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Honeywell Process Solutions can help sustain the life of your process control and instrumentation assets, and maximize the operational performance of your plant or mill. We can show you how to reduce costs and increase efficiency to get the most out of your assets.

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New U1270 series Handheld Digital Multimeters from Agilent

Water and dust resistant. Grip-friendly and feature-packed. That’s what you get with the new Agilent U1270 series handheld DMM. Agilent has reinvented the industrial handheld DMM to provide more essential features in a single tool that is easy and fast to operate. The new U1270 Series IP-54 rated DMMs feature low impedance mode to eliminate stray voltage; backlight alert to improve continuity tests in dark, noisy environments; Smart Ohm to minimize false readings due to leakage current; and more. Additionally, you can perform data logging and connect to a computer for post-measurement analysis via the infrared-to-USB port.

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ISA's 6th Annual Water & Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium
June 22-23, 2011

The WWAC Symposium will help professionals in the water and wastewater industry understand how automatic control applications affect processing and distribution of water treatment and provide an outstanding opportunity to gain valuable technical information and training.

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Game changer  
What’s New in Process Technology, May 2011
By Charlie Mohrmann, Invensys Operations Management
From the shop floor to the top floor, automation has caused a revolution. Despite this, mobile field workers are often still running around with clipboards. By empowering these workers with tools that enable them to learn new skills, make suggestions and directly tie their activities to their KPIs, job satisfaction and effectiveness can be increased.

How's That Drive Working For You?  
Maintenance Technology, May 2011
By Gates
While there are many options for transforming one form of mechanical power into another, why change a drive design that’s working? There are a number of reasons for doing so—and when you get right down to it, they’re all related to the bottom line.

Electrical And Enclosure Safety For Solar Energy Projects  
IMPO, May 2011
By Jeff Seagle, Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
Photovoltaics (PV) is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors. As more plants move towards alternative sources of energy, building maintenance personnel face new demands when it comes to safety and compliance.

Getting Into The Flow  
Engineered Systems. May 2001
Commercial system experts see flow as a key step to optimizing system efficiency. Cutting down required tubing size, insulated PEX for district systems, and variable-speed pumps to pin down a chiller’s exact needs are three points of attack in the modern campaign against waste.

How To Calculate Temporary Cooling Loads  
Maintenance Solutions, March 2011
By James Piper
To support a growing demand for temporary cooling, manufacturers now offer an expanding portfolio of systems. Equipment options now include small, portable, room units and trailer-mounted systems capable of cooling entire buildings.

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Emerson introduces integrated Pump Health Monitoring system
Pump Health Monitoring solution enables users to detect and predict problems, greatly reducing the risk of unexpected pump failures that can cause lost production and expensive repairs.

Siemens expands Building Information Modeling (BIM)
BIM families now include library blocks for dry type distribution transformers and low voltage unit substations.

Opto 22 enhances OptoEMU Sensor
Enhancements include Modbus/TCP and OPC industrial protocol support, Microsoft SQL Server and Access integration, and a Microsoft .NET developer toolkit.

OMEGA Introduces UWRH-2-NEMA wireless Humidity Transmitter
UWRH-2-NEMA wireless relative humidity transmitter sends measurements back to a host receiver up to 120 m (400’) away.

Red Lion Controls adds SQL Sync to Crimson 3.0 software
SQL Sync service allows customers to synchronize logged data from their G3 HMIs directly with Microsoft’s SQL Server, eliminating the need for third-party software or a custom script.

Other Product Announcements

• Advantech announces SCADA Client App for Apple iPhone and iPad
• Emerson enhances 475 field communicator
• Tridium Expands Niagara AX Driver Library
• Industrial Video Announces Rapid Deploy Video System
• Endress+Hauser Announces Promass 83X/84X four-tube Coriolis Flowmeter
• FieldServer Technologies interfaces to Cisco EnergyWise
• Sigmatek releases CFF 011 solid state floppy drive
• HIWIN releases SW sealing system for linear guideways
• AMETEK introduces JOFRA PTC temperature calibrators
• MicroStrain releases SensorCloud web-based storage

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Thomson introduces EngineersCALC app  
Free app quickly converts units of measure, calculates the inertia of common shapes, determines material density and looks up common trigonometric or calculus functions.

