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July 21, 2010 |
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Mogale Gold - Control system created for mine tailings reprocessing
By Benjamin Orchard for InTech
Mine tailings are the crushed and milled rock residue that remains after mineral extraction. A South African miner is currently focused on exploring, evaluating, and processing hundreds of millions of tons of surface gold bearing tailings. Automation and control plays a significant role in improving the metallurgical processes.
Industry Perspectives from Honeywell User Group 2010
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
Review the industry perspectives, technology and solutions from HUG Americas 2010. Highlights include an overview of five megatrends identified by Norm Gilsdorf, Honeywell's commitment to legacy products, training and service, and introduction of a new RTU, safety remote IO, in-controller batch manager, and turbo machine controller. Plus, see an example of control system virtualization.
New manufacturing strategies
By Jim Pinto for InTech
Today’s markets are consumption limited, not production limited. Manufacturers must focus not on producing high-volume low-cost commodities, but rather on becoming innovators and specialists in new types of high-value products. A set of coordinated objectives must be developed to secure sustainable advantage over global competitors. |
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ISO 9001: Best Competitive Advantage for Industrial Automation Business
By Thomas Cutler for Automation.com
Successful small business professionals understand that to grow their business, they must provide a quality product and outstanding customer service. Many of these small businesses are deeply involved in various aspects of industrial automation and have used certification to ISO 9001 to meet goals, enhance competitiveness, and expand their market share.
2010 Salary Survey
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| Application Stories |
Baldor motion/machine controller runs stone cutting machinery
Farnese Australia used an Ethernet-based controller for its latest product, the Quantum bridge saw.
HPI completes hot gas path inspection for National Grid
HPI diagnosed the cause of significant vibrations affecting one of the backup emergency turbines at the plant on Long Island.
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| Resources |
_thumb.jpg) Traditionalist or trendsetter: which facility manager are you?
“Old School” versus “Young Turk” facility managers go head-to-head in a humorous video created by Siemens Industry, Inc.
Parker Fluid Control announces valve website
The website acts as a portal to Parker Fluid Control Division’s product web pages including its Sinclair Collins line.
_thumb.jpg) Chloride Power Protection Publishes Catalog
Catalog covers single-phase and three-phase UPS, power conditioners, monitoring software and adapters, power filters and communication line protection.
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| Product Sponsor: Red Lion |
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| New Products |
 ABB enhances System 800xA
Enhancements in System 800xA 5.1 improve system performance, reduce its physical footprint, and promote operator effectiveness, ease of use and deeper integration with smart devices and electrical systems. |
_thumb.jpg) ifm introduces O5C500 Color Sensor
O5C500 uses RGB technology to emit pulses of red, green, and blue light and evaluates the pulsed light reflected from the target to determine the best color for identification. |
_thumb.jpg) TURCK M12 Adapters Connect Incompatible Couplings
M12 adapters may be used to connect incompatible round connectors quickly and easily.
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_thumb.jpg) Advantech introduces USB-4704 DAQ Module
USB-4704 8-channel multi-functional module with analog I/O, digital I/O and counter functions is specifically recommended for students or trainees. |
 Honeywell Enhances HC900 operator interface
Enhancements allow engineers to more quickly configure the system and operators to monitor their processes more efficiently and reduce data entry error. |
_thumb.jpg) Control Microsystems releases ClearSCADA 2010
ClearSCADA 2010 provides improvements for remote control & telemetry, enhanced connectivity to modern databases, improved security and enhanced alarm handling. |
_thumb.jpg) Toshiba introduces TH-A Series SCARA robots
TH-A Series has highly rigid gears for each axis to provide quicker acceleration and deceleration, a longer life span, and easier maintenance. |
_thumb.jpg) Emerson announces Micro Motion F-Series sensors
F-Series Coriolis sensors are compact and drainable. |
_thumb.jpg) Red Lion adds G3ENET Ethernet Card to G3 HMIs
G3 Series HMIs with the G3ENET card provide communication with devices on two distinct Ethernet networks simultaneously. |
_thumb.jpg) McCrometer introduces FPI Mag Flow Meter
The Full Profile Insertion Flow Meter installs without interrupting service, de-watering lines, cutting pipe or welding flanges. |
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| Company & Organization News |
ABB buys stake in Trilliant
ABB invested $20 million in California-based Trilliant, a provider of smart grid communications infrastructure.
Safety-over-EtherCAT Now an International Standard
Together with the IEC 67184-3 specification, the Safety-over-EtherCAT Protocol has been accepted unanimously by the 27 national IEC committees.
