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Smart Grid avoiding the real challenges?
By Bill Lydon for InTech
There is no doubt electrical energy can be managed better, and the Smart Grid concepts will provide more data and can be used to control the flow of energy from generation to users. This does not address the heart of the issue.

The Evolution of Safety Systems
By Nuris Ismail for Automation.com
In today's economic environment, manufacturers are under immense pressure to contribute value to the organization's bottom line by cutting costs and improving productivity wherever possible. In fact, in the Aberdeen Business Review study of over 170 manufacturers revealed that their primary goals for 2011 were profitability and cost reduction.

Energy Harvesting Analysis
By Raghu Das for Automation.com
An analysis of more than 160 case studies of energy harvesting in ongoing use in 31 countries shows increasing use worldwide.

2011 Salary Tables, Charts & Graphs - Oh My!
By Automation.com
The results of our 2011 Salary Survey are in. Because many of you are highly analytical, we published a number of salary-related tables, charts, and graphs on Automation.com, including a breakdown of average salaries by regions within the U.S. See how you stack up.

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ABB installs hoist in Shanxi Province, China
ABB successfully commissioned an ACS 6000 drive, installed at the Ma JiaLiang coal mine main shaft hoist in Shanxi Province, China.

450 Routers enable remote monitoring at Thames Water sites
eWON Ethernet routers allow Thames Water to remotely monitor and control critical assets located at its water pumping stations and sewage treatment works across the UK.

Holcim uses particle size analyzer to optimize cement production
Holcim is using an Insitec on-line particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments to optimize the grinding circuits that mill finished cement.

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Advanced PID Control - $119.00
The authors of the best-selling book PID Controllers: Theory, Design, and Tuning once again combine their extensive knowledge in the PID arena to bring you an in-depth look at the world of PID control. Advanced PID Control builds on the basics learned in PID Controllers but augments it through the use of advanced control techniques.

Eaton announces catalog App
PowerEdge mobile application provides real-time access from an Apple iPhone or iPad to Eaton's electrical catalogs, videos, and training.

Stahlin publishes Non-Metallic enclosure catalog
Catalog includes technical data related to flammability, impact resistance, temperature control, EMI/RFI Shielding, and modifications of enclosures.

Phoenix Contact publishes 2012 catalogs
The catalogs list more than 25,000 different products.

QA Graphics Introduces App Design Services
QA Graphics can provide iPhone apps, iPad apps, iPod apps, Android apps, and other mobile applications.

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Teledyne DALSA introduces Piranha HS NIR camera
The camera meets requirements of low light applications such as solar cell, PCB/electronics, large web, and food and drug inspection.

Moore Industries introduces WNM Wireless Network
WNM provides wireless communications between field sites that are up to 30 miles apart, and can act as a repeater for a virtually unlimited transmission range.

ABB announces Decathlon Data Center Enterprise software
Decathlon enables control and proactive maintenance of data center operations, with access to information from multiple systems, and provides potential energy savings of 10% to 50%.

Endress+Hauser Introduces CNGmass Coriolis Flowmeters
The flowmeter measures direct mass or corrected volume flow of compressed natural gas with 0.5% accuracy and is approved by international standards organizations for custody transfer.

Advantech Releases EKI-6331AN Wireless Access Point
EKI-6331AN provides three times higher data rates than 802.11a devices and provides a reliable 5GHz wireless connectivity.

E-Mon announces D-Mon Smart Meters
Submeters include built-in communications providing 38 metering parameters of energy information and protocol options for integration into building automation systems.

ASI announces Wire to Wire Connectors
UL approved connectors are rated at 300V and capable of carrying up to 15A.

Sercos Introduces EasySlave Single Chip Controller
FPGA-based single-chip controller for simple Sercos slave devices can be integrated with minimal effort to achieve various I/O activations.

GE enhances Proficy Historian
Enhancements in Version 4.5 include support of more than 15 million tags.

Control See enhances U.C.ME-OPC Alarm software
Version 2012 now has an integrated built-in alarm expression builder and calculator.

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Motion Control Market Up 19% in 2011
New orders for motion control products are up 19% through the third quarter of 2011, but are slowing down says MCA.

PLCopen updates Motion Control Specification
PLCopen Motion Control Specifications have been extended with the release of Part 5 and Part 6, adding fluid power to the spec.

ISaGRAF makes Wind River RTOS SIL3
ISaGRAF will integrate its SIL 3 FlexiSafe solution to Wind River's VxWorks RTOS Cert Platform.

Softing joins Fieldbus Foundation Development Services Program
The program helps automation vendors get started with FOUNDATION product development by making it faster and easier to bring fieldbus equipment to market.

Datalogic acquires PPT Vision
PPT Vision develops products and solutions based on smart camera, as well as industrial multi-camera vision systems used in quality control and inspection in the manufacturing industry.

AIA goes to Korea
The Automated Imaging Association (AIA signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Machine Vision Industrial Association (KMVIA).

ABB donates Drives and PLCs to Milwaukee College
ABB provided 15 motor drives and PLCs to the Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Other Company & Organization News:

• PLCopen XML specification being adopted
• Rotork acquires Prokits
• eWON joins Mitsubishi's e-F@ctory Alliance
• Applied Control Engineering joins Yokogawa Partner Program
• IXXAT opens sales office in Italy

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Honeywell to control Australia Pacific LNG Project
Honeywell will provide automation, safety and security solutions for a new multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Queensland.

Emerson to automate lead and zinc plant in China
Emerson will provide a DeltaV automation system, AMS Suite asset management software, and smart field devices using Foundation fieldbus and WirelessHART.

OSI to Supply SCADA system to Mountain Parks Electric
In a second phase of this project, MPEI will be implementing Advanced Distribution Management System functionalities, including Electronic Mapping, Distribution Power Flow and Volt/VAR Control.

Paradox Engineering to monitor Italian waste
The project involves installing an electric-mechanical system on 900 dump bins to monitor the input of waste and optimize its collection.

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