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May 2010 |
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| Featured Articles & White Papers |
FISCO and FNICO Are Interchangeable...for Now
Control Design, March 2010
By Mike Bacidore
FISCO, FNICO are like two clouds of flammable gases passing in the night. Many fieldbus practitioners have wondered if the IEC’s revision of its field intrinsically safe concept (FISCO) standard would mean the death of fieldbus non-incendive concept (FNICO).
New Gigabyte Industrial Ethernet Open Protocol - CC-Link IE
The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) announced the release of the open architecture gigabit (GB) CC-Link IE Field Network. I recently met with two members of CLPA Americas to get an update on the latest CC-Link IE standard. Chuck Lukasik is the Director of CLPA Americas and John Woznaik is their Network Specialist.
The Cost(s) of BACnet
Automated Buildings, February 2010
By Andy McMillan
Cost and pricing are complex issues and there is always some risk in over-simplifying or over-generalizing. Answering the question “What is the cost of BACnet?” has to be situation-specific. Even so, it’s clear that the emergence of BACnet as the industry standard communications interface is impacting the cost equation in building automation.
One Network Topology Is Not a Silver Bullet
Industrial Networking, March 2010
By Ian Verhappen
No one network is the right answer in every situation, which means that engineering and thought is required to determine the optimal solution.
The safest way to calibrate fieldbus instruments
What’s New in Process Technology, February 2010
By AMS Instrumentation & Calibration
Fieldbus is becoming more and more common in today’s instrumentation. Fieldbus transmitters must also be calibrated just like conventional instruments, and there are also industrial environments where the calibration of fieldbus instruments should not only be made accurately and efficiently, but also safely.
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| White Papers |
One Gateway That Can Do It All
By Jason Fan, Moxa
This papers concentrates on DF1 and EtherNet/IP, and how to convert between these Fieldbus protocols using a new generation of DF1 and EtherNet/IP communication gateways.
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| Resources & Literature |
Cabling Guide for SERCOS III
Guide is intended to support engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network in order to guarantee a trouble-free operation of machines and systems.
HART Communication Foundation Releases EDDL / DDL Test Suite
The EDDL/DDL Host Test Suite includes Test Libraries, Specifications and adaptable Device Simulator to stimulate and verify proper host functionality and behavior for all HART protocol versions.
Automation Network Selection: A Reference Manual
Book by Dick Caro
Are you trying to make sense of all the different industrial automation networks on the market today? Whether you're a novice industrial network user or someone who simply needs to brush up on the technology, Automation Network Selection will help you better understand and select the "right" network for a given application.
Pepperl+Fuchs offers free diagnostics for CompactLogix and ControlLogix
Available as a free download, this Add-On Instruction enables PLC programmers to retrieve detailed diagnostic data from an AS-Interface SafetyMonitor with just three instructions.
Fieldbuses for Process Control: Engineering, Operation, and Maintenance
Book by Jonas Berge
This implementation-oriented book provides a clear and concise presentation of how to apply fieldbuses for process control. Based on experience collected from end-users in a wide range of industries around the world, it provides “how-to” information for all phases of the system life cycle from engineering to device and strategy configuration, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance.
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| Application Stories |
Rexroth Brings Servo Precision to Web Converting Machine
By Rexroth
A Rexroth SYNAX 200 control system, servo drives and SERCOS control Summit Machine’s web converter, a 20-axis converting machine that takes material compounds and precisely forms them against a substrate to create the final product.
The Advanced Digital Fieldbus Option for Nuclear Plants
Power, February 2010
By Jack Y. Zhao, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Digital fieldbus technologies, including Foundation fieldbus and Profibus, are increasingly being used with success in the nuclear and fossil fuel power industries. This article compares a conventional control system with a Foundation fieldbus – based digital control system used in a typical circulating water system in a nuclear power plant.
Farmers profit by controlling biogas
Process and Control Today, February 2010
CC-Link fieldbus control is helping farmers extract valuable biogas from slurry to fuel cogeneration plants. The controller is a MELSEC FX3U PLC which communicates with the system’s various automation components via a CC-Link master module and standard serial ports.
The Worlds Largest Foundation Fieldbus Project
Control, February 2010
By B. R. Mehta, et al
The Jamnagar Export Refinery Project greenfield refinery in India, with 20,000+ Foundation fieldbus tags, is one of the world's largest FF sites. Equipment was supplied by Invensys and MTL.
