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Frost & Sullivan says DCSes are threatened by PC-based systems
DCS manufacturers will have to be wary of competition from SCADA systems, which use PC-based software to integrate programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on a network to replicate the functions of DCS. -
ISA publishes Online ISA Directory of Automation
This valuable resource—the top purchasing guide in the automation field—is available to ISA’s members from a link on the ISA homepage. -
Jacobs Automation publishes PackTrak catalog
The catalog contains information on PackTrak maglev technology for controlling tools and end effectors. -
AutomationDirect offers free programming software
Users can download the Think & Do v8.04 Keyless Development Demo package for free, create software applications with Think & Do, and download these applications to an unlimited number of WinPLC targets. -
Automatic PLC Code Generation & Design Interchange Standards
Open standards, more powerful desktop computers, and lower cost software are making design, modeling, and automatic code generation for PLCs and PACs practical for improving automation. -
Fuji America adds Aegis to Flexa software
Fuji will include Aegis NPI software for BOM, CAD, Gerber, and scanned board data conversion with each license of Fuji's Flexa line level management and optimization software. -
Advantech releases Programmable Automation Controller website
PAC website clusters all information on the APAX product series with clear illustrations and explanations, including PAC overviews, product offerings, system architectures, etc. -
Report says control system cyber security incidents up
Report observes a decline in the incident rate in the petroleum and chemical industries, but an increase in the incident rate in the water & wastewater and the power & utilities industries. -
Optimize Machine Vision Inspection Results with Dedicated Lighting
By Brent Evanger, Banner Engineering Many engineers use machine vision equipment in quality control inspection processes. To attain accurate results from these inspections, however, the user must ensure sufficient lighting. -
Pepperl+Fuchs offers free diagnostics for CompactLogix and ControlLogix
Available as a free download, this Add-On Instruction enables PLC programmers to retrieve detailed diagnostic data from an AS-Interface SafetyMonitor with just three instructions. -
Sony signs Mountz as distributor
Mountz will be the North American distributor for the FEEDKIDS screw presentation products made by Sony Manufacturing Systems. -
Thomson publishes Lead Screw, Ball Screw and Ball Spline Catalog
Catalog details the company’s family of lead screws, inch and metric series ball screws, and ball splines, including all relevant product specifications and performance attributes. -
Hexagon Metrology signs Ellison Technologies as distributor
Ellison Technologies is an authorized distributor of Hexagon Metrology’s dimensional measurement products across California and Nevada. -
Energy management considerations with today’s drive systems
By Michael Perlman, Siemens It is important for today’s machine builders and automation engineers alike to remember that an energy-efficient system can actually translate into higher productivity. -
Software Toolbox to provide graphics to Rockwell Automation
Software Toolbox will provide its Symbol Factory technology to users of FactoryTalk View Site Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition from Rockwell Automation. -
Han-Kwang announces U.S. website
Site covers CO2 lasers, plate and tube cutters, and plate handling robotics. -
January manufacturing technology consumption up
January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $130.96 million, down 40.3% from December but up 26.2% from the total of $103.77 million reported for January 2009. -
ARC says prices are coming down on automation products
One element contributing to the price erosion is that controllers are rapidly becoming an automation commodity in some sectors. -
ISA publishes book on Reasoning Machines in Factory Automation
The authors predict future production platforms will adapt to market changes with a minimum of human involvement. The book targets reasoning machines that are able to collaborate and automatically reconfigure themselves.
