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November 2010 |
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UPDATED! “Installing Fieldbus” White Paper
Automation engineers are coming face-to-face with fieldbus applications for the first time. Fieldbus is a wonderful technology with many benefits, but fieldbus installation requires additional considerations over and above normal 4-20mA projects. In this white paper, we discuss some of those issues and show you how to deal with them.
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Take Advantage of Fieldbus
Chemical Processing, September 2010
By Craig McIntyre, Endress+Hauser
Fieldbus systems can provide tremendous benefits in terms of lower costs, increased uptime and better overall plant performance. But take care when selecting and deploying the fieldbus solution; it's often best to start small.
Your Next Network Connection Could Be a Powerline
Machine Design, August 2010
By Leland E. Teschler
Goodbye to fieldbus? Maybe so, if a new generation of powerline-communication gear lives up to expectations. Smart-grid applications for power-line communications could pave the way for using the technology as a less-expensive fieldbus networking scheme.
EDDL: Real-time Communication With Field Devices
Automation World, September 2010
By Gary Mintchell
People use Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) often without realizing that’s what they are using.
Influence of the use of fieldbus
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, September 2010
By Paul Sikhakhane, Tongaat Hulett
The 4-20mA era is coming to an end and fieldbus is at the takeover stage. Soon those who are not seeking to understand the benefits and adapting will have the change forced upon them.
Everyone, Do Your Own Math
Control, September 2010
By John Rezabek
The incremental costs to add spurs to fieldbus segments make WirelessHART at best a break-even option in many circumstances.
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| Sponsor: ISA |
ISA Training: 3-for-2
To help you and your colleagues get the training you need during these difficult economic times, ISA is offering three registrations to any classroom training course for the price of two registrations: 3-for-2!
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| White Papers |
Fieldbus Diagnostics: Latest Advancements Optimize Plant Asset Management
By Stephen Mitschke, Fieldbus Foundation
Advancements in field diagnostics support a structured approach to asset management, which simplifies operators’ tasks and increases their confidence in utilizing equipment diagnostics and asset software.
Device Revision and Lifecycle Management Guide
By Emerson Process Management
How to keep systems up to date and compatible with new devices using EDDL.
Intelligent Device Management: Device Diagnostics
By Emerson Process Management
Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) is the technology used by device manufacturers to control how the device diagnostics is displayed to the technician. EDDL makes diagnostics of intelligent devices easier thanks to user guidance such as wizards and help.
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| Application Stories |
Automation Strengthens Supply Chain
Control Engineering, September 2010
Personal wash producer PZ Cussons in the UK built a fully-automated plant from the ground up, using control equipment engineered and supplied by Rockwell Automation, along with instruments and fieldbus networks designed and commissioned by Endress+Hauser.
Emerson automates separations research facility
The pilot plant uses DeltaV S-series controllers with Electronic Marshalling, HART I/O, Smart Wireless communications, sensors and transmitters, digital control valves, and Coriolis meters.
Harsh environment does not beat CC-Link communications
Process and Control Today, September 2010
Enkei America, a die casting company, ran a year long trial on CC-Link communications for machine control in a desperately harsh environment and experienced no problems whatsoever.
ABB controls silicon production line at plant in Norway
The System 800xA solution includes operator workplaces, five AC 800M controllers, and approximately 3000 I/O, and uses Foundation Fieldbus to communicate with the various types of process equipment.
Technology with Added Value
Control Engineering Europe, June 2010
By Jane Goh, Changi Water Reclamation Plant
The Changi Water Reclamation Plant in Singapore is one of the biggest Profibus installations in the world, with 7,000 Profibus DP and 2,500 Profibus PA instruments. They rely on FDT technology for device integration.
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| Resources & Literature |
Moore Industries publishes Interactive Line Card for Power Plant Applications
The interactive line card includes pop-up “Selection Hints” that link to technical product information on Moore Industries’ web site.
