Red Lion Dual Line Display

Simple programming, ultimate application flexibility. Program Red Lion’s dual line display meter via simple mouse clicks and drop-down menus through Crimson® 2.0 Software, or via easy front panel key programming. It’s now easier than ever to provide visualization of two distinct parameters simultaneously for your application.

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54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium
June 5-10, 2011

This event will provide power generation industry leaders with information on the latest innovations in controls, instrumentation, cyber security, SmartGrid, regulatory issues and variable energy technologies, which impact the power generation delivery systems.

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Operator Interface in Hazardous Areas  
Control Design, March 2011
By Dan Hebert
Designing systems for installation in hazardous areas requires an understanding of division and zone classifications, and whether off-the-shelf components are appropriate.

Better Off Without Us  
Engineered Systems, February 2011
The industry has been too focused on making operator interface with the system easier to understand and implement, while the reality is that the operator is not skilled enough to make correct and timely adjustments to the system, no matter how easy it is.

Real-time Video Adds Fourth Dimension to HMI Software  
Automation World, January 2011
By Craig Resnick, ARC
Because it's well accepted that "seeing is believing," integrating real-time live video into human-machine interface (HMI) tools provides an excellent opportunity to maximize operator effectiveness

Unified visual intelligence  
InTech, February 2011
By Tim Donaldson
Real-time collaboration, visualization dashboards present information in a way users can understand quickly.

Major Automation & Control Trends 2011  
Automation.com, January 2011
I am taking a risk at the beginning of the year to provide my thoughts on automation and control industry trends. I invite readers to contact me and share any other trends or expand on the trends listed. Trends include industrial Ethernet proliferation, leveraging information, remote monitoring, virtualization, mobile device usage, energy conservation and wireless implementations.

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B&R announces custom designs for operator interface panels
In just a few simple steps, Panel Designer allows machine manufacturers and end users to creatively design the exterior surface of their operator interface panels.

ProSoft Technology releases Faceplates for ControlLogix & Logix-XT
ProSoft i-View mobile phone application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch platforms transforms these devices into mobile human machine interfaces.

Softing announces Version 5.1 of OPC UA development kit
The design goals for version 5.10 were to enhance the supported functionality while reducing the complexity of developing conformant OPC UA products.

Invensys Operations Management introduces Eurotherm PenGUIn HMI
Besides the standard HMI functionality, the PenGUIn HMI comes with powerful protocol conversion, port sharing and web server capability, all of which are easily configured and managed by GUIcon software package.

MatrikonOPC releases Easy Trender process data analyzer
From small data archives to massive ones, MatrikonOPC Analytics Easy Trender simplifies the task of creating and working with ad-hoc trends, replacing data-overload with valuable insights.

Other Product Announcements

• Beijer introduces iX Panel TxA Touch Panels
• Parker releases IPC/ IPX PowerStation industrial workstations
• Mobiform Software enhances Status Vision Designer
• Matrox Graphics enhances multiple monitor software
• DAP Technologies introduces M9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet
• Industrial Thinking introduces iPhone Automation Dashboard
• Baldor introduces HMI operator panel with CANopen interface
• CSWorks releases HVAC symbol library for building automation systems
• Arista announces ARP-1700Q panel PC series
• Stealth.Com introduces All-in-One Panel PC Workstations

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Comark Corporation launches e-commerce site  
Comark’s online store offers a wide variety of their most popular products for the Industrial, Marine, Kiosk and Digital Signage market segments.

SweetWilliam offers free ScadaMobile ONE SCADA software  
ScadaMobile SCADA/HMI app for the iOS platform supports main PLC brands, including Allen Bradley Logix and Micrologix, Schneider Electric, Automation Direct, Wago and Omron.

Omegamation Complete Automation Handbook
The handbook offers detailed information, technical reference and specifications on thousands of products including Wireless Devices, HMI, Motion and Pneumatics, Relays and Timers, Wire Connection, Power Products, PLCs, Control Modules, Limit Switches, Drives and Motors, Photo Sensors, Process and Proximity Sensors, Pushbuttons and Stack Lights, Enclosures, and much more.

AutomationDirect Technical Product Reference
AutomationDirect’s volume 13 catalog offers thousands of industrial automation products for a wide range of applications. The latest two-volume edition features product descriptions, technical data, and photos for PLCs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, sensors, switches, drives and more.

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One man’s waste is another man’s energy  
Granger Electric operates a landfill-gas-to-energy program that extracts methane from decomposing waste and supplies it to customers as an alternative "greenhouse" fuel. This story highlights the communication system used between the control center and customers’ sites, to remotely access and monitor energy consumption.

Powerful PAC Upgrades Wastewater Treatment Centrifuge  
Control Engineering, January 2011
By Jeremy Poarch
PAC and HMI from Automation Direct help Moccasin Bend wastewater treatment plant improve operations, increase redundancy, and save time and money.

Hudson and Knight upgrade at edible oils refinery  
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, February 2011
Software solutions include the Wonderware System Platform, InTouch HMI/Scada, Wonderware Information Server and the Wonderware Historian.

