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Despite the decision by National Instruments to "obsolete" 5B modules in September 2012, Dataforth will continue to manufacture their 5B family of signal conditioning products.

The office is located in Albany, the new technology center of Auckland. Neil Pearce will manage the office.

By Dr Harry Zervos, Technology Analyst Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. The most interesting applications tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.

Video by AMP shows how adding an encoder to a step motor system lets the drive monitor the motor’s position, closing the feedback loop and avoiding many of the limitations traditionally associated with stepper systems.

Derek Carbin has served as the General Manager and president of Meggitt (Maryland). He retains the position of president.

Catalog contains extensive information on linear variable displacement transducers (LVDT), linear encoders and magnetostrictive transducers.

Yole Développement says MEMS will see double digit growth for the next six years, with 20% compound average annual growth in units and 13% growth in revenues, to become a $21 billion market by 2017.

DT-Remote app allows iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android users to view real-time data collected from remote dataTaker systems.

Automation.com, June 2012 By Chris Jones, Micro-Epsilon UK EtherCAT has established itself within the market as a communications standard that can offer true real time capabilities in automation technology. Micro-Epsilon has developed sensors and controllers with EtherCAT capability, enabling them to be smoothly integrated into existing control and automation networks.

Website covers sensors, transducers, vision, RFID systems and networking products.

SpectraSensors in Houston, Texas, develops, manufactures and distributes laser-based gas analytical instrumentation.

Written by Jacob Y. Wong and Roy L. Anderson, Non-Dispersive Infrared Gas Measurement covers various gas measurement techniques, fundamental aspects and cutting-edge progress.

Automation.com, June 2012 By J Timothy Shea, VDC Research Group VDC partnered with Automation.com to develop market intelligence studies for Data Acquisition Solutions, including external chassis & modules, plug-in data acquisition analog I/O boards, and standalone data acquisition software.

Automation.com, June 2012 By Turck White paper compares proximity sensors to Turck's factor 1 sensors, discussing performance capabilities, mounting options and cost-efficiency.

Meggitt hired Peter Eitnier as Mechanical Engineer for Wilcoxon Research products, and promoted Wayne Glidden to Director of Materials.

The market for Programmable Logic Controllers I/O modules recovered quite strongly after the recession with double-digit growth in both 2010 and 2011.

A thermoIMAGER TIM thermal imaging camera is installed in the injection moulding machine from Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ KTT to detect defective parts.

Automation.com, May 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Plant people use all five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) in troubleshooting, diagnosis, and determining areas for improvements. At Fluke headquarters in Everett, Washington, I experienced firsthand new products that amplify our senses and go beyond them to increase productivity and effectiveness.

Eaton will acquire electrical equipment supplier Cooper for $11.8 Billion. Eaton and Cooper will be combined under a new company incorporated in Ireland, where Cooper is incorporated today.

Xembedded builds products based on VME, VPX, and COM Express platforms and its hardware and software products have been installed in over 400,000 systems worldwide.