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In an era of historically high prices for metals and energy, manufacturers are feeling the pinch. To ease the effect of increasing costs of these products, industry is taking a close look at ways of keeping energy and material expenses in line. Investing in robotics for material removal can be part of a mix of strategies to keep costs down by more efficiently using materials, time and energy.

By William Gilbert, Siemens Improved operation, reduced maintenance, motor power savings and conservation of energy make AC regen drives a decided advantage for converting, packaging, printing, wireforming and other roll-fed machinery, where driven unwinds can be implemented.

By Laser Design Kimberly-Clark wanted to know: Should it install larger diameter embossing machines when it increased line speed? Shadow casting with a laser image processing said the existing embosser could handle it, saving $500K.

HayssenSandiacre makes horizontal and vertical form fill and seal equipment and support services for the packaging industry.

By Pentair Smith & Wesson saves more than $48,000 annually and has improved the quality of the company’s recycled oil since employing the Driflex Oil Conditioning System.

BeadMonitor measurement system, developed by Oxford Sensor Technology, uses Micro-Epsilon’s scanCONTROL 2700 non-contact laser profile displacement sensor.

Dorot will supply two 24-inch control valves with an electronic controller, along with several smaller diameter valves, which will control main water lines in the network.

Automation.com, June 2010 By Tony Udelhoven, TURCK Conditions sensors must endure in welding environments remain consistently harsh: temperatures in excess of 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, currents ranging from 15,000 to 35,000 Amps, and frequent weld flash occurrences.

HoseFinder mobile app makes it fast and convenient to search for hydraulic hose products and information on the go.

Smidler, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed president following Jack Cahill’s retirement.

CeTÜV SÜD assessed Simulink PLC Coder as suitable for development processes that must comply with IEC 61508-3 and its process industry adaptation, IEC 61511-1.

E-commerce portal offers online purchase of training classes, parts and accessories for metrology systems.

The Lens Selector iPhone application helps find the correct imaging lens for a machine vision application.

Dresser Masoneilan will provide four nuclear power plants with Variable Resistance Trim (VRT) control valves valued at $10 million.

Engineers seeking to design cost-effective production processes can get step-by-step instructions on how to select local or global optimization routines from the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) Library.

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) selected National Technical Systems (NTS) as its independent third-party lab to provide conformance testing for the ISA100.11a certifications.

Automation.com, June 2010 By Sam Drury, Impress Sensors & Systems The latest silicon pressure sensors have much-improved mechanically-sealed designs, which use only a fraction of the volume of oil compared to previous versions.

ISA Automation Week will be held 4-7 October 2010 in Houston, Texas, at the Westin Galleria Hotel.

By Mark Hauenstein, Technical Designs Paper educates system integrators, building owners and operators about LEED and sustainable building design principles.

Catalog details operating principles, pump capacities, motor characteristics, materials of construction, typical applications and ordering information.