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Most recently, Telling served as GM's Advanced Global Metrology Lead where he developed business cases for the company’s metrology strategies.

Quality Measurement Technology will distribute Surveyor 3D laser scanning systems throughout the northwestern United States.

Datasheet details GiantDragon Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) machine vision cameras.

Honeywell will protect Woodside’s Pluto onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a sophisticated industrial security system.

Cross Automation will sell and support Precise Automation's controller products in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.

By Rick Zabel, Publisher Automation Insights Network is a select group of controls and automation professionals who agree to help us cover news, emerging trends and technologies on various automation topics. Every two months, we will ask people in the Network to share their observations, knowledge and expertise with us. We take that information, distill it, and pass it on to our reporters and editors for use in future stories.

OVS-400 Industrial video server is connected with EDS-231PRO and EDS-351PRO series Industrial rated IP-66 cameras to provide real time remote monitoring.

The acquisition added 60 technology patents and 10 product lines to Microscan’s portfolio. The acquisition was finalized on September 19, 2008.

Toshiba Teli's CSL8000CL linescan camera is being used in the OneTouch-LS station to scan parts with a stroke of 150mm (x axis) and 75mm (z axis).

Siemens Building Technologies designed Techwell's TW2815 into multiple video surveillance products to be distributed worldwide.

Automatizaciones Garco S.A. de C.V. of Monterrey, Mexico, is Adept's exclusive distributor for Mexico.

By Rick Zabel, Automation.com The proposed name change of ISA (to "International Society of Automation") is up for a vote again during ISA Expo in Houston, October 14-16, 2008. Last year, the change was voted down, but I have yet to hear a compelling argument against the change. And there are many reasons for the change. If ISA is truly the global society of automation professionals, then its name should reflect its cause. It's time for a change!

FireDragon model CSFV90CC3 progressive scan camera with FireWire-B technology has been incorporated into the Sightech PC-Eyebot self-learning machine vision system.

Microscan will purchase Siemens' Machine Vision business, formerly Acuity CiMatrix, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire.

“Video Process Monitoring” white paper discusses the newest trend in HMI/SCADA: Embedding video into an HMI screen, so operators can actually see what is happening in a process plant, along an assembly line, or in remote areas.

Allied Vision Technologies is acquiring 100% of the shares of the Canadian camera manufacturer Prosilica as of 31 July 2008.

Menzel will be the exclusive distributor in 14 states in western and north India for Adept's portfolio of robotics, controls, vision and software products.

When it comes to robots, reality still lags science fiction. But, just because robots have not lived up to their promise in past decades does not mean that they will not arrive sooner or later. Indeed, the confluence of several advanced technologies is bringing the age of robotics ever nearer – smaller, cheaper, more practical and cost-effective.