NORD Drivesystems publishes electric motor catalog  
The catalog provides an overview of NORD's asynchronous low-voltage motors, and addresses in detail the implications of the switch to IE2.

Cool software tools for managing industrial energy use  
ReliablePlant, April 2011
Industrial system assessment software tools from the DOE’s Industrial Technologies Program demonstrate that tools do have the power to shape the way we conduct our business. Using these powerful software tools to find ways to reduce your industrial energy use can be a good first step on the path to developing a long-term energy management plan.

Wapice releases Free CAN diagnostic tool  
CANrunner can monitor real-time data on CAN bus, analyze and catch problems on a CAN bus, and view CAN bus statistics.

IEC publishes booklet for regulating hazardous areas  
The booklet, "A Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment Used in Environments with an Explosive Atmosphere," can be used by countries that lack regulation in this sector as a blueprint for their legislation.

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An Overlap of Interests  
Industrial Networking, May 2011
By Jim Montague
Bayer Health Care in Berkeley, CA, connects its local DCS devices, a highly automated HVAC system for cleanrooms, and a central utilities system via a network that piggybacks on Bayer's corporate IT network, but is physically separated from it.

Direct-Digital Controls Improve Equipment Monitoring  
Building Operating Management, May 2011
By Dan Hounsell
Upgrading a building-automation system (BAS) can be an immense undertaking, given the complexity of the technology and the need to dovetail it to fit a facility's existing systems and operations. But for UNLV, such projects have become nearly routine, thanks to DDC.

Integrated Material Handling Results In Modern Paint Manufacturing Line  
IMPO, May 2011
Hand palletizing of products weighing up to 70 pounds and production flow inefficiencies pointed to some obvious areas needing improvement at Kelly-Moore’s paint manufacturing plant. They installed an Alvey robotic palletizing system with two robotic arms to solve the problems.

Cutting costs with energy auditing  
Reliable Plant, May 2011
24-7 Power uses thermal imagers to scan electrical, mechanical, process and HVAC systems, looking for places to save energy.

Schaeffler handheld vibration monitor checks traction motors at Siemens  
Handheld FAG Detector III vibration monitoring systems minimize the number of traction motor repairs due to bearing deterioration.

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Five Critical Factors for Selecting Fieldbus Valve Manifolds  
Automation.com, May 2011
By Enrico De Carolis, Numatics
White paper presents the five crucial factors that controls engineers, specifiers, and buyers must consider before selecting pneumatic fieldbus valve manifolds - commissioning, distribution, modularity, diagnostics, and recovery - while outlining the shortcomings of conventional approaches.

Terminal Blocks with Push-In Technology Save Time   
By Gordon Busch, Phoenix Contact
The newest generation of terminal blocks features push-in technology (PIT), which simplifies wiring and reduces installation time.

Reducing Servomotor Instability  
By Marcus Schick, Siemens
Excessive speed controller gain causes instability in a servo system. However, lowering this gain is often not a viable option, so a systematic approach should be used to determine the best remedy of the instability.

Deploying intelligent power supplies to save energy  
By Ken Allwine, Phoenix Contact
Today’s high-end power supplies are based on advanced primary switch mode power supply (PSMPS) technology. This improves the energy conversion process to the level where many power supplies boast efficiency levels of 93 percent or better.

Find More Space in Your Control Panel  
By Eaton
Optimize your panel designs. Learn options for distributing loads in industrial control panels and how to safely apply them, while adhering to Underwriters Laboratories® standard 508A and National Electrical Code®, NFPA® 70-2011.

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Siemens launches search for America’s smartest building  
Siemens is offering $80,000 in products and services to winners of the 2011 Smartest Building in America challenge.

