Driving the lightweight helpers of Universal Robots -

New website for Irish instrument company! - Eurolec Instrumentation Ltd has recently updated its website to facilitate customers to order and purchase on-line.

Recorders comply with FDA 21 CFR Part 11! - Yokogawa has announced release 2 of the SMARTDAC+(R) GX and GP series paperless recorders.

Remote control and monitoring of a logic module via SMS - Using the Logo! CMR2020 communications module from Siemens, users can control the Logo! 8 logic module or receive status data and alarms via text messages to their cell phones.

Process safety to be examined!- ACM Facility Safety and the Institute of Hazard Prevention present the Inspire 2014 Conference on May 6-8, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, (CDN). The theme is how the interaction among Culture, Safety and Technology can be used to improve safety in process plants.

Pumping control software from WEG! - Pump Genius process control software, from WEG, enables engineers to optimise their pumping systems, so they run more efficiently.

Projects in China! - Yokogawa has received orders from Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (Yanchang Petro) to supply Yokogawa control systems for two groundbreaking oil plant construction projects in China.

Push together piping! - Atlas Copco Compressors' AIRnet piping system is being enhanced with the addition of the Pre Fit (PF) Series, a unique family of products that are pre-torqued for push-together assembly.

Component control patent on metering pumps! - A new patented feature is currently available on Blue-White's Flex-Pro® A3 and A4 Metering Pumps; and Proseries-M® models M-3 and M-4 Metering Pumps.

Enhanced viewing angle performance for demanding applications! - A new Kyocera Advanced Wide View TFT display module has been announced by Ginsbury.

Test and debug event! - The 'ElectroTestExpo' has announced the dates for its regional PCB test and debug exhibitions to be held during 2014.

Markus Weber is the new Sales Manager of Watt Drive Antriebstechnik GmbH (Watt Drive)

AC powered electro-mechanical actuators! - The Exlar Tritex II™ Series electric actuators, from Olsen, offer up 1500 Watt, AC powered operation and digital position control within a single, space-saving housing.

The Top 10 things you need to know about steam! - Steam is used in a wide range of industries for a variety of processes, from a basic small heating circuit to large scale hygienic steam production. Greg Sutcliffe, Global Segment Manager at B¨rkert looks at some of the basic principles that should be understood by maintenance engineers and facilities managers in order to achieve a safe and efficient process.

Impressions of ARC European Forum! - On March 5th and 6th 2014 experts, users and suppliers from all areas of industry came together at ARC's European Industry Forum in Amsterdam.

International calibration software partnership initiated! - As CompuCal Calibration Solutions' North American partner Evolution Distributors LLC will help to accelerate CompuCal's ambitious growth targets.

Biogas always under control! - Krohne has released a specialised version of the OPTISONIC 7300 ultrasonic gas flowmeter for process gas applications.

Temperature & pressure calibration! - Fluke has introduced two new high-accuracy Temperature Calibrators, the Fluke 712B and 714B, plus the new Fluke 750P series of Pressure Calibration Modules.

Istanbul welcomes international emissions monitoring event! - CEM 2014 is the 11th in a series of international conferences and exhibitions focusing on emissions monitoring and is scheduled for Istanbul in Turkey from 14th to 16th May 2014.

"Now, it is up to how well we execute." -

The ergonomic link between man & machine! - Rittal's new support arm range, in one uniform design, covers all the load ranges up to 180 kg.

Top-selling generators extend to two channels - Aim-TTi have now launched two channel versions of their best-selling TG2511 and TG5011 function/arbitrary/pulse generators.

EX programming software for flow meters - Precision Digital Corporation has announced MeterView EX Programming Software for the Vantageview PD6730 and ProtEX PD6830 Pulse Input Flow Rate / Totalisers.

ISO 17025 calibration extensions! -

A new concept In screen saving! - The versatile 'OneTime configuration tools' provided with the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe, not only allow the system to be configured without the use of custom programming, but also uniquely provide an audit trail each time a display screen for the system is updated or modified.

Imaging and machine vision acquisition in Europe! - STEMMER IMAGING has acquired Parameter AB, the leading imaging and machine vision provider for Northern Europe and Poland, with retroactive effect from 1st January 2014. STEMMER IMAGING, as Europe's largest imaging technology provider, is now represented with local subsidiaries in eleven countries, rather than the previous seven, and covers 19 sales regions.

Connector with robust M12 module for applications at up to 10 Gbit/s! - Harting has expanded its connector family based on Ha-VIS preLink® technology by adding a robust universal M12 connector housing designed to incorporate a range of connector modules.

Managing remote & central office fibre network connections! - B&B Electronics has developed a modular generation of its Carrier-grade, intelligent, four-port IE-iMcV-MultiWay Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter that can install in AC or DC internal-powered chassis.

Technical talk! - The next presentation from the very active Ireland Section of the International Society of Automation is a technical presentation "Continuous Monitoring and Diagnosing PROFIBUS Networks using COMbricks".

World's first on-line Guided Wave Radar integrity testing - The world's first on-line Guided Wave Radar (GWR) transmitter and probe testing function has been introduced by Emerson.

Learn sensor measurements fundamentals - Back by popular demand, the 4-part Sensor Measurements Fundamentals webcast series will be broadcast at the end of March, to help engineers and scientists acquire reliable and accurate measurements as part of their monitoring, test or control system.

Huge load cell for China! - LCM Systems has won a contract to supply a 2000te TCA tension and compression load cell to China - the largest in the company's history.

Powerful connectivity - Powerlink is an industrial Ethernet network originating from the Austrian automation company B+R. It is now receiving recognition from many manufacturers of automation products and systems around the world.

Mobile material logistics software! - A live, hands-on demonstration of the Aegis FactoryLogix mobile material logistics module, inStock will be possible at next week's APEX in Las Vegas (NV USA), (March 25-27).

Strain sensors in welding of "difficult" materials - World leading manufacturer of resistance welding technology, Sciaky Electric Welding Machines Ltd, is using Kistler piezoelectric strain sensors to meet the demands of the aerospace industry for the precise monitoring of the welding process

Power controller! - Invensys Eurotherm has launched the new EFit SCR Power Controller. The EFit is an easy to integrate and commission power controller, providing no compromise on control for resistive and infrared heating elements.

Bright ideas for measuring! - The days of complex single-beam evaluations for standard tasks and cumbersome configuration are over. The new LGM Series measuring light grid is the latest member in the Pepperl+Fuchs family of automation light grids.

High flow capacity tank blanketing regulators - Emerson has released the T200 Series small-size tank blanketing regulators.

Adlink acquires expert in embedded PC systems. - Adlink Technology has acquiresd 100% of PENTA GmbH in Germany for approximately [euro]5.4m following a board resolution earlier this month.

Aircraft lightning protection testing! - A major British manufacturer of aircraft engine control units recently awarded Pickering Interfaces a contract for a large quantity of High-Density PXI Multiplexers (model #40-651) as the switching solution for use in its new automated production test systems

Food & Pharma symposium! - More than 70 automation and control professionals gathered at the inaugural ISA Food and Pharmaceuticals Industries Division (FPID) Symposium to learn how to address emerging serialisation requirements and supply chain processes that are driving major changes in global food and pharmaceuticals distribution.

2-wire transmitter offers frequency/pulse options & precise software control - Acromag's newest addition to the TT230 series of space-saving thin transmitters is the TT239 frequency transmitter. Designed to deliver flexibility while maintaining optimal performance, it supports frequency, pulse, and pulse-width modulation (PWM) input signals.

Binary gas analyser - Michell Instruments has launched a new binary gas analyser - the XTC601 Thermal Conductivity Analyser. It uses thermal conductivity technology to detect percent levels of a target gas mixed with another background gas.

SEMI F47-0706 compliant power supplies! - The UltiMod and Xgen families of power supplies, from Excelsys Technologies, are now compliant to SEMI F47, an essential standard requirement for Semiconductor Processing Voltage Sag Immunity.

A fresh breeze blows through the Halls! - The global wind energy business is flourishing. Although China and the USA now have more installations than Germany, German industry continues to reap the benefits. Hannover Messe will study this industry!

Highly accurate humidity & temperature measurement for demanding climate control - The new EE210 transmitter from E+E Elektronik has been developed for highly accurate measurement of relative humidity and temperature in demanding climate control applications.

InTech steams into your iPad! -

Industrial data logger! - MatrikonOPC™ has released their Industrial Data Logger, an intelligent automation data gateway that provides third-party connectivity, on-board data collection and intelligent data forwarding in a single box.

Scrum mechanics study leads to rule changes by International Rugby Board! - As the entire island of Ireland prays for a favourable result in Paris for Brian O'Driscoll's last, and record breaking, appearance in the green jersey this application story comes to us from National Instruments.

SCADA for water & wastewater application - Yokogawa has received an order from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to supply a SCADA system for its Centralized SCADA Monitoring Center, which will monitor the city's water distribution network and wastewater facilities.

Connectors function in environments up to 200°C - Harting has introduced a new high-temperature connector family, the Han(R) HighTemp Series, which enables the reliable transmission of signals and power at temperatures up to 200°C in industrial environments.

Intelligent pressure transmitters - Invensys has released its new Foxboro I/A Series IAP10S and IGP10S pressure transmitters.

RS232 HART modem! - ProComSol has released the HM-RS232-ISO RS232 HART Modem. The modem was recently registered by the HART Communication Foundation (HCF) to meet the HART Protocol Specifications.

The Dow Chemical Company specialty chemicals plant located in Deer Park, Texas, USA, was selected as recipient of the 2013 HART Plant of the Year Award

One billion hours of valve control! - Emerson's FIELDVUE™ DVC6200 Series digital valve controller has racked up more than one billion hours of on-line use within the process and energy industries since its introduction in 2010.

Vortex flowmeter! - Invensys has released its new Foxboro 84 Series Male National Pipe Thread Vortex flowmeter.

Spectrum analyser! - The new Yokogawa AQ6370D benchtop optical spectrum analyser, the successor to the company's best-selling AQ6370C, incorporates a number of new functions designed to enhance its accuracy and analysis capabilities in the 600-1700 nm wavelength range.

Impact protection testing application! - From its earliest days, D3O's laboratory has used Kistler Instruments' sensors for product development testing and quality control.

Cybersecurity conference announced - The International Society of Automation (ISA) is to conduct a cybersecurity conference in June 2014 to help corporations and operators of critical infrastructure better protect their systems and networks from potentially destructive cyber attacks.

Housings for TFT monitors - Rittal's stylish housings, with a protection category of IP 65 shielding devices from exposure to dust and water jets, are designed to accommodate TFT screens up to 24" (measured along the diagonal) in the popular 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen formats.

PLC-controlled drive systems for offshore applications! - Modular liquid-cooled drives and PLCs from ABB have been included in VARD ELECTRO's innovative, application-specific propulsion and thruster power solutions for offshore supply vessels.

Without data integration there will be no Industry 4.0 - From CAx to MES - the digital factory makes product data available to all systems over the entire life cycle. Experts explain how the software interacts. (Hannover Messe)

Forty years old! - Mantracourt Electronics is celebrating its 40th year in business. The company is recognised as a world leader in the development of micro electronics and software for measurement and data logging.

Test tools catalogue issued - Fluke has introduced a new 148-page full-colour 2014-2015 Test Tools Catalogue which can viewed online, obtained free by requesting a copy to be sent in the post, or by immediate download as a pdf file.

Ten thermocouple channel model for glass tempering! - Datapaq is extending its Furnace Tracker product range with the addition of a new ten thermocouple channel model, designed specifically for use in low height furnaces.

Analog input Ethernet modules - Acromag has released two of their newest models in the BusWorks® XT Series of Ethernet I/O modules. The XT1230 and XT1240 models provide a 16-channel interface for single-ended analog current or voltage input signals with Ethernet/IP, Modbus/TCP, Profinet, or i2o® peer-to-peer communication

Position controller - "Economical and reliable" is how the experts are describing the Festo position controller, CMSX, designed for double-acting quarter turn actuators. A unique feature of the controller is the ability to provide a pre-definable safety position for the process valve.

New wireless member - The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute announced today that Spirax Sarco, a leader in products and services for steam system solutions, has recently joined the ISA100 Wireless™ Compliance Institute.

PID control for wide range of temperature & process signals! - Red Lion Controls has launched its new PXU series of proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers. The PXU series, which is the latest addition to their portfolio of industrial automation solutions, is designed for machine builders, systems integrators and commercial equipment manufacturers.

Industrial display! - KOE has announced the introduction of a new 9.0-inch Rugged+ TFT display. The TX23D201VM0BAA display features IPS-Pro (in-plane switching), WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution and a 15:9 wide aspect ratio.

Foundation co-sponsors Field Communication Lounge! - The Fieldbus Foundation joins the FDT Group, HART Communication Foundation, ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute, OPC Foundation and PI (PROFIBUS and PROFINET International), hosting the fourth co-sponsored Field Communication Lounge exhibit.

Dave Emerson of Yokogawa Corporation of America is to be inducted into the Process Automation Hall of Fame, Class of 2014

Direct insertion density & concentration meter! - The next generation of Emerson's market-leading Micro Motion 7826 and 7828 direct insertion density meters has been released.

European pump conference! - WEG is to sponsor the Europump Conference which is to be held at St. Andrews in Scotland in May 2014.

New explosion-protected pressure transmitters - LABOM will present their intrinsically safe pressure transmitters PASCAL Ci4 for absolute pressure and PASCAL Ci4 Delta P for differential pressure at Hannover Messe.

Testing in 2014 - looking forward! -

Compact and low cost single output switching power supplies - The JSF series of single output enclosed switched mode power supplies from Stadium Power now offer a compact and low cost power supply with a high operating temperature up to 70*C for industrial, instrumentation, telecoms and IT systems.

Supervising champagne tank - World-renowned top-quality champagne house Veuve Clicquot uses instrumented and automated facilities. Thanks to PcVue, it now has a smart system that supervises fermentation in its 400 fermentation tanks.

Power usage effectiveness efficiency package from Rittal - Rittal now offer customers an optional efficiency package to determine and display the energy consumption in a RiMatrix S standardized data centre via the power usage effectiveness (PUE) value.