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April 14, 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
2010 Salary Survey
Automation.com is collaborating with ISA and InTech to survey automation, process control and instrumentation professionals about career, salary and company information. Please take a couple minutes to participate in this important survey. Survey results will be available in late summer 2010.
Intangible benefits of upgrading control technology
By By Pamela K. Quillin, P.E., InTech
Intangible benefits of upgrading instrumentation and control equipment are hidden jewels that do exist, and need to be accepted as valid.
Industrial Wire Management & Organized Wiring Systems
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com
Structured cabling in commercial buildings based on TIA/EIA standards has become a common practice in many building automation system applications. Panduit is promoting similar approaches for industrial automation. Jeff Paliga of Panduit answered the following questions about their approach.
Engineers - re-engineer yourself
By Jim Pinto, Channel Chat - InTech
Decades ago, technology brought the era of "specialization" - knowing more and more about less and less. To advance faster, you had to focus. But in today’s global environment, new developments have accelerated to where companies must generate winning strategies beyond narrow technical advantages. Broad leadership vision and teamwork have become important. |
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| Application Stories |
_thumb.jpg) Large Hadron Collider Keeps Cool with help of OPC
By Software Toolbox
TOP Server BACnet OPC Server software provides access to full diagnostics of alarms and monitoring of the cooling systems from the control room.
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| Resources & Literature |
AutomationDirect offers free programming software
Users can download the Think & Do v8.04 Keyless Development Demo package for free, create software applications with Think & Do, and download these applications to an unlimited number of WinPLC targets.
Aberdeen announces automation assessment tool
The on-line tool utilizes data collected and analyzed from more than two hundred manufacturing organizations participating in Aberdeen's primary research.
Jacobs Automation publishes PackTrak catalog
The catalog contains information on PackTrak maglev technology for controlling tools and end effectors.
Edmund Optics publishes catalog of Infrared Optics
Catalog includes 300 off-the-shelf lenses, mirrors, windows, filters, polarizers, beamsplitters and prisms specifically designed for mid wave (MWIR) and long wave (LWIR) infrared spectra applications. |
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| White Papers |
High Availability for Non-Traditional Discrete and Process Applications
By Bill Black, GE Intelligent Platforms
The principle behind a high availability control system is to double the individual system components and pass over control from the “active” controller to the “backup” controller at the moment of failure. Here’s how GE’s PACSystems does it. |
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| Featured ISA Books |
 Control Valves
By Guy Borden, Jr., Paul G. Friedmann
Solutions to problems involving the body assemblies, actuators and accessories of control valves, as well as an overview of valve design and construction, this reference book includes discussions of applications, safety, troubleshooting, maintenance, testing, standards, valve-related computer programs, and regulators, as well as specific considerations that should assist instrument engineers in the selection of the best valve body, actuator and accessories for their applications.
Fundamentals of Test Measurement Instrumentation
By Keith R. Cheatle
Targeted to engineers, technicians, manufacturers, and students, this book discusses the specialized test instrumentation used in R&D laboratories, testing organizations, and industrial maintenance departments. It focuses on the practical application of test instrumentation and emphasizes the importance of creating a "measurement system" that involves components, installation, wiring, and calibration.
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| New Products |
_thumb.jpg) TURCK announces Sendix 5006 incremental encoder
Sendix 5006 incremental encoder can handle large fluctuations in temperature, from -40 to 85°C, and is IP67 rated when sealed. |
_thumb.jpg) Beckhoff Automation introduces CX5000 Embedded PC
The CX5000 has an Atom processor with choice of 1.1 or 1.6 GHz processing speed. |
_thumb.jpg) National Instruments introduces USB-TC01 temperature DAQ device
USB-TC01 USB data acquisition (DAQ) device measures and records temperature data from a thermocouple. Price: $99. |
_thumb.jpg) Canary Labs announces InfoLink LogBook software
InfoLink LogBook captures operational intelligence via an intuitive interface that allows operators to efficiently record comments and observations throughout a shift. |
_thumb.jpg) Grace Engineered Products releases R-3W-SR door alert
R-3W-SR VoltageVision power warning alert provides electricians with electrical safe information while the panel doors are closed. |
_thumb.jpg) Siemens announces Sinamics S110 servo drive
Drive has a wide array of positioning functions, integrated safety, and Profibus, CANopen and analog/digital interfaces. |
_thumb.jpg) ASI introduces portable GFCI Quad Boxes
The quad box is made of impact resistant polymer and is equipped with a 6-foot cord, spring-loaded covers, and both a standard dual AC outlet and GFCI outlet rated at 15 amps. |
_thumb.jpg) Honeywell introduces pressure-regulated flow control valves
Control Valves for commercial hydronic applications integrate a dynamic pressure-balancing cartridge with a control valve. |
_thumb.jpg) ProComSol updates DevCom2000 HART software
Enhancements in Rev 4.0 Smart Device Communicator Software include support for HART 7 and WirelessHART devices. |
_thumb.jpg) Parker Hannifin announces Compact Spiral Hose
787TC and 797TC Spiral hoses offer 5,000- and 6,000-psi hose performance, respectively, in a compact design to deliver greater routing, installation, size, weight and service life advantages. |
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| Company & Organization News |
_thumb.jpg) ARC says Batch Management Software market may be recovering
The economic downturn has impacted the market growth but there are increasing signs of recovery, starting this year, according to ARC.
