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The office is located in Albany, the new technology center of Auckland. Neil Pearce will manage the office.

By Dr Harry Zervos, Technology Analyst Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. The most interesting applications tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.

EnOcean Alliance now has a membership base of 300 companies worldwide, developing innovative automation solutions for sustainable building projects.

F&S says the European Industrial Networking/Communication Market was €854.1 million in 2010 and estimates it to reach €1,596.1 million in 2015.

B&B Electronics provided an extensive fiber, cellular and wireless communications network for the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Grand Finale.

T+H provides seamless integration of customer networks through all network levels – from device automation to the ERP system.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Inge Hübner After some teething problems, wireless technology, such as WirelessHART, is becoming more and more established in the process industry.

The testing session involved interoperability of the different implementations of the new IEC 62439-3 Ethernet redundancy protocols.

Certification from the HART Foundation is for the hardware and DD files, indicating full compliance with the HART Communication Protocol.

Automation.com, June 2012 By Chris Jones, Micro-Epsilon UK EtherCAT has established itself within the market as a communications standard that can offer true real time capabilities in automation technology. Micro-Epsilon has developed sensors and controllers with EtherCAT capability, enabling them to be smoothly integrated into existing control and automation networks.

Website covers sensors, transducers, vision, RFID systems and networking products.

MAAC Machinery, a maker of thermoforming machinery, uses eWON VPN routers to connect to its machines, PLCs, drives and HMI devices just about anywhere.

BULLET is part of a complete solution for sending smart HART and analog process signals over WirelessHART networks.

This free web-based application allows users to upload an image of their plant to design a customized wireless network using IEC-approved WirelessHART network standards.

The FDT certification office has experienced a record surge in DTM certifications in the first six months of 2012.

Weidmueller will include PROFIdtm (communications or commDTM) with its WI-Manager.

The product was shipped to Atlas Copco Tools in Sweden who needed to connect one of their control systems to EtherNet/IP.

Automation.com, June 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe provides a unique event to directly see a wide range of automation technology, its application on a wide range of equipment, and the opportunity to talk with users. These are trends and products from the fair that I think are worth noting.

This 44-page document lists hundreds of SERCOS II and Sercos III products and services from dozens of manufacturers around the world.

The latest release addresses key elements of Foundation for Remote Operations Management (ROM) technology, which enables manufacturers to begin developing Foundation for ROM devices.