50 years spectrometry - Analytik Jena UK will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the SPECORD® range of spectrophotometers at the Lab Innovations exhibition (6/7 Nov 2013 Birmingham GB) by showing the SPECORD® 210 Plus double beam UV/Vis instrument.

Lab data management capabilities - Autoscribe is to show their Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at ESBB 2013.

Push pull connector - Variant 4 of the Harting PushPull industrial connector family is ideally suited for providing reliable termination for today's camera systems in applications such as industrial quality control or security surveillance.

Digital pressure sensors! - Honeywell Sensing and Control's new Digital Pressure Sensors with CANopen(R), Model DPS, are rugged, all-welded, provide consistent performance in harsh environments, and can be used in a wide range of demanding applications like transportation, process control, factory automation, medical equipment systems, and aerospace test and research.

Smart camera for identification & tracking applications - BOA IDR is a tiny smart camera package, from Stemmer Imaging, capable of barcode, character and pattern identification or verification in a single self-contained unit.

Expert on technology's impact on the media and consumers to sddress summit! - Peggy Smedley is main keynote speaker & plenary panelist at ISA's 8th Marketing & Sales Summit.

ZigBee enables new markets for device developers - GreenPeak Technologies tells us that the growing success of ZigBee sentroller devices (sensors, controllers and actuators) enables Smart Home device developers and integrators to expand their markets into new areas and multiplying their sales.

Software solution allows round-the-clock access - The Wonderware® InTouch Access Anywhere™ software solution enables users to access plant-floor data via Wonderware InTouch® software, the world's leading human machine interface software.

Torque sensor has upgraded communication - Kistler Instruments has launched a new version of its versatile KiTorq torque measuring system with additional data communication options.

Innovative new technology for improved safety, productivity and energy efficiency - Mitsubishi Electric is now offering a servo amplifier which will enable machine manufacturers and end customers to improve both safety within the production process and productivity, while guaranteeing ease of operation and commissioning at the same time.

Accurate & reliable ultrasonic level measurement for corrosive, harsh environments - Rosemount® 3100 series now available with rugged and lightweight plastic housing with Ingress Protection rating up to IP66/67

Automation preventing nuclear disasters -

Strain or temperature measurement - Measurement of strain or temperature in harsh environments often requires specialist equipment, preparations or processes. FBGS uses draw tower technology to manufacture their fibre optic grating sensors.

LVDS digital I/O module for control & data capture apps - The Model 71610 digital I/O module with LVDS (low-voltage differential signaling) I/O connected to a Virtex-6 FPGA has been introduced by Pentek.

Advanced linescanning solution provides real-time thermal imaging in harsh industrial environments - Ircon® has introduced the ScanIR® 3 infrared linescanners and thermal imaging system.

Drives & motors on display - A range of energy-efficient and high performance equipment for the oil and gas industry is to be exhibited by WEG at Offshore Europe (Aberdeen, Scotland, 3-6/9/2013).

Support arm systems for HMIs - Rittal's new range of modular support arm systems make it easy to turn, lift and swivel control panels with precision.

Tiny all-in-one colour block camera - A new ultra-compact, all-in-one colour camera which supports both video and still images has been added to the popular FCB Block Camera Series from Sony and is now available from Stemmer Imaging.

Ultra-compact systems offer high I/O density models - Cadia Networks has expanded its ruggedized line of conduction cooled, ultra-compact systems with the introduction of their RoughNUC-Plus systems.

Control systems for process plants at Russian refinery - Antipinsky Refinery CJSC is to use Honeywell's Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS) to control plant processes and general refinery facilities as part of the third stage of construction of the Antipinsky Refinery in Tyumen, (RU).

LIMS enhanced to deal with the unexpected - There are occasions when users need to capture results for some unexpected or unplanned components of interest that may appear during the testing process. This is particularly true for chromatographic tests when unexpected peaks may materialize. To accommodate this need, Autoscribe has introduced an 'Adhoc data entry.'

Rack system offers high availability from a compact package - Foremost Electronics is now stocking the Schroff 4U high 19" MicroTCA rack system which incorporates the thermal management and redundancy features required to ensure high system availability while keeping space requirements to a minimum.

RFID website updated! - As part of the restructuring and new layout of the Harting Technology Group's website, the sections devoted to the company's RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) activities have been updated.

High performance optical sensors from Baumer - Baumer has expanded their range of NextGen sensors. Following on from the O500 comes the O300.

