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Remote and condition monitoring in chemical plants
Automation.com, January 2012
By Gianni Minetti, Paradox Engineering
Chemical plants struggle with growing complexity and are often instrumented for process control. Wireless sensors might not always be a viable option, while wireless transmission seems to be the best choice. So how to conjugate these two elements?

Wireless Ethernet communications
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, December 2011
By Tim Craven, H3iSquared
Wireless can be used for relatively short distances up to approximately 3 km, in which case 802.11 (WiFi), will be recommended. To set up wireless over slightly longer distances than WiFi, up to around 12 km, 802.16/e (WiMAX) is the common choice.

Remote Access Makes New Connections
Control Design. November 2011
By Dan Hebert
With new 4G technology and cellphone apps, cellular connections now rival the speed of hardwired connections. This new equivalence is encouraging industrial machine and robot builder OEMs to use cellphones for remote access, both via browser and apps.

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National Instruments adds 802.11ac to wireless Test Solution
WLAN test solution checks WLAN chipsets and devices at signal bandwidths including 20, 40, 80 and 80+80 160 MHz for both Tx and Rx for up to 4x4 MIMO configurations.

Honeywell introduces Remote MasterMind 3.0s
The software manages Honeywell bar code scanners, mobility devices, and consumer-grade smartphones and tablets running on Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems.

Siemens adds PVDF antenna to radar level transmitter
The antenna opens up new applications in extreme conditions such as liquid and slurry for the Sitrans LR250 non-contacting level transmitter.

Moore Industries introduces WNM Wireless Network
WNM provides wireless communications between field sites that are up to 30 miles apart, and can act as a repeater for a virtually unlimited transmission range.

Other Product Announcements

• Connect One announces Commercial-Grade Nano WiReach WiFi
• Newport introduces wSeries Wi-Fi transmitters
• Powercast announces two long-life, battery-powered sensors
• Westermo releases MRD-350 industrial mobile broadband router
• GreenPeak announces ZigBee GP570 chip for motion sensing
• Premo releases 3DC15-HF 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna
• Schneider Electric Releases VC10 wireless Valve Controller

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NEMA Surge Protection Institute updates Website
Website informs users about surge characteristics, how surge protective devices (SPDs) work, and how to specify and apply surge protection.

When Worlds Collide in Manufacturing Operations: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 2.0 - $109.00
Book 2.0 explains how to implement ISA-95 workflow applications in Mfg 2.0 to execute operations tasks through the MOM and physical process levels while coordinating them to streamline plant operations and align those operations with ever-changing supply chain processes.

Phoenix Contact publishes 2012 catalogs
The catalogs list more than 25,000 different products.

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Natural Gas Production: Enabling In-the-Field Meter Data
Automation World, December 2011
Dart Oil and Gas needed to make production data from its methane wells available to engineers in the field. Using OPC, they switched from a centralized system to a modern HIM/SCADA system that allowed Web-enable smartphone access.

Wireless conductivity transmitters help prevent chemical discharge
Control Engineering Europe, December 2011
Korsnäs Gävle is using Emerson's Smart Wireless conductivity and temperature transmitters to collect critical leak-detection monitoring data at its board and paper production unit at Gävlebukten, Sweden.

Finding the unexpected benefits of wireless
InTech, December 2011
By Andrew Nolan
HollyFrontier's El Dorado refinery in southeast Kansas discovered several uses for its industrial wireless mesh network on top of its original application.

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Energy Harvesters reduce wiring and battery costs for wireless sensors
Automation.com, January 2012
By Roy Freeland, Perpetuum
Energy Harvesters are now readily available to power most low power wireless installations.

EtherNet/IP: When to go Wireless
Automation.com, January 2012
By Justin Shade and Bob Licata, Phoenix Contact
Because wireless networks have inherent latency and bandwidth limitations that wired networks don't have, there are several considerations to make when designing a wireless EtherNet/IP network.

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.

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IEEE 802.22(WRAN) expected to help Internet of Things
Control Engineering, December 2011
IEEE recently published the WRAN 802.22 Standard (Wireless Regional Area Networks), which could have deep impact within China, especially with Internet of Things (IOT) and Smart Grid.

Wireless transformation in global industrial facilities  
Control Engineering Europe, November 2011
IMS Research reports that worldwide shipments of industrial products that are wireless-enabled are set to grow from an estimated 1.2 million in 2009 to more than 3 million in 2015, at an average annual growth rate of 18%.

McCrometer Acquires Automata
Automata, based in Nevada City, CA, makes satellite and radio telemetry, software and sensors for agricultural and rural water.

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Wireless level gauging solution for refinery  
Control Engineering Europe, January 2012
The state-owned Tüpras refinery in Izmir, Turkey, has placed an order with Emerson Process Management for a tank gauging system that includes 85 wireless TankRadar Rex radar level gauges.

Emerson to automate lead and zinc plant in China  
Emerson will provide a DeltaV automation system, AMS Suite asset management software, and smart field devices using Foundation fieldbus and WirelessHART.

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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.

58th International Instrumentation Symposium
June 4, 2012 - June 8, 2012
Location: Lajolla, CA, USA
The event offers technical information and training in the traditional areas of measurements/sensors, instrumentation systems, data and advanced system/sensor technology and other state-of-the-art areas. Attendees will gain insight into critical technical topics including: electronic instrumentation, wireless technology, cyber security, aerospace systems, process measurement and control and more.

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