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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.

CC-Link IE Field Network with integrated safety meets international safety standards for SIL3 compliance and follows IEC61784-3:2010 for functional safety fieldbuses.

Wireshark will use openSAFETY dissector, a decoder for the analysis of individual openSAFETY frames.

The Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) Safety System has earned certification to NFPA 72: 2010.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Alex Bryce, Pilz Automation Technology Safety gates, protective covers and machine guards prevent hazards associated with moving parts. However, the correct functioning of a safeguard can only be guaranteed by using the appropriate sensor technology.

The Safety Compendium is a free 200-page technical guide for the application of functional safety standards to machinery and all its other associated aspects.

Infoteam Software will distribute ISaGRAF in Europe, Germany and China.

Automation.com, May 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Here are a few highlights from ABB Automation & Power World 2011. The event attracted a record number of participants, totaling more than 4,200, and featured over 400 educational workshops and hands-on training sessions, over 45 customer-presented case studies, and an exhibition of ABB and partner products.

March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $511.15 million according to AMTDA and AMT. This total was up 57.6% from February.

Acromag’s I/O Server Industrial PC is now UL/cUL listed with approval for use in Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D hazardous environments containing volatile substances.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls.

The module helps identify and document hazards, hazardous events and associated sequence of events.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe 2011 was larger than any other in the last 10 years, with more than 230,000 visitors. More than 6,500 businesses from 65 countries came to Hannover to display their solutions. The attendance numbers represent a growth of 10 to 15 percent over the comparable 2009 event.

Huss comes to Festo US from Bosch Rexroth, where for the past 10 years he was Vice President and General Manager.

February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million. With a year-to-date total of $699.16 million, 2011 is up 138.1% compared with 2010.

Sensor Technology in the UK is developing technology to ensure safety when excited performers and heavy machinery share the same stage.

ODVA launched a Machinery Initiative designed to improve the integration of machinery with the industrial manufacturing ecosystem.

Automation.com, April 2011 By Jeff Kamin, QComp Robots are the buzz for anyone in manufacturing, assembling, packaging or distributing products. Many end users rely on an integrator or OEM to provide a robot solution without really understanding the potential benefits and liabilities. This article poses some of the questions that a robotic user should consider prior to selecting a robot and a robot programmer/installer.

Automation.com, March 2011 By PLCopen North America The use of skid mounted equipment has become popular for a number of reasons but they pose some unique automation and control challenges that can be solved by using IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen standards.

Online game simulates a Plant Manager’s experience and challenges players to increase productivity, sustainability and the overall health of an industrial plant.