Emerson automates ethanol plant in Sweden
A pilot ethanol processing plant built by Chematur Engineering uses Emerson's DeltaV control system with WirelessHART, Wi-Fi, FOUNDATION fieldbus, AMS, and Rosemount wireless pressure and temperature transmitters.
Cellulosics Conversion Gets a Boost
Chemical Processing, January 2010
By Rich Chmielewski, Siemens Industry
Biofine Renewables installed a Siemens Simatic PCS 7 process control system with redundant dual-screen operator stations communicating over industrial ethernet, a Profibus fieldbus network, and 20 Siemens Micromaster variable frequency drives (1 hp to 5 hp) controlling agitators and pumps.
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| Featured Training |
ODVA EtherNet/IP Introductory Seminar
May 17, 2010
Location: Kolding, Denmark
Free introductory seminar on EtherNet/IP, the industrial Ethernet network managed by ODVA
RSTechED 2010
June 6, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
RSTechED is an advanced software training event in manufacturing automation. More than 120 unique technical sessions, hands-on labs and customer presentations are specifically designed for those interested in learning to effectively leverage existing automation investments and create the architecture for continuous optimization, competitive differentiation and sustainable production.
Ethernet and TCP/IP on the Plant Floor
June 11, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Using process control concepts, this seminar explains both Ethernet and TCP/IP as they apply to the plant floor. Included are topics such as the various types of copper and fiber based Ethernet, how to design Ethernet cabling systems, and principles of network security.
Picking the Right Bus: A Comparison of Field & Device Networks
June 17, 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
The seminar gives an in-depth look at today's dominant fieldbus technologies and compares their technologies and features. The basic strategy behind each system is outlined, including the applications where each is best and least suited.
CANopen Training
September 2, 2010
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Development engineers and system integrators who want to get an overview about CANopen and want to judge the technical opportunities CANopen provides. This CANopen training is also for technical decision-makers, who have the question, whether CANopen can fulfill the communication related technical request of their application.
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| Company & Organizational News |
WirelessHART Approved by IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has approved the WirelessHART specification as a full international standard (IEC 62591Ed. 1.0).
SoftDEL BACnet Testing Laboratory achieves ISO accreditation
SoftDEL Systems has successfully completed the ISO ISO17025:2005 process, including an assessment of the laboratory’s compliance with the A2LA Information Technology Program Requirements.
Honeywell joins EDDL Cooperation Team
Honeywell will support efforts to develop a single, unified standard for integrating field devices with industrial facility control systems.
ARC says refining automation to increase
Automation expenditures by the refining sector are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly five percent over the next five years, according to ARC.
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| Project News |
Emerson to automate 13 LUKOIL plants
Emerson will provide equipment, software, and services to modernize LUKOIL’s process automation at their oil and gas refineries, petrochemical plants, and related facilities.
Emerson to control Samra combined-cycle power plant in Jordan
Emerson will install six Ovation expert control systems, AMS software, and HART intelligent field devices at the new Samra Combined-cycle Power Plant in Zarka, Jordan.
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| Featured Events |
ConnectivityWeek
May 24, 2010 - May 27, 2010
Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States
ConnectivityWeek 2010 blends Information Communication Technology (ICT) with an array of vertical applications, technical discussions and application strategies into a cohesive understanding of how smart, connected devices and systems will shape our future, spanning all the major industries and energy consumption areas of commercial, residential, industrial and infrastructure.
Siemens Industry 2010 User Conference
June 8, 2010 - June 10, 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Be a part of the 2010 Siemens User Conference. An Automation User Community event where Siemens users, partners, industry thought-leaders, and professionals come together to discuss challenges and strategies.
Instrumentation & Controls Expo & Training 2010
August 19, 2010
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
I/C Expo 2010 Expo & Training is free to all who pre-register online and who are involved with instrumentation, controls and process automation, 40-60 process instrumentation and controls companies will be exhibiting state-of-the-art equipment and conducting training and demonstrations on site. A Career Fair will be conducted at the Expo.
Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010
September 27, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
This year's conference will be a great opportunity to "Build on Your Knowledge." We're expecting another valuable and highly educational conference, as many industry leaders, educators, and experts are planning to share "what's worked for them" and to learn "what's working for others."
ISA Automation Week
October 4, 2010 - October 6, 2010
Location: Houston, TX, USA
ISA Automation Week 2010 will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. Discrete and process automation professionals will have a chance to learn innovative techniques and solutions for creating more efficient, productive, and economical manufacturing processes.
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