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Emerson announces opening of applications for 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship program
Students seeking to submit a scholarship application must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in an instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical, or automation engineering discipline at an accredited U.S. educational institution for the 2019/2020 academic year. -
ABB Robotics announces series of training courses for paint robots and OmniCore controller
The paint robot course will be an instructor-led, five-day seminar with practical exercises to teach participants how to program a robot safely. -
International Society of Automation (ISA) announces publication of Situation Management for Process Control
Written by Douglas H. Rothenberg, Ph.D.,—an expert in alarm management and operator support technology—the book explores control room management as a discipline, focusing on the applicable tools, technology, and methodologies that foster safer, more effective control room functioning and improved industrial production. -
Hannover Messe 2019 Preview: Digital Networking Humans & Machines in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
During a January preview for the event, over 120 journalists, including yours truly, gathered for presentations and discussions from the Hannover Messe team, and over 40 exhibitors, expanding on the topics and technologies that so many will experience -
Rockwell Automation and Rovisys help Hardy Industrial Technologies upgrade distributed control system (DCS)
Hardy wanted to abandon the dependency on just a few raw materials and instead use other nontraditional materials that were untapped in the marketplace. To do this, Hardy needed to overhaul the outdated controllers and distributed control system (DCS) that existed in the plant. -
Inside the Advantages of Sensorless Closed Loop Control
By Mark Checkley, KEB Automation While feedback devices may be the usual choice for control of motors, sensorless closed loop control can provide design engineers and machine builders with the ability to add value and a competitive advantage to their machines. -
ABB and Intel to collaborate on distribution automation systems
At the core of the agreement is ABB Ability smart substation control and protection for electrical systems, SSC600, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors. -
Kistler Group announces opening of Shanghai office
The building strengthens the Swiss corporation's presence on the Chinese market, enabling it to offer products and services from one single source to local customers in the future. -
Rockwell Automation helps Midwest Farmers Cooperative enhance distributed control systems
MFC worked with system integrator Wachter Inc. to design an automated facility, based on the PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation. -
Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2019 – Accelerating Change & Reaching the Tipping Point
The pace of technological change in the automation industry seems to be accelerating as we head into 2019, driven by innovations developed for Internet of Things and general computing. -
Selecting the Best Control System for Automation Applications
Many factors come into play when selecting a new or upgraded control system, with careful consideration of each resulting in the best outcome. -
Hannover Fairs USA names Ed Nichols as vice president of events
Nichols will manage the commercial vehicle show portfolio, which currently includes the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show 2019). He also will develop new North American events in the fire and safety segment of the company’s portfolio of INTERSCHUTZ exhibitions & conferences. -
Rockwell Automation helps Arkansas Steel enhance manufacturing intelligence
While updating the plant’s control layer, IT teams at Arkansas Steel began considering additional opportunities to improve operations. What they found was an issue with workforce utilization: Operators’ attention was divided between the process of creating tie plates and handling data. -
Bronkhorst High-Tech BV announces FLUIDAT database of 1800 gas and liquid properties
This database, called FLUIDAT, is used by the company for configuration and calibration of its portfolio of flow meters and controllers, and for calculating pressure differences, valve seats, etc.. -
MonarchFx announces Warren Bishop as Operations Director
Previously, Bishop was the Vice President of Finance, Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Process Improvement for Macy’s Logistics. He also has experience as the Senior Vice President of Logistics at Levitz Furniture, Vice President of Supply Chain at Giggle, and Director of the East Region Distribution at Toys R Us. -
Automation Fair 2018 - Rockwell Automation & PTC Partner for Industrial Digitization Journey
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Based on discussions at the Rockwell Automation Fair, this article explores Rockwell Automation and PTC's committment to building out software into an integrated Industrial Digitization solution, in order to fully achieve the goals of Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing. -
AVEVA announces competition for NAM college chemical engineering seniors
The competition will involve using SimCentral, AVEVA’s industrial simulation platform, to solve a problem created by the company in collaboration with Dr. Richard Turton, renowned author and industry expert in the field of chemical process simulation. -
ABB announces commissioning of two Italian digital substations
Key supplies to the substations include ABB Ability-based automation and control systems, intelligent protection equipment, transformers with sensors, digitally enabled switchgear and advanced communication systems. -
ABB to help Abu Dhabi petroleum facility integrate automation and electrification solutions
The upgrade will include a fully integrated ABB Electrical, Control and Telecommunication (ECT) solution with 45 power and capacitor bank skids, as well as centralized and localized automation systems. -
FieldComm Group releases version 6.3.1 of the H1 Interoperability Test Kit in support of Standardized Connection Points
By separating the PV from full integration, end users can get their process back online without the need for a Device Description (DD) or other engineering staff.
