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  • Rockwell delivers EMI software to GrafTech furnace productivity system

    GrafTech needed a secure, scalable solution that provided improved visibility into machine operations. The company partnered with Rockwell Automation to incorporate FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software into GrafTech’s newest version of the ArchiTech system.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    07 September, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation expands Machinery Safety Integrator program

    Three new members have joined in the first half of 2016, bringing the total number to 26. To be eligible, candidates must be current Rockwell Automation Solution Partners or Recognized System Integrators with three to five years of machine safety experience.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    06 July, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Smart Machines market bolster as it provides high accuracy without humans

    The rising demand for improved technologies and the growing investment in the research and development of the same have catapulted smart machines to the forefront of the global industrial sector.
    By: Transparency Market Research
    08 June, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • HIMA chooses Singapore as regional hub in Asia Pacific region

    One of HIMA’s most significant ongoing assignments in Asia Pacific is Ichthys, the massive Australian LNG project operated by INPEX. HIMA is supplying the project’s safety systems.
    By: HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
    24 May, 2016 | 1 minute
  • PMMI announces release of Mechanical Components 2 certification test

    The Mechanical Components 2 evaluates the candidate's mastery of the principles and application of mechanical components such as clutches, brakes, gear boxes, transmissions, ball screws, and linear components.
    18 May, 2016 | 1 minute
  • AVENTICS releases Machine Safety for Pneumatics manual

    The forty-eight page guide covers topics such as: international directives and standards, hazards vs. risks, risk assessment, estimating performance level, implementing safety functions, diagnostic coverage & common causes of failure (CCF)
    04 May, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Revised ISA alarm management standard approved by ANSI

    Among the key changes in the new version of the standard are stronger requirements for control systems to have the functions to support good alarm management practices, new requirements for package systems such as compressors and heat trace systems, and clarifications in some terminology.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    26 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
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  • Rockwell announces acquisition of Magnemotion

    MagneMotion is a manufacturer of conveyor systems with servo-controlled independent cart technology and will integrate into existing Rockwell Automation control, safety and sensing solutions to help manufacturers more safely transport products.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    18 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Phoenix Contact UPS receives UL 1778 HAZLOC rating

    QUINT UPS-IQ 500 VA AC UPS has received UL 1778 Recognition for Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations.
    By: Phoenix Contact
    15 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • PcVue adds Auto-ID tracking to SCADA software

    The combination of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) technology with InformaTrac's Auto-ID technology provides automated tracking and location history.
    By: PCVUE Inc
    12 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Rockwell Automation to Launch “Best Future Machine Award” at interpack 2017

    The Best Future Machine Award will be an opportunity for machine builders to showcase and discuss their technology in front of some of the industry’s most influential companies.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    04 April, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Banner Engineering opens plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

    The new facility in San Luis Potosi will manufacture several of Banner’s industrial products, including lights, safety, sensors and many others.
    01 March, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • IVC obtains ATEX and IECEx certifications for its video cameras

    AMZ-HD41-2 and AMZ-3041-2 cameras now meet European ATEX and IECEx standards, as well as UL and Canadian CSA standards for electrical safety.
    By: Industrial Video & Control
    18 February, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Fluke offers free online training on how to minimize hazards

    Fluke Electrical Measurement Safety course gives guidance reflecting the latest information on how to minimize potential hazards when performing electrical measurements.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    13 January, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Rockwell expands Machinery Safety Program

    Rockwell adds five systems integrators to its Machinery Safety System Integrator program
    By: Rockwell Automation
    07 December, 2015 | 2 minutes
  • NEMA Publishes Electrical Standards & Products Guide

    The 2016 Edition has a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.
    16 November, 2015 | 1 minute
  • Shenzhen INVT lab certified by UL

    Chinese lab will finish the testing of UL recognized items by itself and fully control the time of testing and all-process analysis of real-time testing data.
    By: Shenzhen INVT Electric Co., Ltd
    04 November, 2015 | 1 minutes
  • R. STAHL named IECEx Recognised Training Provider

    The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and IECEx system named R. STAHL an "IECEx Recognised Training Provider" (RTP) according to IECEx OD 521.
    By: R.STAHL Inc.
    04 November, 2015 | 1 minute
  • Posital opens office in Shanghai

    With China emerging as the largest market for POSITAL products in Asia, the new Shanghai office is intended to provide localized consulting and support.
    03 November, 2015 | 1 minutes
  • Visual Workplace publishes guide to help companies assess their facility safety

    The guide touches on personal protective equipment (PPE), facility safety instructions and machine/equipment/process protocols, showing how visual information is critical to making safer decisions in any workplace.
    19 October, 2015 | 1 minute
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