Low power industrial radio transceiver modem - LPRS has introduced the Circuit Design MU-D1-R 915 MHz, embedded low power radio transceiver modem for industrial use that complies with U.S. FCC Part 15.247.

New website for enclosures - With access to the new RittalXpress website it is possible to search for a suitable product and receive an outline quotation for a standard or modified Rittal enclosure within minutes.

High efficiency LED Power Supply Range - Excelsys Technologies have introduced the LXC60, LXC120 and LXC150 families of compact, high efficiency, high reliability, and waterproof power supplies for LED lighting solutions.

Electronics magazine iPad app - RS Components has launched its magazine eTech for iPad. This iPad app provides a new way to display product and technology information, extending and enhancing the magazine content with additional detail, images, animation and video, making it a truly interactive customer experience.

The latest Read-out - Unique Irish achievement heralded in Dec'10/Jan'11 issue of Read-out, Ireland's journal of instrumentation, control and automation.

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Tougher and safer than mercury thermometers - Noel Heary of Irish Power & Process (IPP) tells us that Fluke Calibration has introduced the 1551A Ex and 1552A Ex “Stik” Thermometers, engineered to give temperature calibration specialists the durable, intrinsically-safe digital instrument they need for precision temperature calibration.

"Why are automation engineers the least known and most underappreciated engineers in their companies?" - John Berra, former Chairman and driving force in Emerson Process Management, has time to philosophise! (Automation World)

Environmentally friendly waste water treatment - Powerstax and their high-energy partners DP Energy have provided a power solution for an electrochemical water-treatment system (electro-coagulation) used for removal of dissolved and suspended contaminants from waste-water streams.

Process multimeter doubles as a calibrator - The new Yokogawa CA450 process multimeter is an on-site measuring instrument that not only offers the functionality of a digital multimeter for basic measurements such as voltage, current, and resistance, but can also act as a calibrator for electrical and process measurements.

Versatile device management tool - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released the FieldMateTM R2.03 versatile device management tool: an upgraded version intended for use in plants and other production-related sites. In response to rapid growth in the Chinese market, Chinese language support has been included as a standard feature.

Control, instrumentation and sensor & measurement showcase - From its conception, MTEC continues to be Britain's premier event for companies showcasing the latest in control, instrumentation and sensor & measurement technologies needed in today's non- or limited-tolerance production processes and products.

Reducing consumption to save - GE Intelligent Platforms has a new software solution aimed at helping producers achieve more environmentally sustainable operations. Going beyond utility billings, or facility-level meters, Proficy® for Sustainability Metrics offers a starting point for measuring and analyzing energy and water consumption at the area, process or machine level within a facility.

International automation competancy - The Automation Federation Board of Directors has approved the participation of AF as project leader for a new manufacturing technology project within the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program.

System of systems in lube plant! - Invensys Operations Management has successfully implemented an InFusion™ Enterprise Control System (ECS) for ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Company. T

PCB adaptor offers direct board mounting of industrial connector - A PCB adaptor which allows direct board mounting of the Han® Q 12/0 industrial connector has been introduced by Harting.

DSP engine - Mistral Solutions has announced the availability of Curtiss Wright’s CHAMP-AV8: its first rugged, high performance OpenVPX DSP engine based on the new quad-core Intel® CoreTM i7-2715QE processor.

Meeting environmental and operational challenges - GE Intelligent Platforms has announced that its industry-leading software platform, Proficy®, has been named an ecomagination sm product its parent company, GE. ecomagination is GE’s corporate-wide commitment to help customers meet their environmental and operational challenge

Fieldbus protocol offering expanded - A complete Emerson device portfolio now supports PROFIBUS PA profile V3.02, providing PROFIBUS users with the latest interoperable devices

Social Networking for Automation Professionals In this interview in Automation World, Jon DiPietro answers three questions which provide insights on the future for professional organizations in a Web 2.0 world.

Hidden energy savings uncovered! - General Motors, a 20-plus-year customer of GE Intelligent Platforms, has augmented its Proficy software solution to control the lights and other big energy consuming equipment in its assembly plants, saving the major automobile manufacturer energy costs and considerably reducing its carbon footprint.

Enterprise-wide collaboration made easier - Invensys Operations Management has announced the release of Skelta™ BPM 2011, a robust business process management solution.