California's Big Freeze on Refrigerants  
HVAC Distribution Business, April 2010
Life has gotten a little more tricky for HVACR distributors in California who distribute or receive commonly used CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs. A new program requires distributors to keep detailed records of those refrigerants, creating a lot of extra work.

ABB acquires Validus DC Systems  
U.S.-based Validus DC Systems is a provider of direct current (DC) power infrastructure equipment for energy-intensive data centers.

EnOcean interoperable with TCP/IP  
EnOcean Alliance announced that its wireless, battery-less energy harvesting sensors and associated control systems are now fully interoperable with TCP/IP.

National Instruments Announces Green Engineering Grant Program  
NI will donate LabVIEW graphical system design software tools and training to eligible startups to help advance clean energy development in applications such as solar, wind and biofuel technology.

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OSI to Upgrade Electrical Distribution Control System in Malaysia  
Open Systems International was selected by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB) to upgrade the Electrical Power Supply (EPS) system for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

GE to supply SmartSignal diagnostics to Constellation Energy  
Constellation will deploy the SmartSignal Shield predictive-diagnostic solution, along with SmartSignal Cycle Watch software for combustion turbine start-ups.

Metso to maintain valves at Petrobras refineries in Brazil  
Metso will supply of spare parts and maintenance services for Metso’s valves, actuators and positioners for 11 refineries in Brazil.

ABB to maximize efficiency at India’s largest seawater desalination plant  
When completed at the end of 2011, the Nemmeli seawater desalination plant will supply up to 100 million liters of potable water a day and reduce the stress on Chennai’s dwindling groundwater resources.

Emerson to supply DeltaV electronic marshalling to Solvay  
Solvay’s Tavaux plant faces the task of managing a collection of control systems from multiple suppliers. This includes DCSs, PLCs, relay-based systems, pneumatic systems, and emergency shutdown systems (ESD).

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Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems (TC10)
June 23, 2011 - June 24, 2011
Location: Houston, TX, USA
This course presents a systematic approach to troubleshooting and start-up of single- and multi-loop control loops. You'll see how pressure, level, flow, and temperature loops operate to maintain good process control systems. Knowledge of instrumentation and control is assumed.

Introduction to Industrial Pressure, Level, and Density Measurement Technologies (EI05E) - Online
July 11, 2011 - August 26, 2011
This course presents an overview of the principles and applications of modern pressure, level, and density measurement systems, emphasizing underlying instrument technologies; device performance and design; and specification, selection, installation, and maintenance requirements for instruments and transmitters.

Applying Motor Controls and Drives (SP15)
July 19, 2011 - July 20, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
This course gives you a broad perspective of DC motors, AC motors (single and three-phase), and Variable Speed Drives (for AC Induction Motors and DC Motors).

Auditing Effectiveness of Maintenance & Reliability
July 25, 2011 - July 27, 2011
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Benchmark Against World Class Practices to Improve Your Maintenance & Reliability Audit Program

Honeywell to expand its in-house engineering training  
Honeywell is creating programs to develop the engineering talent of the future, including plant operators, maintenance technicians, implementation engineers, system administrators and management.

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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.

3rd Annual Chem/Petrochem & Refinery Shutdowns and Turnarounds
August 2, 2011 - August 4, 2011
Location: Austin, TX, USA
For the third year in a row Marcus Evans presents our industry leading energy forum that will bring together plant professionals from both small and large companies in order for them to collaborate and share best practices as it relates to improving their turnaround process.

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.

High Performance Buildings Conference  
Engineered Systems and Building Intelligence Group
September 13 – 14, 2011
In this accessible and interactive forum, building professionals learn about the latest technologies and practices to deliver high performance and energy efficiency. The conference addresses the full spectrum of mechanical and electrical buildings systems for both new construction and existing buildings.

3rd Annual World Refining Technology Summit & Exhibition
September 28, 2011 - September 29, 2011
Location: Houston, TX, USA
3rd Annual World Refining Technology Summit 2011 is an ideal perfect platform to discuss and learn the latest in refining technology and how to stay abreast of your competitors.

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