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Fieldbus Foundation Remote Operations Management Strategy
Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The goal of FOUNDATION for Remote Operations Management (ROM) is linking people that understand the processes and equipment in a secure fashion around the world to achieve faster start-up time and reduced operating costs. -
Cooper publishes Guide to the Principles of Explosion Protection
Guide outlines the essential principles of explosion-protection with respect to electrical equipment installed in harsh, hazardous environments. -
Emerson's Float Level Switches approved for SIL 1 and SIL 2
Selected models of Mobrey Horizontal Magnetic Float Level Switches have been certified in accordance with IEC61508 to attain SIL 1 for a single device and SIL 2 for a pair of devices. -
Honeywell to control Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Company
Honeywell will supply Experion PKS control system, Safety Manager, Unisim Operator Training System and Field Device Manager for five coal chemical sites in China. -
Mississippi Polymer Institute uses NVision Scanner to check parts
MPI helps smaller companies in the polymer industry by using an NVision MobileScan laser scanning system to re-engineer or inspect parts to a high level of accuracy. -
Honeywell to resell Magnetrol terminal safety equipment
Magnetrol’s spillage prevention and tank overfill protection products will be added to Honeywell Enraf Safety Solutions’ Alarm Scout service group. -
Moore Industries releases STA Safety Trip Alarm Video
The video shows how the STA can monitor potentially hazardous events as well as initiating emergency shutdown procedures or alerting personnel of unsafe process conditions. -
A Critical Shift: How Adding Structure Can Make Shift Handovers More Effective
Automation.com, March 2012 By Tom Plocher of Honeywell, et al. Shift logs are the mechanisms that help coordinate activities across shifts or teams. Industrial research has repeatedly argued for the benefits of imposing structure on shift handovers in the form of structured logs, checklists, and displays. -
MYNAH Releases MiMiC Debutanizer Operator Training
The Training Package provides a complete environment for teaching safe and effective operations of distillation columns. -
Metso acquires Valstone Control in South Korea
Valstone is a globe valve and service specialist company in Chungju, South Korea, with net sales of MEUR 10. -
GENPRO buys more AVEVA PDMS design software
GENPRO will be using AVEVA PDMS on a number of large projects in the rapidly growing Brazilian chemical, petrochemical and nuclear sectors. -
Information Synergy
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The automation industry is learning to go beyond simply providing business systems with data by synergistically using information to collaborate in new ways to make plants more profitable, responsive and efficient. -
Endress+Hauser Releases White Paper Showing How to Maintain pH Sensors
Automation.com, March 2012 By Fred Kohlmann, Endress+Hauser White paper describes when and how to inspect, clean and calibrate pH sensors-including a complete decision tree diagram that outlines all necessary steps. -
ARC says Foundation Fieldbus is Number One
ARC says Foundation fieldbus accounted for nearly three-quarters of the total digital process fieldbus marketplace in 2011. -
Balluff valve transducer achieves IECEx rating for hazardous areas
The Micropulse TA12 is a non-contact linear position sensor for continuous feedback on hydraulically and pneumatically actuated valves. -
Honeywell competition challenges students to simulate manufacturing issues
Honeywell’s 2012 Americas student competition is challenging engineering students to use simulation software to create solutions to critical issues facing manufacturing companies. -
Digital Factory Superstructure Emerging with OPC UA
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor OPC UA is emerging as a fundamental technology for implementing Digital Factory concepts to increase production efficiency. The concept was reinforced at the ARC Forum in a session titled, Transforming Manufacturing with OPC UA: From Embedded to the Enterprise. -
Flowserve opens valve manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
The Dammam manufacturing plant will have the capability to manufacture valves and actuators, including Flowserve Valtek globe, ball, plug, butterfly and severe service control valves. -
Rockwell Automation Product Philosophy
Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon Rockwell Automation firmly believes there are users that only want simple controllers and users that want integrated control and information products. In order to meet these requirements Rockwell has two separate product and software architectures, Connected Components and Logix. -
Frost & Sullivan says Control Valve market to grow in Europe
F&S says the market earned revenues of €496.5 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach €676.3 million in 2017.