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By Rick Zabel, Automation.com The proposed name change of ISA (to "International Society of Automation") is up for a vote again during ISA Expo in Houston, October 14-16, 2008. Last year, the change was voted down, but I have yet to hear a compelling argument against the change. And there are many reasons for the change. If ISA is truly the global society of automation professionals, then its name should reflect its cause. It's time for a change!

Allied will carry a broad range of products from MCC, including diodes, transistors, MOSFETs and circuit protection products.

Site includes design features, illustrations, finishes, accessories and specifications for 2,500 standard enclosure products.

ESX10-T Electronic Circuit Protector combines electronic trip characteristics and active current limitation to allow disconnection of loads connected to 24VDC power supplies.

FF-844 certification assures that DataCELL cable is electrically precise and meets FOUNDATION fieldbus type A cable physical property requirements.

VPFR infrared windows were used as accessories in a 50,000 Amp 6 cycle arc resistance test, and the windows were shown to contain the effects of the blast.

Onyx Power is a designer and manufacturer of custom power magnetics and power distribution equipment for the data center, telecommunications and alternative energy industries.

HVDC technology will enable E.ON, Germany's biggest utility, to link the world’s largest offshore wind farm to the German power grid at minimal impact to the environment.

ABB helped build a 580-kilometer power link between Norway and The Netherlands. NorNed is the longest submarine cable link in the world, with a transmission capacity of 700 MW.

Beijer will supply operator panels and software to Alfa Laval for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling applications.

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, TTI, Inc. is the largest distributor specialist of passive, interconnect and electromechanical components.

The new office, in Norcross Technology Park, will be headed by Howard Jetmundsen, Senior Systems Engineer for Wavestream.

Power Distribution is owned by Bertram Capital Management, a private equity investment firm.

ABB will supply propulsion and System 800xA automation systems for the Eurodam, a new cruise ship being built for Holland America Line.

FAA selected EDSA Micro to provide a power analytics electrical power infrastructure protection system for air traffic control facilities across the United States.

This office will serve as a regional center for Beckhoff customer training as well as for direct sales and application support.

The Arc Flash Information Resource Center provides employers, plant managers, and safety personnel with a clear guide to arc flash safety regulations and procedures in an easy-to-follow format.

Custom cable assemblies are made with Times Microwave LMR-400 high performance low loss cable in lengths from 4 inches to over 400 feet.

ABB will supply five rectiformer systems, which convert AC to DC to operate the smelter, and SCADA systems to monitor and control power quality.

ABB is designing a complete power supply solution for what will be the world’s largest international financial center--Gujarat International Finance Tec-City.