Temperature calibrators - Eurolec Instrumentation Ltd have extended their CS range of compact, cost effective temperature calibration sources.

Warning for users of breathing gas! - Dr Andrew Hobson from Quantitech is urging the users of breathing gas to check that their supplies are tested for all potential contaminants, and not just the most common compounds.

Vision technology forum - Stemmer in conjunction with the European Imaging Academy, has announced that an industrial vision technology forum will be held in Britain on 22nd May 2014.

Fast search facility for building automation, home appliance,energy, healthcare - Omron Electronic Components Europe will be serving todayŐs mobile workforce with the recent launch of a new market driven website that is as easy to use from a smartphone and tablet as from a traditional PC.

Powerful test systems for test benches and vehicles - With the FRC-EP series, which consists of the FRC-EP170 and the FRC-EP190, IXXAT offers universally usable hardware platforms for applications on the test bench or in the vehicle, attractive for their high performance, favorable prices, broad range of applications, and support for a wide variety of software solutions.

Crawler added to rental fleet! - Ashtead Technology has added the new Mini-Cam Proteus Crawler Camera Inspection System to its fleet of rental inspection equipment. The product features a variety of key features such as a built-in lowering device, a pan/rotate camera and a back-eye with auxiliary light, as well as a built-in digital control unit for capturing colour mpeg video and jpeg still images.

Remote connectivity saves time and reducies costs! - Red Lion Controls has worked with distributor Facelco S.A.S. to provide a remote connectivity solution for Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) in Colombia, a leading multi-utility and telco company focusing on power generation, transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, wastewater treatment, aqueducts and telecommunications.

Still there! Multi-gas area monitor! - Oldham's popular multi-gas area monitor, the BM 25, remains in its product range after the sale of Oldham to Industrial Safety Technologies (IST) last October (2013).

Enhanced energy management information system! - Emerson Process Management and Canada-based software firm RtTech Software are to jointly develop an Emerson Energy Management Information System that will provide real-time monitoring, analysis and detection of excessive plant energy consumption.

Accessing the inaccessible - fast connection option! - Michell Instruments has added a new fast connection option to its Easidew PRO I.S. dew-point transmitter to make commissioning and maintenance in locations that are difficult to access as simple as possible - saving companies both time and money.

Melt pressure indicator/controller! - Invensys Eurotherm has launched the new piccolo™ P304i Melt Pressure Indicator and P304c Controller. Monitoring and control of the pressure in plastics manufacture leads to higher quality end product with lower scrap, and can prevent damage to machinery caused by overpressure conditions.

Top trends to help engineers optimise applications across diverse industries! - National Instruments has released the NI Trend Watch 2014, which summarises the latest technology trends to help engineers meet evolving demands and integrate the ever-increasing power of technology into their work

Reports & labels content Packages significantly reduce MES implementation times - By providing "PAS-X Reports & Labels" Content Packages, Werum Software & Systems now offers an even broader range of pre-configured reports and labels along with the associated comprehensive consulting services to its customers.

I/O module & enhanced RTU firmware. - Red Lion Controls has announced a new EtherTRAK-2 I/O module (E2-MIX20884-D) and enhanced firmware for its Sixnet series RTUs.

Speakers announced for international emissions conference - The organisers of CEM 2014 have published the titles of the Conference presentations that will take place from 14th to 16th May in Istanbul, Turkey.

Modular CO2 transmitter for demanding OEM applications! - The modular CO2 transmitter EE870 from E+E Elektronik is designed for maintenance-free use in demanding OEM applications. It offers various analogue outputs, Modbus interface, and a wide range of AC and DC supply voltage ranges.

Catalogue for enclosures & systems - Rittal's new Catalogue 34 provides the complete solution for enclosures and enclosure systems, power distribution, climate control and IT Infrastructure across industry and IT applications,

Discrete or Continuous Flow Analysis - which is better? - A wide variety of factors affect the choice of analytical instrument. These include target workload (samples/hour), variety of chemistries, methods required, bench space, staff availability etc. In this article Lalicia Potter, Technical Sales & Support Director at SEAL Analytical, examines one of the common decisions facing laboratory managers.

Commercial backdrop for university students! - Servomex has provided the commercial backdrop for Manufacturing Engineering Tripos (MET) students from Cambridge University to complete final year projects at its Technical Centre in Crowborough (GB).

Skid systems for water treatment applications - CHEM-FEED® Dual Pump Engineered Skid Systems are tough and efficient. They are well suited for use in water treatment applications, when paired with Blue-White's ProSeries® line of Peristaltic Metering Pumps.

Stemmer Imaging in Ireland! - Stemmer Imaging has opened a new office in Ireland. This new office is based in County Clare and is the latest addition to the Stemmer network of European offices that provide local industrial vision expertise and technical support.

Product demonstration videos on Analytik Jena website - A set of product demonstration videos has been posted on the Analytik Jena website as well as the company's YouTube channel.

First team supplier award - Red Lion Controls has been named a "First Team Supplier" by the readers of Automation World magazine, a leading US magazine serving automation professionals.

Active promotional partners! - The FDT Group is now an active ISA Promotional Partner.

Yokogawa breaking new ground in the USA - Yokogawa Corporation of America is expanding its North American presence in direct response to increased demand for its product, solution and service offerings.

Strategic partnership! - FBGS have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with 4DSP LLC, the premium manufacturer of fibre optic strain, temperature and 3D shape sensing technology.

Fieldbus Foundation for Netherlands! - The 2014 General Assembly of the The Fieldbus Foundation is to be held in Rotterdam (NL) on March 25-28.


Peggie W. Koon, Ph.D., is the 2014 President of the International Society of Automation (ISA).

Full spectrum of metal analysis techniques! - The Chemical Analysis department of Keighley Labs offers an independent, bespoke service to aerospace manufacturers, the energy sector, rail industry, foundries, plating companies, galvanisers, component importers and general engineers, providing a fast turnaround and precise material verification.

Yokogawa goes to Houston! - Yokogawa Corporation of America is to hold its 2014 Yokogawa Users Group Conference and Exhibition North America will be held Sept 9-11, 2014 in Houston (TX USA).

Lots of products and solutions on display - AdoptSMT is to present many new products for the European PCB Assembly Industry at Southern Manufacturing 2014 (Farnborough GB 12/13 Feb 2014).

Challenging offshore North Sea project - An offshore oil and gas project that will site new offshore platforms in challenging conditions in the North Sea has selected high-reliability valves and tube connection fittings from the Instrumentation Products Division of Parker Hannifin.

Railcar emergency shutoff valve - Emerson Process Management has released the new Fisher Type N863 Snappy Joe Emergency Shutoff Railcar Valve which provides twice the flow rate capacity of the current N562, reducing propane railcar loading/unloading time.

Major design award! - The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design has presented PAC's JFTOT IV with the GOOD DESIGN™ Award.

Security certification - Yokogawa's ProSafe®-RS safety instrumented system has obtained the ISASecure® Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification.

M-PHY Receiver Test solution! - Tektronix has expanded the capabilities for its M-PHY Receiver test solution. The additional capabilities include physical layer receiver testing for High Speed Gear2 and Gear3, support for PWM Mode (G0-G7), auto-calibration and margin testing.

Russian expansion - Congatec AG has appointed Pavel Andrievskiy as Regional Sales Manager for the Russian Federation and CIS countries

New to the Blogosphere! - The Fieldbus Foundation has launched a new blog dedicated to providing comprehensive information about its open, non-proprietary FOUNDATION™ fieldbus technology.

Technical symposiums for three citys! - National Instruments is hosting its 2014 NI Technical Symposium, a free, one-day professional development series for engineers and scientists across three locations: Glasgow (GB), Manchester (GB), and Dublin (IRL).

Fluorescence Spectrometer for North American launch! - The US launch of a new, low-cost, high performance fluorescence spectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments is to occur at BioS 2014 and Photonics West 2014, 1-6 February 2014. They will demonstrate the operational capabilities of the analytical...

Data Centre order for New Zealand! - Rittal has received its first international order for its RiMatrix S standardised data centre. Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, utility company Orion supplies electric power to the city's 400,000 residents to make Christchurch's power supply...

Instrument protection shelter - One of the largest passively-cooled instrumentation shelters ever constructed is being supplied by Intertec to house remote control and instrumentation equipment required for a new natural gas collection project in the Middle East. Intertec is supplying three shelters for the project.

Compact, stand-alone chilled mirror hygrometer - Michell's S8000 RS Precision Chilled Mirror Hygrometer measures dew points down to -90*C (0.1ppmV) with an accuracy of +/-0.1*C. However, unlike many other hygrometers in this class, no additional external cooling equipment is needed to accurately reach these dry dew points.

Spitzer & Boyes goes inside! - Effective with the February 2014 issue, Spitzer & Boyes has acquired the Industrial Automation and Process Control INSIDER. Walt Boyes, formerly award-winning editor in chief of Control and controlglobal.com will assume the editorship from its previous Editor Nick Denbow.

ISA best sellers and authors honoured! - Each year, ISA is proud to recognize and thank all of the talented authors and contributors who help develop, review and deliver outstanding ISA publications and technical resources to automation and control professionals throughout the world.

And then there was the one about the Englishman, the Irishman and...... - "Three A, M&C journalists faced a test - two failed!" is the title of a piece by the (English) editor of the Industrial Automation & Process Control Insider

Viscosity measurements at extremely high pressures - PAC recently launched a new extended option for Cambridge Viscosity VISCOlab PVT, a high pressure viscometer for oil, gas and supercritical fluids.

Invensys acquisition completed by Schneider! - Schneider Electric has just announced that it has completed its acquisition of Invensys. With this acquisition, Schneider Electric is significantly enhancing its position as a provider of efficiency solutions integrating power and automation.

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Tektronix acquires Picosecond Pulse Labs - Tektronix has acquired Picosecond Pulse Labs. The move is intended to strengthen the Tektronix portfolio in the growing market for test equipment to support 100G/400G optical data communications research and development.

Gigabit cabling components for Profinet applications! - Harting has introduced a range of Gigabit cabling components designed to extend the scope of industrial PROFINET applications into the Gigabit Ethernet range.

Magnetrol production facility in United Arab Emirates! - Magnetrol® International Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of level and flow process control instrumentation, has completed construction of a new Magnetrol International United Arab Emirates (MIUAE) production facility in the United Arab Emerates.

Robust alternative to electromechanical switchgear! - The .steute business division Extreme provides machine and plant engineers with a range of inductive sensors which are very robust and suitable for use in adverse environments.

Where power meets precision! - Yokogawa has combined its expertise in power measurement and its long heritage in oscilloscope design to create the world's first Precision Power Scope: the PX8000.

Power conversion market in mining in Europe & Russia - The need to modernize automation in the mining industry has lent momentum to the power conversion market in Europe and Russia. Market growth is bolstered by the fierce competition among mining companies, rising energy costs, and increasing awareness on the benefits of electric drives and motors.

Lower prices for IR Thermometers! - Following the successful 2013 launch of its innovative Fluke VT02 and VT04 Visual Infrared (IR) Thermometers, Fluke is making this product range affordable to a wider group of end-users and applications by offering significant price reductions on the recommended sales price of both units.

Application flexibility with guided wave radar - The Sitrans LG series from Siemens offers a flexible portfolio of guided wave radar transmitters suitable for virtually any type of industrial application.

Partial doors for power systems panels! - Suitable for 400, 600 and 800 mm wide TS enclosures Rittal's new modular partial door can be used instead of a door or rear panel.

Embedded servo drive boosts speed of smart friction feeders - An embedded servo drive from Metronix is providing an economic upgrade path for Pfankuch Machinery - one of the world's leading manufacturers of friction feeder systems for inserting leaflets and products into sales packaging.

Final spec for wireless integration! - The Fieldbus Foundation has released the final specification for integration of ISA100.11a wireless field devices into its FOUNDATION™ for Remote Operations Management (ROM) technology.

Prestigious European Research Council grant - Prof. Dr. Liesbet Lagae, R&D Manager Life Science Technologies at imec and professor in Nanobio Physics at KU Leuven (B), has been awarded a Consolidator Grant for her research project SCALPEL* by the European Research Council (ERC).

Hall-Effect sensor white papers - Honeywell has announced the availability of two new white papers to help developers and designers better understand verything a DC Motor Developer Needs To Know About Hall-Effect Sensors.

Better and faster service from order receipt to delivery for British clients! - WEG has moved to larger premises as it continues to grow in Britain.

Density meter designed for the custody transfer metering - The Micro Motion Compact Density Meter, a multi-variable density meter designed for the custody transfer metering of crude oil, refined hydrocarbons, alcohols and many aggressive process liquids has been introduced by Emerson.

Explosion-proof meters - Precision Digital has announced the Vantageview Series of NEMA 4X Field-Mounted Meters. The Vantageview Series offers the functionality and features of the company's ProtEX Series of Explosion-Proof Meters in an injection-molded plastic,

Stand-alone generator for slow damped oscillatory wave - Teseq has introduced an easy-to-use, stand-alone generator for slow damped oscillatory wave testing in single phase equipment up to 270 V and 16 A.

Web-based enterprise operations solution! - Yokogawa has announced Release 10 of FAST/TOOLS® The latest version of a web-based real-time operations management and visualisation software package that brings revolutionary changes to real-time process information intelligence.

Test & Measuremnt seminars - Fluke has announced its programme of seminars for 2014 throughout Britain and Ireland.

Smart testing for smart card production! - Gemalto has improved productivity by using Keyence's CV-5000 vision system to inspect protective transparent resin overlays on its smart-card micromodules and quickly halt production if a defect is detected.

New ISA President, Dr Peggie Koon, lays out her stall! - Exciting, Challenging, Opportunity. These are the three words that first come to mind when I think of ISA and the year ahead. 2014 promises to be a year of significant change for our Society, not just because of new leadership and governance, but because of the ever-changing world in which we must operate.

Real-world example from a natural gas site to show the value of the HCS in Oil & Gas settings - Moore Industries has released a new video showing how its HCS HART® Concentrator System saves money and time by consolidating wiring and reducing power consumption at remote natural gas and oil production sites.

ISIS linear accelerator upgraded at RAL - Diversified Technologies (DTI) has recently installed two solid-state switches at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) to eliminate numerous operating difficulties with their legacy systems and reduce operating costs.

Cataologue on enclosures, systems , climate control etc - Rittal's new Catalogue 34 provides the essential product guide for industrial and IT solutions.

Web-based enterprise operations solution! - Yokogawa has announced Release 10 of FAST/TOOLS® - the latest version of a web-based real-time operations management and visualisation software package that brings revolutionary changes to real-time process information intelligence.

Cybersecurity fundamentals specialist certificate programme! - ISA has developed a knowledge-based certificate recognition programmme designed for professionals involved in IT and control system security roles that need to develop a command of industrial cybersecurity terminology and an understanding of the material embedded in the ISA99/IEC 62443 standards.

Platform enhanced by acquisition - The strategic acquisition of Sunbank, the world's second-largest producer of accessories for electrical wiring harness connectors and conduits, will reinforce the presence of Esterline Connection Technologies - SOURIAU in the United States.