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Hilscher signs two U.S. distributors
Hilscher enters U.S. market by signing Professional Control Corporation (PCC) in Germantown, WI and Electro-Matic Products (EMP) in Farmington Hills, MI, as distributors of fieldbus products. -
R Stahl obtains FF registration for field device couplers
Series 9411/21 and 9411/24 isolating device couplers met the FF-846 test specification to obtain formal Fieldbus Foundation registration. -
Thin Clients Eliminating Plant Floor PCs
By Bill Lydon, Editor With higher speed and more reliable Ethernet networks, lower cost more powerful computers, and virtualized systems, Thin Clients are becoming effective replacements for PCs. -
HMS Industrial Networks acquires IXXAT
IXXAT Automation is a supplier of communication technology for industrial automation, machine manufacturing and the automotive industry. -
Field Communications Lounge at Hannover Messe
HART, FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, OPC and PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET) are co-sponsors of the Field Communication Lounge exhibit at Hannover Messe (8-12 April). -
InduSoft Releases SCADA App for Windows 8
The InduSoft Visualization App offers mobile access to InduSoft Web Studio applications from any Windows 8 device, including iPhones, tablets and laptops. -
On-Ramp wireless network reports faults for power company
Wireless fault detectors immediately send alarms to grid operators if a problem occurs anywhere along the power lines for San Diego Gas & Electric. -
Automation Federation Goes to Washington: Cybersecurity and the Shortage of Skilled Manufacturing Workers
Automation Federation Goes to Washington: Cybersecurity and the Shortage of Skilled Manufacturing Workers -
Rockwell Automation adds Jacobs Automation's iTRAK
The iTRAK System provides independent control of multiple magnetically propelled movers on straight and curved paths. The connection will be via EtherNet/IP. -
EtherCAT Technology Group reaches 2,000 Members
ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has become the 2,000th member of the world’s largest fieldbus organization, the EtherCAT Technology Group. -
TIA names Bill Conley to oneM2M standards group
Bill Conley of B&B Electronics will participate as a TIA delegate on the newly formed oneM2M group. -
SVIA connects robot cells to any industrial network
SVIA in Sweden uses Anybus X-gateways to connect their DeviceNet-based robot cells to any network that their customers are using. -
Hacking the Industrial SCADA Network II
By Frank Dickman The original "Hacking the Industrial SCADA Network" (Part I) was first published in 2009. This article, Part II, is the summary of what has happened since the original publication, and the outcome of predictions which first appeared in Part I. -
Fieldbus Foundation to demo ROM Technology at Petrobras
The first live demo of FOUNDATION for ROM is scheduled for April 30, 2013, at the Petrobras research and development facility (Cenpes) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. -
Kepware announces Customized Training Program
Training program helps customers set-up and operate OPC-based communication systems for automation applications. -
Softing and Industrial Automation Networks partner on installations
Industrial Automation Networks will assist Softing's customers in deploying products in their plants. -
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. -
Hydroelectric generating utility has to control with the flow
Control Engineering, January 2013 By Jason Wright Box Canyon Dam, north of Spokane, Wash., upgraded its legacy controls with a PlantPAx system with two ControlLogix PACs on each of four turbine generators, FactoryTalk HMIs, and EtherNet/IP. -
Sercos international announces 2013 plans
sercos international will present its product and service portfolio together with its members at more than 20 events this year.

