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Siemens Serves Users by Adding EtherNet/IP

  • January 19, 2013
  • Feature

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP.

Emerson replaces valve positioners at Chinese chemical plant

  • November 15, 2012
  • Case Study

After Emerson Process Management replaced existing valve positioners with Fisher digital valve controllers, the plant gained $40,000 in annual maintenance savings.

Modernization Program with Broader Analysis of Existing Systems

  • November 2, 2012
  • Feature

Automation.com, November 2012
By Bill Lydon, Editor
Invensys Foxboro describes their Modernization Program as taking a holistic approach based on business requirements with four major goals - Reduce risk of failures, operational improvements, new & existing systems integration, and securing automation systems from cyber-attack.

Endress+Hauser Introduces Operations App

  • October 28, 2012
  • News

The free app provides mobile access to information about Endress+Hauser instruments, such as operating instructions and technical details, from a smart phone and other mobile devices.

Research Reveals Lack of Confidence in Gas Monitoring

  • October 8, 2012
  • News

The research says only 32% of managers are very confident that the gas detectors in their workplace actually work.

Automation profession outperforms economy

  • October 7, 2012
  • Feature

InTech, October 2012 By Rick Zabel While job satisfaction remains high (79.9%), this year’s survey indicates salaries are on the rise—up a respectable 4.4% over last year. This rise is indicative of the noticeable increase in the demand for qualified automation professionals.

All-Fill uses Tolomatic electric actuators for container-lifting

  • September 25, 2012
  • Case Study

While the original pneumatic actuator worked well once set up, adjusting its force and speed to accommodate a different size container was complicated.

M2M Remote Monitoring, Process Performance and Reliable Operations

  • September 19, 2012
  • Case Study

Automation.com, September 2012
By Marlee Rosen
Implementing secure remote maintenance monitoring and real-time diagnostics reporting can contribute to improved device performance and the reduction of maintenance cost.

Market for control valves using actuators to double by 2017

  • September 18, 2012
  • News

IMS Research expects the market for electrically actuated control valves to double in size, exceeding $630 million by 2017.

University of Alberta joins ASM Consortium

  • September 18, 2012
  • News

The Consortium will collaborate with the University to further build knowledge through research related to reducing and mitigating abnormal situations in process industries, particularly in the area of alarm management.

AVEVA to supply CAD software to Chinese chem engineering company

  • October 28, 2014
  • News

Tianchen, a Chinese engineering contractor serving the chemical processing industry, has selected AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) as its 3D design solution.

Metso upgrades automation at chemical plant in Finland

  • October 7, 2014
  • News

Metso will provide automation, safety and emergency shutdown system extensions to the existing Metso DNA system when the polyethylene plant is upgraded.

Addressing FDA CFR Regulation Compliance with Cloud based ERP Software

  • September 18, 2014
  • Feature

By Bill Nolan, Rootstock Software Many regulated manufacturers use paper-or Excel-based processes to address compliance. For discrete manufacturers who are required to have FDA CFR compliance, the Salesforce1 Platform connected an ERP system offers some distinct advantages.

Autopro Automation Consultants Opens Saudi Arabia Office

  • September 11, 2014
  • News

Mohammed Safiulla (Safi) has been named Country Manager and will be responsible for automation engineering services in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Utilities industries.

AVEVA to supply design software for Brazil petrochemical company

  • August 14, 2014
  • News

Braskem, a petrochemical company in Brazil, will install AVEVA PDMS software to convert the engineering and design data of 12 of its plants.

Test Equipment Leverages Smart Phones & Cloud Computing

  • June 20, 2014
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor Fluke recently introduced Fluke Connect, a system which allows maintenance technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones. There is a lot of hype about the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. To date, from what I have seen on the market, Fluke Connect is the most useful, productivity-increasing industry solution based on these technologies.

Emerson flow meters increase plant efficiency for CAROM in Romania

  • June 19, 2014
  • Case Study

Vortex and Coriolis flow measurement technologies enabled accurate and reliable measurements that reduced product loss in the MTBE plant by 150 metric tons per month, and improved boiler efficiency by 3 percent.

Opening Doors to Automation

  • June 9, 2014
  • Feature

By Keith Schmitz, Rytec High Performance Doors At MINOR’S food processing plant in Cleveland a forklift picks up a bin of their product and carries it into the next room. Unlike most facilities the forklifts here never take a break because there is no one sitting in the driver’s seat.

Honeywell UOP to control propane dehydrogenation project in China

  • May 22, 2014
  • News

Guangdong Peng Zun Energy Development selected Honeywell's UOP C3 Oleflex process technology to convert propane to propylene, a valuable petrochemical used in plastics production.

ACM Facility Safety Announces Summer Process Safety Courses

  • May 7, 2014
  • News

Training courses and workshops teach control systems designers, engineers and operators various aspects of process safety and how to meet worldwide safety requirements.