Aug. 21, 2008
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PLCopen Portal: Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
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Articles & White Papers
Automation Weekly - Largest VFD, IEC 61131 in OPC-UA, Webinar - Using video in HMI/SCADA, Application wins for ABB, Siemens, Emerson
The August 20, 2008 issue of our Automation Weekly eNewsletter is online now. This issue includes a world record VFD from Siemens, PLCopen adds IEC61131 to OPC-UA, Webinar on using video in HMI/SCADA, Application wins by suppliers, plus other latest automation news and products. Sponsored by AutomationDirect, Citect and Wonderware.
State of Manufacturing & Automation in the U.S. Looks Good
Could it be that high fuel prices, the weak dollar and crises in the U.S. manufacturing industry are creating opportunities? Andy Chatha of ARC Advisory Group thinks so. He says the U.S. industry has suddenly become competitive on the world market, and companies are no longer moving operations overseas. Instead, many are expanding their facilities, and he predicts a boom in automation right here in the U.S.
Don't judge a supplier by its name
By Frank Hurtte, Contributing Author.
For those of us who live and breathe the rarified vapors of technology based automation, it's pretty hard to fathom how life existed without electronic automation. Yet, it has been a short 30 years since the venerable PLC became anything more than a novelty outside of the Big 3 in Detroit. Sometime in the late 1970s, microprocessors changed our lives forever. Since those early days, the power of these tiny chips forever changed the way we think about manufacturing.
Application Stories
Off-the-Shelf PLC Optimizes Motion Control Functionality
Control Engineering, June 2008
By Matthias Erhardt, Siemens SEA
A PLC handles control functionality with built-in integration of parison control, synchronized camming of blow pins with carriages, linear positioning of shuttles, and 30 zones of heat control.
Resources & Literature
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.
PLCopen releases Motion Control Part 3  - 04/21/08
This document covers user guidelines, and is the third part of a set of documents of the PLCopen Task Force Motion Control.
PLCopen publishes Logic, Motion and Safety paper  - 04/21/08
Document provides examples and guidance for the combination of the different technologies, making it easier for a user to integrate safety in a motion and logic application.
Training & Seminars
PLCopen certifies training institute in China  - 09/10/07
PLCopen awarded the first certificate in China for a ‘PLCopen Certified Training Institute’ to the University of Zhengzhou.
Product Announcements
Beckhoff announces EtherCAT XFC I/O terminals Beckhoff announces EtherCAT XFC I/O terminals  - 07/24/08
EtherCAT Terminals for eXtreme Fast Control (XFC) have time stamping that latches the exact system time at which edge changes occur.
 
ACS enhances ADK motion control software to support IEC61131-3 ACS enhances ADK motion control software to support IEC61131-3  - 05/08/08
Application Development Kit (ADK) 6.0 allows users to program using any of the five IEC61131-3 languages.
 
Bosch Rexroth releases IndraControl L10 PLC Bosch Rexroth releases IndraControl L10 PLC  - 04/08/08
IndraControl L10 PLC has unified software, scalable hardware, reusable code and pre-developed functions to help machine builders reduce engineering time.
 
Company & Organization News
PLCopen adding IEC 61131-3 to OPC UA  - 08/13/08
PLCopen is re-activating Technical Committee TC4 to define an IEC 61131-3 based information model as additional part of the overall OPC UA specification.
ABB Q2 Net Income up 34%  - 07/24/08
ABB reported record orders, revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the second quarter of 2008, with net income reaching $975 million.
Ken Ryan joins PLCopen Board of Management  - 07/17/08
Dr. Kenneth J. Ryan is the director of the Center for Applied Mechatronics at Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA.
Application News
Semaphore adds ISaGRAF 5 to Kingfisher G30 SCADA System  - 12/20/07
Kingfisher G30 embeds the ISaGRAF 5 control software environment to provide support both the IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 standards.
ICS Triplex supplies ISaGRAF for CSE-Semaphore's RTUs  - 06/11/07
The Kingfisher PLUS+ Series RTU embeds the ISaGRAF 5 control software, so it support boths the IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 standards.
ICS Triplex ISaGRAF works with Beck Embedded Web Controller  - 04/02/07
ISaGRAF is compatible with Beck's IPC@CHIPR SC123/SC143 series of embedded web controllers. By using ISaGRAF 5, IPC@CHIPR users have the option of using the IEC 61499 standard to easily create distributed control applications.
Events
ISA Marketing & Sales Summit
September 17-19, 2008 Cleveland, Ohio
Summit helps marketing and sales executives in automation markets meet the strategic and tactical challenges of the 21st century.
ISA Expo
October 14-16, 2008 Houston, Texas
Organized around six core automation and control themes, ISA EXPO 2007 provides attendees a content-rich environment that offers unlimited opportunity for exploration of key technologies, professional growth, and interaction with like minded professionals.
OMAC Integration Symposium  - 08/04/08
December 3-4, 2008 Charlotte, NC
Presentations and demonstrations will focus on the theme of “Total System Evolution: Emerging Technologies for the Advancement of Machine Automation and Control.”

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