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Lifecycle Maintenance of Documention for Automation Systems
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
Participants of the Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable discussed maintaining documentation for the life cycle of installed automation and control systems in pharmaceutical plants.

Ensuring safety in process design and operation
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Manufacturers of instrumentation and control are increasingly integrating the safety requirements of their customers into their products and long-term support. Manufacturers and suppliers are more aware of what the effects of failure will be on their systems so they are now required to participate more closely in HAZOP studies.

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ITAC installs control system at tobacco company
System integrator ITAC installed Rockwell Automation ControlLogix, RSLogix, PlantPax, drives, DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP hardware and software at an unnamed tobacco company.

Schaeffler Linear actuators help build roof panels
Linear actuators are playing a vital role in helping Kluth, a manufacturer of roof panels, to eliminate virtually all sources of defects in its machining processes.

Thermo Fisher installs genome robot at lab
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces web site for Robots
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ExperTune adds wizards to PlantTriage for DCSes
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Beckhoff Releases Machine-Mounted EP1908 EtherCAT Box
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Advantech Introduces Sunlight Readable Touch Panel Computers
Two touch panel computers and one monitor are designed to be visible in bright sunlight.

AutomationDirect announces ProSense SPT25 pressure transmitters
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ProSoft releases EtherNet/IP-enabled 802.11n Industrial Hotspot
Embedded diagnostics provide real-time monitoring of wireless network health which reduces troubleshooting time and may prevent costly system shutdowns.

Siemens announces Simatic Converting Toolbox
Simatic Converting Toolbox module is a PLC-based control solution used in applications with a PLC as the central control system in which process controls are implemented.

Pepperl+Fuchs introduces F77 Series Ultrasonic Sensors
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PPT Vision Announces MX20 Processor
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Dataforth introduces MAQ20 Industrial Data Acquisition System
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ASI introduces Modular RJ45 Splitter
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Eaton to Acquire Cooper Industries
Eaton will acquire electrical equipment supplier Cooper for $11.8 Billion. Eaton and Cooper will be combined under a new company incorporated in Ireland, where Cooper is incorporated today.

March manufacturing technology orders up 11.3%
Orders were up 11.3% from February but down 1.4% when compared with the total of $502.89 million reported for March 2011. 2012 is up 12.9% compared with 2011.

Manufacturing Institute to Increase Credentialed Workforce
The Manufacturing Institute and its partners, including ISA, plans to award 500,000 credentials to individuals, positioning them for employment and advancement in manufacturing jobs.

AF and AACC announce USACCC in DC
The Automation Federation announced that the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) approved and fully support the creation of a U.S. Automation Community College Consortium.

Rockwell Automation signs systems integrator in China
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Honeywell to install quality control system at European paper plant
Honeywell has been selected by Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH to replace its current quality control system (QCS) with Experion MX.

PROJECTUS buys more AVEVA software
PROJECTUS has extended its AVEVA PDMS with the addition of AVEVA OpenSteel and AVEVA Global.

Paradox Engineering to supply lighting controls to San Francisco
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• Digital Transmitters & Valve Controllers (RTP, NC): 06-25-12
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• mGuard Users Conference (Philadelphia, PA): 06-06-12
• Sensors Expo & Conference (Rosemont, IL): 06-06-12
• 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
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• IMTS (Chicago, IL): 09-10-12
• Remote Monitoring and Control 2012 (Denver, CO): 09-17-12
• Emerson Global Users Exchange 2012 (Anaheim, CA):10-08-12
• Pack Expo 2012 (Chicago, IL): 10-28-12
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• Rockwell Automation Safety Automation Forum (Philadelphia, PA): 11-06-12
• Rockwell Automation Fair 2012 (Philadelphia, PA): 11-07-12

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• TÜV Rheinland Safety Training (Rolling Meadows, IL): 06-18-12

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