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| December 1, 2010 |
| Sponsor: Honeywell |
Holistic Approach to Safety through Increased Diagnostics
Honeywell Enraf provides an integrated solution to all terminal safety requirements. Our Integrated, layered approach to plant safety helps improve business performance and provides peace of mind. We ensure optimum protection for people, environment and assets.
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Strategic implementation of wireless technologies
By Brent E. McAdams for InTech
The evolution in wireless technologies has opened the door to a new class of plant automation architecture that offers adopters a significant strategic advantage. Driven by substantial and measurable cost savings in engineering, installation, and logistics, companies are presented with an opportunity to deliver a major, positive impact to their bottom line.
Invensys OpsManage 2010: Enterprise Control System - the journey continues...
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
At Invensys OpsManage 2010, IOM expanded on their Enterprise Control System (ECS). Steve Blair defined enterprise control as understanding and manipulating the real business drivers to optimize operations from plant floor through enterprise.
HVAC ducts for wireless monitoring technology
By InTech
A new study has found a way to implement wireless monitoring technology - with uses ranging from climate control to health and safety applications - by tapping into a building’s heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) ducts.
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| Application Stories |
_thumb.jpg) Emerson Wireless technology helps boost production in Argentina
Data from Rosemount wireless transmitters helps Tecpetrol increase production by $4 million while reducing maintenance costs by 62% and supervisory control costs by 35%.
_thumb.jpg) König Brewery uses TURCK uprox+ Sensors
Alongside the quality of a product, system availability plays a decisive role in highly automated brewing systems. For over 20 years, the company has been relying on components from TURCK for position sensing.
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| Resources |
 Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
Book addresses the increased realization that today’s engineering systems are capable of large-scale destruction. This book is a practical how-to text on the analysis, design, application and installation of safety instrumented systems.
_thumb.jpg) ABB publishes reference guide for electromagnetic flowmeters
The guide summarizes such topics as principles of operation, construction, magnetic fields, maintenance, transmitters, installation, and calibration.
_thumb.jpg) McCrometer offers Oil & Gas Flow Meter CD
CD explains V-Cone and Wafer-Cone flow measurement technology, details specific flow measurement applications and provides technical reports, approvals, white papers, articles and more.
_thumb.jpg) Baseblock Software offers free Modbus RTU test software
Free utility for Windows XP, VISTA and 7 allows users to test and troubleshoot modbus RTU device communication over serial and Ethernet networks.
ASHRAE publishes GreenGuide for Buildings
Book covers guidelines on sustainable energy master planning; building information modeling (BIM); strategies for greening existing buildings; and compliance strategies for key ASHRAE standards.
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| Product Sponsor: Hoffman |
 Vertical Motion Arms adjust to load, workspace, operator
Hoffman® brand SYSPEND™ Vertical Motion Arms quickly field-adjust for different control panels and operators. |
| New Products |
_thumb.jpg) Siemens introduces TIA software engineering framework
This single software framework will enable all Siemens Programmable Controllers, HMI operator panels and drives to be configured in the same development environment. |
_thumb.jpg) Advantech announces EKI Ethernet Switches
Switches include full Gigabit (EKI-2728MI, EKI-2748FI, and EKI-2748CI) and 10/100M Ethernet (EKI-2548I, EKI-2548SI, and EKI-2548MI). |
_thumb.jpg) Phoenix Contact releases PFT high-current terminal blocks
The PFT series is available in either universal screw (UW) or ring lug/bolt (RW) connection technology. |
_thumb.jpg) Yaskawa Releases MP2600iec motion controller
The controller provides motion control of 1 or 1.5 axis along with machine control and full IEC61131-3 functionality, eliminating the need for a separate PLC. |
_thumb.jpg) ASI introduces UL1077 Circuit Breakers
UL1077 Circuit Breakers are available with a D Trip Curve. |
_thumb.jpg) HMS Industrial Networks releases CANopen X-gateways
The Anybus X-gateway series connects CANopen networks with 10 other fieldbus and industrial Ethernet networks |
MatrikonOPC releases OPC Server for Vestas Wind Turbine Controllers
OPC server provides secure and open connectivity between all Vestas Wind Turbine Controllers and the decision-making points at power utility companies. |
_thumb.jpg) CAS announces dataTaker DT82EM Intelligent Data Logger
DT82EM provides a turn-key solution to capturing data, uploading data via email or FTP and sending alarms as email or SMS messages. |
 Maple Systems releases two Touchscreen HMIs
The 7 and 10 inch high-resolution widescreen HMIs come with Windows CE and an Ethernet Port, USB Ports, three Serial COM Ports, an SD Card Slot, and an Audio Jack. |
_thumb.jpg) Wahl Instruments announces HSI3000B Thermal Imaging Camera
This thermal imaging camera is for building diagnostics, thermographers and building maintenance staff. |
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| Company & Organization News |
ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company
ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt.
Invensys Extends Support of Foxboro SPEC200N for Nuclear Power Plants
Invensys signed a multi-year agreement with Scientech, to manufacture the SPEC200N product line as well as provide sustaining engineering services to Invensys.
ABB buys part of wind technology company
ABB bought part of Pentalum Technologies, an Israel-based company developing advanced wind sensing technology for control and optimization of wind turbines and wind farms.
National Instruments to Open Operations Center in Costa Rica
Scheduled to open in Q2 2011, the center will employ 200 people in customer relationship management, financial services, IT and sales operations positions.
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| Project News |
ABB to supply gearless mill drive systems in Kazakhstan
ABB will supply three gearless mill drive systems for Kazakhmys PLC's Bozshakol copper project, located near the town of Ekibastuz in north eastern Kazakhstan.
Invensys supplies training kiosks to Eni Refining
Combining Invensys' SimSci-Esscor EYESIM solution and Eni’s refining expertise, EYESIM kiosks train field operators on generic and specific process tasks.
Dresser to supply steam safety valves to Westinghouse nukes
Dresser 3700 Maxiflow main steam safety valves will be delivered to AP1000 nuclear power plant sites in Georgia and South Carolina between 2012 and 2014.
Innovasic supplies RapID Platform to Deutschmann Automation
Deutschmann incorporated RapID Platform into their UNIGATE IC and UNIGATE CL Profinet gateway products.
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December 8, 2010
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Learn the best practices for defining, analyzing and verifying safety levels of proposed and existing safety systems, including: Importance of SLC and safety integrity levels, How to verify the integrity level of the safety design, How to define and document the activities needed to assure functional safety.
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