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Aging infrastructure calls for Automation in Water & Wastewater
ARC says automation expenditures in the water & wastewater industry will grow at a rate of 7.8 percent over the next five years. -
ISA names Thomas DeLaura W&WW Division member of the year
DeLaura was named ISA’s Water and Wastewater Industry Division Member of the Year for his work to promote collaboration between WEF’s Automation and Information Technology Committee and the ISA Water and Wastewater Division. -
Have you checked your wrinkles lately?
By Hugh Davies, Optical Metrology Services How high precision laser profile measurement tools and video inspection equipment are helping companies verify the quality of CRA-lined pipes by detecting the presence of wrinkles or buckling. -
Valve Shipments to Grow 3% in 2013
Shipments for the U.S. industrial valve industry will grow to nearly $4.3 billion, according to figures released by the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA). This exceeds the industry’s previous 10-year peak in 2008. -
Analytical Technology Helps Britannia Food Ensure Safe Wastewater Disposal
Analytical Technology’s Q45P AutoClean pH monitors and D15-76 monitor with an Air Blast AutoClean system to indicate water quality and the presence of suspended solids in its waste water stream for Britannia Food Ingredients. -
Water Industry Needs to Clean Up its DO Sensors
A roundtable discussion with water industry and regulatory experts says there is a need for improved maintenance of dissolved oxygen sensors to increase the accuracy of measurements. -
Advanced Alarm Notification Improves Hydro Operations
Brookfield Renewable Energy uses Exele Information Systems’ TopView Alarm Notification software to monitor values in the data historian. -
Mettler-Toledo publishes weigh module integration handbook
Handbook provides expert advice on the design and application of load cells and weigh modules for tanks, silos, vessels, hoppers and conveyors. -
Siemens Serves Users by Adding EtherNet/IP
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP. -
Tofino Security Appliance Thwarts Cyber Attacks
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Tofino Security Appliance and its management software withstood a variety of sophisticated reverse engineering attacks conducted by Digital Bond, the world's most respected sources for control system security research. -
ISA Water/Wastewater Symposium
The 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium will take place 6-8 August 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA. -
SEMEA replaces pumps, gets ROI in 14 months
Water treatment and distribution company SEMEA achieved a return on its investment over 14 months by replacing a pumping installation with a solution developed by Leroy-Somer and Flowserve. -
Siemens to supply drives to Chicago pumping station
Siemens will provide five ROBICON Perfect Harmony Drives and electrical distribution equipment such as panelboards, switchboards, safety switches, switchgear and busway systems. -
Exele provides TopView Alarm Notification to Sunapsys
Sunapsys uses TopVew in its SCADA systems for municipalities using voice callout of alarms over standard dialout telephone technology. -
Endress+Hauser Introduces Operations App
The free app provides mobile access to information about Endress+Hauser instruments, such as operating instructions and technical details, from a smart phone and other mobile devices. -
Bentley software to control W&WW Systems in Portugal
Águas de Portugal selected Bentley’s water software technology to streamline the operation and management of its water and wastewater systems. -
Research Reveals Lack of Confidence in Gas Monitoring
The research says only 32% of managers are very confident that the gas detectors in their workplace actually work. -
Automation profession outperforms economy
InTech, October 2012 By Rick Zabel While job satisfaction remains high (79.9%), this year’s survey indicates salaries are on the rise—up a respectable 4.4% over last year. This rise is indicative of the noticeable increase in the demand for qualified automation professionals. -
Kepware organizes water pumps in Orlando
Upon installation of new controls, the system caused four separate pump stations to compete for water pumping rights at the same time. KEPServerEX solved the problem. -
Kepware controls water supply for vineyards
Kepware links PCs and PLCs to help manage the water supply for more than 2,700 acres in Walla Walla Valley, OR.
