Automation systems for Indian metal plant - ABB has won an order valued at €17million to provide integrated automation systems and related services to modernize the plate mill at the Rourkela Steel plant in India.

Good connections in space! - Souriau has obtained the qualification of the European Space Agency (ESA) for its rectangular miniature range: microComp®. The microComp® connector is the perfect replacement for ESA/ESCC D-Sub connector, which is widely used today in satellite payloads.

Safety and security strengthened by appointment - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Schiller is to take over the position of Scientific Project Manager in the Safety and Security Division of Beckhoff Automation with effect from 1st March 2011.

New 4-channel ScopeMeters - Fluke has two new models, the Fluke 190-204 and the Fluke 190-104, to its highly successful range of rugged, handheld portable oscilloscopes.

1st Industrial PC with MS Windows XP Pro operating system - Schneider Electric has announced the Magelis™ Smart+ iPC, the first industrial PC with Microsoft® Windows XP® Pro that does not require maintenance or contain any rotating parts (no hard disk or fan).

Direct-drive solution for cooling tower fans - Baldor has extended the range of its novel direct drive technology for controlling cooling tower fans to higher power ratings that can handle very large applications in power generating plants and heavy processing industry.

Efficient protection for field instrumentation - The environmental protection of larger-scale instrumentation installations is made easy by a new range of highly insulated outdoor enclosures from the field equipment protection specialist, Intertec.

Easy maintenance on compressed air systems - Michell Instruments' range of dew-point and relative humidity instruments and their oxygen analyzers are designed to make many routine maintenance and monitoring tasks quick and simple. Michell are exhibiting a range of these products at Maintec, from 29 to 31 March 2011, on stand C23.

Strain rings are overload-safe and save time - With the strain ring series DSRC, Baumer offers flexible solutions for measuring cyclical processes such as tension, compression, and torque.

Independent benchmark provides assurance of robust network communication - As mentioned in the Operations & Maintenance section of their recent Berlin press event (#EMReu) Emerson Process Management has been awarded Achilles certification for its Smart Wireless Gateway.

Variable capacitance accelerometers - Meggitt Sensing Systems has introduced Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) capabilities into its industry best-selling Endevco® model 7290D series, allowing it to be used within larger channel count applications.

State-of-the-art building management - GE Intelligent Platforms has announced that Vantage Data Centers, a new wholesale data center operator, has chosen the company’s high availability mission critical solution to enable Vantage to deliver energy-efficient, scalable, data center solutions to enterprise customers.

Acquisition builds on industry-leading asset lifecycle management - ABB is to acquire the business of Insert Key Solutions (IKS), a privately owned specialist software provider, adding IKS’ solutions to its recently acquired Ventyx software portfolio. This is the second acquisition notice in seven days when the acquisition of Baldor by ABB was announced.

A first in temp transmitters - Status Instruments' new HTR integrated head temperature transmitter is believed to be the first complete transmitter that fits into the miniature MAA connection head. Due to space constraints, the head is usually only used with a connection block, requiring the transmitter to be mounted some distance away from the sensor.

Smart soft starters optimise energy use - Carlo Gavazzi is introducing three new ranges of soft-starters designed to optimise energy consumption in industrial applications.

Software & IT expansion in Ireland - Aspect, a global provider of unified communications and collaboration services and software, today announced it is opening two new facilities in Galway (IRL) in December.

Cool enclosure - When using Rittal TopTherm-Plus roof mounted cooling units it is advisable to use the air duct system to ensure proper routing of the chilled air within the enclosure.

Conquering complexity! -

Mini high frequency low bandwidth accelerometer - Meggitt Sensing Systems has recently introduced the Endevco® model 7240C, a miniature piezoelectric accelerometer with low bandwidth flat to 30 kHz, expressly designed for general purpose high-frequency vibration measurements.

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HMI manufacturer acquired - "With the acquisition of QSI Corporation we get a strong presence in North America which is a strategically important market for Beijer Electronics. Among other positive things we see great potential with the extended product portfolio designed for demanding environments and for mobile applications", says Magnus Ekerot, Business Area Director of HMI Products.

New Power Factor Correction Converters - Powerstax has launched its new FP Series, AC to DC, 1000W and 600W power factor correction (PFC) modules.

Wireless shackle load cells allow versatility for a wide range of industrial applications - Shackle load cells are used widely in lifting and weighing applications and LCM Systems has seen a recent surge in the demand for its recently launched TELSHACK range of wireless shackle cells.

Industrial radio range - A few months after the launch of its first industrial class IEEE 802.11n RadioLinx® modules, ProSoft Technology is enlarging its most recent family of industrial wireless solutions with a single-radio IP67 version.

Controls for Brazilian cement company. - GE Intelligent Platforms has received a $4.5 million order from Cimentos Liz, a leading cement company in Brazil, for the company’s breakthrough process solution Proficy® Process Systems.

New measurement and control resource - Acromag has created a new Technology Community Page focused on advanced measurement and control solutions.

New installation testers - Fluke has introduced two new models, the Fluke 1654B and the Fluke 1652C, to its highly successful range of rugged, easy-to-use Fluke 1650B Series of Installation Testers.

Exhibition almost full - Organisers of major British environmental monitoring event MCERTS 2011, which takes place on 6th and 7th April in Bretby, near Burton on Trent, have warned that exhibition space is almost fully booked with only a few stands remaining.

Remote wind turbine monitoring in China - Guohua wind turbines choose for SKF remote monitoring. "The most reliable and experienced way to determine the health of his turbines in the fastest and most effective way."

Monitoring power and air conditioning - Systems integrator ETDE has chosen PcVue 9.0 from ARC Informatique to monitor the electricity distribution and air conditioning systems for the entire range of installations at TelecityGroup's new Data Centre in the Paris region.