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By Nuris Ismail and Reid Paquin of Aberdeen Group Manufacturing companies invest millions, if not billions, of dollars in plant equipment. The pressure to get the most out of their current asset base while maximizing productivity is top of mind for most executives. While these pressures are extremely important, organizations cannot forget the impact that operational risks can have to their business.

Industrial Thinking’s Chronicle software connects to flowmeters using redundant Modbus and OPC protocols to report on Hydrocarbon and Co2 emissions from all facilities, including steam boilers, superheaters, furnaces and purge to flares.

Brookfield Renewable Energy uses Exele Information Systems’ TopView Alarm Notification software to monitor values in the data historian.

Handbook provides expert advice on the design and application of load cells and weigh modules for tanks, silos, vessels, hoppers and conveyors.

Historically, expert knowledge of vibration analysis was required to start and maintain a vibration-based predictive maintenance program. This white paper describes how using intelligent sensors can alleviate the need for vibration experts.

Honeywell will supply integrated control and safety systems for the Borouge petrochemicals complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.

Joseph Paradiso, Director of the Responsive Environments Group at MIT, and Raymond Arvidson, Participating Scientist on NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Mission will give keynotes on June 5 and 6.

Flow Conditioners fix flow disturbances caused by irregular pipe runs, valves and other conditions that adversely affect the accuracy and repeatability of flow measurement instrumentation.

The InduSoft Visualization App offers mobile access to InduSoft Web Studio applications from any Windows 8 device, including iPhones, tablets and laptops.

ABB’s cpmPlus Knowledge Manager software will ensure lower energy consumption with automated and centralized data collection.

Brochure highlights various sensor types including pressure transducers and transmitters, differential pressure transducers, and multi-variable transmitters.

Siemens obtained FM Class 1 Division 1, Groups A, B, C and D, and FM Class 1, Zone 1 AEx d (ia) ia/IIC/T3-T6 approvals for the company’s half-inch to 12-inch line of Sitrans magnetic flow meters.

Lapauw uses eWON's Talk2M, an Internet-based remote maintenance and diagnostics service, to provide a secured VPN connection between the Lapauw service engineers and the PLC on the customer’s machinery.

This 12-part Guide consists of information such as Rules of Thumb, O-Ring Basics, Seal Types, Material Selection, Special Elastomer Applications, and newly added Inspection Specifications.

20 detectors were installed on the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea by a team from Statoil, ABB and GasSecure.

The guide allows companies going through a WMS supplier selection process to make quicker and better decisions.

Online tool offers an automated approach to thermowell calculation as opposed to the traditional way of utilizing spreadsheets.

By Pat Garrehy, Rootstock After more than a decade of controversy, there is agreement on many of the benefits and evolution of Cloud ERP. Will it eat into SAP's and Oracle's business?

Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $857.9 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $943.6 million in 2016.

Fluke says when 85 percent of employers report that it is difficult to find new hires with the right skill set, it creates a potential workforce disaster in test & measurement.