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The SERCOS trade organization completed the I/O profile for SERCOS III, the Ethernet-based version of the SERCOS interface. This specifies a device profile for decentralized I/O modules, which can be used for block I/Os as well as modular I/Os. This lets SERCOS III be used as a drive interface and a universal Real-time Ethernet solution for all kinds of automation applications.

The Fieldbus Foundation 2007 General Assembly will be held in Houston, Texas, on February 22-23. Planned for the Houstonian Hotel, the annual event will be attended by FOUNDATION technology suppliers, end users and other industry participants from around the world.

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced Sinopec Yangzi, a leading petrochemical producer in China, has achieved considerable production benefits from the deployment of Pavilion's Polymer Solution. As part of the initiative, Sinopec Yangzi deployed Pavilion's Polymer Solution on a polypropylene line at its Nanjing, JiangSu Province facility. This project marks the first deployment of Pavilion's model predictive control (MPC) technology in China.

More than 150 industry professionals from 17 different countries participated in the European WBF Conference held at the Elewijt Center in Mechelen, Belgium, on 13-15 November 2006. WBF is an association of end-users, vendors, consultants, and academics with a strict, non-commercial agenda

The Fieldbus Foundation held its inaugural EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) conference in Mannheim, Germany during the last week in September. The meeting was hosted by Pepperl+Fuchs at the company's headquarters.

Patrick Gouhin, Executive Director and CEO of ISA, joined 169 US business leaders in the banking, insurance, energy, aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical information technology and service sectors who attended a two-day summit in Mumbai.

Academia RFID offers courses in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Saint-John, Halifax and at their head-office, which includes a classroom and state-of-the-art RFID lab, in Montreal.

The TECStation Xtreme NEMA-rated workstations allows companies to safely implement computers in hazardous manufacturing and production environments where flammable gases and vapors are present. The stainless steel enclosure meets NEMA 4/4X requirements and is suitable for Class I, Division I and II locations (as designated by the NEC).

Device Description (DD) Version 3.1. standardized source code library has been enhanced to make it even faster and easier for developers to build Device Descriptions (DDs) for new FOUNDATION instrumentation. All standard parameter labels and help strings have been translated to German. The library includes new manufacturer names and IDs, unit codes, and bugs have been fixed in response to action requests.

The ISA Human-Machine Interface Standards committee has identified five key areas, based on their scope statement, on which their standard will be focused. The topics that the committee will focus on are information display, process visualization, user interaction, performance, and documentation and training. They will divide into working groups next week at ISA EXPO in Houston, Texas, to work on the development of each topic.

Executives from leading global motion control companies have launched a new trade association to serve the interests of motors, drives and controls companies. Known as the Motion Control Association (MCA), the new trade group will promote the use of mechanical and electronic (mechatronics) motion control technology, which currently accounts for more than $44 billion in annual sales globally.

OMAC Packaging Working Group (OPW) will highlight the business value of implementing their industry automation guidelines on packaging machinery at PACK EXPO International being held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, from 29 October - 2 November 2006. Demonstration units implementing OPW guidelines from 17 diverse hardware and software suppliers will be showcased.

Viola Systems announced Teledata Technologies in Mexico City has become its strategic partner for the Mexican market. Teledata has served the Mexican communications industry since its inception in 1992, first as a training and technology transfer provider, then as a consultant to Nokia Telecommunications, and as a distributor of Nokia and many other mobile phones and Telcel's mobile services.

Computer Aided Solutions' data acquisition catalog has complete product specifications and application notes for the company's line of ADwin Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems. The catalog features diagrams, schematics and technical data for a wide range of systems and applications that include complex triggering, fast open- and closed-loop control, intelligent signal generation, and control of complex test parameters.

Mustang formed an alliance with Cutler Technology Corporation to be the preferred independent service provider for CTC's [ADMC] adaptive multivariable controller and CTC-Sim operator training technology.

KUKA will demonstrate its new intelligent mixed product picking concept at its booth (#S-830) at PackExpo 2006, October 29-November 2nd in Chicago, Illinois. The interactive demonstration will allow attendees to create a pallet consisting of mixed products on the show floor by selecting items using an easy-to-use control panel.

The website explains key alarm management issues highlighted in guidelines issued by the Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association (EEMUA), the UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the ISA's SP18 Committee. With sample screen shots and tutorial style online movies, the website allows visitors to quickly grasp how ICS software can be used in a day to day plant environment.

Industrial leaders will be sharing the latest standards updates with ISA EXPO attendees on 17-19 October at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. The 30-minute Automation Standards Briefings will give attendees an opportunity to learn more about the work of leading professionals and industry associations to develop industry standards and guidelines.

Peter Lapins and Darren DeAnda have been promoted to the position of Partner, effective immediately.

The scope of the $500,000 contract includes demolition and removal of an existing absorption chiller and installing a new 1020-ton centrifugal chiller. The project is located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania.