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PLCopen and its members published PLCopen Safety Part 4 safety specification, specific to the application of presses.

At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), representatives from the Automation Federation participated in the first NIST meeting for developing a national cybersecurity program called for by President Barack Obama.

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) will display a live demonstration at the upcoming Hannover Messe Industrial Fair 2013, (8-12 April), Hannover, Germany.

IMS says machinery production in China will rebound 11 percent to $426 billion after suffering from overcapacity in 2012 that limited industry growth.

PAC will supply laboratory analytical instruments for Petroleum Testing application to JAC, including instruments for gas chromatography, sulfur, nitrogen, halides, and elemental and physical properties.

The exploration of new oil and gas fields, with the corresponding increase in investments in refineries and pipelines in key growth regions, is likely to have a high impact on market prospects.

Oldham specializes in providing safety, gas and fire detection systems.

SubDivFormer for Android devices is available free of charge through the Google play store.

ARC says India’s water & wastewater SCADA systems market is spurred by the need to improve the sustainability of its water utility infrastructure.

Wibu-Systems, a supplier of security solutions, joined the OPC Foundation as a new active member.

VYCON will supply environmentally friendly VDC-XE flywheel systems to EasyStreet Online Services to protect their data center, deploying a total of approximately 800kW of clean energy storage.

IPA selected Rootstock Software to support their design, engineering, assembly and service operations.

By Bill Lydon, Editor John Carey of BP Castrol challenged capital intensive industries that generally think they are impervious to change. Carey suggests that there is a great of chance for change and emphasized that it is important to consider how we need to adapt, change our behaviors, and organizations to compete.

By Robert Myles Given the issues present in large-scale PLC/DCS systems and the advantages offered by Dedicated Alarm Annunciators, the additional cost to include one as a redundant system is well outweighed; particularly when the system or the process they are protecting and the cost of a shutdown (or worse) is taken into account.

ARC says globalization drives manufacturers to address initiatives for energy cost savings and reducing energy consumption, as well as for safety and sustainability needs.

sercos international participated in four events in four countries in four weeks world-wide in March 2013.

The Copper Development Association created a comprehensive three-part Motor Management Program. Part 1 involves creating a motor inventory and developing repair and replacement guidelines.

Stewart was formerly President and Co-CEO of Daifuku Webb. He joined the Jervis B. Webb Company in 1981 as a Junior Engineer and has held numerous positions, including COO, Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Operations.

ARC says automation expenditures in the water & wastewater industry will grow at a rate of 7.8 percent over the next five years.

By Bill Lydon, Editor For a new project or existing systems replacement/migration, life cycles should be part of the analysis when making a decision to purchase a control & automation systems. Your company’s manufacturing competitiveness and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) are directly impacted by the supplier’s lifecycles of the automation products that you purchase.