Electronic Marshalling Concept Attacks Installed Costs
By Bill Lydon
Emerson Process Management introduced their new Electronic Marshalling concept as part of the new DeltaV release. This is the result of Emerson’s new process to design products based on Human Centered Design (HCD). The design looks beyond pure technology to really understand the entire process to achieve the end goal most economically.

America's executive pay fiasco
By Jim Pinto
While the U.S. economy struggles to find an even keel, employee layoffs are widespread. But top executives continue to collect gargantuan pay packages.

Harcros Chemicals monitors manual valves with wireless sensors
Emerson wireless position monitors are helping Harcros Chemicals monitor manual valves in remote, hard-to-reach locations that previously were unconnected to the plant’s control system.

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B&B Electronics publishes industrial networking catalog
2009 Q4 catalog covers the full line of N-TRON products including managed, unmanaged and process control Ethernet switches, plus monitored media converters and wireless Ethernet radios.

ABB Start-Up and Commissioning Services brochure
Brochure provides an overview of ABB's start-up and commissioning services.

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Collaborative Process Automation Systems
By Martin Hollender
This book discusses topics such as engineering, security, enterprise connectivity, advanced process control, plant asset management and operator efficiency. Collaborating with other industry experts, the author covers the system architecture and infrastructure required for a CPAS, as well as important standards like OPC and the ISA-95 series of standards.

Automation Applications in Bio-Pharmaceuticals
By George Buckbee, P.E. and Joseph Alford, Ph.D., P.E., CAP
This book is a guide for engineers and designers new to the field of bio-pharmaceutical process control. For the experienced automation professional, this book outlines the unique design and application issues for the bio-pharmaceutical industry. For those already familiar with this industry, the book provides specific advice for automating these processes.

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GE Fanuc to supply Proficy Workflow to SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics will use the system to connect and organize people and work processes to drive Lean production initiatives – easing decision making on the plant floor and reducing costs.

Honeywell to supply controllers to Toyota Motor Europe
Toyota will use the HC900 hybrid controller to optimize air supply units and deliver greater energy-efficient temperature and humidity control within paint finishing spray booths.

Wonderware software to monitor assets at Canadian nuclear plant
Wonderware software will manage Bruce Power's equipment condition and performance monitoring (ECPM) project at eight nuclear reactors in Canada.

Honeywell to automate "green diesel" plant
Project includes distributed control, safety technology, terminal automation, process technology, process simulation and optimization applications.

ARC Informatique software to manage ventilation at CERN accelerator
PcVue will monitor and control ventilation systems and 200 programmable controllers at CERN, the largest particle accelerator in the world.

Emerson to control two Korean pumped storage hydroelectric power plants
Emerson will install its Ovation expert control system at two power generation facilities in Korea.

Rockwell Automation to control Snowy Hydro power plants in Australia
Rockwell Automation has supplied 15 Allen Bradley ControlLogix programmable automation controllers to be located at seven different sites in the Snowy Mountains on the east coast of Australia.

Other Project News:

• Honeywell to upgrade control system at waste incineration plant in France
• Dresser Masoneilan to supply valves to Korea nuclear plants

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National Instruments updates LEGO MINDSTORMS software
With this system, children as young as 9 years old can design their own robots using new features such as color recognition and Bluetooth support.

MESA study says manufacturers need faster KPI views
84% of production companies report that they could improve the speed of visibility into their operations performance. IT challenges and a lack of understanding are the main obstacles to changing that situation.

CoDeSys Automation Alliance up to 100 members
The CoDeSys Automation Alliance for IEC 61131-3 programming signed up its 100th member.

ARC says device networks down, but will rebound in 2010
The worldwide market for Factory Automation Networks at the device level will decline this year but is expected to strongly rebound in 2010.

ABB orders decline 15% in Q3
ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%.

Honeywell Enraf Servo Gauge achieves SIL-2 certification
Enraf Servo Gauge received SIL-2 certification from TUV Rheinland for use in safety applications. Existing gauges can become SIL-2 compliant with a simple software upload.

Other Company & Organization News:

• Allied Vision Technologies absorbs Prosilica
• Belden signs Omni Cable as a distributor
• Vishay Nobel weighing equipment works with Schneider Electric PLCs
• European Pumps market gets soaked
• Mining and Metals automation got buried
• Adept robot breaks speed barrier
• ARC predicts huge growth for wind turbine control systems
• ARC says HVAC control market collapsed in 2008 and 2009
• Frost & Sullivan says Fieldbus getting popular in Europe

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• PLC / Control Technician: Fusion Integrated Technologies, LLC - Bismarck, ND

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Wireless Technology & ANSI/ISA100 Web Seminar Series
Learn more about ISA100.11a, the ISA100 family of standards, and wireless technology with these upcoming live, interactive presentations from ISA CyberU this November. 

• Introduction to ISA100 – A Universal Family of Wireless Standards for Industrial Automation - November 4, 2009

• Introduction to ISA100.11a – The First Standard of the ISA100 Universal Family of Wireless Standards for Industrial Automation – November 11, 2009

• Deployment of ISA100.11a – The First Standard of the ISA100 Universal Family of Wireless Standards for Industrial Automation - November 18, 2009

Other Upcoming Events & Training:

• Using WirelessHART Technology in Process Industries: November 2009 - various cities
• Practical TCP/IP and Ethernet Networking for Industry: November 9-10, 2009
• AUTOMATION 2010: November 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
• OSIsoft vCampus Live! 2009: December 1-2, 2009
• LabAutomation2010: January 23-26, 2010

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