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HMI platforms evolve to take on new roles
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, December 2011
By Craig Resnick, ARC
Increasingly, users want the HMI platform to serve not only as an operator interface window into the application, but as an enterprise integration tool.

SCADA virtualisation - delivering real benefits?
Control Engineering Europe, December 2011
By Tony Chapman, Siemens
Virtualisation for SCADA systems brings many benefits such as time and cost savings, greater levels of security and operational efficiency advantages.

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Invensys updates Wonderware InTouch
Enhancements in InTouch 2012 include strengthened security, simplified installation, and support for remote desktop services and virtualization technologies from Microsoft.

AutomationDirect adds iPad app to C-more touch panels
C-more remote HMI application is available through the iTunes App Store for $4.99 and provides remote access and control to mobile users who have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

OMEGA releases NS series touch screen HMIs
NS series can monitor ladder programs without using a personal computer.

Other Product Announcements

• Pepperl+Fuchs introduces VisuNet IND 8200 Panel Mount PCs
• R. STAHL announces Rig Floor PC HMI
• RAFI adds 19" touchscreen to GLASSCAPE monitor
• OffPeak Technologies announces PT HMIs
• Distech announces EC-NetAX EnerVue dashboard

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OMEGA publishes automation catalog
Catalog contains 100 full color pages of products from Omega's automation line: PLCs, smart relays, enclosures, process measurement and control devices, motion control sensors, HMIs and more.

AutomationDirect offers free HMI programming software
C-more Micro-Graphic Programming Software offers high end features designed to reduce configuration time. Simply drag and drop objects from

QA Graphics Introduces App Design Services
QA Graphics' interactive team can create custom mobile applications for Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad/iTouch), Android and BlackBerry devices.

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Manufacturer Bags Significant Savings Thanks to EtherNet/IP
Automation.com, December 2011
Askim Mek Verksted in Norway builds Battpacker wool production machinery. It upgraded to Control Logix PLCs, PanelView Plus HMIs, Festo plug-in pneumatic valves, and EtherNet/IP communications.

Time for an Upgrade
Process Heating, November 2011
By Matt Koch, Sukup Manufacturing
An automation technology upgrade from Phoenix Contact, involving a PLC, HMI and VFD, allowed a grain dryer manufacturer to improve product quality and throughput while increasing uptime.

Lonmin system platform upgrade
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, November 2011
Lonmin's Marikana complex is one of the largest platinum mining and processing operations in the world. It uses uses five ArchestrA Galaxy Repository servers, 43 ArchestrA Object Servers, 42 view stations, 14 Wonderware Historian servers and 68 PLCs.

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The Effective Operator
Automation.com, November 2011
By Hongyu Pei Breivold, et al, ABB
Here's how ABB's System 800xA helps improve operator effectiveness through improved situational awareness and better handling of abnormal conditions.

Real Time Control Over the Web  
Automation.com, November 2011
By Steve Jahnke, Galixsys Networks
Devices make use of the Web to send and receive data, usually from a cloud service or backend server. Most of the inherent latency and processing problems of the web can be removed if XML document passing is not used as the means to transmit generic commands.

Effective OPC Security for Control Systems
September 2011
By Eric Byres and Darek Kominek
By While the consequences of cyber attacks and malware are no longer in doubt, the question remains, "Exactly how can an engineer reliably secure his or her control system?" This white paper outlines a simple and cost effective answer - a security solution based on OPC technology that can be deployed in almost any industrial facility today.

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ARC says Invensys Leads HMI Software and Services Market
In the 2011 ARC report, which covers the 2010 calendar year, Wonderware outpaced market growth and increased its percentage lead over its nearest competitor.

ICONICS promotes Tim Donaldson to Business Development Manager
Donaldson joined ICONICS in 2003, and was promoted to Director of Marketing in 2004 where he oversaw day to day marketing activities and events for ICONICS.

HMI Software and Services Market going Mobile
As HMI software shifts from standalone computing towards client/server architecture, demand for the ability to view and/or control a process via the Internet is increasing.

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Boosting production efficiency and reducing errors in ammonia production
Control Engineering Europe, December 2011
Five of EuroChem's ammonia production units in Russia are to be fitted with Honeywell Process Solutions' UniSim Operator Training Simulation (OTS) solution.

Matrox to supply video wall controllers to PSCo Technical Distribution
PSCo Technical Distribution will build turnkey video wall solutions that complement their existing line of high-performance displays.

Matrox to provide Mura MPX to Power Video Wall Controllers
AGELEC chose Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards to drive AGCWall Series, a new line of video wall controllers.

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ABB Automation & Power World 2012
April 23, 2012 - April 26, 2012
Location: Houston, TX, USA
ABB Automation & Power World is an annual four day program consisting of educational workshops, technical training, customer case studies, application workshops, and panel discussions. This year's 130,000 sq. ft.Technology & Solution Center features the latest technology by ABB and our technology partners.

Hannover Messe 2012
April 23, 2012 - April 27, 2012
Location: Hannover, Germany
Boasting eight flagship trade fairs with exhibitors and trade visitors from all over the world, HANNOVER MESSE will once again confirm its unique global standing in 2012. It remains without rival as a showcase of industrial technology, with more world firsts on display and more integrated solutions than elsewhere.

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