Major Automation & Control Trends 2011 - Bill Lydon, InTech's editor gives a snapshot of some trends he sees in the automation industry.

Visit strengthens EU locations with innovation, technology, education and knowledge - President of the European Commission Jos&eeacute; Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner Günther Oettinger visited Festo in Esslingen (D), on Thursday, 20 January 2011, during Barroso’s visit to the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Communications groups has new member - Contemporary Controls develops products such as the BAS Remote that allow users to integrate Modbus devices into BACnet networks. Modbus remains a popular protocol for Contemporary Controls customers.

High voltage switches - Diversified Technologies provide compact, solid-state high voltage switch modules that provide direct high voltage switching for replacing switch tubes, ion and plasma processing, and large scale electroporation.

More learned at technology day! -

Taking advantage of 'Sandy Bridge' technology - GE Intelligent Platforms today announced the second in its planned family of new products that take advantage of the compelling potential of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors - formerly codenamed 'Sandy Bridge'.

Over 9,000 instrument drivers - National Instruments now offers more than 9,000 drivers from more than 350 vendors through the Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) that simplify and automate connection to stand-alone instruments.

Top ten energy trends! - The global energy industry is undergoing unprecedented changes. Rapid increase in energy consumption in the developing world will be the key driver of growth for the global energy market.

Real-time recording and playback instrument - Pentek has announced its first multi-channel real-time recording and playback instrument based on the company's popular Cobalt family of Xilinx® Virtex™-6 FPGA modules - the Model RTS 2706.

Acoustic measurements products guide - Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the global release of its new "Endevco® Acoustic Measurement Products Selection Guide", a single comprehensive product specification resource,

Pan European distribution - Avnet Embedded EMEA has agreed on a pan-European distribution relationship with Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™.

SCADA/HMI in Italy - AFCON Software and Electronics has appointed MDN Italia as the new distributor for its SCADA/HMI software products in Italy.

2011 T+M catalogue - Keithley Instruments has published its 2011 Test & Measurement Product Catalog in CD form.

Potash at Dead and Red Seas! - ABB process automation's System 800xA is helping Arab Potash Company expand its extensive potash production and port facilities at the Dead and Red Seas in Jordan to become one of the most productive and efficient in the world.

Belt scale integrators - Siemens Industry Automation division has improved its Milltronics BW500 belt scale integrator, and added a new version, Milltronics BW500/L, to its portfolio.

3D fluid & electrical engineering - Offering exact planning reliability EPLAN Pro Panel allows the definition of a virtual 3D prototype of the mounting layout - independently of the electrical or fluid schematic.

Safety in European process sector -

Acquisition cleared - ABB and Baldor Electric Company have announced that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice has cleared ABB’s proposed acquisition of Baldor

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Approved process safety system - Emerson Process Management’s DeltaV SIS™ process safety system has proven compliance with three burner management system (BMS) standards. TÜV has certified the DeltaV SIS system as meeting the requirements for the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 85: Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code, the European Standard EN 298: Automatic gas burner control systems for gas burners and gas burning appliances with or without fans, and the European Standard EN 50156: Electrical equipment for furnaces and ancillary equipment.

Change of venue! - MCERTS 2011 will now take place at the Telford International Centre (GB), on 30th - 31st March.

Global launch of accelerometer! - Meggitt Sensing Systems has announced the global market introduction of the Endevco® model 2228C, a rugged low-mass triaxial piezoelectric accelerometer, designed to suit a variety of general vibration testing requirements.

New range of illuminated rotary encoders and matching translucent control knobs - CLIFF Electronics has announced the introduction of a new range of LED illuminated rotary encoders with a matching range of translucent control knobs.

Guidance for EDDL users - The ISA Standards & Practices Board has approved a new technical report, ISA-TR104.00.03, "EDDL: Meeting the requirements for integrating Fieldbus devices in engineering tools for field devices."

Parametric test systems - Keithley Instruments has introduced several enhancements to its line of S530 Parametric Test Systems, the most cost-effective fully automatic production parametric test solutions available to the semiconductor industry. T

Turbomachinery controls upgrade in UAR - Following careful technical and commercial evaluation, GASCO and the EPC determined that GE Energy's Control Solutions offering was the best platform to meet the challenges of the Rolls-Royce Avon turbine control in their Bu Hasa NGL Extraction Plant (UAR).

