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The Future of Real-time Control
Automation.com, September 2011
By Bill Lydon, Editor
Bill Lydon talks with Jeff Kodosky, Cofounder of National Instruments and Father of LabVIEW, to discuss real-time control and particularly his continuing work on the problem of visually programming real-time- control applications.

Reduce Energy Consumption: Cement Production  
Control Engineering, September 2011
By Patrick Murray
Many cement producers have lowered energy costs up to 20% by using power and energy management systems, VFDs, model predictive control systems and energy assessments.

Take a Bite Out of Lifecycle Costs  
Control, September 2011
By Dan Hebert
How can automation be used to monitor, control and cut lifecycle costs for process equipment and components? The "big three" are reducing stress on equipment, enabling proactive maintenance and cutting energy use.

Control loop optimisation: theory versus practice  
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, September 2011
By Michael Brown, Control Engineering
Apart from a few very individuals, no one involved in practical control uses any mathematics. This is because there are no practical mathematical models of the process transfer functions that take real-world imperfections into account.

Redundancy: Beyond controllers and capacitors  
InTech, August 2011
By Josh Neland and Franklin Flint
As automated systems are required to do more and systems become more complex, companies have an opportunity to step back and evaluate where they can most effectively and cost-efficiently build redundancy into the computing infrastructure.

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HMS announces cloud-based Netbiter for remote management
Netbiter remote management enables users to monitor and control machinery such as power generators, tanks, wind turbines, building applications and base stations from a standard web browser.

Moore Industries adds Ethernet and Modbus to NCS RTU
The update allows the NCS to be used as either a single or dual MODBUS master, providing Ethernet and dual MODBUS RTU master/slave communications.

Honeywell combines process control software
Software suite includes three software products: Honeywell Loop Scout, Profit Expert, and Control Performance Monitor.

National Instruments Introduces LabVIEW 2011
LabVIEW 2011 provides a unified platform for designing, prototyping and deploying applications with maximum efficiency.

Other Product Announcements

• Endress+Hauser Announces Instrumentation for Aeration Control package
• Secomea adds remote access to SiteManager
• Brooks enhances GF120 Thermal Mass Flow Controller
• InduSoft releases Service Pack for Web Studio
• ExperTune Offers free Upgrade to Rockwell’s tuning software
• engenity announces SoliStat 2-10 temperature control

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MESA Publishes Metrics Guidebook and Framework  
This guidebook is intended to help manufacturers in all segments improve performance by creating better business decisions through alignments between operations to financial results.

Datapak announces Temperature Profiling website  
The website provides resources for customers with heating processes in industrial coatings, high-temperature heat treatment, electronics assembly, solar photovoltaic manufacturing, food production and kiln firing.

Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements in the Process Industry: A Guide to Design, Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance - $119.00
This comprehensive resource aims to increase awareness of the opportunities afforded by modern measurement instruments and final elements, and to show how to get maximum benefit from the revolution in smart technologies. It builds an understanding of the fundamental aspects of measurements, measurement instruments, and final elements for applications in the process industry.

Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide, 4th Edition - $109.00
This easy-to-read text includes insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation.

Control Systems Safety Evaluation and Reliability, 3rd Edition - $109.00
This third edition provides the detailed background necessary to understand how to meet important new safety regulations and reliability engineering topics. Professional control system designers will learn to properly evaluate control system components, various system architectures, how to better communicate with vendors, and how to increase accuracy of life-cycle cost estimates.

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More Water Savings Through Automation  
Control, September 2011
By Mike Crabtree, Forshock
PLCs from AutomationDirect control pumps and video surveillance cameras at Mission Springs Water District in California.

Going Green With Fuel Use Optimization  
Control, September 2011
By Luther Kemp, Minnesota Power
The M.L. Hibbard Renewable Energy Center power plant in Duluth, Minnesota has a multi-fuel, traveling-grate boiler that burns both wood waste and coal. Model Predictive Control from Emerson controls the boiler.

ABB control systems allow Tata Steel to use lower cost oxygen  
Process & Control Today, August 2011
ABB control systems are helping Tata Steel cut the cost of iron production at its Scunthorpe plant by allowing it to use medium pressure oxygen in its blast furnaces.

Chemical plant replaces outdated PLCs with automation system  
Control Engineering Europe, August 2011
AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals is modernising its production facility in Herkenbosch, The Netherlands, using Emerson Process Management's DeltaV digital automation system.

Bags, Batch Software and Biotech  
Control, July 2011
By Jim Montague
How Shire Biopharmaceuticals accellerated construction plans for their newest facility by using Honeywell Process Solution's Experion Batch Manager system, C300 controllers, and some OneWirelesss networking.

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IR imaging for machine vision and process control  
Automation.com, September 2011
By Jason Styron, FLIR
Covers the technology behind infrared as a form of non-visible imaging, including detector technology, camera platforms, software, software analytics, and applications. The purpose of this is to highlight the use of IR technology for conventional machine vision applications.

