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June 2010 |
| Sponsor: Emerson |
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| Sponsor: Honeywell |
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The OneWireless™ Position Sensor allows remote, reliable position monitoring in hazardous areas and remote installations.
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| Sponsor: ISA |
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| Featured Articles |
Wireless Control in the Field
Control, May 2010
By John Rezabek
Users will have to exert their influence with suppliers to get control in the field implemented in WirelessHART.
Self-Powered Wireless Sensors Eliminate the Need for Batteries
Building Operating Management, April 2010
By EnOcean
The flexibility of wireless products has been limited by the need to provide power. Batteries eventually need to be replaced. Instead of batteries or wired power, EnOcean devices use a variety of methods to generate or store electricity: inductive switches, solar cells and thermo-energy harvesters. |
| Product Sponsor - ProSoft Technology |
 802.11n Industrial Hotspots from ProSoft Technology
The 802.11n Industrial Hotspot series provides plant-wide network integration and easy deployment in the field. The RLXIBIHxN series meets the specific needs of industrial customers who demand ease of deployment, ruggedness and reliable industrial communication. Single, Dual, and Weatherproof Dual versions available. |
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Wireless Workers Unchained
Control, April 2010
By Dan Hebert
The phone rings in the middle of the night. It's the third shift operator, telling you that there's been a process upset. Do you get out of bed, dress and drive 25 miles to the plant? No, instead you use your Blackberry and check what's happening, make a few changes to process setpoints and watch the system recover.
A new approach to wireless sensors: The Instrumentation Cloud
Control Engineering Europe, April 2010
By Marius Ghercioiu, Cores Electronic
In a new concept known as the Instrumentation Cloud, the only physical connection is between the sensor or actuator and the A/D or D/A front end located on a ‘sensor tag,’ which sends or receives data and commands to or from a commercially available wireless access point (AP) or router.
Online Diagnostics: Easy Access
Industrial Automation Asia, March 2010
By Jim Ralston, ProSoft Technology
There are many ways to use wireless RF diagnostic data when made available in an OPC server. The best use is dependent on the process type, how wireless is being used in the system and user needs.
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| Product Sponsor - RF Industries |
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| Application Stories |
WirelessHART Network monitors Mining Operation’s Movable Leach Fields
The system uses 44 Endress+Hauser Promag 53P flowmeters and Cerabar WirelessHART pressure transmitters to monitor flow and pressure in leach fields that are regularly relocated, and use movable, temporary piping.
Wireless Applications Put to the Test
Control Engineering Europe, May 2010
By Jeff Becker, Honeywell Process Solutions
Three industrial plants share their experiences with industrial wireless. In all three cases — alcohol storage tanks, oil and gas pipelines, and a hot furnace in a steel factory — wireless helped them solve perplexing problems that probably would not have been solved otherwise.
Wireless helps Dubai Aluminum manage compressed air
Rosemount wireless transmitters provide reliable data to existing SCADA system despite strong magnetic field, allow operators to reduce energy use by 13 percent.
Using Industrial Wireless Ethernet in Mining Systems
By Moxa
A mine uses a combination of Moxa's AWK-1100 wireless AP/Bridge/AP Client and an industrial Ethernet switch. PLCs connect to the switch, which connects to an AWK-1100 wireless AP. Another switch/AP combination is used at the control end of the system.
WirelessHART Keeps Equipment Connected to the DCS
Control Design, May 2010
By Scott Broadley, Broadley-James
When a skid is portable and routinely moved within the plant, even a few pluggable connections to the DCS can become a maintenance issue. WirelessHART field devices solves this since the connection to the DCS is independent of its physical location.
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| White Papers |
Turbo Chain: A New Recovery System Beyond Ethernet Redundant Ring Technology
By Sean Wang, Moxa
This white paper will explore the various challenges presented by existing redundant networking technologies and introduce a new redundant solution that resolves many existing problems.
Dual-RF Wireless Redundancy
By Jackie Shi, Moxa
This paper explains the traditional single-RF (single radio frequency) and dual-RF (dual radio frequency) wireless architectures, and show what Moxa provides in the way of dual-RF technology.
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| Resources & Literature |
Banner Publishes 2010 Catalog
Catalog covers sensors, vision, wireless, indicators, and machine safety products.
