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Often-overlooked motor technology lowers energy consumption
By Harald Poesch for InTech
Reduce energy consumption and eliminate gearing in motion control applications requiring high accuracy, no backlash (hysteresis), and direction reversal.

Training & Improving Operator Efficiency...Wasted Investment?
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
Improving operator interaction is a good topic but this perspective may be holding back automation industry progress. It seems to me the industry should be putting more effort into developing more advanced automation with the goal of eliminating operators.

Modernization Program with Broader Analysis of Existing Systems
By Bill Lydon for Automation.com
Invensys Foxboro describes their Modernization Program as taking a holistic approach based on business requirements with four major goals - Reduce risk of failures, operational improvements, new & existing systems integration, and securing automation systems from cyber-attack.

2012 Salary Comparison Tables, Charts & Graphs
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Moxa's Solar Array part of Application Showcase
Moxa's solar power system is one of the largest solar developments in Orange County, California, at 35,000 square feet and produces over 311 kW DC using 1,133 PV panels and a central inverter.

Florida power plant retrofits Rotork Damper Drive
Rotork's Type K provided a 'drop-in-place' retrofit installation, matching the dimensions of the existing damper drive footprint on all eight of the replacement installations in Units 1 and 2.

Sechan Electronics uses Aegis Quality System Software
The software replaces a paper-based defect mapping process at the electronics manufacturer.

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A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge - $129.00
The guide has been updated and additional topics added covering custom software, control equipment structure, and continuous emissions monitoring systems to better provide the reader with comprehensive information about all major topics in the broad field of automation.

ISA publishes book on automation careers
"101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career," by Gregory K. McMillan and P. Hunter Vegas, offers career planning recommendations, guidance on technical issues and challenges, and interpersonal and workplace advice.

Omron publishes Revised ANSI B11.3-2012 Machine Safety Standard
New topics included in this revision are the 'close proximity point of operation AOPD' safeguarding devices, and a means of safeguarding referred to as 'Safe Speed.'

OPC publishes papers from Summit
Presentations from the inaugural OPC Technology Summit have been made available for download at its web site.

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Rockwell's PlantPAx registered as Foundation Fieldbus Host
The PlantPAx system with EtherNet/IP and ControlNet network connectivity passed tests for "61b," the Fieldbus Foundation’s most demanding host profile.

Rockwell Automation announces Allen-Bradley Micro850 PLC
The Micro850 controller has embedded motion capabilities for up to three axes of motion, EtherNet/IP, specifically targets the needs of OEMs, and excels at stand-alone machine applications.

Eaton introduces XC PLCs with CoDeSys
XC controllers use the CoDeSys programming environment that is IEC 61131-3 compliant and supports interoperability with devices from multiple vendors.

Control Station updates PlantESP software
Enhancements include advanced process diagnostic capabilities with an intuitive cross-correlation analysis capability for PID control loops.

Advantech Introduces thin-client touch panel computers
TPC-31T TPC-61T computers have a 1Mbit FRAM chip that allows customers to make changes directly to the system configuration through the device's integrated serial ports.

ICONICS adds MobileHMI App to its HMI/SCADA software
MobileHMI app works with the company's Building Automation and Manufacturing Intelligence HMI/SCADA software.

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North American Robotics Industry Up 20% in 2012
RIA says 16,363 robots valued at $1.1 billion were ordered in the first nine months by companies in North America, an increase of 20% in units and 29% in dollars over the same period in 2011.

Rockwell Automation Displays Midrange Systems at Automation Fair
The expanded Midrange system portfolio includes scalable Allen Bradley servo drives, variable frequency drives, and industrial Ethernet switches.

Energy 2013 joins Hannover Messe
Energy, a tradeshow for energy technology, will run April 8-11, 2013 under the umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE.

SEL Makes $100,000 Donation to Red Cross for storm victims
SEL will reduce prices by 30 percent and expedite delivery of all SEL products going to customers affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Fluke Calibration expands its Priority Gold CarePlans
CarePlans now cover temperature and pressure calibration instruments.

• Ulrich Turck Elected Chairman of Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Council
• Demand for Motor Services increases in Europe
• 85% of manufacturers need ERP but few have it
• Online Development promotes three executives
• RIA certifies two more systems integrators

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IFS to supply ERP to Maersk Drilling
The contract includes licenses and services worth $11.5 million.

Metso to supply valves to pulp mill in South Africa
Metso will deliver all the automated process valves required for Sappi's fiberline expansion in the Ngodwana mill in South Africa.

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