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Automation.com, February 2011 OPC UA elevates automation systems to the level of current computing technology by leveraging web services and Internet Protocol (IP), enabling automation systems to deliver increased value.

By Beckhoff Beckhoff Automation industrial PCs, I/O and TwinCAT PLC software help Fifth Light deliver up to 80% energy savings via intelligent lighting systems for buildings.

Hoffmann + Krippner UK will build custom industrial PC solutions for low- to medium-volume requirements.

Almost 77 percent of manufactures participating in a recent survey said they are currently required by their customers to report on their environmental impact.

ABB's Safety Execution Center (SEC) in Mexico City has been certified by TÜV as having in place and applying a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS).

The Achilles Satellite network test tool is recognized by ISASecure accredited labs to perform Communication Robustness Testing (CRT) of embedded devices.

By Frank Dickman, Innonimate After Stuxnet, the threats from malware and insufficient IT security in automation networks can no longer be ignored. The real danger looming out there, however, is not from Stuxnet itself, but rather from mutations likely to be created by imitators.

Automation.com, February 2011 By Gerald Shankel, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Manufacturing creates jobs, but manufacturers simply cannot find the skilled labor needed today to handle the kinds of sophisticated production processes and tasks required on the manufacturing shop floor.

Automation.com, February 2011 By Fluke Technicians working on hazardous equipment and high-voltage circuits deserve every advantage to complete electrical test and measurement jobs safely. New test tools provide new ways to work safely and reduce exposure to electrical shock.

Free webinar series, ABC's of Portable Oscilloscopes, makes it easy to understand how to capture and analyze waveforms using a portable storage oscilloscope, such as the Fluke ScopeMeter.

Analytical Technology now offers customer training at its premises in Saddleworth, Manchester, UK.

Automation.com, February 2011 The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Macau is a $1.6 billion property about three years old located on prime water front land in Macau. Their power bills were $1.6 million per month. The CFO called in John Leslie and his team to make some changes that saved $3.1 million in energy bills in the first 11 months.

Thanks to a large-scale PROFINET network the new Audi A1 manufacturing line at Brussels in Belgium is the newest and most modern Audi plant in Europe.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) 2011 Executive Conference will be April 27 – 30 in Orlando, Fla., at Universal Studio’s Portofino Bay Hotel.

CSIA announces that Combined Technologies, Hamilton, New Zealand, and CoNet, Zaandam, Netherlands, became Certified Control System Integrators.

The Standard-Knapp solution has enabled AriZona to significantly increase case packing speeds. For 12-packs of both 16-ounce and 20-ounce glass bottles, packaging speed has increased by 20 percent.

This enables WAGO to offer more than 150 marine and offshore products with multiple marine ratings including ABS, BV and DNV.

The website provides comprehensive information on Tritech’s investment casting and machining services.

ATEX control panel certification allows Adalet to eliminate the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories.

With the FLOWCAL Enterprise system, WAPCo is able to identify and correct key anomalies from both a volumetric and gas quality perspective.