Supporting client virtualisation - With the comprehensive Service Pack 2, the Siemens Industry Automation Division is expanding the functionalities of its Simatic WinCC Scada system Version 7.

Developing a 3D Optical surface profilometer -

Long range wireless - Manufactured and designed by Omega, the new UWXL industrial wireless transmitters offer unparalleled flexibility for process measurement applications.

Communitcating natively with building automation - MatrikonOPC™ has released its Wonderware ArchestrA Universal Building Automation Server. The server enables Wonderware applications such as InTouch and InFusion to communicate natively with a wide range of building automation (BA) components—providing users with easy access to their building automation and facility system data.

Two-wire Hall-effect unipolar switches - The new A1152/3/5/6 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are a range of two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switches designed for automotive sensing applications in seat-belt buckle, seat position, and steering lock applications.

Interconnection solutions for industry - At Southern Electronics 2011 (16/17 Feb '11 Farnborough GB), the Harting Technology Group will be featuring its broad range of electrical and electronics interconnection solutions, including several major new products.

Valves improve throughput and reduce variability - INEOS Chlor, a major European producer of chlor-alkali and chlorine derivatives, reduced process variability by 5 per cent at its plant in Runcorn (GB), by replacing traditional butterfly valves with Fisher® Control-Disk™ valves from Emerson Process Management.

Module for audio & vibration test - Adlink Technology has released the PCI-9527, their first 24-bit high-resolution dynamic signal acquisition module specifically designed for audio testing, acoustic measurement, and vibration analysis applications.

Safety pressure gauge - Baumer's safety pressure gauge MEP5 is specially designed for use in corrosive atmospheres and fluids.

Air purging - AAI (Applied Analytics Inc) has unveiled the ePurge X, a next-generation solution for air-purging electronic enclosures.

Focus on FM - Among the highlights on this year's stand at Maintec (Stand 3) will be a Focus on FM- a new 3 day Facilities Management Assessment. This facilities assessment is based on MCPs AMIS Audit (Maintenance Benchmarking Service) and has been used by countless organisations, world-wide to measure and improve their Maintenance and Asset Management Performance.

RF connectors - Intelliconnect (Europe) Ltd continues to grow its range of standard Coaxial and Triaxial connectors. Intelliconnect are able to offer very attractive lead times, exceptional customer service and competitive pricing for high volume requirements.

High speed cameras - Two new high speed GigE cameras, available through Stemmer Imaging, offer outstanding combinations of frame rates and resolution for use in applications as diverse as measurement, process analysis in machine building and industrial production, material testing and broadcasting.

Modular climate control concept - Rittal’s modular climate control concept offers an easy way to add cooling to a Rittal enclosure or to upgrade an existing system.

Reducing engine friction - An innovative torque sensor from Sensor Technologies is helping to reduce engine emissions and improve economy as part of a project to develop an intelligent lubrication system.

Large order for water instrumentation - Hach Lange has received an order from the British 4Delivery (4D) consortium for drinking water turbidity monitoring packages.

Temperature data logger - The Temp101A is one of MadgeTech’s newest data loggers. It is part of a new series of low cost, state-of-the-art data logging devices. MadgeTech has taken the lead in offering the most advanced, low cost, battery powered data loggers in the world today.

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RH probes provide ‘peak’ performance for meteorologists - Michell Instruments’ reliable meteorological probes are helping to predict the weather from the top of Europe’s second highest mountain peak.

The effect of girth tension on horse gait! - In her recently completed research thesis 'Girth Tensions and their Effects on Equine Stride Characteristics', Sue Wright of Moulton College Northampton (GB) used load cells, motion sensors and GPS amongst other technologies to measure and record the tension within the girth strap used to hold the saddle in place.

Analysis symposium - The International Society of Automation (ISA) will host the 56th Analysis Division Symposium 10-14 April 2011 in League City, (TX US).

Innovative analysis and intelligence solution - Proficy® Troubleshooter and Cause+ 5.0 drive operational improvements with new Proficy SOA integration and data preparation engine enabling “Intelligent Historian” solution

Analysis with live lab data - ALcontrol has launched a new version of its @mis online analytical data reporting tool that provides users with real-time access to their laboratory results.