Increasing the Value of Automation for Industrial Infrastructure Projects  
By Tim Sweet, Honeywell Process Solutions
This white paper discusses the use of modern automation technology to support industrial infrastructure projects in the world’s developing regions. It describes the latest innovative strategies for automating balance-of-plant units and other supporting assets in new Greenfield facilities.

Fluid Automation: Unsung Contributor to Plant Performance  
By ASCO Numatics
Fluid automation systems do more than control the flow of a process liquid or compressed air. Perceptive managers know that valves and pneumatic actuators can control the flow of profit. This management brief explores how fluid automation’s speed and reliability can provide competitive economic advantages in plant operations worldwide. Learn more about improving plant economic performance.

SCADA Security: Challenges and Solutions  
By Metin Ozturk and Philip Aubin, Schneider Electric
This paper presents the case for improving security to SCADA systems. It examines the factors that have contributed to the growing vulnerability of control systems, and presents new standards designed to protect critical infrastructure including the use of encryption and authentication for SCADA systems.

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Real-time Process Optimization Market to Grow 9% Annually
The market is expected to reach more than $1.5 billion in 2015, according to ARC.

Fieldbus organisations get together to provide simplified wireless communication  
Control Engineering Europe, August 2011
In a bid to convince the process industry to make the best use of wireless communication technology, Profibus & Profinet International, Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation are working on the development of an architecture for a WirelessHART gateway.

Spectris to Acquire Omega Engineering  
Spectris operates across four business segments: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, England, the company employs over 6,400 people.

International vertical integration standard expands scope  
InTech, August 2011
The ISA95 committee has expanded the scope of ISA-95.00.01 and ISA-95.00.02 . The advantages include more generalized models to include lab, warehouse, and maintenance departments and to allow companies to integrate LIMS, WMS, and asset management systems.

Wireless Sensor Networks sales to Reach $2 Billion in 2021  
According to IDTechEx, wireless mesh networks will grow rapidly from $0.45 billion in 2011 to $2 billion in 2021.

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ABB to control pulp and paper plant in India
ABB will supply automation and power equipment and related engineering and commissioning services to JK Paper Ltd for its expansion project.

Honeywell to control energy at Krakatau Steel
Honeywell will provide energy management and monitoring solutions which will help the steel mill get long-term cost savings through greater energy efficiency.

Rockwell Automation to supply PlantPAx to Grizzly Oil Sands
Grizzly will use the PlantPAx and Endress+Hauser instrumentation to help produce more than 5,000 barrels of oil per day at the first phase of its Algar Lake Project.

Invensys to Supply Refinery Information System to SATORP
Invensys will provide an InFusion enterprise control system solution encompassing total supply chain management; refinery planning and scheduling; operations management, and more.

Emerson's AMS Suite to support maintenance at UK power plant
AMS Suite will help EDF Energy access asset health information, view real-time analyses and reports, and develop management strategies to improve plant performance.

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FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Easier Than You Thought
October 11, 2011
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
End users and engineering firms are encouraged to attend upcoming Fieldbus Educational Seminars and learn about how FOUNDATION fieldbus is "easier than you thought". Take part in a one-day seminar and learn about the entire infrastructure included with demonstrations.

PROFINET One-day Training Class
October 13, 2011
Location: Pewaukee (Milwaukee area), WI, USA
This class prepares the student to apply PROFINET in his own project. Technical details of the technology are provided along with practical demonstrations.

Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (EC52)
October 24, 2011 - October 25, 2011
Location: Houston, TX, USA
This course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements.

Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) - Online
October 24, 2011 - December 16, 2011
The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.

Developing and Applying Standard Instrumentation and Control Documentation (FG15)
October 25, 2011 - October 26, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
This course will present the methodology for the designing and developing control systems documentation. The development of piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs) and related ISA drawings are emphasized

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ISA Automation Week 2011
October 17, 2011 - October 20, 2011
Location: Mobile, AL, USA
This world-class conference will cover seven technical tracks in depth and will be designed with information critical to several identified automation and control career paths. ISA Automation Week provides you with the opportunity to get the best unbiased knowledge available to help you in your jobs and your future.

2011 Emerson Global Users Exchange
October 24, 2011 - October 28, 2011
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Exchanging Ideas...Creating Solutions is the theme of this year's conference, to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Attendees overwhelmingly feel the different ideas and proven solutions from the presentations of users and experts at the conference is the main driving force to attend.

MESA European Plant2Enterprise Conference
November 7, 2011 - November 10, 2011
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
This year's European conference covers: The business benefits of plant to enterprise integration, Mastering the psychology of change brought by MES, Case studies from leading manufacturers, The MESA education programme, and Networking with industry thought leaders.

Invensys OpsManage'11
November 8, 2011 - November 10, 2011
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Invensys Operations Management hosts a multi-discipline event for collaborating on your journey towards manufacturing enterprise optimization.

Automation Fair 2011
November 16, 2011 - November 17, 2011
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Join us in Chicago as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Automation Fair. A great opportunity to explore a wide variety of smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing solutions geared toward improving your business profitability. And, best of all, it's FREE.

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