Customer 2.0 Hits Industrial Automation Market: Are You Ready?
How does an industrial automation company compete in this new Web 2.0 reality where the users of a medium are also its owners?
Join the 6th Annual ISA Marketing and Sales Summit to find out more about these core issues and how companies like ours can effectively embrace Customer 2.0.
Sept 7/9 2011; St Louis MO USA
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Wireless network wins! - Dust Networks was awarded the "Best Technology Development of RTLS/WSN" award at the IDTechEx Wireless Sensor Network & RTLS Summit. in Munich (D) last week.
Link to video where Kris Pister, the founder and Chief Technologist at Dust Networks introduces their new SmartMesh IP product line.

Power quality - Outram Research's PM7000 now offers additional features to help identify and resolve power quality problems caused by the increasing use of energy-efficient appliances and renewable power sources.

Fibre adaptor improves optical input of spectrum analysers - A new adaptor for use with the Yokogawa AQ6370 Series of optical spectrum analysers (OSAs) is designed to enhance the sensitivity, dynamic range and level stability by reducing the divergence of light emitted from the input fibre and increasing the input signal to the OSA by 5 dB.

Automation career day speaker - Calum Pearson of Cirque du Soleil will deliver the keynote address at Automation Career Day on Wednesday, 19 October 2011. This is part of the ISA Automation Week this year in Mobile (AL US).

Pinch valve for low volume, clean and sterile liquids - Emerson Process Management has introduced its Baumann™ 85000 sanitary pinch valve for low flow rate, low pressure control of sterile liquids within both the biotechnical and pharmaceutical industries.

Sponsorship announced! - Fluke has announced its sponsorship of WorldSkills London 2011 scheduled for four days at the ExCeL London exhibition and conference centre in London's docklands from 5-8 October 2011.

More data, more manufacturers, more functions! - Developed over two years ago, the EPLAN Data Portal integrates around 120,000 pieces of component and device data from numerous component manufacturers.

New head-mount thermocouple transmitter - Acromag has added an enhanced version of their USB-configured thermocouple/millivolt input transmitters with an isolation barrier to protect from surges, reduce noise, and eliminate ground loop errors.

Combination pressure & temperature trnsducers - New from RDP Electronics is a range of combined pressure and temperature sensors, the RST0170 Series, that will prove beneficial in a number of industrial and HVAC measurement applications.

Management functions added to switching system - Fast Track Switching, Harting's innovative Ethernet-based switching technology, is now even more versatile thanks to the introduction of a range of management functions offering determinism and availability combined with redundancy, reliability, diagnosis and much more.

Measuring Displacement - Monitran has produced an easy-to-use and informative selection guide for its Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs).

PLCs and PLC-based PACs: The market - With the manufacturing economy back on track with increasing spending in most regions of the world, the global Programmable Logic Controller & PLC-based Programmable Automation Controller market is expected to grow due to robust investments in manufacturing and infrastructure. So says a study by ARC Advisory Group.

PXI frame grabber - National Instruments has announced the NI PXIe-1435 high-performance Camera Link frame grabber. Engineers can use the new module to integrate high-speed and high-resolution imaging into their PXI systems, the industry standard for automated test with more than 1,500 measurement modules available from more than 70 vendors.

Urban environmental monitoring! - Libelium has completed its Smart Cities platform. A new sensor board measures noise pollution, dust quantities, structural health and garbage levels.

Self powered wireless network debut! - Dust Networks, the leader in intelligent wireless sensor network solutions, today announced that they will demonstrate a SmartMesh® IP 6LoWPAN wireless network running on harvested energy at the IDTechEx Wireless Sensor Network & RTLS Summit in Munich(D) this week.

Management of change - PAS has released Integrity iMOC, the next evolution in electronic Management of Change (MOC) software. Integrity iMOC ensures that all changes made to a plant's automation systems are detected and reconciled with specific management of change cases.