EPS Earns Accreditation from Carbon Disclosure Project
EPS is recognized as a provider of measurement and reporting solutions that meet independent standards for disclosing greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr. Michio Kaku to Deliver NIWeek 2010 Keynote
Dr. Michio Kaku, author and professor at City College of New York, will deliver the closing keynote address at NIWeek 2010, Aug. 3–5 in Austin, Texas.
ISA Announces Recipients of Scholarships
ISA awarded $62,000, which was distributed among students in two- and four-year colleges and universities, and graduate students.
Manufacturing technology consumption up 52.9% in 2010
May U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $178.34 million, according to AMTDA and AMT, up 58.6% from $112.42 million in May 2009.
_thumb.jpg) ARC says Electric Power SCADA Market to grow 9%
The worldwide Electric Power SCADA market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3 percent from 2009 through 2014, predicts ARC.
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ABB to connect 800 MW of offshore wind power
ABB will deploy its HVDC Light (high-voltage direct current) transmission technology to transmit power from the Borkum West II wind farm in the North Sea to Germany.
_thumb.jpg) Emerson to automate Huadian Lingwu Power Plant
Emerson will supply 67 redundant Ovation controllers, 20 workstations and more than 70 Fisher control valves to Huadian Lingwu Unit 3 and Unit 4.
Honeywell to upgrade Dolphin Energy's Plant in Qatar
Honeywell will upgrade nine Experion servers and 45 Experion stations at the gas processing plant at Ras Laffan to improve the facility’s efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
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| Featured ISA Books |
Maintenance of Instruments & Systems, 2nd Edition
By L. D. Goettsche
This updated edition of ISA’s best-selling maintenance handbook provides comprehensive coverage of maintenance requirements for pneumatic and electrical/electronic devices as well as expanded coverage of DCS systems, analytical instrumentation, fiber optics, and smart instruments. Coverage is organized by devices to make finding the information quick and easy, making this an excellent reference for both the novice and the experienced technician.
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets: What Automation Professionals, Manufacturers, and Business Owners Need to Know
By Wendy Buskop, J.D.
This book’s non-legal style provides easy-to-read guidelines for automation professionals, manufacturers, and business owners who need to protect their ideas and inventions as assets or understand better how to respect the Intellectual Property rights of others. Equipment, tools, software, chemical formulations, connectors, controllers, sensors, pumps, engines, their components, and other related devices are likely the Intellectual Property of the individual, company, or group who created them.
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| Events, Seminars & Training |
Practical Advice for Designing to UL®508A Webcast
July 29, 2010 - 2:00 pm (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada), Bogota, Lima Time Zone
The educational webcast examines the implications of UL 508A standards for panel designers, and discusses: Designing to UL508A, Application considerations, and Branch circuit discussion.
Control Systems Engineer (CSE) PE Exam Review Course
August 10-12, 2010 Marietta, GA USA
This course reviews the knowledge and skills areas that are included on the Control Systems Engineer (CSE) Professional Engineer (PE) examination produced by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and administered by US state professional license boards each October. The intent of the class is to prepare an engineer with four or more years of experience to take the exam by providing instruction in the broad range of technical areas that will be tested.
Belden to conduct mission critical network design seminar
The Network Design Seminar will be held September 19-22, 2010, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL. Attendees will learn how to reduce costs and installation time with a highly resilient network design. Price: $900.
Answers for Industry (AFI) Conference
August 24, 2010 - August 25, 2010
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Designed for manufacturers, engineers, OEMs, integrators and end users, the AFI conference is two days of seminars, networking, best practice sharing and a technology showcase.
Other Upcoming Events & Training:
- GE's PACSystems high availability hands-on workshops - Through October 2010
- Profinet One-Day Training - Kansas City -
July 22, 2010
- ARC's Twelfth Annual Forum in Asia -
July 23, 2010
- Scientific Automation Seminars -
July 27-28, 2010
- 2nd Annual Chem/Petrochem & Refineries Shutdowns & Turnarounds - August 3-4, 2010
- NIWeek 2010 - August 3-5, 2010
- PROFIBUS One-Day Training - Tulsa - August 17, 2010
- PROFINET One-Day Training - Cleveland - August 26, 2010
- Smart Energy International Conference and Technology Expo 2010 - September 7-9, 2010
- Introductory One-Day Seminar on EtherNet/IP and Industrial Ethernet - Sept. 22, Oct. 7, 2010
- Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010 - September 27 - October 1, 2010
- Substation Management & Reliability Conference - September 30, 2010 - October 1, 2010
- ISA Automation Week - October 4-6, 2010
- OPC Foundation Training Class - Boston - October 12, 2010
- Remote 2010 Conference & Expo - October 18-20, 2010
- GridWeek - October 18-21, 2010
- Invensys OpsManage'10 - October 18-22, 2010
- SUBNET User Group Conference 2010 - October 24-28, 2010
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