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  • TURCK achieves UL certification for IMS signal conditioners

    IMS interface modules are now UL certified for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.
    By: TURCK Inc.
    26 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • ABB publishes brochure on water and waste water instrumentation

    Sixteen-page full-color brochure reviews instrumentation and services from ABB for the water and waste water industries.
    By: ABB
    23 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • AST pressure sensors approved to CE standards

    Sensors with the CE logo conform to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility.
    By: American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST)
    23 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • ARC says refining automation to increase

    Automation expenditures by the refining sector are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly five percent over the next five years, according to ARC.
    21 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • ABB orders decline in Q4

    Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent
    By: ABB
    21 February, 2010 | 10 minutes
  • San Diego Gas & Electric uses wireless to improve operations

    Five applications use wireless sensors from Emerson to increase throughput, extend asset life, and improve process efficiency and safety.
    By: Emerson
    18 February, 2010 | 3 minutes
  • Phoenix Contact engineers hit the high schools

    Phoenix Contact engineers in Pennsylvania and Michigan are sharing their enthusiasm for science with local students this week. The activities are part of National Engineers Week.
    By: Phoenix Contact
    17 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Eastern Europe offers opportunity for automation vendors, says Frost & Sullivan

    The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation.
    17 February, 2010 | 4 minutes
  • Fluke publishes test tool catalog

    64-page catalog covers electrical, HVAC, mechanical, controls, general operations, building diagnostics, and energy management.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    16 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • Honeywell connects BTG Instruments to Profit Controller software

    The combination helps pulp mills improve fiberline operations by incorporating environmental and quality aspects into their control systems.
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    16 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Malvern appoints process specialist in China

    Malvern Instruments appointed Terry Liu to the role of Process Specialist. He is part of the Malvern China team and works from the company’s Shanghai office.
    By: Malvern Instruments Inc.
    16 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • Chlorine analyzers monitor cooling water at Dow Terneuzen

    Emerson's total chlorine analyzers are being used by DOW Benelux to improve the monitoring and control of chlorine in cooling water prior to its return to the sea.
    By: Emerson
    15 February, 2010 | 3 minutes
  • ISA issues Call for Papers for Water/Wastewater Symposium

    ISA issued a Call for Papers for the Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium (WWAC) to be held 3-5 August 2010 in Orlando, FL. The deadline for abstract submittals is 16 April 2010.
    11 February, 2010 | 1 minutes
  • Emerson to control Samra combined-cycle power plant in Jordan

    Emerson will install six Ovation expert control systems, AMS software, and HART intelligent field devices at the new Samra Combined-cycle Power Plant in Zarka, Jordan.
    By: Emerson
    11 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Integrating PLCs into Process Weighing Systems

    The capabilities of PLCs and weight controllers are maximized and costs reduced when a strong bidirectional interface is used. The PLC is capable of performing a variety of tasks, but a wiser (and now easier) solution is to offload some functions to a dedicated weight controller.
    By: Hardy Instruments, Inc., Ted Kopczynski
    10 February, 2010 | 8 minutes
  • Wireless network automates data collection at Petrobras

    Emerson’s WirelessHART network delivers real-time compressor data while saving $200,000 installed cost and overcoming difficult conditions for wired approach
    By: Emerson
    10 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Fluke announces live chat service for thermography

    Live chat service quickly answers questions Fluke customers may have about thermal imaging and Fluke thermography tools.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    04 February, 2010 | 1 minute
  • Dynasonics wireless flow meters save water

    The Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company replaced open ditch irrigation with a closed pipe system and Dynasonics wireless flow meters communicating to a SCADA system, and is saving 1,000 acre-feet of water per year.
    03 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Mesh network supports data center energy efficiency system

    Dust Networks' SmartMesh wireless sensor networking technology is being used by Federspiel Controls to monitor cooling systems in data centers and reduce energy costs by up to 25%.
    03 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • LXI vs. PXI in Switching Applications

    Evaluation Engineering, January 2010 By David Owen, Pickering Interfaces Article has case histories and gives selection advice on the two most common platforms for switching systems, PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) and LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI).
    02 February, 2010 | 8 minutes
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