Monitoring gas mixtures! - Tiger Optics are increasingly sought to monitor gas mixtures. To meet demand, Tiger said it is deploying more gas analyzers from its HALO product line, one of the company's most versatile product ranges.

Pump health - Emerson Process Management's new integrated Pump Health Monitoring solution enables users to detect and predict problems - greatly reducing the risk of unexpected pump failures that can cause lost production and expensive repairs, as well as safety and environmental incidents.

Stuxnet breakthrough company expands - A new Symantic team in Ireland will be focused on three specific areas relating to Symantec's Identity and Authentication offerings, part of Symantec's Authentication Services business.

Low-frequency vibration - A new series of single axis MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) capacitive accelerometers has been launched by Kistler Instruments for use where high-precision, low-frequency measurements and compact, robust construction are absolute requirements.

The brain cooler! - Eurolec Instrumentation, with the assistance of Enterprise Ireland in the areas of R&D and intellectual property protection, has recently developed an exciting new instrument, which has been designed to cool the brain at the earliest possible intervention.

Communication and configuration interface standard approvesd in US -

Free library of power quality and energy monitoring resources! - Website expands free online resources, including extensive technical article database, case studies, webinars and more!

Flow mnitoring system - Blue-White Industries' BW DIGI-METER ® F-2000 Series electronic insertion style flowmeters, are well suited for monitoring flow in municipal water and wastewater applications.

Papers for anniversary conference! - CAN in Automation (CiA) are calling for papers for the 13th international CAN Conference (iCC), which will take place at the Hambach castle in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (D) on March 5 and 6, 2012, which also markd the 20th anniversary of the forming of the group.

We missed World Environment Day...! - Did you know that 5th June was designated World Environment Day by the United Nations? We didn't either! However some people did remember and worked to celebrate it. It was themed: "Forests: Nature at your Service". Britain's ADAS environmental consultancy produced a beautiful and informative wall poster

Indonesian DCS & SIS orders - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, PT. Yokogawa Indonesia, has received an order from PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk. (CAP) to replace the legacy distributed control system (DCS) and safety instrumented system (SIS) at the company's ethylene and polyethylene plant in Cilegon, which is in western Java's Banten Province.

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17 June 2011

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First OPC Foundation UA certification - The MatrikonOPC Universal Connectivity Server is the world's first OPC UA Server to achieve the OPC Foundation's UA Certification.

Company continues to impress at home! - Moore Industries-International was honoured on June 8 by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal for being one of the top manufacturing companies in the area during the publication's first 15 years of existence.

Intelligent servo drives - Technosoft has a new family of intelligent servo drives - the iPOS Line - based on a revolutionary design concept offering higher power density on very compact boards.

Radio Position Switch for Ex Zone 21 - The design engineer can apply the wireless position switch Ex RF 95 from .steute, totally independent from external power supply as it harvests its own!

Standardized interface for contrast-media injector - The nonprofit CiA international users and manufacturers group has released the version 2.1 of the CANopen application profile for medical diagnostic add-on modules (CiA 425).

Continuous improvement at distillery impresses - The contribution of the local workforce was recognised by management and visitors alike at the MCP Consulting & Training AMIS Masterclass (Asset Management Improvement Service) held at Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery in May 2011.

Doing more with less with wireless! - Emerson Process Management has announced a programme of interactive webinars in June/July 2011 that will demonstrate how wireless and digital technologies enable easier and more profitable operations.

Ruggedized, high performance TFT displays suitable for extreme environments - Hitachi DPG (Display Products Group) has announced the introduction of a new line-up of Rugged+ TFT LCD display modules specifically intended for use in extreme environment applications.

New venue announced for conference! - National Instruments has announced that NIDays 2011 for Ireland and Britain, its annual professional development conference for engineers, scientists and educators, will this year be held at a new location,

Thermal Imagers! - Fluke has introduced four new high-performance thermal imagers, the Fluke Ti27 and Ti29 for industrial, electrical and process control applications,

New temperature facility! - Endress+Hauser have officially opened a new Temperature production facility in Greenwood, (IND US). The new plant will help them meet the 40% increase in demand for its temperature instrumentation in North America.

