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Prairie Power selects OSI to implement cooperative SCADA system
Unlike traditional SCADA system deployments, PPI's system will utilize PPI's secure, private network architecture to deliver a high-performance hosted application suite to Member Cooperatives from a centralized system. -
Schneider Electric announces acquisition of MaxEAM software company
Schneider Electric and MaxEAM have a long standing business relationship working together to deliver customer projects on a global scale. -
Antaira partners with Simantec to expand to Brazil
Simantec Automation has expanded their branch offices in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, as an official distributor partner of Antaira, in order to provide local industrial device networking support and services to industrial markets -
Canadian Wind Energy Conference announces keynote speakers
Canadian and international wind and renewable energy experts will gather at this year’s event, co-hosted by Hannover Fairs, on November 1-3, 2016 at the BMO Center in Calgary, Alberta. -
Schneider Electric announces acquisition of Applied Instrument Technologies
The acquisition adds to Schneider Electric’s process automation portfolio that already includes Foxboro plant instrumentation, Foxboro and PlantStruxure PES process automation systems, Modicon PAC systems and Triconex safety systems. -
ABB announces Dr. Jef Beerten as first winner of ABB Research Award
Dr. Jef Beerten from KU Leuven, Belgium, receives a US $ 300,000 grant over the next three years for ongoing research at the forefront of energy technology. -
GE to help Spirit Aerosystems forward to the Industrial Internet
Looking to increase production of critical aviation industry products, Spirit AeroSystems will implement Efficiency Analyzer on Predix, GE’s operating system for the Industrial Internet. -
Schneider Electric to deliver automation controller for Vallejo, CA flood control
Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will implement its Modicon M580 programmable automation controller (ePAC) platform to help the VSFCD continue to improve the quality wastewater and flood control services it provides to the people of the district. -
ABB announces Stage 3 launch of reorganization strategy
ABB is shaping and focusing its divisional structure into four divisions: Electrification Products, Robotics and Motion, Industrial Automation and Power Grids, effective January 1, 2017. -
Schneider Electric announces wind forecasting for WeatherSentryOnline platform
Schneider Electric’s Hub Height Wind forecasting capabilities provide wind speeds, wind gusts and wind direction forecasts seven days in advance at different heights of turbines. Turbine-specific forecasts can be generated for any worldwide wind farm location. -
Siluria names Erik Scher as Chief Operations Officer
As COO, Dr. Scher is responsible for the company's operating activities, including its OCM demonstration plant in Texas and multiple pilot plants in California, and leading its research and development, scale-up, intellectual property, and technology teams. -
Bedrock provides SCADA RTU platform for Clarksville Light and Water
The project is part of Clarksville, Arkansas' plan to save up to $2M over the next five years through improved control, monitoring, and security of its electric grid and water treatment facilities. -
ABB announces NKT Cables acquisition of ABB's cable system business
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total value of 836 million euros (US$934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is undergoing a strategic review. -
ABB announces Guido Jouret as Chief Digital Officer
Jouret has been Chief Technical Officer at Nokia Technologies since April 2015, and recently drove a major acquisition in the digital health sector. Jouret will work from ABB’s Silicon Valley and Zurich offices. -
Rotork actuators support environmental improvement at Aberthaw Power Station
Through the use of automation that includes Rotork valve actuation, Aberthaw can efficiently generate around 1555 MW of electricity for the National Grid System, which is enough power to meet the needs of some three million households. -
Dalian Metro uses Rockwell Automation to integrate system, cuts energy usage by 12%
The entire Dalian metro system includes more than 50 redundant Allen-Bradley MicroLogix and CompactLogix controllers with about 100,000 I/O points across the different stations. -
NEMA publishes NEMA ABP 1-2016 Selective Coordination of Low-Voltage Circuit Breakers
The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to engineers regarding the National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for selective coordination. -
Emerson Industrial's Unidrive AC delivers power for German textile company
Freudenberg needed to replace an AC drive within their nonwoven production facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The need for a small footprint drove them to the Unidrive SP AC drive from Emerson. -
EU Automation releases guide to smart technology
EU Automation's one page guide provides an insight into the smart technologies lighting the way to a more energy efficient future. The resource is designed for anyone with an active interest in the automation industry. -
Allied Electronics announces expansion into South America
The Santiago-based Allied Chile office is the first in South America. Allied Electronics will continue to expand in this region in the next 12 to 18 months.
