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December 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
Automation solutions key to process management and optimisation
European Chemical Engineer, November 2010
The latest automation solutions aimed at the chemical industry focus on reducing total cost of ownership, safety system development and delivery, improved functionality, and asset optimisation.
Arms Trafficking
Vision Systems Design, October 2010
By Andrew Wilson
Beware, system integrators—you may run afoul of Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act--regulations that limit the export of frequently used machine-vision components.
Opt for innovative design partnerships
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, October 2010
In South Africa, there are too few qualified persons with water and wastewater plant experience to handle the growth in the utilities market.
The Service Solution
Control Engineering Asia, September 2010
By G Venkatesh
Equipment suppliers and automation solutions providers, who not very long ago used to “supply it, install it and forget it”, are now being called on to nurture the equipment and systems they supply, all through their lifetimes.
Control architecture, who needs it?
Control Engineering, September 2010
By Dennis Brandl, BR&L Consulting
Unsuccessful projects will often fail to have anyone clearly assigned to the architect role or will not have a well-defined architecture. This will not make a project successful, but lacking both will leave your project “out-of-control.”
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Top 5 OPC Questions Integrators Need To Ask
By Matrikon
While OPC connectivity should reduce system complexity and save project time, there is the potential for expectations and cost to go astray if certain project risks aren’t properly managed. There are five important questions integrators need to ask to ensure the success of any major OPC implementation.
Trace, Track and Control: High Production Output at Low Costs
By François Monette, Cogiscan, and Matt Van Bogart, Microscan
A good TTC system will eliminate all waste of time and materials, enabling savings up to 10 percent of the total product cost, which goes straight to a manufacturer’s bottom line. A typical payback analysis for a good TTC system is less than one year.
Determining the Best Controller for Your Small System
By Honeywell
When choosing the type of control system for a particular application, there are many considerations that influence the decision. A DCS is designed for process control and a PLC is designed for machine or motion control. Here’s how to choose the right system for the job.
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| Resources & Literature |
RNA offers Lean consulting service
RNA has established a manufacturing consulting service, Rhein-Nadel Consultancy (RNC).
Baseblock Software offers free Modbus RTU test software
Free utility for Windows XP, VISTA and 7 allows users to test and troubleshoot modbus RTU device communication over serial and Ethernet networks.
3S-Smart Software Solutions publishes CoDeSys Device Directory
The CoDeSys Device Directory provides a comprehensive overview of almost 400 devices.
ABB publishes brochure on products for water plants
Sixteen-page color brochure describes ABB's products and solutions for the complete water cycle.
NAG Library available for Robotics and Automation Engineers
The NAG Library for .NET provides the algorithms in areas such as optimization, curve and surface fitting, FFTs, interpolation, linear algebra, wavelet transforms, etc.
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| Application Stories |
Emerson automates Varandey oil export terminal in Russia
Emerson supplied DeltaV control systems, AMS software, Rosemount instrumentation and Fisher control valves, communicating via HART, Modbus and FOUNDATION fieldbus protocols.
Integrated Messaging Enables Pre-Emptive Data Center Cooling Automation
Automation World, October 2010
By Rob Spiegel
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Facilities Monitoring System installed a Kepware system to acquire SNMP, Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU data for its Wonderware HMI/SCADA system.
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.
Wiri Oil turns to Honeywell
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, September 2010
Wiri upgraded to Honeywell’s Experion R300 HMI with the help of the Legacy Input/Output Module (LIOM), an integrated solution for taking advantage of Experion while ensuring the best utilisation of existing LCS I/Os. It used its existing LCS 620 I/O, keeping the hardware in place
Oakville Ford plant successfully implements Wi-Fi on factory assembly line
MRO, September 2010
Ford is the first automaker to use Wi-Fi provisioning on the assembly line to wirelessly deliver SYNC software to vehicles equipped with the new MyFord Touch driver connect technology as they are being built. The Oakville, Ontario, assembly line produces the all-new 2011 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX models.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Invensys Adds three European SIs as Partners
The three partners are Goodtech Projects & Services, located in Norway; Technord, based in France; and Ireland-based ONG Automation Ltd.
Advantech Acquires ACA Digital Taiwan
ACA Digital specializes in industrial ruggedized portable products as well as design, manufacturing, and integration services.
Viklele signs Automation Teknix as System Integratior
Automation Teknix has signed up as a Gold partner for Black Diamond SCADA.
Schneider Packaging recognized by FANUC as certified integrator
Schneider is FANUC’s largest integrator in the case packing and palletizing segment in North America.
AMT appoints Edward Turley controls department manager
Turley will be responsible for managing the Controls Engineering Department including management of hardware & software design and all field support activities.
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| Project News |
AVEVA to supply design software to Russian power integrator
AVEVA will supply a suite of plant engineering and design software to OJSC Power Machines, a Russian manufacturer of power engineering services.
Yokogawa to control Thermal Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
Yokogawa will be supplying CENTUM VP control systems, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented systems, device management software packages, and a simulator.
National Instruments to supply hardware and software to Vitrociset
Vitrociset will integrate NI hardware and software into its service packages for organizations developing sophisticated physics projects such as particle accelerators and fusion devices.
As One to supply Catalyst software to HallStar
Catalyst xM and Catalyst PDC will provide specialty chemical producer HallStar with the ability to fully automate batch execution and electronic batch record management.
Emerson to upgrade automation at pentaerythritol plant
The existing distributed control system will be replaced at Perstorp's plant in Sweden The project will be Europe’s first installation of version 11 of DeltaV.
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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
World Congress on Internet Security
February 21, 2011 - February 23, 2011
Location: London, UK
The World Congress on Internet Security is an international forum dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of security on the Internet and Computer Networks.
Hannover Messe 2011
April 4, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Hannover, Germany
With its line-up of 13 leading international trade shows, HANNOVER MESSE 2011 will be at full strength and will underline its global importance as a showcase for tomorrow's technologies and ideas. No other event presents as many ground-breaking innovations and integrated solutions. France is the partner country for 2011.
AUTOMATICON
April 5, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Warsaw, Poland
AUTOMATICON is the most important trade fair for automation, control, measurement and robotics in Poland. The Fair is always accompanied by series of seminars, lectures and presentations which attract hundreds of specialists from all over the country.
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.
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