Hi level alarm in gas filters - Magnatrol's Thermatel TD1/TD2 switches from Magnetrol are based on thermal dispersion technology.

Have you the right camera? - In recent years an enormous range of infrared cameras have come on to the market. Ashtead Technology provides technical support to ensure that customers choose the right equipment for every job.

Analyser performs vital role in Hydrogen fuel project - A highly-advanced Process Hydrogen Analyser from instrumentation specialist Quantitech is performing critical safety analysis in Britain's largest ever cross sector hydrogen vehicle refuelling trial.

Wind turbine gear production accelerated by CNC refurbishment of gear shaper - Advanced gear shaping software and motion control hardware from NUM has been used to bring an old manually-controlled gear shaper machine up to modern day control standards.

1000 control valves to help extend the life of one of the world's largest natural gas fields - Emerson Process Management has successfully completed a long-term project to help NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) upgrade controls at its Groningen gas field in The Netherlands.

New chemical-free method for water determination - Lambda Advanced Technology has a new easyWater (easyH2O) analyser, designed for the specific determination of water. Applications include materials such as plastics, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, building materials and many more.

Pressure Tx ProfiBus support enhanced - Emerson Process Management has expanded its PROFIBUS offering to include the Rosemount® 2051 pressure transmitter.

Latest additions to home automation system on display - Carlo Gavazzi will be showing a new colour touch screen addition to the smart-house range at the forthcoming British Home Technology Event (28/30 June'11 London GB)

pH sensors for general & harsh conditions - Two pH sensors from Yokogawa have built-in temperature sensing and external liquid earth for general and harsh environmental applications

Lack of New Automation Engineers? - Getting more new automation engineers into the profession is important. The requirements for existing experience may need to give way to the need to develop it.

Fieldbus digital level controller - Emerson Process Management's Fisher® FIELDVUE™ DLC3020f fieldbus digital level controller provides new levels of performance and information access to help users improve operations.

Wireless microsite launched - Yokogawa has a dedicated Field Wireless microsite to provide users with the latest information related to field wireless technology, applications and product solutions.

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10 June 2011

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Chinese show success and name change! - Registering significant increases in the number of exhibitors and visitors as well as the amount of display space rented, FA/PA - the Beijing-based Modern Factory/Process Automation Technology and Equipment Show - drew to a successful close on 20 May last.

Miniature rugged automatic video tracker - GE Intelligent Platforms has a new miniature rugged automatic video tracker, the ADEPT3000. Easily integrated using standard or custom format carrier cards, saving time, effort and cost and minimizing program risk, it has been optimized to perform real-time detection and tracking across the full range of aerospace electro-optical system applications.

Still using floppies...but? - You have a machine controller with a floppy drive? The machine still functions perfectly but you're not really happy with the floppy technology anymore?

Reagent disposal - choosing the greenest option - As one of the world's largest manufacturers of instruments and reagents for water analysis, Hach Lange has a duty to create the most environmentally friendly system possible for the management of chemical waste resulting from the use of its products.

Increasing plant availability & reduces energy costs - Emerson's Rosemount 5301 Guided Wave Radars mounted on a Rosemount 9901 chamber for condensate receiver level control Absolute Energy LLC has installed Emerson's Rosemount® guided wave radar (GWR) and chamber technology to monitor the water level in a condensate receiver for a sieve dehydration process at its ethanol production facility near Lyle, Minnesota.

Epic gold! - Plessey Semiconductors was awarded a Gold Award at the "Best of Sensors Expo" ceremony at Sensors Expo for its Electric Potential Integrated Circuit (EPIC) sensor technology.

