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Tactics for Advanced Troubleshooting Boot Camp (TATC) helps experienced technicians more rapidly identify and solve complex process control problems.

Ken Hoover is President of Softing North America.

SAG won the HERMES award for its iNES product, an intelligent distribution grid management system that can be used to convert conventional local grids in stages into smart grids.

The Control Systems Engineer (CSE) PE Exam Review Course provides the same comprehensive, in-depth review and instructional quality of ISA’s classroom-led CSE PE course.

ISA’s 14th Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR)-Fugitive Emissions Symposium will be held 19-21 May 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Safety Network International is the independent user organisation that supports the Ethernet-based communication system SafetyNET p and the safe fieldbus system SafetyBUS p.

More than 30 technical papers—covering the critical challenges and most recent improvements in the analytical sciences—will be presented at the 2014 ISA Analysis Division Symposium to be held 4-8 May 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

JOT Automation will supply automated micro factory solutions for the assembly of the cartridges used with the t:slim Insulin Pump.

The web site showcases ISA’s products, services, resources and technical information.

The NRL is a combat robotics league where students design and build remote controlled robots to fight to the death.

TRENCO will be renamed as Schaffner Trenco and integrated as part of the Power Magnetics division of Schaffner.

In addition to a fresh graphics approach, the website now offers a greater depth of information on the Sercos automation bus.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Industry 4.0 initiative is just one part of a 10-point high-tech plan in Germany’s strategy to be the leading supplier of products in a number of disciplines. The 10-point plan was created in 2006 and focuses on academia, research institutions and industry.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Layered cyber security protection has become an important factor for automation systems. The bottom layers of the network include the controllers with real-time embedded processors. I recently interviewed Alan Grau, President and Co-Founder of Icon Labs, about their company and cyber security solution offering.

By installing condition monitoring systems from Schaeffler on 56 wind turbines, Spanish renewable energy provider Geolica is making significant annual cost savings.

Guide describes sensors for displacement, distance, position and length measurement, 2D/3D laser sensors for dimensional measurements, colour sensors, non-contact temperature sensors, thermal imaging cameras, and measurement and inspection systems.

Rootstock’s Cloud ERP will replace the on-premise legacy ERP software, which will consolidate all of Pioneer’s key metrics onto the Force.complatform.

Ocean Data Systems is in discussions with the leading industrial nations, in an unprecedented move to deliver Dream Report as the global standard for reporting in automation.

At Hannover Messe, 200 companies will use 61,350 square feet of exhibition space to showcase the latest digital tools for intelligent product development and manufacturing.

The theme of Inspire 2014, May 6-8, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is how the interaction among Culture, Safety and Technology can be used to improve safety in process plants.