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Recent security incidents such as the Stuxnet worm that attacked Siemens WinCC and PCS7 systems in Iran and the remote sabotage of a Texas power utility are a wakeup call for the industrial automation industry. These aggressive and targeted attacks shed light on just how vulnerable and exposed automation systems really are.

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OpsManage'11 Conference
November 8-10, 2011 Nashville, TN, USA

Join the Journey to Excellence with Invensys and the Wonderware brand. OpsManage'11 will give you the opportunity to open your mind to new possibilities with innovative solutions that link, inform, and accelerate decision-making and actions - using collaborative workflow to improve your customers' business and production operations. Meet with industry and solutions experts during informative sessions, see the latest product updates and new products that will allow you to deliver more value to your customers.

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Discover smart,
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Control Systems Engineer
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Division of an established global company that provides automation solutions to various industries is seeking several Controls Systems Engineers to configure and design user interface graphics for DCS, SIS and PLC control systems.

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ISA Fall Training Institute

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Carving 'Challenging' Niche out of Automation market
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
National Instruments typical applications in the automation industry require very high speeds, high precision, and special functions. According to Christian Fritz, in these challenging applications, they are not competing against PLCs - PLCs just cannot do the job.

Dad didn't network
Bruce Slade for InTech
As an engineer, I am not naturally wired to network, especially at large events. In today’s marketplace, you must network to survive. Too conceited to commit suicide, with no other alternative, I had to develop networking skills.

International vertical integration standard expands scope
Bianca Scholten for InTech
The new versions enable manufacturing enterprises to apply ISA-95, the Enterprise Control System Integration standard, to integrate their LIMS, WMS, and asset management systems with their ERP solutions. Here is a brief overview of the most important changes in the second versions of ISA-95, Parts 1 and 2.

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Rotork installs sub-sea safety valve at Egyptian gas field
The single acting, spring-return rack and pinion actuator will operate a 16 inch ANSI Class 900 ball valve installed on the eleven kilometre export pipeline from the Seth Platform.

Epicor helps HARBEC track Carbon emissions
HARBEC is pursuing certification to the newly released ISO 50001 energy management systems standard, which requires systematic documentation of carbon emissions.

Cloud Packaging uses WITTENSTEIN gearboxes in packaging machines
The alpha gearbox fulfilled application high speed requirements by improving throughput without risking gear reducer failure.

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Project Management: A Technician's Guide - $69.00
This text explores project management from a technician’s perspective. Subjects include documentation requirements, communication requirements, planning & resource coordination, monitoring & control, administration, and closeout.

PLC-Based Robotic Controls Versus OEM Robotic Controls
The white paper explores the differences between the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) based robotic control systems, and guides decision makers through different applications.

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Byres Security releases Tofino SCADA Security Simulator
The product is a complete control system in a box, designed to demonstrate the vulnerability of SCADA and PLC components to security failures, and to test new solutions.

National Instruments updates VeriStand test software
VeriStand 2011 includes a real-time stimulus profile tool that greatly expands deterministic test execution with looping and branching structures, composable arithmetic functions, and more.

Beckhoff introduces EL7201 EtherCAT Servo Drive I/O Terminal
EL7201 terminal integrates a complete servo drive for motors up to 200 W into a standard 12 mm I/O terminal housing.

ABB enhances AquaMaster 3 flow meter
AquaMaster 3 now offers a choice of mains and battery power, plus a renewable power version which can draw power from either solar or wind-powered energy sources.

Endress+Hauser Announces Instrumentation for Aeration Control package
The package, for wastewater aeration basin control, includes ammonium, nitrate, dissolved oxygen, pH, suspended solids, thermal mass flow, pressure and level sensors and transmitters.

EPLAN releases Pro Panel 2.1
Pro Panel 2.1 provides tools for enclosure design, 3D layout, production and mounting.

Teledyne DALSA adds Camera Link Interface to Piranha3 Camera
Piranha3 16k CMOS line scan camera can interface with the Camera Link standard serial communication protocol designed for point-to-point automated vision applications.

HMS announces cloud-based Netbiter for remote management
Netbiter remote management enables users to monitor and control machinery such as power generators, tanks, wind turbines, building applications and base stations from a standard web browser.

Industrial Video Announces H.264 Hazardous Area IP Cameras
H.264 cameras are certified for use Class I Division 1 and Class I Division 2 hazardous areas.

Honeywell enhances 854 Servo level gauge
Enhancements include a Servo Auto Test,which has been approved for Safety Integrity Level-2 and 3 (SIL-2 / SIL 3) applications and increases the gauge’s diagnostic coverage.

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Fieldbus Foundation Issues Transducer Block Specification
Specification defines transducer block for interfacing HART devices to FOUNDATION fieldbus.

FDI group will organize fieldbus
FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded FDI to establish an organization to manage device integration.

Honeywell to develop 3-D simulation solution
Virthualis’ 3-D visualization technology, called MindSafe, will be linked to Honeywell’s existing UniSim simulation tool.

ZigBee Alliance ratifies Building Automation Standard
The ZigBee Alliance completed development and ratified the ZigBee Building Automation standard.

ABB opens production line for solar inverters in Estonia
The production line has a yearly capacity of 400 megawatts of solar inverters.

Other Company & Organization News:

• IEEE ratifies Smart Grid Standard
• Honeywell Executive Norm Gilsdorf gets award from Purdue

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Metso replaces old analyzers at paper mill in Sweden
The Karlsborg mill in Sweden is installing a Metso Kappa Q to replace two old analyzers in its bleached softwood kraft fiberline.

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Manufacturing Institute Adds Mechatronics Certificate Program
PMMI's Mechatronics Certificate program has been added to The Manufacturing Institute's Manufacturing Skills Certification Systems offerings.

Upcoming Events:

• ISA Automation Week 2011: 10-17-11
• Emerson Global Users Exchange: 10-24-11
• Invensys OpsManage'11: 11-08-11
• MTConnect-Connecting Manufacturing Conference: 11-08-11
• Automation Fair 2011: 11-16-11

Upcoming Training:

• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Seminar (Detroit): 10-11-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (Boston): 10-11-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (Chicago): 10-12-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (Milwaukee): 10-13-11
• PROFINET One-day Training Class (Milwaukee, WI): 10-13-11
• Process Analyzer System Technology: 10-17-11
• Industrial Networking & Security: 10-17-11
• Process Analyzer System Technology: 10-17-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (San Diego): 10-18-11
• OPC & DCOM Diagnostics (Houston): 10-18-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (Phoenix): 10-19-11
• EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet Seminar (Denver): 10-20-11
• OPC Security (Houston): 10-20-11
• Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection: 10-24-11
• OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) (Houston): 10-24-11
• Developing and Applying I&C Documentation: 10-25-11
• Advanced Design and SIL Verification: 10-26-11
• Advanced OPC Projects: 10-26-11
• Advanced Safety Integrity Level Selection: 11-1-11
• Advanced Design and SIL Verification: 11-3-11
• Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control: 11-7-11
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Seminar (Corpus Christi, TX): 11-7-11
• PROFIBUS Certified Network Engineering Class: 11-7-11
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Seminar (Baton Rouge, LA): 11-9-11
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus Seminar (Beaumont, TX): 11-10-11

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