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ISA hosted an informational exhibit where competing students learned about the automation profession and how to plan for careers in the field.

Worldwide sales for Coriolis flowmeters in 2011 were $1.1 billion. With a projected growth rate of 10.6%, sales will exceed $1.8 billion in 2016.

538 people attended the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Executive Conference in San Diego, Cal., U.S., last week.

5,938 robots valued at $338 million were ordered by companies in North America in first quarter 2014, just shy of the all-time record of 6,235 robots valued at $385 million in fourth quarter 2012.

The Control System Integrators Association announced winners of three awards during the association’s 2014 Executive Conference in San Diego, Cal., U.S., last week.

Fire shelters protect the control electronics of automatic emergency shutdown and fire suppression systems on offshore gas production platforms in the Arabian Gulf .

Representatives and volunteer members of ISA and its umbrella organization, The Automation Federation, demonstrated fundamental processes of industrial automation to young people at the third USA Science & Engineering Festival, conducted 25-27 April 2014 in Washington, DC.

Vevon will be responsible for software engineering, enterprise IT operations, cyber security, advanced technologies and IT training.

The Industrial Cybersecurity business will help clients protect their control systems from both intentional and unintentional cyber-initiated events. John Cusimano will run it

NEXCOM provides a broad range of industrial computing solutions for demanding industrial environments.

Bel will pay approximately $117 million in cash to acquire the Power Solutions business, which had 2013 revenue of approximately $251 million.

Even today, aircraft wings are still assembled manually; but this process could soon be automated thanks to a novel snake-like robot capable of tightening bolts in even the most difficult-to-access cavities of the wing structure.

The product portfolio that Softing Industrial Automation acquired includes solutions for monitoring industrial networks, incljuding PROFIBUS, PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet.

Integrated Memory Logic is a fabless semiconductor company, which develops and markets application specific analog, power management, and mixed signal integrated circuits.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The automation benchmarking survey of leading pharmaceutical companies reveals how these manufacturers are dealing with some of the latest industry trends. Topics of the survey include big data utilization, return on investment, major innovations, organizational structures, in-house vs.contract staff, automation management and challenges. How does your company compare?

Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA) has partnered with the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) to host the IFPE Fluid Power Zone during the Motion Drive & Automation North America 2014 (MDA North America) trade show and conference September 8-13, 2014.

The new facility is in the WaveRock SEZ development in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India.

Transit Designer is a free, web-based tool that simplifies the process of designing, purchasing and installing cable and pipe transits.

Upcoming brownfield and greenfield projects in the oil and gas and power generation industries will sustain the demand for automation and control solutions (ACS) in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

This year’s Industrial Automation show demonstrated that the fourth industrial revolution is well underway. The show featured a vast array of key innovations that will play a decisive role in the future of manufacturing.