Tessa Forsblad has been named the new Project Director of Industrial Automation at the Hannover Fair!

Predictive diagnostics for any Foundation fieldbus control system - Emersons AMS Diagnostic system's integration with Softing's FOUNDATION fieldbus technology enables users to access online diagnostics and alerts regardless of host system vendor.

Cost-effective rotary drive sets new standards for high performance & flexibility - A new cost-effective semi rotary drive with twin pistons that offers excellent precision, stiffness and loadability has been launched by Festo.

The trends that are driving electric drives -

Geert Follens has been appointed Atlas Copco's Vacuum Solutions division president.

Large format wireless instrumentation display - Mantracourt has announced the release of the T24-LD1, a large format LED display that has been designed to integrate into their highly respected T24 wireless instrumentation range of products.

Guided wave sensor receives award! - Vega were winners in the Innovation Award category "Process Measurement and Control Technology / Automation" with the new VEGAFLEX 82 guided wave radar sensor at PowTec.

What Does Pack Size Have to Do with Marketing? - Richard "dick" Morley, the world-renowned technology engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, consultant and author, is scheduled to deliver a keynote presentation at ISA's 8th Marketing and Sales Summit.

Pixel shift machine vision camera provides 260 million pixel resolution - The Vieworks VNP-29MC CameraLink industrial vision cameras utilise pixel shift technology to offer an extended resolution of 260 million pixels for ultra high resolution applications.

Kistler Instruments at Irish show! - On Stand 404 at Medtec Ireland 2013, Kistler Instruments will be showing the latest versions of its maXYmos XY monitoring system and CoMo Injection cavity pressure monitoring system for injection moulding plus a range of precision sensors.

New Director of Sales for Europe - In a move to create local presence to better support customers and sales partners, MagneMotion has hired Rod Blair as Director of Sales for Europe.

"Our secret is our focus," - The 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium, continuing the precedent set last year enjoyed record attendance numbers.

Reducing project development time - Maplesoft™ has announced a new member of their Maple™ product family, the Maple IDE. The Maple IDE, powered by DigiArea Inc., is an integrated development environment for the Maple programming language that improves productivity by providing advanced tools for writing and managing Maple projects.

Quick soot test protects diesel engines! - Quantitech has launched a new soot-in-oil measurement technology to enable testing laboratories, lorry and bus fleet managers, ship engineers and power station managers to conduct quick tests to ensure optimal lubrication efficiency.

Value added sensor assembly solutions - Honeywell has launched new customizable pressure and thermal sensor solutions - including modules with multiple sensors and technologies integrated inside. Heaters, magnetic, Magneto-resistive, infrared, optical, pressure, thermal, and humidity options are all available for customization.

Support for multible devices & platforms - Indusoft's Web Studio 7.01 service pack delivers HTML5 support, built-in VBScript debugging, & tools to more easily create screens for portable devices and platforms.

Power and automation solution for water facility in Southern Africa - ABB has won an order to provide an instrumentation, control system and electrical equipment (ICE) package for a new water pipeline and pump station to be constructed in eastern Botswana to support growing demand driven by new mining ventures, power sector developments and a growing population around the capital, Gaborone.

Representation Louisiana and nearby districts (USA) - Moore Industries-International has signed up BBP Sales as a manufacturer's representative for Louisiana and areas of southern Arkansas and southern Mississippi.

Not just an update! - Version 3.0 of CANopen conformance test tool (CTT) has been released by CiA (Can in Automation). The completely redesigned tool is improved in many aspects and complies with the CiA 310 CANopen conformance test plan.

Secure access control panels - Stadium IGT can now provide access and security system manufacturers with bespoke control panel solutions offering a number of innovative features

So much geek at NIWeek! A virtual attendee reports virtually! - The enthusiasm of these National Instruments events is legendary and it continually seeped through social media sharings.

Green waste disposal & power generation for large-scale medical facilities! - The Dutch company Pharmafilter has developed a waste disposal model for large-scale medical facilities which combines wastewater treatment with waste disposal and biogasbased power generation.

SCADA platform for control & monitoring - ControlMaestro™ 2013, the latest version of Elutions's SCADA solution for the Automation, Control-Command and Monitoring of facilities/technical infrastructures to support their operational performance improvement has been released.