ProComSol Goes YouTube
ProComSol uses a YouTube channel to highlight the capabilities of its HART products.
Softing offers free PROFIBUS Diagnostic software
Users can download the software from the web page to update a diagnostic toolset. The software update is free-of-charge and does not require any software license.
SERCOS publishes Planning and Installation Guide
This guide supports engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network.
ABB publishes brochure on scalable device management
Six-page color brochure covers ABB's scalable device management tools: Asset Vision Professional, Asset Vision Basic, Mobility handhelds, and the local instrument HMI.
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| Featured Training |
PROFItech PROFIBUS Certified Network Engineer Class
November 8, 2010 - November 12, 2010
Location: Johnson City, TN, USA
In this hands-on training you will dive into the installation, operation and maintenance of PROFIBUS products and networks. This course is an intensive, four-day training program. Attendees passing the test receive an official PROFIBUS Certified Network Engineer Certificate.
FDT Technology Seminar
November 11, 2010
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Earn 3 PDH CEUs while being educated on the importance of FDT Technology and learning how it fits in new or existing plant infrastructures by providing process-improving benefits with impact on the bottom line.
PROFItech PROFINET Certified Network Engineer Class
December 6, 2010 - December 10, 2010
Location: Johnson City, TN, USA
In this hands-on training you will dive into the installation, operation and maintenance of PROFINET products and networks. This course is an intensive, four-day training program. Attendees passing the test receive an official PROFINET Certified Network Engineer Certificate.
Softing conducts PROFINET training classes
Each class combines teaching the fundamentals of the technology with hands-on experience in Softing’s training lab. Participants receive an official certificate as “Certified PROFINET Engineer” or “Certified PROFINET Installer.”
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| Company & Organizational News |
ISA/Automation.com Pavilion to debut at HANNOVER MESSE 2011
ISA and Automation.com will have an Industrial Automation Pavilion at HANNOVER MESSE 2011, April 4 - 8, 2011, in Hannover, Germany.
Opensafety protocol cleared for international standardisation
Process Engineering News, September 2010
Opensafety, the fieldbus-independent protocol, has been tested according to IEC 61784-3 FSCP 13 and approved by national IEC committees representing 27 countries including China, the USA and Germany. Opensafety has therefore been released for international standardisation.
FDT Group updates FDT standard
FDT 2.0 includes .NET and FDT Express development environments.
HART Communication Foundation improves WirelessHART Test System
Updates improve test performance, tool usability and technician productivity.
TURCK's JBBS FM Approved for Hazardous Locations
JBBS junction bricks for AS-interface networks are now FM approved for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.
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| Featured Events |
Automation Fair
November 3, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Location: Orlando, FL, United States
Discover smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing at Automation Fair® 2010. Attend in-depth tech sessions and hands-on labs. Visit more than 100 exhibits and displays. Learn best practices at specialized industry forums. As always, there’s no charge to attend Automation Fair – it’s all free.
Manufacturing Excellence in a Flat World
November 25, 2010
Location: Mumbai, India
Frost & Sullivan’s Industrial Automation & Process Control Practice is organizing an exclusive Executive Congress titled Manufacturing Excellence in a Flat World on 25th November 2010, at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, India.
The Sixth International Conference on Systems
January 23, 2011 - January 28, 2011
Location: St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles
Covers Systems design methodologies and techniques; Formal methods to specify systems’ behavior; Online and offline systems; Open and closed systems; Centralized and distributed systems; Proactive and reactive systems; System robustness; Systems scalability; Fault-tolerant systems; Feedback systems; High-speed systems; Delay tolerant systems; Real-time systems
AutomationExpo 2011
April 21, 2011 - April 23, 2011
Location: Mumbai, India
AutomationExpo 2011 will be the regions' biggest and most comprehensive exhibition covering the entire gamut of automation technology where visitors can find efficient solutions and innovations useful to make their businesses efficient. Automation Expo 2011 will cover Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Factory Automation, Building Automation, Systems and Solutions.
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