Week will take place on October 4-7, 2010 in Houston, TX

Wireless Compliance Institute tests ISA100 devices at chemical plant
Within days of approval of the ISA100.11a standard, the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute successfully deployed tested and approved ISA100.11a standard devices at Arkema's plant in Crosby, Texas.

Ethernet Direct obtains UL 508 approvals on Industrial Ethernet Switches
Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters comply with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) 508 standard.

Emerson announces Ovation Security Center
The security center streamlines, centralizes execution of cyber-security management functions, enabling water and wastewater facilities to more easily manage security efforts.

Advantech, Invensys and Wonderware develop Windows CE HMI
Advantech, Invensys and Wonderware all helped develop Wonderware InTouch HMI software for Windows CE devices.

Kepware to supply Moxa with OPC software
Kepware will supply its IT and Infrastructure Suite for use with the full line of Moxa Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet products.

Other Company & Organization News:

• ARC says general motion control market will grow
• HART Foundation upgrades HART Server
• Aaeon and InduSoft offer hardware and software control solutions
• exida announces Functional Integrity Certification
• InterTech expands leak testing solutions department
• Hexagon Metrology acquires Mahr Multisensor

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• Territory Sales Manager: B&R Industrial Automation - Illinois/Wisconsin

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GE Fanuc offers free Work Process Management seminars
Through December 2009, various locations
Attendees will learn how to use Proficy Workflow software to digitize and streamline work processes.

Other Upcoming Events & Training:

• Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS): October 19-22, 2009
• PLC Troubleshooting Workshop: October 21-23, 2009
• EtherNet/IP Proven & Complete Introductory Seminar: October 22, 2009
• ControlLogix and RSLogix 5000 Training Seminar: October 26-29, 2009
• Using WirelessHART Technology in Process Industries: October-November, 2009 - various cities
• Fieldbus Foundation North American End User Seminar: November 3-4, 2009
• Invensys OpsManage'09: November 3-5, 2009
• Practical TCP/IP and Ethernet Networking for Industry: November 9-10, 2009
• Automation Fair: November 11-12, 2009
• Practical Boiler Control and Instrumentation for Engineers & Technicians: November 16-20, 2009
• Practical Instrumentation for Automation and Process Control: November 20-24, 2009

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