T & M e-guide! - Keithley Instruments has published an informative e-guide titled "Cost-effective, high performance sourcing and measurement solutions." A free copy is downloadable upon request.

Digital video analyser - National Instruments has a new NI Digital Video Analyzer, which automates a wide range of tests for the latest HDMI sources such as set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc players and DVD players.

Putting feeling into drugs safety and handling -

Global standardisation of manufacturing Ops software - Kitron, Scandinavia's leading Electronics Manufacturing Services provider, has purchased an enterprise license of Aegis' Manufacturing Operations Software (MOS) to be deployed globally across facilities in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, China and USA

Discounted analysers - Quantitech is offering customers a rare opportunity to purchase fully serviced ex-rental and demonstration environmental monitoring equipment at heavily discounted prices.

Module makes portable CAN-based measurement and logging systems possible - National Instruments has announced the NI 9862 C Series high-speed controller area network (CAN) module, the newest addition to the NI-XNET family of high-performance interfaces designed to communicate with embedded networks.

Modernisation of specialty chemicals plant - AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals is modernising its production facility in Herkenbosch (NL) using Emerson Process Management's DeltaV™ digital automation system Version 11. The plant manufactures specialty chemicals.

Handheld thermometer - After launching the bench mounting milliK Precision Thermometer Isotech are now launching a handheld thermometer, the TTI-10.

Event examines advances in process control - Yokogawa is sponsoring the ninth in the triennial series of Advances in Process Control (APC 9) event, to be held in York (GB), from the 19th to 20th September 2011.

Making control music in Italy! - ABB is presenting a wide range of products and systems including several new technologies at the POWERGEN Europe conference and exhibition in Milan (I) this week.

Presentations available - K-TEK part of the ABB Group, has made available their content from the technical conference at ABB Automation & Power World 2011 in Orlando (FL US).

Abstracts for posters - Automation Week 2011 - The International Society of Automation (ISA) is accepting abstracts for presenting technical topics as Poster Sessions at ISA Automation Week 2011: Technology and Solutions Event until 12 August 2011.

Energy meter with detachable display designed for retro-fit - Carlo Gavazzi has introduced kits comprising a compact energy meter and three split-core current sensors offer the simplest route to add energy metering in existing installations

New website for waterproof RF and medical connectors - Intelliconnect have gone live with a new website which supports their extensive product range, custom design capabilities and growing worldwide sales.

Industrial vision pioneer passes - It is with great sadness that the UK Industrial Vision Association announces the death of former director Don Braggins, at the age of 70, following the diagnosis an inoperable brain tumour in October 2010.

High-current connector for simple assembly in rail applications - The new Harting Han® 24 HPR EasyCon is a high-current connector designed as an optimum solution to the demanding requirements of motor drive applications in the railway industry.

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Wastewater meters for Offaly! - A 20 year DBO project by EPS Pumping & Treatment Systems & SIAC Construction Joint Venture has just received delivery of three large Siemens Mag meters.

Eliminating external switches - The new 2-port version of Anybus CompactCom for Modbus TCP is not only a fast and easy way for industrial device manufacturers to achieve connectivity to Modbus TCP. It is also a way to reduce the need for expensive external switches and cut down on factory wiring since the module comes with a built-in switch of its own.

Fuel level sensor designed for autonomous helicopter - Gill Sensors has developed a custom fuel level sensor for an autonomous helicopter, featuring a unique angled probe to address the installation constraints of the fuel tank and surrounding components.

Strategic partnership for comprehensive substation automation - Process software and engineering services provider PAS has partnered with NovaTech.

Washdown-immune sensor meets IP68/69k requirements - The new UMC3000 from Pepperl+Fuchs, raises ultrasonic sensor performance in harsh environments to a whole new level.

Paper to win trip to US! - Engineers and scientists from industry or academia are invited to submit their case study to the Graphical System Design Case Study Contest, organised by National Instruments UK & Ireland. The winning paper wins trip to NI Week in Texas (US).