Search

The Schneider Electric North American Operating Division manufacturing plant in Peru, Ind., was recognized by IndustryWeek as a winner of its annual Best Plants Competition.

The price reduction presents an average savings of 18% on variable frequency drives. The Marathon lines of MicroMAX, Black Max, Blue Max, and Blue Chip inverter duty motors have been reduced 10%.

Emerson recently completed the installation of automation and controls for a gantry type loading facility at the Shell Pernis refinery and chemical complex in the Netherlands. The total care maintenance contract with Vopak, the gantry owner and operator, carries penalties if availability falls below 99.7 percent. This means no more than three four-hour downtime events per year.

PowerCAD CE for Pocket PC has been selected as a finalist in the "Best Industry Application" category in the 2006 Handango Champion Awards. The Handango Champion Awards highlight exceptional mobile applications created by the industry’s best software developers.

RuggedCom's increase in revenue of 20,545% from 2001 to 2005 resulted in a fourth ranking overall in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50, the annual program which recognizes excellence, innovation and the fastest growing tech companies in Canada.

Schneider Electric North America and its companies are bringing together local and international experts to present a series of diverse seminars on topics to help attendees with their daily business. In addition, there will be 70,000 square feet of trade exhibits and product demostrations, as well as Schneider Electric's expert staff on hand to discuss application problems and solutions.

Edison fuse line now includes the J, RK1, and RK5 fuse classes. These current limiting fast-acting and time-delay fuses are available with 250 or 600 VAC ratings, depending on type, are UL and CSA approved.

This position paper explains appropriate applications for ABB's single and multiple drives. In general terms, the ABB multidrives can be used whenever several drives/motors form part of a single or integrated mechanical process. The common supply of the multidrive enables the implementation of overall safety and control functions, and permits the close coordination of individual drive motors.

Agilent's MXA Signal Analyzer and the MXG Signal Generator will have options available for LXI Class B compliance by fall 2007. LXI Class B provides synchronization and IEEE 1588 precision time capabilities.

SK Corporation recently implemented PAS’ Configuration Management Software solution at its Ulsan, South Korea complex, the largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex in the world with a capacity of 850,000 barrel/day crude distillation. SK chose Integrity to manage and optimize the entire range of 120 automation assets.

One of the world's largest chipset producing companies based in the USA has selected Control-See's U.C.ME-OPC alarm notification solution for one of its plants in the middle east.

Yokogawa Electric has been selected by Air Liquide Engineering (Champigny, France) as a strategic preferred system supplier of Process Control Systems for air separation units and syngas (HYCO) systems. Yokogawa products and services covered by this new agreement include the CENTUM CS3000 integrated production control system, the ProSafe-RS safety system, software solutions, and system integration engineering and maintenance services.

S&S Power, a world-leading manufacturer of amusement-park rides, uses igus products in its quest to provide thrill seekers with the ultimate adrenaline rush. To ensure that all its amusement rides are dependable and require minimal maintenance, S&S uses Energy Chain Systems on the company's rollercoasters and iglide bearings almost anywhere pivoting, rotating or oscillating motion is needed such as lap bars and swing restraints.

Registration is open for the 2006 NI Technical Symposium Professional Development Series for Engineers, the company's annual series of virtual instrumentation conferences that reaches 26 U.S. cities. From October through December 2006, engineers and scientists from across the country will attend the conferences for new product presentations; hands-on, technology-focused sessions; and exhibits on the latest solutions in design, control and test.

BusinessWeek magazine has ranked Austin-based National Instruments No. 14 among its top 50 employers for new college graduates. The inaugural “Best Places to Launch a Career” ranking incorporates input from leading university career services directors and more than 37,000 undergraduate students, with information on companies’ pay and benefits, corporate culture and training opportunities.

The 328-page Essentials catalog of Telemecanique automation and control products is available to view online. Online visitors have a choice to download all or a portion of the catalog. Visitors also can register on the Web site and order a printed copy of the catalog or the CD-ROM version.

New tools in the FactoryTalk integrated production and performance software suite include FactoryTalk Integrator, which allows manufacturers to more easily connect their plant-floor applications with higher-level business systems; and FactoryTalk Portal, which allows manufacturers to consolidate Web-based interfaces into one manageable and configurable launch point.

The Customer Training Course Catalog contains a comprehensive view of current courses in the areas of Power Distribution, Automation and Control, and Power Management. The new catalog contains curriculum maps and matrices that make it easier for customers to determine the course selection best suited to their particular job, position and skill set.

Avalon Vision Solutions is a leading supplier of machine vision systems designed to protect plastic injection molds. Avalon uses Advantech's computers with their camera and camera software. Customers will be able to order equipment from either Advantech or Avalon.

Emerson Process Management has completed a project to upgrade and unify combustion, turbine control and burner management systems at Pagbilao power station Units 1 and 2 with its Ovation expert control system. The 750-MW plant, operated by Mirant Pagbilao Corp., is located in Quezon, Philippines.