Omniflex alarm systems keep NYSE Euronext trading  
Alarm reporting system monitors critical alarms on the computer room air conditioning units and electrical distribution systems.

Brewery guards against obsolescence  
European Process Engineer, January 2011
son Coors Burton-on-Trent brewery in the UK completed a major control system upgrade by bringing all systems into an iFIX SCADA environment and converting PLCs from Allen Bradley 5250s to Controllogix.

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Video Surveillance Integrated with SCADA  
By Control Microsystems
This paper explores the growing security requirements for critical infrastructure in SCADA industries and the capability of operators to efficiently integrate video surveillance into their existing SCADA networks without hindering communications and bandwidth to the control centre.

Post-Stuxnet Industrial Security: Zero Day Discovery and Risk Containment of Industrial Malware
By Torsten Rössel, Innominate Security Technologies AG
Phoenix Contact’s new white paper explains how the FL mGuard with CIFS Integrity Monitoring can provide early warning about malware similar to Stuxnet.

Understanding and Minimizing Your HMI/SCADA System Security Gaps
By GE Intelligent Platforms
Understanding and minimizing the security gaps in your HMI/SCADA system can be a challenge due to complex, multi-layered technologies. This white paper describes where vulnerabilities within an HMI/SCADA system may lie, and how companies can take proactive steps to address susceptible areas such as the software technology and communications elements through security-based software capabilities to protect their systems.

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Industrial Video and Control Acquires Longwatch  
Longwatch is a developer of video management software for industrial automation and process control applications. IVC will maintain the Longwatch brand and operate the company as a division of IVC.

European HMI Market to grow  
Frost & Sullivan finds that the HMI market earned revenues of $541.9 million in 2009 and estimates this to reach $819.7 million in 2016. New technologies, such as adding vision, are driving demand.

Flowserve uses Transpara's Visual KPI software for asset data  
Transpara Visual KPI extends visibility of equipment performance data by delivering KPI), scorecards, trends and alerts to more than 400 smartphones and PDAs.

ISA99 launches Cyber Threat Gap Analysis Task Group  
The task force will determine if companies following the ISA99 standards would have been protected from such sophisticated attacks and to identify changes needed, if any, to the standards being developed by the ISA99 committee.

InduSoft signs distributor in Singapore  
AKOE TECH is a HMI/SCADA software distributor located in Singapore, and serving the Asian market.

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DCOM 101
April 28, 2011
- Time Zone
In this webinar, find out how OPC works with DCOM communication infrastructure. We will discuss the top 5 problems people experience with DCOM when they connect to OPC applications on remote computers, and how to overcome them.

OPC Security
May 12, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Location: Chicago, United States
Students learn how to secure their OPC implementation by configuring their firewall, Data Execution Prevention, Windows Authentication, Access Control Lists (ACL), Windows Services, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) implementation, and how to continuously monitor the health of their real-time communication system. This enables plants to comply with IT, industrial, and federal regulations.

Introduction to Human Machine Interface (HMI) for Industrial Automation (EA20)
May 17, 2011 - May 19, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
This course will provide an introduction to the primary aspects of HMI configuration: best practices in information presentation for process equipment, text, numbers, historical trends, and alarm information. Presentation of related on-demand information, including reports and links out to other documents, will be covered.

Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C)
June 9, 2011
Location: Concord, NC, USA
Held in conjunction with ISA's POWID Symposium. This course focuses on the key activities of the alarm management lifecycle provided in the ANSI/ISA18.00.02 standard, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries.

Industrial Data Communications Systems (TS06)
July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Starting from the basics, this course gives you the tools to design and maintain industrial communications systems on your plant floor. You'll learn the underlying principles behind today's industrial communications systems, including Modbus, Data Highway Plus, Ethernet, and TCP/IP.

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Managing SCADA Security Risks 2011
May 25, 2011 - May 26, 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Real world examples of how companies using industrial control systems are identifying vulnerabilities and threat professionals will discuss the reality of SCADA risks and potential implications for your business.

Honeywell Users Group Americas Symposium 2011
June 12, 2011 - June 16, 2011
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Hundreds of automation users and industry experts gather to explore the latest industry trends and technology developments each year. The event features hands-on demonstrations of the latest technology, one-to-one interaction with products experts, and group discussion with other Honeywell users. The robust technical conference provides invaluable education and insight.

2011 Siemens Automation Summit
June 27, 2011 - June 30, 2011
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Join Siemens to see live, hands-on demonstrations showcasing best-in-class solutions, hear from others how they have successfully applied solutions that you can use in your operations, and network with your peers and Siemens management.

SCADA China 2011
August 16, 2011 - August 17, 2011
Location: Beijing, China
By attending SCADA China, keep yourself updated with the newest developed and future projects that operate on SCADA systems in the Asia region. The conference will also allow you to benchmark your strategies against others, and network with like-minded individuals.

ISA Expo Control 2011 / Mexico
August 24, 2011 - August 26, 2011
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
ISA Expo Control 2011 is the exhibition in Mexico that will allow you to achieve those goals by bringing together the most important national and international companies in instrumentation, control, automation, robotics, software, hardware and measurement.

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