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Skid Integration Problems Solved by PLCopen Standards
Automation.com, March 2011 By PLCopen North America The use of skid mounted equipment has become popular for a number of reasons but they pose some unique automation and control challenges that can be solved by using IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen standards. -
Siemens Opens Training Center in Houston
Siemens will provide hands-on educational courses in the fields of process instrumentation technology and applications to its customers in North America. -
Manny Mandrusiak launches 4 Bravo Marketing
4 Bravo Marketing provides marketing/consulting services for the industrial and building automation industries. -
Metso to maintain valves at Petrobras refineries in Brazil
Metso will supply of spare parts and maintenance services for Metso’s valves, actuators and positioners for 11 refineries in Brazil. -
GE to supply SmartSignal diagnostics to Constellation Energy
Constellation will deploy the SmartSignal Shield predictive-diagnostic solution, along with SmartSignal Cycle Watch software for combustion turbine start-ups. -
Tridium controls Manitoba Hydro Place building
Tridium's Niagara Framework connects multiple systems and equipment within Manitoba Hydro Place, a 22-story office tower. -
Uncertainty Estimation In Natural Gas Flow Measurement and Practical Approach In Reducing It
By Chandu Bhatasana, Aker Solutions In gas flow metering, the impact of uncertainty in flow measurement depends on quantity of gas, commercial value of gas metered and uncertainty in measurement. For a high throughput gas metering system, a marginal reduction in uncertainty helps reduce the financial exposure. -
Schneider Electric acquires Summit Energy
Summit Energy provides energy procurement, risk management, market intelligence, data management and sustainability consulting services. -
Rockwell Automation to control coal-based thermal power projects
Rockwell will monitor and control coal handling, ash handling, mill reject, water treatment and fire protection systems at Avantha Power in India. -
Siemens launches Plantville interactive game
Online game simulates a Plant Manager’s experience and challenges players to increase productivity, sustainability and the overall health of an industrial plant. -
Winsted publishes console catalog
The catalog features Slat-Wall consoles, ready-to-ship M-View monitor walls and a section detailing the capabilities of Winsted's Custom Division. -
When upgrading machinery, don’t gamble with CE Marking
By Stewart Robinson, Pilz Automation Technology. The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC came into force at the end of 2009. While machine builders have to deal primarily with ‘scope’ and ‘conformity assessment,’ the main challenge for end users is the issue of 'upgrading' or 'interlinking' of machinery. -
IEC publishes booklet for regulating hazardous areas
The booklet, "A Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment Used in Environments with an Explosive Atmosphere," can be used by countries that lack regulation in this sector as a blueprint for their legislation. -
Banner Engineering publishes 2011 Product Catalog
The 2011 catalog wraps Banner's sensor products together with lighting and indicators, machine vision, wireless and machine safety products. -
GE to upgrade water plant controls in Waterford Township, Michigan
GE will integrate controls at 13 water treatment plants and 62 sewer pumping stations, covering an area of 36 square miles. -
China‘s PLC and PAC Market to grow
ARC predicts strong growth of the PLC and PLC-based Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) market through 2014 in China, but provides no numbers. -
ODVA Industrial Networks Energy Initiative
Automation.com, March 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The intent of this energy initiative is to create a comprehensive approach to the optimization of energy usage for the industrial consumer that is scalable, open and inclusive for both users and suppliers. -
Smart-Energy Consumption via an Open Ecosystem
Automation.com, March 2011 By Tony Paine, Kepware Technologies Expect in 2011 to see smart grid solutions, smart meters, and a real-time, automated, metering infrastructure (AMI) to be rolled out across the country. -
Metso opens valve Service Center in UK
The new UK service center has the capacity and technology needed to handle large-scale shutdown turnarounds, general repairs, spare parts, training programs, field support and diagnostic services. -
Find More Space in Your Control Panel
By Eaton Optimize your panel designs. Learn options for distributing loads in industrial control panels and how to safely apply them, while adhering to Underwriters Laboratories® standard 508A and National Electrical Code®, NFPA® 70-2011.