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Security breakthrough for OPC-based industrial automation - Byres Security has released the new Tofino OPC Enforcer firewall, part of the Tofino Industrial Security Solution. This new module locks down any industrial network using the previously hard to secure OPC Classic protocol. Using

Tempearture Calibrators upgraded - In a relaunch and upgrading of their CS series calibration sources, the new enhanced range from Eurolec comprises of three dry block "black body" sources for calibration with a temperature control system and a pocket for a reference thermometer.

The definitive guide to best practices for effective alarm management and a concise summary of the new ISA standard - PAS has recently published the second edition of The Alarm Management Handbook by Eddie Habibi, PAS Founder and CEO, and Bill Hollifield, PAS Alarm Management Principal Consultant.

Motion controller can control up to 40 axes of synchronized motion at extremely fast loop rates - GE Intelligent Platforms has launched its advanced motion controller, PACMotion firmware version 1.5. PACMotion is designed to control up to 40 axes of synchronized motion all at the exact same servo update loop rate of 1ms independent of the number of motion axes.

More choice in controllers - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released three additions to the UTAdvanced® controller series: the UP55A and UP35A program controllers and the UM33A digital indicator with alarms.

Evolving wireless technology drives growth in World comms test services market - The increasing complexity of wireless networks, bolstered by the constant introduction of technologies demanding obscure skills, has greatly enhanced the need for communication test services. (A new study from Frost & Sullivan)

Wireless & battery free alliance! - The S4 group has joined the EnOcean Alliance.

New ownership - Andrew Bond has handed over as editor and owner of Industrial Automation Insider to Nick Denbow.

Better quality water for less energy - GE Intelligent Platforms has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the US Environmental Protection Agency's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) focusing on connecting dissimilar data sources into a software-based platform that improves decision making capabilities across a water system.

MES upgrade announced - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released the R1.02 upgrade to Real-time Production Organizer™ (RPO).

Radar level transmitter now comes with Foundation Fieldbus - Siemens Industry Automation Division has added Foundation Fieldbus certified communications to the Sitrans LR250 radar level transmitter. Sitrans LR250 comes complete with Enhanced EDD (Electronic Device Description) and is equipped with a Quick Start Wizard for fast commissioning.

UART and CAN modules to support the extended system peripheral needs of developers - Furthering its initiatives on Texas Instruments (TI) platforms, Mistral has announced daughter cards for TI evaluation modules (EVMs) based on TI’s Sitara™ AM1x microprocessors (MPUs) and OMAP-L1x application processors for embedded industrial, medical and consumer designs.

New appointment - Tarak Mehta, the global head of ABB's Transformers business, has been appointed to ABB's Executive Committee as head of the Low Voltage Products division as of Oct. 1, 2010. He replaces Tom Sjoekvist, who is retiring at the end of September.

Communication enhnced - HMS has extended the functionality of its 1 SI CANopen module for the SIMATIC ET200S I/O system with the integration of the CAN 2.0A protocol.

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Output options extended on rugged single/dual output rotary position sensors for factory automation applications - Penny + Giles has expanded the output options of the company's rugged SRH501P and SRH502P contactless rotary position sensors. The newly announced analog voltage output options make these sensors ideal for use in Factory Automated systems and Process Control machinery.

Oil and gas producer to use innovative technologies - Emerson Process Management is one of three suppliers chosen for a long-term frame agreement with Norway's Statoil that positions Emerson to bid on future automation and safety systems for the international oil and gas producer.

WTOS and other technologies to feature in show - Hach Lange has reserved a double stand (Nos 93 and 94) at November's WWEM 2010 event in Telford (GB). This will provide them with the opportunity to demonstrate a broad range of innovations for monitoring raw water, process water and wastewater.

Wireless & Networking at major automation event - The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced the offerings of its Wireless and Networking Track at ISA Automation Week 2010, 4-7 October 2010, in Houston (Tx US).

Hydrologic profiling and other devices on show! - YSI's new 'Castaway CTD' will be given its first British outing at WWEM 2010 (November 2010).

Keeping track of projects - EPLAN's new version of Electric P8 2.0 software offers practical potential whether for enhanced project reliability, functionality and speed point wiring and active device protection or for channel oriented PLC design.

New hoods and housings - New hoods and housings have been added to the Harting Han-INOX® series of stainless steel industrial connectors.

New metal analysers to be launched at show - Cogent Environmental has chosen the WWEM 2010 event (10/11 November Telford GB) to launch a new advanced trace metals analyser that Managing Director Chris Welsh says "will offer enormous advantages over laboratory analysis."

Orange & white switches - Foremost Electronics has additional models and features in the MEC multimec® switch range. MEC Switches was established in 1938 and is one of the leading European manufacturers of high quality switches with a reputation for leading-edge design and the use of top quality materials delivering maximum reliability under all conditions.

Affordable portable computer-based instrumentation for students - National Instruments has announced the release of the NI myDAQ portable instrumentation device for students in university engineering courses.

Wastewater treatment optimisation - The operators of wastewater treatment plants constantly seek new opportunities to improve plant efficiency and environmental performance. In order to achieve this they need to be able to maintain the effectiveness of the treatment process, producing a consistent discharge within consent limits, whilst minimising inputs such as energy, labour and raw materials. This article by Dr Michael Haeck of Hach lange shows how wastewater treatment optimisation can provide significant savings.

Automation system upgrade at Swedish pentaerythritol plant - Emerson Process Management's DeltaV™ digital automation system has been selected by Perstorp, the speciality chemicals group for the control system upgrade at its pentaerythritol processing plant in Perstorp, (S). The existing distributed control system will be replaced as part of a plant lifecycle management programme to ensure continued high product quality and operational efficiency for decades to come.

Lightning expertise helps boost protection of instrumentation for one of Earth's biggest attractions - fuel pipelines - Abriox has upgraded the lightning protection on its remote corrosion monitoring solutions for pipelines, with the help of the lightning test consultancy services of Cobham Technical Services.

Rapid oil-in-water analysis technology - Advanced technology for oil-in-water analysis will be demonstrated by Quantitech at the upcoming Oil in Water Monitoring Workshop in Aberdeen (GB).

New EBR capability enables users to address exceptions and process deviations in real-time, reducing wasted time, money and materials - Rockwell Automation has released its FactoryTalk Pharma Suite 2.1 software. FactoryTalk Pharma Suite applications now incorporate electronic batch recording (EBR) capabilities, and are tailored to the needs of pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers.

Floating monitor to be unveiled at show - Following successful trials with a final effluent monitor, engineers at Intellitect Water are developing a new version of the company's tiny multiparameter water quality monitor, the Intellisonde™ that will float on rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The new monitor will be unveiled at WWEM 2010 in November.

New module overcomes noise susceptibility, transmission distance and other limitations of conventional sensors - National Instruments has announced their PXIe-4844 optical sensor interrogator, a two-slot 3U PXI Express module for fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. FBG sensors operate by reflecting a wavelength of light that corresponds to changes in physical phenomena such as strain and temperature. See

More wireless certifications - The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) has announced certifications of six ISA100.11a wireless devices as conducted for WCI by National Technical Systems.

Valves for Chinese nuclear plants - Emerson Process Management has been awarded two multi-million dollar purchase orders from Westinghouse Electric Company for critical control valves to be used in the first of two AP1000™ pressurised water reactors at both the Sanmen and Haiyang nuclear power plants in China.

Egg temp data logger - MadgeTech has released the EggTemp data logger. The new data logger is designed to thermally respond to temperature effects the same way a real egg does, making it ideal for monitoring eggs during shipping, storage, pasteurization or incubation.

Water quality new technology - OTT Managing Director, Simon Wills is keeping his cards close to his chest on a new technology. He says, "WWEM attendees will be the perfect audience for a new technology that will be unveiled at this year's event. Low rainfall during the summer of 2010 has heightened concern with water quality and this new technology will be a major benefit to those responsible for water resources."

In the pink! - Marl has taken the unusual step of adding a pink version to its 676 series of standard indicator LEDs. These rugged IP67 sealed LEDs are extremely popular for panels and status indication applications due to their wide viewing angle.

Digital servo amplifier - Aerotech has launched a new digital servo amplifier with a linear power stage for ultra-high resolution brushed or brushless linear and rotary motion control systems.

Outdoor application housing - Rittal's "System" concept provides a total solution for the housing of sophisticated electronic equipment down to humble connections. The specifically designed range of enclosures is not limited to electrical or electronics use and can provide a waterproof and weatherproof environment for other technologies.

Sensor amnufacturing agreements - Flexpoint Sensor Systems have expanded their working relationship with Sensor Products Inc., (SPI). In addition to development and production of "nip sensors," for Sensor Products, Inc.,

Tracks for Automation Week revealed - Automation & Control and The Energy Track

Scientific investigations prove adverse effects from contamination in reflecting ultrasonic flowmeters are a myth - Exhaustive investigations at the EON Ruhrgas high-pressure gas testing facility in Lintorf (D) on possible effects of contamination on ultrasonic flowmeters (USFM) have irrefutably shown that the accuracy is not affected by the reflection principle says this short paper from Krohne.

"The world's most energy-efficient CO2 sensor module!" - With its unparalleled low power consumption the new EE892 from E+E is a highly impressive CO2 sensor module. Features such as an adjustable measuring interval enable optimum adaptation to specific applications while maintaining an average current consumption of less than 60µA.

A new miniature range of liquid level sensors for unmanned systems - Gill Sensors new miniature sensors feature their new micro-electronics offering an approximate 50% space saving on the standard electronics and giving greater scope for use on smaller unmanned systems applications.

Miniature high intensity piezoresistive pressure microphone - Meggitt Sensing Systems has introduced the Endevco® model 8510B, a miniature, rugged, high-sensitivity piezoresistive pressure microphone, designed for the precision measurement of high-intensity sound within a variety of demanding environments.

New integrated OES and X-ray solution for rapid and accurate metals analysis - Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched an integrated solution for the metals industry combining the power of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) with optical emission spectrometry (OES).

New version of data Management software features GPS synchronisation and sound data playback capabilities - National Instruments has announced NI DIAdem 2010, the latest version of the data management software that helps engineers and scientists better manage, analyse and report on data collected during data acquisition or generated through simulations.