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Managing Process Plants for Failure
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
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Making Sense of MEMS
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Accepting Abstracts for 58th International Instrumentation Symposium
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RuggedCom provides communications for photovoltaic power plant
RuggedCom provided a communications network for the 200MW Golmud Photovoltaic Plant, the largest photovoltaic plant in China.

Siemens Solar energy system powers California jail
A 1.4 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) array will generate enough electricity to power Merced County's correctional facilities.

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Materials handling for assembly, fabrication and WIP
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White paper describes all the various material handling systems involved in automation.

NEMA Surge Protection Institute updates Website
Website informs users about surge characteristics, how surge protective devices (SPDs) work, and how to specify and apply surge protection.

Bosch Rexroth publishes pneumatic solutions brochure
Brochure covers industrial pneumatic directional control valves, cylinders and actuators, automation/handling devices, vacuum devices, electro-pneumatic pressure control devices, and more.

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Beckhoff Automation Releases TwinCAT 3 software
In the TwinCAT 3 eXtended Automation Runtime (XAR), all modules written in IEC 61131, C/C++ or Matlab/Simulink are processed in real-time.

ASI announces S3Z Miniature Photoelectric Sensors
The S3Z series is available in through beam, polarized retroreflex, 2m polarized for transparent, 70cm diffuse proximity, narrow beam and background suppression models.

Banner enhances EZ-SCREEN Safety Light Curtains
Enhancements include integral muting with predefined muting configuration options - including Bypass, Mute-Dependent Override, Mute Enable and Mute-cycle time extensions.

Kollmorgen adds CANopen and EtherCAT to AKD Servo Drive
With a simple parameter change and a power cycle, machine builders can quickly change the AKD's communication protocol between EtherCAT and CANopen.

Dwyer releases Model GCK Gas Calibration Kit
Model GCK-200CO-2000CO2 Gas Calibration Kit provides a reliable flow of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide to calibrate Dwyer gas sensing transmitters.

Schneider Electric Releases VC10 wireless Valve Controller
A battery-powered wireless field device, the VC10 can be used to control pneumatic valves in hazardous locations.

Yokogawa introduces Y-Plant Alert Alarm Annunciation System
Y-Plant Alert system provides Alarm Event Sequence of Event Recording and Annunciator functions.

Pentair enhances PROTEK Wall-Mount enclosures
Enclosures are now available in stainless steel and NEMA Type 3R versions.

Pfannenberg releases safe Signaling devices
Audible and visual signaling devices are designed to conform to SIL 1 and SIL 2 safety requirements.

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Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 80.5% from 2010
Orders were down 22.4% from September but up 20.3% when compared with the total of $385.21 million reported for October 2010.

Mike Caliel appointed CEO of Invensys
Caliel is taking over from Sudipta Bhattacharya who has decided to leave next year to take up a new role outside Invensys.

ABB to acquire Newave
Newave develops, manufactures, and markets technologically advanced UPS systems for critical electronic devices and systems.

Roy Kok Joins ARC Advisory Group
Prior to joining ARC, Kok served in roles at GE, Intellution, VenturCom, and Kepware in marketing, sales, and product management.

ABB invests in photovoltaic solar power company
ABB will invest $20 million for a minority stake in California-based GreenVolts, a provider of turnkey concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems.

Fieldbus Foundation Registers H1 ITK 6.0 Devices
Fieldbus Foundation registered devices based on its H1 Interoperability Test Kit (ITK) Version 6.o from Emerson Process Management and Yokogawa.

Paradox Engineering and NEC to develop smart grid projects
Paradox Engineering and NEC Italia will develop Smart Energy solutions for utilities, multi-utilities and municipalities.

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Ingersoll-Rand to use GE Proficy in Tracer XT facility software
Tracer XT is based on Proficy, GE's software platform, to integrate data from a variety of systems for HVAC, power, lighting, safety and more into a common interface.

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