Wireless Instrumentation Brochure
Brochure describes Accutech’s battery-powered wireless instrumentation, including base radios, pressure, temperature and level sensors, totalizers, and output modules.
Echoflex releases $149 energy harvesting evaluation kit
The kit includes building blocks for fully-integrated systems: energy generation, energy conditioning and storage, sensor power balance, low power timers and a microprocessor for OEM custom development.
Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation, 3rd Edition (PDF only)
Book by Dick Caro
This digital edition includes the increasingly popular wireless application Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and provides a clear, unbiased view of the emerging wireless communications market. Author Dick Caro explores wireless communications from the factory and process automation viewpoint to help you make clear decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects.
ISA publishes new edition of Industrial Network Security book
Industrial Network Security, 2nd Edition, by David J. Teumim, tells managers, engineers, technicians, and operators how to keep industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.
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| Featured Training |
Emerson offers free online training on wireless technologies
Emerson is offering 19 new online training courses on various aspects of wireless for process automation. Designed for anyone who uses automation to improve plant performance, the new courses are available free through Emerson’s educational website.
RSTechED 2010
June 6, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
RSTechED is an advanced software training event in manufacturing automation. More than 120 unique technical sessions, hands-on labs and customer presentations are specifically designed for those interested in learning to effectively leverage existing automation investments and create the architecture for continuous optimization, competitive differentiation and sustainable production.
Industrial Wireless Systems
June 11, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV, US
This course will cover the most relevant details associated with industrial wireless systems with an emphasis towards how the various technological choices coexist, interoperate and interact with each other. Numerous examples of real-world deployments are covered for facilities such as SCADA systems, petrochemical plants, electrical power generation, and transmission systems.
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| Company & Organizational News |
BICSI grants CECs for Phoenix Contact Wireless course
BICSI is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry with information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies.
Schneider Electric acquires SCADAgroup
SCADAgroup is an Australian-based provider of telemetry products and solutions for the water and waste-water, oil & gas and electric power end-market segments.
ZigBee Smart Energy specs available for public comment
ZigBee Smart Energy version 2.0 Technical Requirements Document (TRD) is available for public comment by the Smart Grid community at large, opening it beyond those who have been active in its creation.
HALCON machine vision software runs on mobile phone
HALCON Embedded runs on the Nokia N900 mobile phone with the Maemo Linux-based operating system.
Energy harvesting materials draw interest in industry
Control Engineering Europe, February 2010
Frost & Sullivan research reports that new technical advances and rising energy prices are driving new research into energy scavenging solutions.
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| Project News |
QSI to supply HMI for blowing up things
The wireless handheld QTERM-G58 will be used by ATA Defense Industries to remotely control target systems for military training.
Invensys to install IntelaTrac Mobile Solution for Chevron
The mobile solution will support Chevron’s upstream operations with configurable software and ruggedized mobile hardware solutions that enable workers to better manage workflow, procedural and general management tasks.
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| Featured Events |
2010 Sensors Expo & Conference
June 7, 2010 - June 9, 2010
Location: Rosemont, IL, USA
The event is dedicated to exploring the most up-to-date innovations in sensor technology including physical sensors, sensor networks, biosensors, MEMS/nanotechnology, instrumentation & controls, intelligent systems, machine-to- machine communication, wireless sensing and IT technology.
Siemens Industry 2010 User Conference
June 8, 2010 - June 10, 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Be a part of the 2010 Siemens User Conference. An Automation User Community event where Siemens users, partners, industry thought-leaders, and professionals come together to discuss challenges and strategies.
Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium
June 13, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
HUG symposium features hands-on demonstrations of the latest technology, one-to-one interaction with products experts, and group discussions with other Honeywell users.
WoWMoM 2010
June 14, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Location: Montreal, Canada
The IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2010) provides researchers and students a friendly and interactive forum for exchanging results and visions that shape the future of wireless, mobile and multimedia systems.
Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010
September 27, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
This year's conference will be a great opportunity to "Build on Your Knowledge." We're expecting another valuable and highly educational conference, as many industry leaders, educators, and experts are planning to share "what's worked for them" and to learn "what's working for others."
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