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Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Analytic computing methods are increasingly being applied in business and technology with software emerging in the automation industry giving users actionable insights and understanding of performance based on data and statistical methods.

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.

Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Improving operator interaction is a good topic but this perspective may be holding back automation industry progress. It seems to me the industry should be putting more effort into developing more advanced automation with the goal of eliminating operators.

The contract includes licenses and services worth $11.5 million.

"101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career," by Gregory K. McMillan and P. Hunter Vegas, offers career planning recommendations, guidance on technical issues and challenges, and interpersonal and workplace advice.

OLDI promoted Jeff Besola to President, Mark Knebusch to VP of Marketing, and Todd Parker to CFO.

The trade fair IndustrialGreenTec will take place as part of HANNOVER MESSE 2013 April 8-12, 2013.

Energy, a tradeshow for energy technology, will run April 8-11, 2013 under the umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE.

Hell formerly was the Chief Executive Officer of DivX, Inc., a publically-traded technology company.

Ten system integrators have now received the Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group.

The Fieldbus e-learning course is available for delivery either online in a cloud-based option or as a download.

Ulrich Turck has been elected as Chairman of the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Executive Advisory Council (EAC) for the next annual term of office.

Presentations from the inaugural OPC Technology Summit have been made available for download at its web site.

RIA says 16,363 robots valued at $1.1 billion were ordered in the first nine months by companies in North America, an increase of 20% in units and 29% in dollars over the same period in 2011.

The European motor services market is moving toward predictive maintenance, which offers significant advantages to motor manufacturers and end-users says Frost & Sullivan.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor My discussions with users at the IANA and IMTS shows make it clear that industrial automation is imperative to increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness in world markets. The event provides users and machine builders with an opportunity to see and compare offerings from multiple vendors in one trip.

The GLC Series are enclosed to IP67 standards and are approved for UL/CSA 8750 and 1310 class 2 or 1.

The iRING name represents the solution architecture and best practices for interoperability based on the ISO 15926 reference data standard.

The 4th Edition of the Technical Guide has updates on power drive systems including the drive, motor and load, together with cabling, site considerations, circuit protection, earthing and harmonics.

The training sessions are intended for salespeople of vendors providing infrastructure products and services to the manufacturing, distribution and energy industries.