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Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor OPC UA is emerging as a fundamental technology for implementing Digital Factory concepts to increase production efficiency. The concept was reinforced at the ARC Forum in a session titled, Transforming Manufacturing with OPC UA: From Embedded to the Enterprise.

Lucas comes to Serapid most recently from DS Technology Inc., where he served five years as President/CEO and served on the Board of Directors.

Automation.com, February 2012 By Bill Lydon Rockwell Automation firmly believes there are users that only want simple controllers and users that want integrated control and information products. In order to meet these requirements Rockwell has two separate product and software architectures, Connected Components and Logix.

With a year-to-date total of $5,508.81 million, 2011 was up 66.4% compared with 2010.

Ventyx completed the integration of Mincom and ABB Network Control into one enterprise solutions organization.

Intelligrated and SDI Group USA announce a jointly owned and managed operation in Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

The system allows customers to configure complete conveyor systems through an easy-to-use online interface.

Using the product finder, customers can now make a pre-selection according to medium type, medium temperature, sensor material and design, voltage supply, connection type and ATEX category.

The brochure provides an overview of the palletizer process, guarding challenges and hazard analysis, and illustrates how simplified safety control can improve safety and profitability. Requires registration to obtain brochure.

Mechatrolink is the most widely used motion control network in Asia, and is gaining ground in the U.S. An annual Regular Membership in MMA normally costs $1,500, but until March 31, 2012, it’s free.

Energy Savings Estimator gives customers using drives, motors, couplings and gearboxes the ability to estimate potential energy savings across an entire drive train.

The expansion will accommodate 450 associates and is scheduled for completion in October 2012.

Automation.com, January 2012 By Matthew Littlefield, LNS Research There are a whole slew of new technologies and system architectures being adopted in the automation industry at a very rapid pace. Companies today face the very real possibility that if they don’t effectively understand, adopt, and leverage these new technologies to their advantage; they will be left in an increasingly uncompetitive position.

Pawlowicz has been in the industrial automation industry for 35 years and has spent 13 of those years at Webb.

Vacuum cups catalog covers more than 2,100 different vacuum suction cups arranged clearly according to industry, applications and series.

Curie rejoined the company as a business unit leader for the feeder product line. Curie previously served as product manager.

Orders were down 22.4% from September but up 20.3% when compared with the total of $385.21 million reported for October 2010.

The project involves installing an electric-mechanical system on 900 dump bins to monitor the input of waste and optimize its collection.

telligrated will add 200 new technical and engineering positions in research and development, system design and customer service.

Roche holds a B. Sc from Trinity College, a Dip. Eng. from Dublin Institute of Technology, an MBA from Rutgers and Executive Education' Certificate from Harvard Business School.