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Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor There is a great deal of discussion about DCS migrations and retrofits these days, raising questions that can be overwhelming for users. Suppliers offer upgrades from their legacy systems as well as upgrades from a competitor’s DCS. I interviewed industry veteran, Paul Galeski, to get his insights on this important topic.

Turbine flowmeter revenues are forecast to increase at a rate of 0.6 percent per year through 2016 to reach $427.5 million worldwide.

Emerson will provide critical control valves to be used in two AP1000 pressurized water reactors at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Georgia, USA.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Frank Dickman, Piping Design Consultants A simple industrial network security solution is readily available and being deployed to protect oil fields and transportation in Russia.

Rockwell will supply process skids, automation architecture, a PlantPAx Process Automation System, software, power control and engineering/startup services.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor The goal of FOUNDATION for Remote Operations Management (ROM) is linking people that understand the processes and equipment in a secure fashion around the world to achieve faster start-up time and reduced operating costs.

Since its founding in 2005 Certec has specialized in the development of state-of-the-art web HMI and SCADA systems.

Guide outlines the essential principles of explosion-protection with respect to electrical equipment installed in harsh, hazardous environments.

The e-scrap recycling process at Boliden's Rönnskär copper smelter is controlled by ABB’s 800xA Extended Automation System.

Automation.com, March 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor An energy savings study at Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz plants based on the use of PROFIenergy of PROFINET showed potential savings per work cell of 5,700 euro and 33.250 kg of CO2 emissions per year.

Honeywell will supply Experion PKS control system, Safety Manager, Unisim Operator Training System and Field Device Manager for five coal chemical sites in China.

Magnetrol’s spillage prevention and tank overfill protection products will be added to Honeywell Enraf Safety Solutions’ Alarm Scout service group.

Located in Mendoza, Argentina, ICSA focuses on manufacturing wind and hydroelectric power sources.

ABB won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines in Western Australia.

The Energy Management Information System shows energy targets for each of the mill lines in near “Real Time” and identifies savings and losses in both dollars and energy units.

SoftSwitching Technologies’ solutions improve uptime in manufacturing production by identifying and correcting brief power disruptions called “voltage sags.”

ABB will supply process control systems, emergency shutdown systems, power management systems, step-up and distribution transformers, medium- and low-voltage power equipment, and site utilities.

ABB will supply and provide commissioning for electrical equipment, including automation and drives systems for the mine, located approximately 80km northwest of Hanoi.

Siemens will use the software to deliver data to its SCADA systems for wind power.

ABB supplied switchgear, motor control centers, variable speed drives, instrumentation, gas analyzers, collaborative production management systems, and an 800xA automation system.