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Rockwell Automation announces Lifecycle Service Agreement
The agreement helps manufacturers minimize the serious financial consequences due to extended unplanned downtime when spare parts or speedy repair are unavailable for outdated Rockwell Automation components. -
Cognex to add POWERLINK to In-Sight vision products
Machine manufacturers will benefit from the synchronization of Cognex In-Sight products and the B&R control system, as well as easy integration with a wide range of machine designs. -
Airfield Lights Using Wireless POINT I/O and Mobile Operator Interfaces
At the heart of the lighting systems are ControlLogix PACs utilizing Ethernet/IP wireless communications modules. Airfield lighting circuit status is served to a FactoryTalk SCADA operator console located in the Air Traffic Control Tower. -
Machine Vision Standards Play Increasingly Important Role
Among the factors driving the rapid growth in the application of machine vision technology is the creation of new industry standards, according to industry leaders. -
BEI Sensors releases Position Sensor Selection Guide
The new eight page guide allows engineers to locate the ideal position sensor at a glance. Easy-to-read charts summarize the most critical specification criteria side-by-side, which allows for quick comparison and part selection. -
Divelbiss publishes 2011 Control Solutions Catalog
The 16 page short form catalog contains specification summaries, part number selection tables, and pricing information for each family of off-the-shelf Programmable Logic Controller products. -
BVM Brunner selects Pilz for packaging machine safety solution
Following machine risk assessments, BVM Brunner decided to implement a new safety design for one of its machines, which incorporated safety solutions from Pilz. -
igus publishes cable carrier catalog
The latest edition features a completely revamped, easy-to-use layout and a number of either new or expanded product lines. -
Siemens to supply controls to Louisiana Sugar Refining
Siemens will provide electrical and control technology to the largest North American sugar refinery, a joint venture set up with Sugar Growers and Refiners, Cargill and Imperial Sugar Company. -
Online Development names Mark Knebusch VP of Operations
In this expanded role, Knebusch will lead the company's business operations for all product development and will continue to focus on new business expansion. -
3 Packaging OEMs join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program
Douglas Machine Inc., Kliklok-Woodman and Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing will have the opportunity to increase market awareness with customers, expand into new market sectors, and improve technical and functional excellence. -
PMMI to help OMAC grow membership and develop standards
PMMI’s support will enable OMAC’s volunteer leadership to expand its membership domestically and internationally, plus engage customer and supplier teams in further developing OMAC standards, including PackML. -
Absolute positioning on a budget
When the Rock-Tenn paperboard mill in Aurora IL wanted to automate the positioning and tensioning of the belts on its paperboard dryer conveyor system, it took an innovative combination of high-end, absolute encoders and basic, low-end control and drive technology to get the job done. -
One man’s waste is another man’s energy
Granger Electric operates a landfill-gas-to-energy program that extracts methane from decomposing waste and supplies it to customers as an alternative "greenhouse" fuel. This story highlights the communication system used between the control center and customers’ sites, to remotely access and monitor energy consumption. -
Cellular provides cost-effective addition to satellite SCADA system
This article describes how a midstream oil company sought to improve their pipeline integrity by adding a dozen non-critical data points to their satellite SCADA monitoring system using cellular technology. -
AutomationDirect Technical Product Reference
AutomationDirect’s volume 14 catalog offers thousands of industrial automation products for a wide range of applications. The latest edition features product descriptions, technical data, and photos for PLCs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, sensors, switches, drives and more. -
Leveraging Workflow Automation in the Batch Environment
Automation.com, March 2011 By Jay Mellen, Savigent Software HallStar, a specialty chemical company near Chicago, uses Catalyst xM and PDC software to automate batch execution, electronic batch record management, and collect key manufacturing intelligence related to plant asset management. -
Schneider Electric offers 3D CAD drawings for automation products
Customers can access and search the catalog directly from the Schneider Electric U.S. website and download the drawings into their designs, allowing shorter design time and faster time to market. -
Hexagon Metrology Opens Factory in Oceanside, California
The factory and Research and Development Center, will serve as the North American manufacturing headquarters for ROMER portable coordinate measuring machines. -
Invensys to supply DCS to China Nuclear Power
Invensys will to provide safety systems, HMIs and DCSes for Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, units 3 and 4, two 1,000MW nuclear power units under construction in Fujian province in southeast China.