Turnkey Cellular Solutions Simplify Remote Access

3G cellular services offer a high-speed and reliable alternative for remote access and SCADA communications. But one of the challenges of deploying these systems is coordinating service activation with cellular carriers. With ProSoft Technology, modems are delivered pre-activated with plans designed for specifically for industrial users. Available for AT&T and Verizon networks.

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Machine Guarding Safety Devices & Control Reliable Controls

Pinnacle provides a complete line of presence-sensing industrial machine guards & controls including light curtains, safety mats, palm buttons, control reliable safety controllers & valves, fencing with interlocks, e-stops & stack lights.

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54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium
June 5-10, 2011

This event will provide power generation industry leaders with information on the latest innovations in controls, instrumentation, cyber security, SmartGrid, regulatory issues and variable energy technologies, which impact the power generation delivery systems.

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Automation Network Selection: A Reference Manual

Are you trying to make sense of all the different industrial automation networks on the market today? Whether you're a novice industrial network user or someone who simply needs to brush up on the technology, this book will help you better understand and select the "right" network for a given application.

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If you are involved with LDAR or fugitive emissions, this is THE technical training course to attend:

Compliance Management for Fugitive Emissions and LDAR

When: 17 May 2011
Where: 11th Annual ISA Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium, Astor Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, LA USA

This one-day course provides an overview of various regulations requiring control of fugitive emissions and will focus on managing a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program to comply with such regulatory requirements.

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OPC Unified Architecture infrastructure for the future
By Thomas Burke for InTech
OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) provides the automation industry a tremendous opportunity to gain efficiencies and create new solutions with the seamless interoperability of systems. This article provides an introspective with respect to technical innovations and the business value.

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The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls.

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Taken to an extreme, outsourcing can potentially leave a company with no core competitive advantage. A big question: Does a particular outsourcing proposal support the business objectives and long-term goals of the company?

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Networks diagnostics made easy - Monitoring PROFINET and PROFIBUS Networks
SZST Salzgitter Service und Technik GmbH thoroughly tested Trebing + Himstedt’s TH SCOPE unified diagnostics solution at a SIL-based installation in a steel mill.

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exida releases PHAXprocess hazard analysis software
The module helps identify and document hazards, hazardous events and associated sequence of events.

NORD Drivesystems publishes electric motor catalog
The catalog provides an overview of NORD's asynchronous low-voltage motors, and addresses in detail the implications of the switch to IE2.

Keithley Publishes E-Handbook on Precision Measurements
The e-handbook covers topics crucial to ensuring low current measurement accuracy.

DENSO publishes Robot Catalog
The 62-page catalog contains detailed descriptions, specifications and technical drawings of all of DENSO’s four-axis SCARA and five- and six-axis articulated robots.

Animatics publishes Motion Control and Servo Motors catalog
The catalog features Class 5 SmartMotor products, cables and connectors, and motion control products.

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Fluke announces TL175 TwistGuard Test Leads
When the tip guard is fully extended, the TL175 Test Leads are safety rated for CAT III 1000 V and CAT IV 600 V use.

ProSoft Technology adds meter prover to Flow Computer
Enhancements in version 2.07 of the Liquid and Gas Flow Computer include a meter proving feature that sends test results directly to the control processor and SCADA control system.

HMS introduces Anybus X-gateway for Modbus TCP
The gateway enables communication between Modbus TCP and PLC networks on Profibus, DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP.

Omega announces UWRTD RTD-to-Wireless Converter
UWRTD transmits process temperature, ambient temperature, signal strength and battery status in real time, wirelessly to a computer or the internet.

AutomationDirect expands photoelectric sensor line
The IP67 rated sensors, available in 12 models, feature an 18mm diameter threaded lens and M12 quick-disconnect.

B&R announces ACOPOSmulti65 machine-mounted inverter
The inverters are designed with IP65 protection, which makes it possible to attach them directly to the machine.

Maple Systems Integrates Video in HMIs
From general surveillance of your plant to capturing important process imagery when alarms or triggers occur, you can now integrate both live and recorded video into your HMI application.

Euchner releases EKS Light FSA machine access control
EKS Light permits reliable controlled access to individual machines or to entire installations via an Electronic-Key with RFID transponder.

