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GE Energy will offer Industrial Defender's technology suite to its customers.

Guide contains 92 pages of info on Non-managed, Web-managed, Managed, and Gigabit Ethernet switches

Website contains full product information, downloadable technical datasheets and an advanced search to find inductive components from low frequency antennas to high power EMC filters.

By recording when an engine enters or leaves a test or work cell Cummins can see how quickly an engine moves through the testing process and identify any differences between engine types and options.

Emerson will replace ABB Bailey OI stations that are connected to the existing Bailey INFI 90 system. An Ovation expert control system will interface directly or via OPC to the existing controllers.

Induction-based wireless power could represent the next wave in powering portable electronics.

By Robert Muehlfellner, B&R Industrial Automation The Internet and embedded PC-based controls now open opportunities for remote maintenance and diagnostics. This paper explains in simple terms methods to configure a connection from a remote location to a machine controller.

By Invensys Process Systems Two companies--Dakota Gasification and Teck Cominco—upgraded their control systems to use HART communications. In both cases, the companies had HART instrumentation that had been installed years earlier, but were not using the HART data because their old control systems didn’t support it. IPS solved the problem.

UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) will be a special highlight. This will be backed up by live demonstrations of glass façade-cleaning robots - also decidedly "aboveground."

OPC Framework has successfully completed the OPC Foundation’s highest level of testing - Independent Certification.

A process automation safety systems expert, Cusimano will lead a team devoted to improving the security of control systems for companies worldwide.

The impact of global recession on the industry is likely to restrain the extent of wireless investments in the short-term future.

Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

The MESH control network greatly improved the network process communication loading compared with previous ethernet copper cabled network.

Alliander installed 6 DDW-221s and 280 DDW-100s to upgrade Amsterdam's gas and energy distribution network.

Using the software will help Grant PUD to design their networks more quickly, help reduce operating costs to maintain the networks, and provide the utility with a strong foundation for future growth.

This specification provides the Pharmaceutical industry with a common method for data exchange for process and laboratory analyzers.

Study says Ethernet IP, TCP/IP and Modbus TCP are the most common Ethernet-based systems on the American market today. The highest increases in market share over the next four years are expected for POWERLINK and ProfiNet.

Emerson will supply PlantWeb digital plant architecture, Syncade Smart Operations Management suite, DeltaV digital automation and a network of intelligent digital field devices.

Program allows more partners and systems integrators to resell deviceWISE and Virtual Service Infrastructure (VSI) remote-services offerings.