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Exida will follow the new 2010 IEC 61508 safety standard, which includes cyber security threat analysis.

This guide includes essential information and selection guidelines on the company’s family of machine and process safety solutions.

Automation.com, October 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The CArS architecture is a modern systems level approach defined by the joint Chrysler and Fiat Manufacturing Engineering Council that improves the process flow for designing and implementing production lines.

This is set to be a record year for worldwide machinery production, recording aggregate 10.2 percentage growth, according to IMS Research.

The Safety Automation Forum, Nov. 14 and 15 in Chicago, precedes Automation Fair, scheduled for Nov. 16 and 17.

In order to provide the safety function the system must continue to operate correctly under all foreseeable conditions. So how do we design a system to achieve this, and when we have done that, how do we show it?

Certification of the Mechatrolink field network for safety makes it possible for MMA members to build motion control and machine control systems for use in applications that comply with safety standards.

Safety Services Business Unit offers consulting assistance to assess risks and validate proposed solutions for industrial automation applications.

Sonoda will reside in Japan and provide training, functional safety management and other key services to Japanese manufacturers.

July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.97 million, up 7.3% from June and up 92.7% when compared with the total of $263.14 million reported for July 2010.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Eric Byres This tale doesn’t have princes or frogs in it, but instead it deals with SCADA and industrial control system security. It is the myth of the "air gap" between control systems and the rest of the world. Believing in it leads to a false sense of complacency by both end users and vendors, making it a very dangerous fairy tale indeed.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Joe Ciringione Cable carrier systems not only transport energy, data and media to various types of machines, but also greatly influence energy costs. To keep energy costs low, one important consideration is the amount of pull-push, or driving force, that is required at a given speed to move the cable carrier.

This 700+ page guide includes nearly 100 pages dedicated to non-commercial and educational resource material, including content on intrinsic safety, surge protection, HART interfaces and signal conditioners.

Omron STI has resources available to help machine builders and integrators successfully make the transition to EN ISO 13849-1:2008.

Honeywell's Safety Manager has been awarded ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification by exida.

Nestlé will introduce an openSAFETY-based safety standard which allows for the unrestricted exchange of safety-related information between machines and control systems from various manufacturers.

One of the key challenges that manufacturers face is the shift from a traditional, component-based business to an integrated, total solution based-approach.

Net Safety Monitoring makes fixed toxic and combustible gas detectors, flame detectors, safety systems, and other safety and security products.

Product selectors are available for safety light curtains, perimeter access guards, safety laser scanners, safety mats, safety interlock switches, safety systems and safety monitoring relays, and programmable safety controllers.

Thomas & Betts publishes Analysis of NEC Code Changes 2011, a free reference guide that highlights changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) for the 2011 code cycle.