Low energy security lights - Marl International has upgraded its bulkhead light range, widely used as bright, low energy security lighting on construction and industrial sites, with new LED technology which gives a much wider spread of light.

Measurement steering wheels combine flexibility and precision - Although experienced test drivers are used to provide a subjective evaluation of driving dynamics of new vehicles, objective testing is now essential to meet ISO and DIN defined standards. To meet the need for accurate, open loop testing, with minimum driver influence, Kistler has developed the next generation of its measurement steering wheels (MSW)

Putting a test case for integrity management! - With suppliers to the oil & gas and marine industries particularly appreciating the need for integrity management of deep sea components to prevent expensive failures or prolonged shutdowns, Keighley Laboratories is experiencing an upturn in demand for first article inspection of pre-production components, to ensure meeting operators' engineering specifications.

Drinks exhibition! - The next drinktec, acknowledged as the leading platform for the industry worldwide, will be held from 16 to 20 September. Siemens Industry, a longstanding engineering partner of breweries and beverage producers all over the world, will again be showcasing its products at its own booth

Cooperative relationship supports marine sector! - Emerson Process Management and SeaTec Repair Services have formed a cooperative relationship to offer marine customers no-hassle installation of Micro Motion® fuel measurement solutions on a global scale.

Students can design sophisticated systems in one semester - National Instruments has expanded its commitment to engineering education with the release of NI myRIO, its latest educational product offering.

Heavy duty encoder is compliant to IECEx standard - EEx HOG 161 is the youngest Baumer HeavyDuty incremental encoder in explosion-proof design with IECEx certifcation in device category 2 G.

R&D 100 Award for high power SMU instrument! - The Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Source Measure Unit (SMU) Instrument from Keithley has received the R&D 100 Award from R&D (Research & Development) magazine.

Efficient, tough and lightweight skid systems! - CHEM-FEED® Engineered Skid Systems, from Blue-White Industries, are efficient, tough and lightweight. Units for single or dual metering pump configurations are offered.

Force measurement using piezoelectric sensors - In November, Kistler Instruments will be holding two one day seminars to provide an introduction to piezoelectric sensor technology for instrumentation engineers.

Automatic piston ring inspections - PSA carries out automatic piston ring inspections using Keyence laser displacement sensors. These accurate measurements have been made continuously and successfully for several years

The Gasmet story ...from an academic idea to a global business - In this article, Dr Petri Jaakkola, founder and Chairman of Gasmet Technologies Oy explains how an idea shared by a group of researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland, during the early 1970s, developed into one of the world's leading gas monitoring instrumentation manufacturers

Battery-powered system for remote circuit breaker racking - Remote Solutions has introduced the Safe-T-Rack® (STR®) SR-U Battery-powered Remote Racking System.

Neil Harrap has been appointed as Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Market Manager with Ashthead Technology.

Transmit CAN data quickly & reliably via Bluetooth - IXXAT offers a universal bridge, gateway, and PC interface solution for the wireless networking of CAN components and systems in a new and improved version.

100 A, 3-phase burst pulse CDN for EFT testing - Teseq now offers a 100 A, 3-phase burst pulse coupling/decoupling network (CDN) designed for electrical fast transient (EFT) or burst testing.

Graphic display panel meter and logger - Designed and manufactured by Omega, the DPi1701 series of 1/8 DIN monochrome, high resolution graphic display panel meter and data logger for temperature and process measurement.

Power distribution systems - Rittal Ri4Power Form 4 distribution systems achieve internal compartmentalisation by utilising metal shielding that segregates the busbar systems, functional units and terminals.

Control system order for water treatment plant in Indonesia - Yokogawa has received an order to supply the automation system for the Petanu water treatment plant that it is building at the Sanur beach resort area on Bali's southeastern coast for a municipal water utility

Protective covers for industrial connector hoods - Harting has introduced a new range of protective covers which provide optimal protection against dirt for contact inserts in its Han® HPR industrial connector hoods in sizes 6B, 10B, 16B and 24B.

Putting a test case for integrity management! - Widely-publicised catastrophic failures of forged materials in deepwater applications have called into question the structural integrity of such products and focused industry attention on the need for carefully-managed 'integrity management' of key components. Keighley Laboratories is experiencing an upturn in demand for first article inspection of pre-production components, to ensure meeting operators' engineering specifications.

