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  • AMETEK acquires Controls Southeast

    Controls Southeast provides proprietary heating systems for industrial piping, valves and instruments as well as jacketed piping and specialty fabrication products.
    07 August, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Banner Engineering Enhances Mobile WebSite

    The site has been configured to allow users to quickly access and share product data at the part detail level.
    06 August, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing Solves Real-World Problems

    Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based sensing technology originally developed by NASA represents a 20-fold improvement over existing sensing solutions and could represent a quantum leap forward for industries as diverse as automotive, aerospace, oil & gas, nuclear energy, medical devices, and wind energy.
    06 August, 2013 | 8 minutes
  • AMETEK to supply sulfur analyzers at Al Hosn Gas project

    The UV process gas analyzers will be used on Sulfur Recovery Units (SRU) and Tail Gas Treating Units (TGTU) at the Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company’s (Al Hosn Gas) Shah Gas Field project in the United Arab Emirates.
    05 August, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • exida certifies Det-Tronics gas leak detector

    The Det-Tronics FlexSonic Acoustic Gas Leak Detector meets functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capable per IEC 61508.
    04 August, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Emerson controls INA Rijeka refinery

    Emerson supplied a DeltaV automation system and SIS safety instrumented systems on a new hydro cracking/hydrodesulphurization unit, hydrogen generation unit, sulphur recovery unit in Croatia.
    02 August, 2013 | 3 minutes
  • POSITAL’s sensors in Rockwell Automation’s Encompass program

    LINARIX linear position sensors have been added to the list of products referenced by the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork.
    30 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • FCI obtains SIL 1 rating for ST100 Flow Meter

    ST100 Series Thermal Mass Air/Gas Flow Meter is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 1 compliant service.
    30 July, 2013 | 1 minute
  • New Sugar Plant increases output, quality and productivity

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC (LSR) completed a new plant, representing the single largest investment in America’s sugar cane industry in over 40 years. With a newly engineered Siemens automation system, the white sugar refinery is capable of refining two billion pounds of white sugar annually for distribution to commercial and retail customers throughout the United States.
    29 July, 2013 | 3 minutes
  • ISSC-Kanson Appoints Arthur Filson President

    Arthur Filson will replace Allen Filson, who has decided to pursue other interests.
    29 July, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Emerson named MAC for Louisiana gas-to-liquids complex

    Emerson will be the main automation contractor for Sasol's integrated gas-to-liquids (GTL) and world-scale ethane cracker complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Emerson will supply control and safety systems, control valves, and measurement and analytical instruments
    29 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Why choose Absolute over Incremental Position Sensors?

    By Darran Kreit, Zettlex For position sensing applications, many engineers are still specifying incremental sensors because they believe absolute versions are too complex and/or costly. This describes the two approaches and compares the relative benefits of each.
    26 July, 2013 | 4 minutes
  • Electro-Sensors appoints David L. Klenk CEO

    Klenk has over 20 years of experience leading technology companies, most recently as director and president of Harland Medical Systems.
    25 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Endress+Hauser Announces October Training Schools

    Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser Process Training Unit (PTU) or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.
    22 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Baumer encoder compliant to IECEx standard

    EEx HOG 161 incremental encoder meets IECEx certifcation in device category 2 G.
    18 July, 2013 | 1 minute
  • ABB publishes ProcessMaster magmeter leaflet

    The leaflet provides data on nominal diameter and pressure ratings, as well as linings, fluid temperatures, and I/O.
    12 July, 2013 | 1 minute
  • FDT Group publishes White Paper on FDT2 Enhancements

    The paper examines key benefits of the FDT2 specification focusing on the enhancements in security and performance.
    10 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • ISA to conduct 20 automation and control short courses in August

    The courses will be held at ISA's North Carolina headquarters training location over five consecutive days this summer, from Monday, 29 July to Friday, 2 August.
    10 July, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • ASM publishes POSITAPE position sensor catalog

    Catalog covers tape extension sensors for installation in cranes, excavators, forklifts, hydraulic ramps, hoists and industrial automation with high duty cycles.
    10 July, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Emerson publishes Engineer’s Guide to Industrial Temperature Measurement

    The Temperature Guide is a comprehensive book of technical information on the entire temperature measurement system, including the thermowell, sensor and transmitter.
    09 July, 2013 | 2 minutes
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