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Manufacturers and producers across the globe can see the latest products, services and solutions that help enable a Connected Enterprise at this year’s event, being held at the Georgia World Congress Center on Nov. 9 and 10 in Atlanta.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Automated Guided Vehicles (AVG) served as an enabling technology for a pharmaceutical manufacturer to achieve Stage By Component (SBC) – the delivery of every component required in the production process, "when I need it and where I need it."

Following a strategic review of the business and their long-term objectives, the safety specialist relaunched its Chinese operation on July 1, 2016, as the wholly foreign-owned enterprise HIMA (Shanghai) Industrial Automation Co., Ltd.

GrafTech needed a secure, scalable solution that provided improved visibility into machine operations. The company partnered with Rockwell Automation to incorporate FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software into GrafTech’s newest version of the ArchiTech system.

As co-chair, Gruhn will help build consensus among participants on ISA84 standards interpretations and modifications, ensure that the committee operates within its scope and purpose, and set goals and deadlines for the committee.

Attending engineers, technicians and plant managers will be able to gain the latest insights, news and trends in process measurement and control, particularly in the chemical and energy processing and other key process industry sectors.

Through the use of automation that includes Rotork valve actuation, Aberthaw can efficiently generate around 1555 MW of electricity for the National Grid System, which is enough power to meet the needs of some three million households.

Located on the eastern shore of Canada in Nova Scotia, Pieridae Energy’s Goldboro LNG project will include a natural gas liquefaction terminal and facilities for LNG storage and marine export. The facility will be able to process 10 million metric tons of LNG a year and have a storage capacity of 690,000 cubic meters. Startup is expected in 2021.

HIMA is providing BMS design, engineering and integration from the office in Houston, Texas, while commissioning and additional services will be delivered by local HIMA professionals in Australia.

IFS Applications 9 will be used at HIMA as a central ERP system to unify the enterprise’s complex global business processes. The order placed with international ERP provider IFS includes licenses and services with a total value of about EUR 3.1 million.

This comprehensive book helps you prepare for exams for the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician credential or license as a Professional Engineer (PE).

The SmartVentilation on-demand solution provides fresh air for the 500 meter deep underground mine, which extracts gold, tellurium and other minerals for commercial electronics and industrial uses.

Three new members have joined in the first half of 2016, bringing the total number to 26. To be eligible, candidates must be current Rockwell Automation Solution Partners or Recognized System Integrators with three to five years of machine safety experience.

The report predicts that it will take until 2019 for world sales revenues to recover to their 2014 level. Figure 1 shows a comparison between the three major regions of the world from 2014 to 2020.

The scope of certification covers integration of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Logic Solver in the process industry up to and including Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3).

The rising demand for improved technologies and the growing investment in the research and development of the same have catapulted smart machines to the forefront of the global industrial sector.

Scheduled for start-up in the third quarter of 2017, the Ichthys joint venture megaproject is forecasted to produce 8.9 million tons of LNG yearly.

The new Head of Development is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) of the PMI, and Certified Automation Professional (CAP®) of the ISA.

More than 120 plant, refinery, air quality and emissions professionals attended ISA’s 16th annual Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium 16-20 May 2016 in scenic Denver, Colorado USA.

One of HIMA’s most significant ongoing assignments in Asia Pacific is Ichthys, the massive Australian LNG project operated by INPEX. HIMA is supplying the project’s safety systems.