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Nobody can predict the weather, but Edmonds Community College uses an energy forecasting service to deliver energy efficiency and demand reduction info to twenty facilities on the 50-acre campus.

TURCK announces its latest white paper, Quick Disconnect vs. Hard-Wiring: Selecting a Connectivity System For Your Industrial Application. Providing a detailed comparison between quick disconnect and hard-wiring systems, the white paper assists readers in selecting the ideal connectivity system for their industrial applications.

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor This article is an update to my 2012 Trends Article and expresses my thoughts on major automation and control trends for 2013 and beyond. These opinions are based on a wide range of inputs from users, suppliers and industry consultants, and from attending numerous events.

The e-Learning series uses real-world video, interactive learning techniques and comprehensive tracking to ensure active employee participation and retention.

The catalog covers new product lines, such as knife-edge rollers offering oil-free deflection for conveyor belts, and zero-backlash leadscrew nuts.

Emerson Process Management will provide integrated process automation and operations management systems for a new biopharmaceutical production center in Bulle, Switzerland.

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.

Automation.com, January 2013 By Nuris Ismail & Reid Paquin of Aberdeen Group Unplanned downtime, inability to maintain planned production rates, safety and environmental incidences are all problems that can be traced directly to recurring equipment failure and operation mismatches in production rates and capacities.

ExperTune’s products will be sold as stand-alone solutions that can be used in any automation system environment. ExperTune will be integrated into Metso’s Automation segment’s Services business.

IEC Control Shop is a Texas-based distributor of HVAC controls, with offices in Fort Worth and Dallas.

Trends such as the aging workforce, the new digital generation worker, emerging market workers, safety and risk avoidance factors are all pointing toward OTS market growth.

The market earned revenue of $6.95 billion in 2011 and F&S estimates this to reach $7.57 billion in 2016.

FOUNDATION for SIF ITK 1.2 is a tool for troubleshooting and debugging fieldbus instruments, and provides all hardware and software required.

By Steve Coulton, Kooltronic The primary purpose of electrical enclosures is to provide protection and safety for the components they house. Without proper cooling, components can be subject to damaging heat, shortening their longevity and reliability.

Updates help automate device replacement and enable backwards compatibility among different revisions of FOUNDATION devices used in plant automation systems.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Maintenance strategy is becoming an important topic because of aging systems and the lack of experienced personnel. The goal of a maintenance strategy is to achieve the highest automation system availability consistent with the organization's safety, capital investment and profit goals.

The Pawnee Station set up a cause code system for their text messages in the event of a shut down or malfunction. Each code represents a cause and is texted to plant managers and maintenance personnel.

Catalog presents technical information clearly so customers can quickly source standard wire and cable products and custom build-to-order solutions.

Guide covers enclosure solutions for oil refining and purification, biodiesel production, etc., with relevant safety classifications.

Red Arrow replaced unreliable capacitance-based level measurement devices with guided wave radar (GWR) transmitters from Emerson Process Management.