Reducing time required to document, plan and deal with issues, problems or complaints - Issue Tracker is a new product from Autoscribe, developers of the well-established Matrix family of Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Passive fire shelter technology provides protection choice for process plant designers - Intertec now offers an extensive range of fire-resistant shelters, including '1709' models designed to protect critical safety equipment from exposure to high temperature fires in hazardous areas

Who are the automation thought leaders? - Nick Denbow muses over thought leaders and publications in the Automation Sector on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Preliminary specification for ISA100.11a transducer block - The Fieldbus Foundation has issued a FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Preliminary Specification (PS) addressing fieldbus transducer blocks for ISA100.11a wireless devices.

Energy harvesting battery life extender - Tthe LTC3330 is a complete regulating energy harvesting solution, from Linear Technology, that delivers up to 50mA of continuous output current to extend battery life when harvestable energy is available.

New brochure features value added business in cable & harness assemblies - Harting Ltd. has produced a brochure containing full details of its Value Added Business (VAB) operation, which supplies cable and harness assemblies from a central location in Northampton, (GB) with additional cable assembly facilities in the United States, China, Germany, and Romania.

New electronics design business formed for motorsport - Former Lead Motorsport Design Engineer at Gill Sensors, Neville Meech, has founded a new design and engineering consultancy, offering technical design solutions and consultancy services to top-level race teams and automotive organisations.

"Operator interface that just works, Mate!" - groov Server for Windows™ is a software-based version of Opto22 groov product for building, deploying, and viewing simple, effective, and scalable operator interfaces to monitor and control systems and equipment using computers and mobile devices.
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Dual channel 3G-SDI Video/Audio capture card - The first SDI video/audio capture card from Adlink Technologies, the PCIe-2602, has been released.

Process control system improves production processes in the dairy industry! - The Dairy Functional Toolset (DFT), from Siemens, complements the Simatic PCS 7 process control system by adding various important functions for milk-processing enterprises. DFT allows specific workflows such as milk sampling, pasteurization, separation, cheese and yoghurt production and the end-of-process cleaning of pipes and tanks to be accurately and easily controlled

Pre conference conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant -

Monitor strain gauges over the internet - Windmill Software have launched the Microlink 851-SG Strain Data Logger, which logs data from strain gauges over internet or Ethernet. It can be used as a stand-alone data logger, or for real-time data acquisition on a PC.

Partner network expanded! - congatec has entered into a partnership with MCTX Mobile & Embedded Computers GmbH.

New portable oil in water analyser - The InfraCal 2 from Quantitech is ased on the original highly popular InfraCal, the latest version offers a host of new features such as multiple calibrations, lower detection limits, faster analysis, data logging and a new touch screen with security features.

Testing new lift control functions - The sixth CANopen Lift plug-fest was again hosted by CAN in Automation (CiA). It provided the opportunity for manufacturers of lift control systems and equipment to test the new functions introduced with current version 2.1 of the CANopen application profile for lift control systems (CiA 417).

A handy compilation of expert cybersecurity resources -

"High performance comes in two sizes!" - Baumer has expanded their range of NextGen sensors. Following on from the O500 comes the O300. Both series of optical sensors offer the same performance range.

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A flow all-rounder for all process industries - Krohne has introduced the new OPTISONIC 3400 ultrasonic flowmeter for liquids.

Short-travel test probe for direct PCB mounting - The new P694-D from Peak Test Services is a solder-tight short-travel test probe which can be soldered directly to a printed circuit board without the need for a receptacle.

Spicing up automation! - When PCE Automation was challenged with designing a new handling system for automating the manufacture of a brand new concept of spice jar lid by plastics manufacturer RPC Halstead, it turned to Festo.

Camshaft gauge! - An upgraded camshaft measuring machine that has been engineered to handle longer camshafts for large diesel engines, and provides submicron accuracy is being introduced by ADCOLE Corporation.

Safety isolators - Moore Industries' new SSX and SST Safety Isolators and Splitters provide reliable isolation and signal conversion for HART® data in functionally safe process control settings.

Modular distribution manifolds are configurable for individual applications - A choice of three styles of modular fluid distribution manifold, backed by a factory configuration service, has been announced by the Instrumentation Products Division of Parker Hannifin.

Small-form factor electro-optical convertors with PushPull connector technology - Harting has developed a new range of fibre-optic transceivers suitable for industrial applications by integrating electro-optical converters in small-form factor (SFF and SFP) packages with PushPull connector technology.