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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. -
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). -
Wireless transmitters monitor storage tanks at Nynas refinery
Emerson's wireless pressure sensors were installed by Nynas AB to upgrade an underground storage tank monitoring system, reducing installation costs by €10,000 compared to a wired alternative. -
B&B Electronics publishes industrial communication products catalog
The 140-page issue covers serial conversion products, Ethernet serial servers, switches and gateways, wireless products, USB and remote I/O devices, enclosures, terminal blocks, power supplies, cabling, and surge protectors. -
Metacom automates electrical distribution in South Africa
By Jako Winter, Metacom An automated electrical distribution automation network in Rawsonville, South Africa, proved its worth when a line fault briefly affected power supply to farms and packing houses in the area. Power was restored to 75% of these customers in 90 seconds. -
MatrikonOPC signs Supra Controls as system integrator in India
Specializing in the electrical, instrumentation, and control integration fields, Supra Controls uses MatrikonOPC products for its OPC data connectivity solutions. -
Emerson automates ethanol plant in Sweden
A pilot ethanol processing plant built by Chematur Engineering uses Emerson's DeltaV control system with WirelessHART, Wi-Fi, FOUNDATION fieldbus, AMS, and Rosemount wireless pressure and temperature transmitters. -
Traffic signs in Norway use Profibus
Scandisign, a supplier of LED-based traffic signs, used an Anybus-IC from HMS to connect to Profibus and then Ethernet/Modbus. -
EnOcean and BACnet to develop spec for wireless building systems
BACnet International and the EnOcean Alliance will develop a vendor independent gateway specification for integrating wireless energy-harvesting nodes into BACnet for building automation and control. -
FDT Technical Seminar
March 9, 2010 Long Beach, CA Free seminar covers how to access diagnostics and device parameters without installing and maintaining multiple, proprietary software applications on a maintenance station or laptop. -
ISA Safety and Security Symposium to discuss threats
The symposium, 28-29 April 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana, will focus on threats—including cyber security threats—to industrial environments and the steps engineers must consider when designing and optimizing industrial processes and Safety Instrumented Systems. -
Ethernet Direct publishes industrial catalogs
Three catalogs include Industrial Ethernet, Industrial Communications and Industrial Automation. -
SERCOS III test system available
Test system ensures that SERCOS III slave implementations from different manufacturers are compatible and interoperable. -
Sealevel names Landmark of China as rep
Landmark covers the growing Chinese marketplace with four offices: Beijing (North China), Wuhan (Middle China), Shanghai (East China), Chengdu (Southwest). -
MatrikonOPC supplies OPC software to OMNI Flow Computers
OMNI Flow Computers is the newest member of the MatrikonOPC Vendor Partner Program. -
OPC Road Show Returns
By Manny Mandrusiak, OPC Foundation The OPC Foundation’s 2010 Training Road Shows have been completely revamped to focus on providing technology overviews on the three core parts of the OPC Foundation portfolio: OPC Classic (OPC DA, OPC HDA, OPC A&E), OPC Xi, and OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA). -
Matrikon to supply oil field monitoring solution to Statoil
Matrikon will supply a Well Performance Monitor, an Equipment Condition Monitor, and tools for collaboration and workflow management. -
Kazio Networks starts an Industrial Ethernet forum
Etherwire forum covers the ever growing technology of Industrial Ethernet within the factory/manufacturing floor, industrial automation and control systems. -
BP validates storage tank protection systems via wireless
Emerson wireless temperature transmitters measure floating roof temperatures at BP Exploration’s Dalmeny onshore terminal. -
Kepware promotes Tony Paine to president
Tony Paine, former Executive VP/CTO of Kepware, was promoted to President.
