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Siemens announces Regional User Conference schedule
Conferences will be held in Mobile, AL, King of Prussia, PA, Park City, Utah, and Houston, Texas. -
Canary Labs appoints Jack Wilkins Director of Sales
Wilkins was previously responsible for worldwide sales and global marketing strategies for GE Fanuc's Proficy Historian, Real-Time Information Portal and Shop Floor SPC software. -
ASM publishes operator display design book
“Effective Operator Display Design” provides guidelines for improving plant operator displays in the chemical and refining industries. -
Video Monitoring Helps in Tough Economic Times
By Steve Rubin, Longwatch Video monitoring can help companies survive through layoffs, plant closings, and idling of plants. The white paper explains that when plants have layoffs or shut down, much work remains to be done, often by a severely reduced workforce. Video can help pick up the workload. -
Emerson to replace outdated operator stations at Barking Power in the UK
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. -
IPS developing Virtual Reality Process HMI
Invensys unveiled its Immersive Virtual Reality Process technology, a next-generation HMI that will revolutionize the way engineers see and interact with the plant and the processes they control. -
Flying robots at HANNOVER MESSE
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." -
ABB orders decrease in Q4, but 2008 income up
Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion. -
Quantum3D names Alan Commike Chief Technology Officer
Alan Commike has been promoted to the position of CTO. Commike joined the company in 2006, and was software platform manager. -
Jerry Yen joins Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Jerry Yen has been named director of the company’s new Custom Solutions Center. -
Omron redesigns its web site to shorten searches
The new site combines enhanced research, selection, sourcing and shopping tools tuned to deliver a satisfying experience based on input from customers and distributors. -
Wonderware IntelaTrac to add Microsoft's Enhanced Presentation Functionality
Future releases of IntelaTrac will leverage new Microsoft technologies for improved presentation and reporting functionality for the mobile workforce. -
Consumers want safe, modern and sustainable U.S. manufacturing
Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories. -
System 800xA automates Hunan Juntai pulp mill in China
With more than 20,000 I/O and 46 operator stations, the solution is one of the largest process automation systems ever delivered by ABB in China. -
Kepware supplies software to ARC Informatique
Kepware has been selected by ARC Informatique, the makers of PcVue and PlantVue HMI/SCADA systems, as its primary provider of connectivity to field devices. -
GE to reduce energy and water usage at its data center
GE is updating the data center with 30 products from nine different GE businesses, including power quality, chilled water, electrical, security and IT services equipment. -
Red Lion publishes G3 series HMI brochure
G3 Series HMI Brochure describes the company's complete line of web-enabled, graphic operator interface terminals. -
Yokogawa to control Australia’s largest gas-fired power station
Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and a variety of transmitters. -
ABB controls world's largest aluminum smelter potline
Controls included a level-2 SCADA system for the rectifier station and the 220kV gas-insulated substation as well as the medium and low voltage distribution. -
Siemens to automate vacuum tank degassing facility for SSAB
Equipment includes an HMI system, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), panels for the control rooms and operation stations for motors and pumps.