R. Stahl announces Splice cassette for hazardous areas
The cassette can be installed in Ex e connection chambers as a transfer point between flameproof control panels and cables leading into the field.

Dwyer introduces Series BBV-0 2-Valve Block Manifold
The Series BBV-0 is forged from 316 stainless steel bar stock and designed to withstand repeated open and close operations.

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ABB income up 41% in 1Q
ABB reported a solid double digit rise in orders, revenues and earnings, driven by strong industrial efficiency demand, and continued utility investment in grid interconnections and upgrades.

ERP can hinder enterprise agility
Almost 60 percent of respondents to a study conducted for IFS North America said their ERP software slows them down and prevents their organizations from changing the way they do business.

IEEE starts Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Project in India
IEEE P2030 will provide a knowledge base for understanding and defining Smart Grid interoperability of the electric power system with end use applications and loads.

EnOcean interoperable with TCP/IP
EnOcean Alliance announced that its wireless, battery-less energy harvesting sensors and associated control systems are now fully interoperable with TCP/IP.

FieldServer DNP3 Gateways pass DNP Level 2 Conformance Tests
DNP3 protocol was originally developed for interoperability between substation computers and RTUs but is now also widely used in the water/wastewater, transportation and oil/gas industries.

exida certifies Bifold booster valves per IEC 61508
exida certified the design and engineering processes for the Bifold Fluidpower VBP, PPV, and HIPEX Booster Valves per IEC 61508.

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• ENSCO Acquires IData Product from Quantum3D
• Nexen signs Minarik as distributor
  

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ABB to ventilate world’s largest tunnel
ABB will supply switchgear, electrical equipment, 800xA control systems, sensors and other digital field devices to measure air flow and temperature, drive systems and other automation equipment.

Metso to supply energy management system to Pori Energia
The energy management system will be used to collect data from the power plants’ information systems, steam consumers and service providers.

Cognex to supply 140 Barcode Readers to Kiva
The DataMan 500 systems will read barcodes on product packaging to ensure that the right items are shipped to the right destination, and to collect data for instant inventory management.

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Upcoming Events:

• ExperTune User Conference 2011 - May 10-12, 2011
• 11th ISA Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium - May 17-19, 2011
• Windpower 2011 - May 22-25, 2011
• OPC Day Europe 2011 - May 25, 2011
• Managing SCADA Security Risks 2011 - May 25-26, 2011
• Process Control & Industrial Automation - June 2-3, 2011
• 54th Annual POWID Symposium - June 5-10, 2011
• Honeywell Users Group Americas 2011 - June 12-16, 2011
• 57th International Instrumentation Symposium - June 20-24, 2011
• 6th Annual Water and Wastewater Symposium - June 22-23, 2011
• 2011 Siemens Automation Summit - June 27-30, 2011
• 3rd Annual Chem/Petrochem & Refinery Shutdowns and Turnarounds - August 2-4, 2011

Upcoming Training:

• Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) Level I Review Course (TS00) - May 9-11, 2011
• Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) - Online - May 9 - July 1, 2011
• An Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems (EC50C) - May 10, 2011
• PROFINET One-day Training Class - Richmond, VA - May 10, 2011
• Overview of Measurement and Control Fundamentals (FG05C) - May 12, 2011
• Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous (Classified) Locations (ES10) - May 12-13, 2011
• Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments (TI25) - May 16,-20, 2011
• Safety Instrumented Systems - Design, Analysis and Justification (EC50) - May 16-19, 2011
• PROFIBUS Certified Network Engineering Class - May 16-20, 2011
• Introduction to Human Machine Interface (HMI) for Industrial Automation (EA20) - May 17-19, 2011
• Compliance Management for Fugitive Emissions and LDAR (SPLDAR11) - May 17, 2011
• PROFIBUS One-day Training Class - Indianapolis, IN - May 18, 2011
• Transducer/Transmitter Installation for Nuclear Safety Applications Using ANSI/ISA-67.01.01 (IC67) - May 19-20, 2011
• PROFIBUS PA Certified Network Engineering Class - May 23-25, 2011
• Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control (FG07) - June 6-10, 2011
• Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments (TI25) - June 6-10, 2011
• PLC/PAC AUTOMATION: Advanced System Integration, Programming and Design (TC36P) - June 6-10, 2011
• Industrial Wireless Systems (IC85C) June 9, 2011
• Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C) - June 9, 2011

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