Reliable and efficient sulfur detection in proteins - Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that the University of Oviedo’s analytical spectrometry research group has implemented the Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-MS to perform reliable and interference-free sulfur detection in proteins. In the past, interference from gas-based polyatomics has made the accurate determination of sulfur isotopes particularly challenging for the research group.

Curing carpet underlay emissions - The EU Solvent Emissions Directive is helping to drive down Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions in a broad range of industries and Interfloor, a UK manufacturer of carpet underlay, has found that the use of a portable gas analyser from Quantitech has helped to implement emissions reductions and to demonstrate ongoing improvements in emissions control.

Passion, dedication and focus call by new president - The International Society of Automation (ISA) has a new president in H. L. “Leo” Staples. He will serve for the year 2011 and he opened the year with a call-to-action to all ISA members to dedicate

Low profile PCI Express platform - GE Intelligent Platforms announces reflective memory node Card for demanding simulation, process control and data acquisition applications which delivers deterministic, low latency, high speed memory sharing

Solid state purge controller - Applied Analytics (AAI) has unveiled the ePurge X, a next-generation solution for air-purging electronic enclosures.

Agreement signed - The German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and Messe München GmbH have signed a strategic partnership for productronica in which the Productronics Association will act as promotional supporter of the international trade fair for innovative electronics production.

Brushless DC servo motors now available with integrated EtherCAT interface - Dunkermotoren servo motors in the BG family are powerful, intelligent drives covering an output power range of 40 to 500 watts. These compact drives have been available for many years with a CANopen field bus interface, and more recently with an interface for Profibus DP (V1), which has become established in the market. Now Dunkermotoren has added an EtherCAT interface to its range of integrated communication interfaces.

High-current connector is rated at 250 A - The new Han® HC 250 from Harting is a high-current connector module rated at 250 A, making it ideally suited to use in high-power drive systems in railway vehicles

Moderate growth for field process instruments - The worldwide market for Process Field Instruments will grow at an average annual rate of about 5 percent from 2010 through 2015 according to the most recent forecast update of Process Instrumentation and Automation markets conducted by the Global Foresight Group™.

IR detector manufacturer broadens US presence - Xenics is broadening its market presence in North America. The newly founded Xenics USA, Inc., is set to intensify sales and application support for U.S. and Canadian customers.

Power engineering software - A new version of the Rittal Power engineering software for the design and calculation of busbar systems and Motor Control Centres (MCC’s) is now available.

Water in the Sahara! - ABB is providing a complete power, mechanical and System 800xA automation solution for a large water transfer project in a remote and rainless region of the Sahara Desert.

Updated oscilloscope - RS Components has added Tektronix' latest-generation oscilloscopes, the TDS2000C family, to its extensive range of bench-top instruments fulfilling tasks from design and development to production, maintenance or repair.

Avoiding the risk of critical component failure - Critical component failures often make the headlines, whether occurring at sea, underground, in mid-air or in production plants. Faulty pipes, valves, shafts, gears, couplings and other engineered components give rise to safety, environmental, productivity and financial issues, some catastrophic. Keighley labs comments.

Appointment brings focus to energy and controls markets - Carlo Gavazzi is extending its management team in Britain to help it meet the demands of the fast-growing renewable energy and building management markets. Amir Sami is joining the company as business development manager responsible for energy and controls.

Snippits from the first Industrial Automation Insider for 2011

Lisbon trial shows benefits of in-pipe monitoring - Andrew Donnelly, Senior Network Manager at Lisbon-based EPAL, which supplies water to more than 3 million people, reports on the success of a year-long collaborative study with Intellitect Water to monitor water quality in the city's extensive distribution network.

Register for an ISA division symposium or technical conference today! - ISA's unbiased symposia and technical conferences provide automation professionals across the world with the latest technologies, trends, real-world examples, tutorials, and updates needed to remain competitive in today's and tomorrow's markets

Linear motion control system powers ultra-fast action of biotech lab automation breakthrough - An advanced linear motion system is behind the groundbreaking performance of Singer Instruments' innovative biotech laboratory robot for pinning arrays of cells - the RoToR.

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