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Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide
Omron STI's 1500+ page Engineering Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding is now available. This two-volume set is the most comprehensive machine and process safety product and technical reference guide available in the industry today.
Pepperl+Fuchs publishes AS-Interface maintenance and troubleshooting guide  - 11/17/08
16-page illustrated guide is filled with information to help users maintain and get the most from their AS-Interface solution.
B&B Electronics publishes catalog  - 11/09/08
Catalog covers industrial Ethernet to serial servers, USB to TTL converters, wireless remote I/O kits, and HMI/SCADA application management software.
Omron publishes Industrial Automation product catalog  - 10/09/08
The catalog contains 800 pages with more than 4,800 products, including hundreds of new items.
Allied releases 2009 Catalog  - 10/07/08
Catalog has over 115,000 products plus technical information and product photos.
B&B publishes Electronics catalog  - 10/01/08
Catalog covers Modbus Ethernet to serial servers, switches,media converters, wireless modems and remote I/O, serial converters, USB, and digital and analog remote I/O.
UEI publishes Cube and RACKtangle catalog  - 09/10/08
Catalog details Cube and RACKtangle I/O chassis and how they may be deployed as PACs, Ethernet I/O systems, standalone data loggers, Simulink targets, and Modbus TCP slaves.
Booklet explains 10 fatal PR errors  - 07/23/08
Booklet describes the 10 most common and costly errors that companies make when preparing product news releases.
Agilent publishes RF and Microwave Switch selection guide  - 07/18/08
The switch selection guide provides an overview of electromechanical and solid state switches and switch drivers.
SIXNET publishes Product CD  - 06/24/08
Free CD features the entire product line from Sixnet's Automation, Industrial Connectivity and Wireless Connectivity divisions.
Brochure describes WAGO-IO-SYSTEM  - 06/17/08
The brochure includes background on PLCs, the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM and key 750/753 Series features.
National Instruments offers 6,000 drivers for control  - 06/10/08
Instrument drivers make it easy for users to connect to and control stand-alone instruments from more than 275 vendors.
Moore Industries announces SNAP custom signal interfaces  - 05/15/08
SNAP provides customers with customized solutions to meet unusual signal interface needs in industrial process control, systems integration and factory automation applications.
Earthing & Bonding Applications Handbook 2008
Handbook is a practical guide for engineers and plant managers to controlling the hazards associated with uncontrolled discharges of static electricity within flammable and explosive atmospheres. The Handbook contains clear and concise illustrations of solutions to a wide range of electrostatic hazards.
Free Electrical Design Trial Software
EPLAN improves the engineering design times, costs and quality of Electrical Control Systems, Fluid Power Systems, and Instrumentation & Control Systems.
OMRON provides online access to datasheets for 4,000 products  - 03/13/08
On-line product data eliminates the need for customers to refer to printed catalogs and datasheets, or make multiple telephone calls to confirm product specifications.
Calex publishes DC/DC and AC/DC short form product guide  - 03/05/08
The Short Form Product Guide provides an easy reference selection guide for Calex DC/DC converter and AC/DC power supply products.
TURCK upgrades free I/Oassistant configuration software  - 02/25/08
I/Oassistant is used as a configuration tool when designing TURCK’s BL20 in the panel and BL67 on the machine nodes. It uses FDT/DTM, and will generate a fieldbus I/O map.
UEI releases data acquisition and control catalog  - 02/20/08
Catalog includes data acquisition and control products based upon PCI, PXI, ISA and Ethernet interfaces.
Remote I/O Videos
This two-part video explains how to use remote I/O with PLCs. Part 1, a 5-minute video, is an introduction; Part 2, an 11-minute video, covers the basics.
Pepperl+Fuchs publishes Intrinsic Safety Specification Guide  - 02/08/08
This illustrated manual has information on successfully installing, using, maintaining and repairing intrinsic safety systems.
Hitachi launches industrial components website  - 02/04/08
Web portal covers Hitachi’s industrial components and equipment products and services.
Order Analysis for Machine Monitoring and NVH
By National Instruments
Webcast technical tutorial will help you understand signals generated by rotating and reciprocating components of mechanical systems (gears, blades, bearings, pumps, etc.). Measurements used to analyze these systems and the theory behind them is discussed.
RF and Communications Fundamentals: Understanding Distortion Measurements  - 02/03/08
By National Instruments
Webcast describes three measurements used to specify system linearity: 1 dB compression point, third-order intercept (TOI), and intermodulation distortion (IM3).. In this webcast, learn how component nonlinearity causes both harmonic and intermodulation distortion.
Semaphore publishes SCADA System Literature  - 02/01/08
Downloadable brochure describes T-BOX Lite SCADA System for remote monitoring and control applications.
