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The China market for High Power AC Drives was over $1.0 billion in 2007 and is forecast to be nearly $1.9 billion in 2012, according to an ARC Advisory Group study.

Steve Robb, VP of sales and marketing, will now serve as vice president of business development, and software engineer Doug Rauenzahn will become director of product management.

BlueCielo will acquire the company’s distributors SKA Automacão de Engenharias Ltda and GAMA – Soluções em Gerenciamento Electrônico de Documentos.

ARC expects there to be continued growth in the India DCS market through 2012, with overall growth of just under 15.2%.

ASHRAE put together resources to help its members get government stimulus money for projects.

Faro LS and Photon systems, capable of scanning massive objects and areas quickly, can be rented daily, weekly, and monthly.

By National Instruments The use of proper lighting is often overlooked when designing a machine vision application. More robust and accurate inspections can be achieved when appropriate lighting techniques are utilized. This application note discusses considerations when selecting lighting equipment and demonstrates how to utilize the Direct Drive lighting controller feature on the NI 17xx Smart Camera with LabVIEW or Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.

By National Instruments PID control is the most commonly used control algorithm in the industry today. PID controller popularity can be attributed to the controller’s effectiveness in a wide range of operation conditions, its functional simplicity, and the ease with which engineers can implement it using current computer technology. This paper covers some of the PID drawbacks and how to resolve them while improving performance in current implementations through changes in the algorithm.

Expansion includes both additional personnel and equipment to increase NVision’s contract reverse engineering and inspection services.

By Rick Zabel, Publisher There is nothing better than face to face meetings. Unfortunately, face to face meetings are not always possible, especially if the participants live in different parts of the country or world. Social networking tools have become a defacto standard of communication for many people and the trend is spreading from younger generations to older generations.

Omron will use Softing’s PROFINET stack in a new line of PROFINET devices.

The IP-based surveillance solution combines IVC’s video cameras with Actelis’ ML600 family of intelligent Ethernet Access Devices (EADs).

Nearly dry MQL machining slices seven figures from initial system cost for unneeded coolant tanks and high-pressure supply systems, reduces operating costs, and improves plant air quality

ABB will supply two 22.5-megawatt gearless mill drives, 600 motors and variable speed drives, and System 800xA Extended Automation to Boliden’s Aitik copper mine in northern Sweden

IPS joined OPTFUEL, a European consortium researching biofuels to power automobiles, and will supply process simulation, design and optimisation technologies.

TRAC-IT MES factory floor efficiency system has brought significant improvements to Uniq Prepared Foods’ production facility, where it makes sandwiches and wraps for European airlines.

Micromem will supply Unotron with approximately five million keyboard circuits that incorporate magnetic sensor technology.

EX Series switch products received the International Electrotechnical Commission's Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx).

OPTOCODE models with EtherNet/IP interfaces are now certified by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association.

Chr. Hansen in Denmark selected Wonderware software to manage operations at its facilities worldwide.