Isolated USB Hub for Rugged Applications

Engineered to protect valuable data and equipment with 4 kV isolation, B&B Electronics' UHR307 USB hub has the industrial EMC specifications required to support variable frequency drives, motor control centers, welding, and other large electrical loads.

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The new EL7201 terminal from Beckhoff integrates a complete servo drive for motors up to 200 W into a standard 12 mm I/O terminal housing.

Integration into the EtherCAT® I/O system simplifies cabling and commissioning while reducing cabinet size and costs.

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Exceptional Learning & Sharing at Hannover Messe 2012
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
Hannover Messe was again an impressive event that brings together people from the many isolated "silos" in manufacturing to one event for learning and sharing. China was the partner country this year providing yet another dimension to the event.

ABB says reindustrializing America will help drive company's growth
By Jeanne Schweder for Automation.com
Predicting the reindustrialization of the U.S. over the next five years, Global CEO Joe Hogan said that the company is in the "sweet spot" to take advantage of the many megatrends driving the American economy.

Extending life of legacy data acquisition & control system at NASA
By Tim Carroll for InTech
The Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, has several chambers for testing items under a vacuum condition with very low and high temperatures, simulating the environment in space. NASA wanted to extend the life of its older capital equipment while moving to more modern software tools for data processing and analysis.

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SIMCO uses Eaton's HP30 Motors on Drilling Rigs
HP30 high-pressure disc valve motors power standard drillheads on the all-hydraulic, tophead-drive rotary drills used for water-well, geothermal and auger drilling.

Linamar uses Kepware software to automate auto parts line
Linamar deployed KEPServerEX Communications platform to gather data from sixty production machines controlled by six disparate systems.

SERAPID Builds five Die Change Systems for Press Builder in Brazil
The push-pull quick die change systems were made up of three floor mounted and two cart mounted die transport and positioning systems, using Serapid’s Rigid Chain Technology.

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Servomotor Sizing and Application - $125.00
The book breaks the motor sizing process into its elementary topics and covers each in depth. It then brings it all back together with detailed examples. Topics include kinematics, duty cycles, inertia, friction, and mechanics.

AutomationDirect Releases 2012 Catalog
The two-volume edition features PLCs, PACs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, text panels, sensors, encoders, pushbuttons, switches, drives, and more.

Identifying Tray Cables for Your Next Installation
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Identifying Tray Cables for Your Next Installation helps operators in defining, selecting and understanding tray cable uses and standards.

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Honeywell announces Intuition Executive software
Intuition Executive delivers enterprise-wide information management, decision support and collaboration tools to help companies achieve operational excellence.

OMEGA Introduces EK Series Polycarbonate Enclosures
These enclosures are designed to house and protect DIN rail mount IEC components, such as DIN rail mount circuit breakers, timers, switches, meters and other control devices.

GE introduces Steam Cycle Solution for Power Plant Boilers
Steam Cycle control solution is based on a Proficy DCS and pre-packaged advanced combustion control algorithms and strategies for fossil and biomass fuels.

CimQuest updates INGEAR NET.LOGIX device communications software
NET.LOGIX 4.0 communicates directly to Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix and SoftLogix programmable automation controllers via an Ethernet communication channel.

R. STAHL introduces 9160 transmitter power supplies
9160 transmitter power supplies are available with an intrinsically safe interface and a SIL 3 version for functional safety applications according to IEC EN 61508.

Matrox Graphics Cards drive Four Displays on video management system
Extio F2408 KVM extender drives a remote 2x2 multi-monitor configuration displaying Milestone Systems’ open-architecture video management software (VMS).

Impress Sensors releases IMTG Submersible level transmitters
IMTG transmitters are for applications in small (0-10 metre depth) tanks or containers, where conventional mechanical level switches and sensors are not suitable.

Balluff adds option to Micropulse Generation 7 linear transducers
RRM option allows quick field replacement without removing the pressure tube from the hydraulic cylinder, making field-level maintenance fast and easy.

ITTIA enhances DB SQL for mobile apps
DB SQL version 5.4 provides the capability for embedded and mobile applications to distribute data with Oracle, SQL Server, or any other desired back-end enterprise databases.

TC Communications announces JumboSwitch-DR Ethernet switch
JumboSwitch-DR is a managed DIN rail Industrial Ethernet switch with integrated Serial Server or Ethernet card expandability.

Dwyer introduces TRI2 Pressure/Temperature Gage
Series TRI2 combines the value of an individual pressure gage and thermometer in one instrument.

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Honeywell names Darius Adamczyk president of Honeywell Process Solutions
Darius Adamczyk replaces Norm Gilsdorf who was named President of High Growth Regions for Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

Endress+Hauser and Rockwell Automation Open Training Unit in Philadelphia
The Process Training Unit features Endress+Hauser instruments and Rockwell Automation PlantPAx process automation system for educating field technicians, engineers and sales personnel.

infoteam Functional Safety Management Process TÜV-certified
infoteam Functional Safety Management Process (iFSM) is now officially certified by TÜV SÜD according to IEC 61508:2010.

FIRST Robotics Championship shoots basketballs
This year's FRC challenge, "Rebound Rumble," required robots to shoot as many foam basketballs as possible into various hoops located on the field.

Honeywell opens training center in Turkey
The training center in Istanbul will serve both Turkey and its neighboring countries, acting as a training hub for the region and offering an extensive range of Honeywell training courses.

Other Industry News:

• Yokogawa Appoints Ian Verhappen Managing Director of Canadian Business
• IEEE expands 802.11

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Flowserve supplies Steam Valves for Nuclear Power Plant in China
The main steam isolation valves will be installed in Unit 1 of the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Zhejiang Province of China.

Metso to automate a combined-cycle power plant in Turkey
The 205.5 MW greenfield power plant fueled by natural gas is scheduled to start up by the end of 2012.

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• Safety Instrumented Systems (Houston, TX): 05-29-12
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• Tuning Control Loops (Houston, TX): 06-04-12
• CSE PE Exam Review Course (RTP, NC): 06-05-12
• Troubleshooting I&C Systems (Houston, TX): 06-07-12
• Introduction, Automation & Control(N. Brunswick, NJ):06-11-12
• Maintaining Pneumatic Components (RTP, NC) 06-13-12
• Advanced SIL Selection (Columbia, IL): 06-18-12
• Installing, Maintaining Instruments (RTP, NC) 06-18-12
• Advanced Design and SIL Verification (Columbia, IL): 06-20-12

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• Connectivity Week (Santa Clara, CA): 05-22-12
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• Honeywell Users Group Americas (Phoenix, AZ): 06-10-12
• ARC's Third China Forum (Beijing, China): 06-20-12
• Siemens Automation Summit (Washington, DC): 06-25-12
• ARC's Tenth India Forum (Hyderabad, India): 07-05-12
• Chem/Petro & Refinery Shutdowns (New Orleans, LA):07-31-12
• NIWeek 2012 (Austin, TX): 08-06-12
• Optimising Condition Monitoring (Brisbane, Australia):08-20-12
• Automation 2012 (Mumbai, India): 09-07-12
• Industrial Automation North America (Chicago, IL): 09-10-12
• IMTS (Chicago, IL): 09-10-12
• Remote Monitoring and Control 2012 (Denver, CO): 09-17-12
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• Rockwell Automation Fair 2012 (Philadelphia, PA): 11-07-12

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• EtherNet/IP Quick Start for Vendors (Ann Arbor, MI): 06-07-12
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