Computer Aided Solutions publishes data logging catalog  - 10/29/07
Catalog covers products that monitor input signals from temperature, humidity, pressure, flow, voltage, current and digital sources.
B&B Electronics publishes guide to Understanding DAQ Systems  - 09/26/07
Data obtained through a DAQ must be accurate, clean and useful, says the "Understanding DAQ Systems and Discovering Their Real Purpose" guide.
Opto 22 Offers Lunch & Learn Program  - 07/29/07
Program familiarizes customers with the SNAP PAC System and the Opto 22 product line at their own place of business.
Endress+Hauser offers free instrument selection and sizing tool
Applicator is available as a program running on the web-site or by request on CD.
Feedback Devices
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Closed loop systems use feedback signals for stabilization, speed and position information. There are a variety of devices to provide this data, such as the analog tachometer, optical encoder, Hall sensor, and resolver. In this tutorial article, each is defined and explained.
Dataforth publishes DAQ product catalog  - 06/08/07
The catalog provides the most up-to-date information and specifications for Dataforth’s signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products.
Pepperl+Fuchs publishes AS-Interface Solutions Guide
200+ page resource includes a full color selection guide to assist users in choosing the optimum AS-Interface components.
TURCK publishes proximity sensors catalog
The 600-plus page catalog contains TURCK's proximity sensor line, as well as specialty sensors for non-traditional applications.
UEI releases controller catalog
Free catalog introduces UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller Cubes and UEIModbus Cubes with Modbus TCP support.
Bosch Rexroth launches website for automotive
Website offers Bosch Rexroth drive and control expertise and application experience to help with automotive production challenges.
OMRON launches Industrial Automation Business portal
The portal site is a 'one-stop-shop' for the latest information in English on OMRON's industrial automation products and services
Moore Industries releases Temperature Line Card Brochure
Temperature Solutions Line Card brochure describes the company’s full line of temperature sensors, transmitters, and complete assembles; precision monitoring solutions for hi-tech facility and process control; and assemblies for making reliable surface measurements.
Keithley publishes data acquisition, measurement and control handbook
The free 220+-page "Understanding New Developments in Data Acquisition, Measurement, and Control" handbook is a practical guide to high performance test and measurement. The handbook is divided into nine sections that discuss issues influencing the selection of data acquisition and control equipment.
SIXNET releases free product CD
The free CD covers SIXNET's entire line of Industrial Connectivity and Automation products, including their latest products, such as the Slim Line series and Rack-mount series industrial Ethernet switches.
SME web site connects kids to the world of manufacturing
The Web site, "Manufacturing is Cool," was created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation with the goal of inspiring pre-teens and teens to pursue careers in engineering and manufacturing. It provides an inside look at how kid favorites - such as snacks, fashion, cars and cell phones - are designed and produced by engineers.
General Monitors provides online SIL Resource Center
The online SIL Resource Center has examples of how to determine Safety Integrity Levels and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), links to associated standards organizations, an extensive Questions and Answers section on the background and requirements of SIL and SIS process industry practices, along with a Common SIL Myths section.
UEI publishes application note for linking data logger over cellular networks
Application note details how to interface the company's UEILogger data logger to a host computer over a cellular network. Using a high speed Cellular/CDMA/GSM link allows the user to download data from the logger as well as check the logger status from any internet connection.
Rockwell Automation announces Integrated Architecture Web Site
The site contains videos, quick-start product guides and a library of code that help customers reduce the complexity of selecting, designing and configuring control systems. The site includes tools such as CompactLogix System Quick Start, an easy-to-understand guide designed to help reduce the time and cost associated with engineering, configuration and installation of a midsize control system.
ASI releases Printing and Labeling System brochure
Brochure covers three printing and labeling systems for use in industrial applications such as terminal block labels, wire markers, cable tags, switch and pilot light name plates, equipment labels and component labels.
National Instruments releases downloadable catalog
Measurement and Automation Catalog 2007 describes software and hardware for test, control and design applications. For 2007, NI has made it even easier for customers to find what they need by providing the catalog in a searchable, downloadable eBook format.
OPC Tutorial
OPC (OLE for Process Control) is the world's fastest growing standard for the exchange of process control data. While many within industry have heard of OPC, not everyone knows what OPC is and the many benefits it offers. Matrikon, an OPC Foundation Charter Member, has produced a 30-minute online multimedia tutorial to explain the basics and vision of OPC and how to begin integrating it into new and current systems.
SIXNET Industrial Control & Data Acquisition CD
SIXNET's FREE CD is a great tool for any industrial control professional's arsenal. The CD contains time-saving application suggestions and technical notes, detailed datasheets and user manuals, product demos, and useful software tools.