Frost & Sullivan says DCSes are threatened by PC-based systems
DCS manufacturers will have to be wary of competition from SCADA systems, which use PC-based software to integrate programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on a network to replicate the functions of DCS.
WBF names Keynote Speakers for conference
Speakers at the WBF conference, May 24-26, will include Patrick Kennedy of OSIsoft and Thomas F. Edgar of UT Austin.
_thumb.jpg) FRABA motion sensors fit wind turbines
OPTIPACT motion sensors measure velocity by calculating the rate at which an image of a moving surface travels across an optical sensor.
QSI to sell Beijer Electronics' HMIs
QSI will offer Beijer Electronics’ line of iX operator panels and software.
_thumb.jpg) Moxa announces Windows 7 support
Multiport Serial Board, USB-to-Serial Converter, and Serial Device Server product lines have all passed Windows 7 WHQL certification.
Invensys enhances Customer FIRST program
The program now offers the flexibility to choose standardized service offerings from four support tiers: Elite, Premium, Standard or Primary. |
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| Project News |
_thumb.jpg) ABB to supply power link to offshore platform
ABB will supply a 106 km, 123kV subsea power cable between a new Eni Norway AS oil and gas platform in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian power grid.
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| Events, Seminars & Training |
ISA's MAY 2010 TRAINING SCHEDULE
Classroom Training
- Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course
May 4, 2010 - Research Triangle Park, NC USA
- Implementing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Using the ANSI/ISA95 Standards
May 7, 2010 - Research Triangle Park, NC USA
- Industrial Wireless Systems
May 10, 2010 - Rochester, NY USA
- Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control
May 10, 2010 - Research Triangle Park, NC USA
- Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
May 10, 2010 - Columbia, IL USA
- Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course
May 11, 2010 - Burbank, CA USA
- Industrial Wireless Systems
May 13, 2010 - New Richmond, WI USA
- Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments
May 17, 2010 - Morristown, NJ USA
- Applying Motor Controls and Drives
May 18, 2010 - Houston, TX USA
- Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) Level I Review Course
May 18, 2010 - Research Triangle Park, NC USA
- Audit-Proofing Your LDAR Program
May 18, 2010 - San Antonio, TX USA
- Industrial Data Communication Systems
May 24, 2010 - Research Triangle Park, NC USA
Web Seminars (Live)
Online, Instructor-Assisted Training
Other Upcoming Events & Training:
- Hannover Messe 2010 - April 19-23, 2010
- 55th ISA Analysis Division Symposium - April 25-29, 2010
- CSIA Executive Conference - April 28, 2010 - May 1, 2010
- OPC Foundation Training Class - Santa Clara -
April 29, 2010
- 2010 Safety & Security Symposium - April 29, 2010
- 2010 Niagara Summit -
May 2-4, 2010
- Safety Control Systems Conference -
May 11-13, 2010
- ARC China Forum: Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Sustainable Manufacturing - May 13-14, 2010
- Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show -
May 17-19, 2010
- ABB Automation & Power World 2010 -
May 18-20, 2010
- ARC Webcast - A New Technology Simplifies Finding the Root Cause of Process Upsets - May 24, 2010
- ConnectivityWeek -
May 24-27, 2010
- EASTEC 2010 - May 25-27, 2010
- 2010 Sensors Expo & Conference - June 7-9, 2010
- Siemens Industry 2010 User Conference - June 8-10, 2010
- Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium - June 13-17, 2010
- Critical Infrastructure Security Summit - June 21-23, 2010
See our Calendar of Events for other upcoming events. Add an event to our calendar. |
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