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SME elects Barbara M. Fossum president
For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization. -
Market for operator panels to recover as OEMs and SIs die
ARC says the current economic situation has resulted in consolidation among companies that buy operator panels. For example, in 1988 there were roughly 30,000 OEMs and system integrators in the auto industry; by 2000, there were 5,600 suppliers left. -
PLCopen issues three Motion Control certifications
Three PLCOpen members have been awarded the PLCopen Motion Control Certificate. -
Okuma appoints Jim King VP of Sales
King comes to Okuma from Siemens Energy and Automation where he served as the Director of Strategic Channel Development. -
AMT presents machine tool industry's recommendations to Biden
AMT wants extension of the current R&D tax credit and the 50 percent bonus depreciation for capital spending on equipment and plant infrastructure. -
Economic outlook for manufacturing sector in 2010
In general terms, FMA says 2010 will be better than 2009. GDP growth will be in the range of 2% to 3% and that is far superior to the negative numbers registered in the last year. -
Astraeus Wind Energy receives $7 million stimulus funding
Astraeus received the grant to develop a wind hub machining cell for high-volume manufacturing, as well as pursue development of carbon-fiber turbine blades. -
Doraville Custom Machine wins Okuma contest
Okuma named Charles Blair and Doraville Custom Machine Services the winner in their Real Help Machine Tool Giveaway contest. -
GE and FANUC finalize their divorce
The two companies signed the final agreement and will now operate independently as GE Intelligent Platforms and FANUC LTD. -
Misumi offers CD-ROM with CAD models of mechanical components
3D CAD Model library in CD-ROM format is available free of charge, to machine builders, automation system designers and product design engineers. -
Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly
ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course. -
Siemens to automate algae biofuels production
Siemens will supply a Simatic S7-300 controller and Micromaster drives to Renewed World Energies to automate its new Georgetown County, S.C., facility. -
PLCopen and OPC Foundation join standards
The first step for the joined working group was the mapping of the IEC 61131-3 software model to the OPC UA information model. -
Wireless technology helps Sun Chemical improve ink quality
Rosemount DP wireless transmitters communicate to PLC, allowing producer of printing inks and pigments to reduce product rejects and comply with environmental regulations. -
ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech
Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers. -
ABB reorganizes automation divisions
Business units in the Automation Products and Robotics divisions will be regrouped into two new divisions – Discrete Automation and Motion, and Low Voltage Products. -
CAMWorks doubles productivity at CP Pistons
CP Pistons doubled its productivity and improved consistency in products using CAMWorks CAM solution from Geometric Limited. -
Molex PLC/PAC communication modules supported by Rockwell Automation's IAB
Brad PLC/PAC communication modules for the ControlLogix and SLC 500 systems are now supported within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB). -
Wireless technology monitors temperatures at AOC resins
Eight Rosemount wireless temperature transmitters continuously check batch temperatures, sending that real-time data to a Smart Wireless Gateway integrated with the plant’s DeltaV digital automation system. -
25 Years of PC-Based Control
At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever.