Full Panel Test at the cost of a single board test - Revolutionising in-circuit and functional panel test, bridging the gap between Bed of Nails and Flying Probe test from Seico.

Control systems FEED order in Canada. - Yokogawa has been selected as the main automation contractor (MAC) for a natural gas liquefaction project that is proposed by LNG Canada, a joint venture comprised of Shell Canada Energy (50%), an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and affiliates of PetroChina (20%), Korea Gas Corporation (15%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (15%).

Intelligent stepless motor - Technosoft has released the first member of their iMOT line of motors with integrated motion controller and drive Ñ the iMOT172S XM-CAN intelligent stepless motor.

Phase matched cable assemblies. - The Cable Assembly division of Intelliconnect (Europe) Ltd now offers phase matched cable assemblies. This allows customers to specify the electrical length in time or degrees at the frequency of operation for a specific cable assembly.

One box integrated control panel - In opting for a single completed assembly, Stadium removes the need for further integration, complex testing and multi-vendor liaison in the event of any functional problems.

Fitting in! - Equipment designers dealing with tight space constraints or low-strength signals in sensing applications can now overcome these challenges using new G3VM MOSFET relays announced by Omron.

Air compressors & quality air products for Ireland. - C&L Industrial Ltd, based in Galway and Dublin (IRL), has been appointed as an authorised premier distributor for Atlas Copco's range of industrial air compressors, quality air products and spare parts.

Connecting devices - wirelessly - After the acquisition of the wireless gateways from u-blox/connectBlue in September, HMS Industrial Networks can now present an expanded suite of Anybus Wireless Bridge products for connecting industrial devices wirelessly.

Pressure Transducer Delivers water level monitoring in emergency tank shower. -

Microlease has appointed Stephanie Coleman as Director of IT and Customer Experience.

Delta photoelectric and inductive proximity sensors - Delta's standard (PS-R) and flat (PS-F) photoelectric sensors offer easy installation with a one-turn screw for setting distance for the standard type while the flat type can be installed under any condition.

Interface series expanded with new PCI cards - With the CAN-IB300/PCI and CAN-IB400/PCI, HMS offers two new CAN cards for the PCI bus, modularly expandable with up to four CAN interfaces and with an extensive driver and tool suite support.

Building your data centre on a firm foundation - Rittal's TS IT provides optimum stability and maximum space utilisation due to the welded frame construction.

RFID systems optimised for railway servicing and maintenance! - Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems from Harting offer an optimal solution to a number of challenging problems in the servicing and maintenance of modern railway systems.

"Better, bigger, busier!" report on environmental show - It is harder than ever to prize people away from their desks and laboratories these days, so it is all the more gratifying that WWEM continues to grow, with this year's event attracting 15% more visitors than WWEM 2012 - that's consistent growth with every event since the first in 2005.

HMI & Control at SPS14 - A cost-effective and reliable HMI featuring a high-quality display and more realistic images! Cost effective controller with high reliability, integrated network communication capability, and motion control functions for advanced automation solutions.

Remotely monitoreing and controlling EtherNet/IP-equipment - The Netbiter Remote Management solution from HMS Industrial Networks now allows automation devices using EtherNet/IP to be monitored and controlled via the web.

Paddlewheel flowmeter - Blue-White Industries' BW DIGI-METER® Micro-Flo with analogue output displays flow rate and accumulated total flow, and features 4-20 mA / 0-10 VDC circuitry for low flow applications.

Mobile monitoring, visualising and analysing real-time plant & industrial process data. - The updated version of Wonderware® SmartGlance™ 2014 R2 mobile reporting software includes a host of new features that make monitoring, visualising and analysing real-time plant and industrial process data via mobile devices easier than ever.

New member for British Manufacturing Technology Centre! - Stemmer has become a member of MTC, the British-government funded Manufacturing Technology Centre.

CC-Link IE leads the way to Industry 4.0 - One might argue that a technology becomes mainstream when politicians begin debating it. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel made a very interesting statement about Industry 4.0 during the national IT Summit that took place in Germany at the end of October says John Browett, General Manager of CLPA-Europe at SPS/IPC/Drives.

Signal conditioners enable plants to reduce operational costs! - Eaton has launched a new series of signal conditioners for safe-area applications - the MTL1000 Series. Process managers can now specify Eaton's signal conditioners for all areas of their plant, enabling them to reduce the complexity of their supply chain and save on operational costs.

Pressure sensors for ATEX zones. - The range of high performance, pressure sensors from Kistler Instruments are now available certified for use in ATEX Zone 0, intrinsically safe and Zone 2, non-incendive hazardous areas.

Safety award for interface modules - The SSX and SST Safety Isolators and Splitters by Moore Industries, have received the 2014 Safety Award for Interface Modules from exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries.

Vision system reduces chance of product recall - A leading manufacturer of OTC healthcare products has commissioned a 5 camera inspection system on a cartoning machine with two separate leaflet feeders to ensure that cartons not only contain a patient information leaflet but that it is also the correct one.

Extended out-of-the-box functional scope to more efficient control of processes! - Actavis, the fast-growing generics manufacturer, has upgraded to the latest PAS-X Version V3.1.6 at their Bulgarian site in Dupnitsa.

RTU and HART configuration suite for remote applications - OpenEnterprise™ Field Tools from Emerson, is the world's first Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and HART® configuration suite that enables local and remote configuration and real-time HART device monitoring in remote oil and gas applications such as wellhead automation, flow measurement, and tank overflow protection.

Wolfgang Andorfer is joining Design LED Products as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, responsible for developing the company's core business.

Integrated production control system! - Yokogawa Electric Corporation is developing the CENTUM® VP R6.01, an enhanced version of the company's flagship integrated production control system, and plans its release in February 2015.

Advice on HCFC ban! - From 1st January 2015 it will be illegal to use any recycled or reclaimed ozone-depleting hydrochloro-fluorocarbon (HCFC) R22 refrigerant gas to service cooling units. Rittal advises!

A cool way to keep your hands warm while touching your screen! - Touchability, an innovative company specialising in touch-screen gloves has launched an extensive product range in time for the Christmas rush, with its newest being the superior 'full touch glove.'

Gas detection sensors. - The enhancement of its existing range of gas sensors has been announced by Edinburgh Sensors. In addition to CO, CO2 and CH4 the new custom sensors will also include N20 and R125 gas detection.

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Automation Revenues Maintain Momentum in Q3! - ARC Advisory Group includes the most recent quarterly results for automation suppliers that publicly report their results.

Worried about increasing energy prices! - The new ALTOSONIC V12, from Krohne, is the next generation of ultrasonic gas flow meters for custody transfer applications. This instrument is the ideal solution for increasingly accurate flow meters in a world of increasing energy prices.

Humidity calibration in Pharma - Michell Instruments' calibration products play a key role in helping leading pharmaceutical companies satisfy their humidity calibration requirements.

Passive oscilloscope probes operate over wide temperature range. - The Model 702902 and 702906 from Yokogawa are 10:1 passive oscilloscope probes that operate over a wide temperature range from -40°C to +85°C. As a result, they are ideally suited to use in accelerated testing and validation methods where temperature cycling is part of the test procedure.

Implementing OMAC PackML - Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has made it significantly easier for customers and machine builders to realise the benefits of the OMAC PackML standard without having to replace existing control and automation infrastructure.

Easy integration of #RFID data into production management systems - Ha-VIS Middleware from Harting is a system that offers easy and flexible integration of data from UHF RFID readers into production management systems.

Temperature and pressure measurement from one central location in Europe - Emerson Process Management has expanded its European investment in manufacturing, engineering and services for its Rosemount® temperature and pressure technologies in Wessling and Karlstein, (D).

Wireless paperless recorder - The SMARTDAC+® GX20W wireless paperless recorder from Yokogawa supports the ISA100 Wireless™ industrial automation wireless communication standard and is expected to become an essential component of the SMARTDAC+ data acquisition and control system.

Automation supply prioritises trust Customers of the automation supply and maintenance firm, CP Automation, can now enjoy a whole host of new features and information at their fingertips thanks to the launch of its new website.

Another communications war in the offing? - GreenPeak Technologies, the Smart Home semi-conductor/systems company, has posted a new white paper regarding the oncoming war between ZigBee and the new version of Bluetooth - Bluetooth Mesh.

LED stroboscope - Fluke has introduced the Fluke® 820-2 LED Stroboscope, a simple, easy-to-use tool for investigating and observing potential mechanism failure on a variety of machinery without making physical contact with the machine.

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Capabilities in subsea & downhole measurement for oil and gas industry enhanced! - The Paine Electronics business is to become part of Emerson Process Management. Paine Electronics, a leading manufacturer of pressure transducers, is recognised worldwide for its pressure and temperature instrumentation used in some of the most challenging environments.

#SPS14 The E+E Elektronik offering! - Visitors to the E+E booth in hall B1 / booth 415 will have the opportunity to find out about innovative and reliable products for particularly demanding applications in industry, HVAC or the automobile sectors.

Alternative to cabinets for instrumentation! - A new high capacity, easy-access enclosure from Intertec provides plant engineers with a versatile alternative to free-standing cabinets for the environmental protection of field-based process instrumentation.

Twice the capacity - More capacity, more opportunities - Kollmorgen has extended the maximum output current of the AKD series of servo amplifiers to open up new areas of application.

E-Commerce site for load cells! - Customers looking for load cells and associated instrumentation will find that not only does LCM Systems have one of the most comprehensive ranges available, but now many of its most popular load cells and indicators are available to buy online.

Dynamic pressure sensor calibration facility! - Britain's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working on a dynamic pressure sensor calibration method, based on shock tube techniques, which NPL hopes will be adopted as an ISO standard. The methodology uses a shock tube, in which a bursting disc separates two sections, and an increasing pressure in one section initiates failure of the disc, creating a pressure shock wave in the other section.

Membership to drive innovation for next generation network solutions! - ADLINK Technology has become a member of the Network Intelligence Alliance (NI Alliance), an industry organization created for collaboration among vendors of products and solutions based on network intelligence.

Short-wavelength pyrometer with touch screen and data logging! - The new PyroMini 2.2 series of infrared temperature sensors from Calex Electronics combines the ability to accurately measure reflective surfaces and high-temperature objects with the modern and innovative touch-screen interface of the hugely successful PyroMini.

PSUs for Switzerland! - Excelsys Technologies has added CL-Electronics GmbH to its global distributor network. CL Electronics will distribute solutions from Excelsys Technologies to customers in a variety of specialist markets including Military, Industrial, Medical, and Communications throughout Switzerland.

Interactive catalogue creator simplifies industrial automation selection! - Plant management professionals are set to receive a productivity boost because COPA-DATA has released a bespoke catalogue creator on its website. The new tool allows users to generate and customise catalogues from a pre-existing list of pages about the company's industrial automation software package, zenon.

One thousand PXI modules! - Pickering Interfaces has announced a significant milestone in providing test engineers with the optimum PXI solutions for their Test & Measurement applications.

Meeting the video recording demands of Bloodhound! - With Bloodhound SSC's objective of reaching 1000 mph to smash the current world land speed record, extraordinary demands are being placed on the video system being developed by Stemmer to produce and record video data for both engineering and broadcast purposes.

Enabling T+M instruments communicate wirelessly! - Fluke has introduced a compact interlocking module which enables the wireless connection of some existing Fluke tools to the free Fluke Connect™ mobile app.

Modular electronic loads - Interpro Systems have introduced their new ML1800 Series of 1800W modular electronic loads.

EX Software for Modbus scanners! - Precision Digital Corporation has announced ScanView EX Programming Software for the Vantageview PD6730X and ProtEX® PD6830X Modbus Scanners.

Digital instruments for molten metals! - Sterling Sensors have recently added portable foundry pyrometers to their range.

Android app for sound level meters! - Svantek has announced the launch of SvanMobile. This exciting new Android 'app' has been designed for use with the company's high performance SVAN 977B and SVAN 979 sound level meters.

Workstation for oil and gas applications! - Eaton has launched a next generation Azonix Barracuda 15" HMI workstation in the MTL product line for the oil and gas industry that enables users to reduce operational costs while increasing productivity and rig safety.

Machine control and industrial network connectivity combined - With the new IXXAT Econ 100, HMS offers a stand-alone embedded PC for real-time Industrial Ethernet for many applications - from small material handling devices to complex robot-based systems for medical use.

HMI+PLC with extensive analogue capability! - The new model of IDEC FT1A Touch micro programmable controller series of combo HMI+PLC units is the FT1A Touch 14 I/O. New features make it suitable for advanced analog monitoring and control, allowing users to economically perform both operator interface and control for a much wider range of application.

Valve and flap monitoring! - Position switch with analogue output for extreme environments from steute.

Linear actuators meet tough hygienic requirements - For precise linear motion in environments with stringent hygienic requirements, Kollmorgen combines its stainless steel servo motors from the AKMH series with stainless steel actuators.

Wireless Lab Management Solution for Education - Tektronix has announced the industry's first wireless lab instrument management solution for quickly setting up and efficiently managing basic electronics engineering laboratories at colleges and universities.

Ergonomics in enclosure assembly! - Allowing panel builders to work in the most ergonomic and safest way possible, Kiesling Maschinentechnik, a member of the internationally successful Friedhelm Loh Group (which includes Rittal), supply Assemblex assembly frames that support and rationalise processes throughout every stage of machining, assembly, wiring and testing of enclosures.

Byrun, the walking, jumping, hopping robot.. -

Innovative highlights. - ADLINK Technology will showcase amongst other products the following innovative highlights for SPS Nuremberg.

HMI+PLC with extensive analogue capability! - The new model of IDEC FT1A Touch micro programmable controller series of combo HMI+PLC units is the FT1A Touch 14 I/O. New features make it suitable for advanced analog monitoring and control, allowing users to economically perform both operator interface and control for a much wider range of applications.

RJ45 connectors for fire-resistant data cables in railway applications! - The Harting RJ Industrial® EtherRail® RJ45 connector is the first RJ45 connector on the market specifically designed for the field assembly of fire-resistant data cables in rail applications.

Exclusive Distributor for ISA100 Wireless™ Test Technology! - The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) has announced that Centero, a networking technology integrator, has been selected as the exclusive partner to distribute and support the ISA100 Wireless Device Test Kit and ISA100 Wireless Stack Test Kit.

Enhanced distributed control system helps users improve automation efficiency & performance! - Version 13 (v13) of the DeltaV™ distributed control system (DCS) delivers greater efficiency and performance for process control applications. New features focus on integration, advanced alarm management and security, with an overarching design that improves ease of use and minimises the need for specialised expertise.

4-CH Simultaneous 16-Bit 2MS/s USB DAQ Module! - ADLINK Technology has released its new USB 2.0 data acquisition module, the USB-1210. The USB-1210 supports four 16-bit channels of simultaneous sampling at up to 2 MS/s per channel, and ensures zero data loss in long-term data acquisition thanks to 256MS deep onboard FIFO.