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November 25, 2009 |
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| Featured Articles |
Enterprise Control System Defined - OpsManage 2009
By Bill Lydon
Sudipta Bhattacharya, President & CEO Invensys Operations Management (IOM), opened OpsManage09 with his keynote presentation. Bhattacharya displayed energy, vision, conviction, and a plan that he openly shared, including the rationale for the company's new organization and business approach.
Siemens Industry's New Automation Organization
By Bill Lydon
Interview with Raj Batra President, Industry Automation Division.
The Industry Automation division, based in Alpharetta, Ga., encompasses automation products including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and controls for discrete and process automation.
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| Application Stories |
_thumb.jpg) Apriso FlexNet helps Shanghai General Motors improve efficiency
Shanghai General Motors implemented FlexNet for Quality Containment to improve tracking of materials across production, reduce the cost of quality and increase manufacturing efficiency.
Panasonic uses National Instruments to test Toughbook laptop PCBs
Panasonic uses NI PXI hardware with LabVIEW to create a streamlined automated test system that has decreased the cost of system development and maintenance.
Flow Line Options sensors monitor Smart Fuels Biodiesel Refinery
The refinery is expected to be operational by 2010 and will produce ASTM certified biodiesel fuel from recycled, used vegetable oil and fats.
Wireless technology monitors temperatures at AOC resins
Eight Rosemount wireless temperature transmitters continuously check batch temperatures, sending that real-time data to a Smart Wireless Gateway integrated with the plant’s DeltaV digital automation system.
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| Resources & Literature |
_thumb.jpg) WAGO announces online CAD portal
As an online portal, WAGO/PARTcommunity provides direct downloads of 2D/3D CAD drawings, product information and PDF data sheets of terminal blocks, signal conditioners and the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.
ABB introduces SolutionsBank for Robotics
On-line technical support and user community solution provides a self-service option for accessing technical information, product support, and user interconnectivity for ABB robot technology. Price: $990 per year.
Free Open-source EtherNet/IP communication stack
Designed to connect a wide range of products using open communication standards, developers can download the new license and royalty-free adapter stack through SourceForge.net.
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| Featured ISA Books |
 Measurement Uncertainty, 4th Edition
By Ronald H. Dieck
Measurement Uncertainty: Methods and Applications, 4th Edition, presents engineering students with a comprehensive tutorial of measurement uncertainty methods in a logically categorized and readily utilized format.
 New Directions in Bioprocess Modeling and Control: Maximizing Process Analytical Technology Benefits
By Michael A. Boudreau, Gregory K. McMillan
Based on years of experience, the authors reveal in New Directions in Bioprocess Modeling and Control that significant improvements can result from the process knowledge and insight that are gained when building experimental and first-principle models for process monitoring and control.
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| New Products |
_thumb.jpg) Softing updates BC-200-CAN electrical tester
Enhancements to V3.0 include support for the SAE J1939. |
_thumb.jpg) Baumer introduces PB Series pressure transmitter
PB Series has accuracy up to 0.1% F.S. over a large compensated temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. The pressure range is between 100 mbar and 1600 bar. |
_thumb.jpg) Maple releases HMI5043N portrait/landscape mode HMI
With its portrait-landscape mode, the HMI5043N can be mounted either horizontally or vertically to accommodate any space requirement. Price: $350.00. |
_thumb.jpg) Siemens enhances S7-mEC embedded controller
S7-mEC modular Embedded Controller system has more expansion modules for additional hardware interfaces and an integrated HMI. |
_thumb.jpg) Banner introduces FlexPower solar power supply for wireless sensing
BWA-SOLAR-001 is ideal for applications where wired power is not available or that require more power than a single-cell DX81 battery supply can provide. |
_thumb.jpg) HMS introduces CANopen module for Siemens ET200S
1SI CANopen extension module provides CANopen connectivity to the SIMATIC ET200S distributed I/O system, allowing integration of CANopen devices into the Siemens automation architecture. |
_thumb.jpg) Rockwell Automation announces FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition
Machine-level data historian is designed to help manufacturers mitigate the risk of machine downtime and reach continuous process improvement goals. |
 Molex adds AOPs to PLCs for RSLogix software
Brad PLC communication modules are now offered with Add-On Profiles (AOPs) for Rockwell Automation’s RSLogix 5000 software. |
 Belden releases Hirschmann Eagle 20 Tofino security products
Eagle 20 provides practical and effective industrial network security that is simple to implement and does not require plant shutdowns. |
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| Project News |
ABB to control pipeline pumps in South Africa
ABB will provide medium voltage drives, transformers and medium voltage flame proof motors for the Trunk Line Pumps project for Transnet Ltd. in South Africa.
Invensys to supply Mobile Workforce solution to Shell
Shell will use Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile workforce and decision-support solution in the Ensure Safe Production (ESP) initiative at 29 of its global manufacturing facilities.
Open Systems International to control Dairyland Power Cooperative
OSI will upgrade and replace the energy management system and SCADA system at Dairyland Power, a generation and transmission cooperative based in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
 Thermo Fisher to provide LIMS to Argentinean water company
Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos selected SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) to improve quality control processes in its local and regional laboratories.
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| Company & Organization News |
OPC Foundation adopts Express Interface (OPC Xi)
OPC Xi is a new interface based on Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology for secure reliable access to real-time, historical and alarm and event based information.
OPC releases Analyzer Devices Integration (ADI) specification
OPC ADI Specification serves as an information model for analyzer devices which enables true plug-and-play multivendor interoperability.
Molex PLC/PAC communication modules supported by Rockwell Automation’s IAB
Brad PLC/PAC communication modules for the ControlLogix and SLC 500 systems are now supported within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB).
NAMUR confirms WirelessHART for Process Applications
NAMUR reports that WirelessHART technology meets the requirements for wireless sensor networks in process applications.
MatrikonOPC achieves Achilles certification
MatrikonOPC Server for Triconex has achieved Wurldtech Achilles certification.
_thumb.jpg) ARC says Vortex Flowmeter Market to fall
ARC believes the market will succumb to the pressures of the economic collapse and negative market growth is expected in 2010 and 2011.
_thumb.jpg) Coriolis flowmeter market stayed steady in 2009
A large backlog for Coriolis meters helped sustain market performance for much of 2009.
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| Events, Seminars & Training |
Instrumentation Diagrams and Symbols
December 1, 2009 - Oakdale, PA
This seminar presents the methodology for developing and applying instrument and control drawings and the ISA Standards available to assist in this effort. You will develop actual documents for a simple project to aid your understanding.
ISA 2009 Training Schedule:
- Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments -
November 30, 2009 - Columbia, IL
- Designing and Applying Model Based Control Strategies – December 1, 2009 - RTP, NC
- Advanced Operation of Smart Field Devices – December 1, 2009 - Houston, TX
- Intro to Sample Conditioning System Technology & Component Specification – December 1, 2009 - RTP, NC
- Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments – December 7, 2009 - RTP, NC
- Grounding and Noise Considerations for Control Equipment and Computers - December 7, 2009 - Burbank, CA
- Implementing an Open Control System Network - December 9, 2009 - Burbank, CA
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