Secure automation on filter controls. - A case study describing how the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas (USA) has implemented Bedrock Open Secure Automation (OSA) technology for water filtration modernization is now available.

Videoscopes! - Fluke's new industrial imaging scopes, 800 x 600 resolution DS701 Diagnostic Videoscope and 1200 x 720 resolution DS703 FC High Resolution Videoscope are built for industrial maintenance troubleshooting and quality assurance testing and are designed to stand up to the challenges of a rugged environment.

Professor Chris Sutcliffe awarded prestigious Silver Medal from the British Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).

AI drives Daimler forward! - Xilinx and Daimler AG are collaborating on an in-car system using Xilinx technology for artificial intelligence (AI) processing in automotive applications.

European standards for woodburner emissions. - Signal Group, welcomes the new European regulation which will impose Ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space heaters. Regulation (EU) 2015/1185 24/5/2015 describes the requirements which will harmonise energy consumption, particulate matter, organic gaseous compounds, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides emission requirements for solid fuel local space heaters throughout the European Union.

Dynamic tilt. - A new MEMS based, MTLT305D Dynamic Tilt Sensor Module has been launched by ACEINNA. It combines accelerometers, gyroscopes and a temperature sensor with advanced calibration and correction algorithms to provide accurate 3D acceleration, 3D rate and Pitch and Roll measurement in dynamic, moving vehicle applications.

Improved growth in British automation market. - The combined GAMBICA Index shows a 9.3% growth in 2017, the strongest rate in the last 10 years and a second year of growth in a row across all three sectors. Recovery from low oil prices, unlocking postponed projects and currency exchange rates have contributed to all 3 sectors showing growth in 2017.

Inertial Measurement Unit – essential in self-driving cars! - They are here or on the way – the self-driving car! It is one of revolutions which could change lives in the 21st century. Here Mike Horton, Chief Technical Officer at ACEINNA discusses seven reasons your life depends on an accurate IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) in these self-driving cars.

Environmental test chamber for gas detection sensor manufacturer. - In a move to further strengthen its quality assurance processes, Ion Science has installed a high performance temperature and climate control chamber at its state-of-the-art plant in Cambridgeshire (GB). Chosen for its ability to test to 100% Relative Humidity (RH) at close to 0°C, the Weiss Technik floor-standing environmental chamber unit rigorously tests Ion Science’s handheld and fixed photoionisation detectors (PIDs) to ensure accurate and efficient operation at the required temperature and humidity levels.

People of calibre sought! - Anglia Components The next phase of Anglia Components' ambitious five year plan is to grow their share of British electronic component distribution market to 10%, with a turnover of £100 million. The company is actively recruiting as it continues to look to outgrow the market and achieve this growth organically.

40 years serving automation in Ireland. -

Efficient connections for the Ex zone. - In environments where there is a high explosion risk (known as Ex zones), connectors must fulfil special safety requirements. Here Howard Forryan of Harting discusses how these challenges may be met. Harting offers a range of connectors - the Han® Ex series - that meet the safety requirements for ignition protection in Ex zones 1 and 2.

How clean is London's air? - A new, street-by-street monitoring system that will help to improve that capital’s air quality. From July 2018, and operating for a year, London will benefit from what is being described as the world’s most sophisticated air quality monitoring system. A consortium involving academia, an environmental charity, and commercial partners will install a network of 100 multiparameter AQMesh air quality monitors, whilst also operating two Google Street View cars that will map air pollution at an unprecedented level of detail.

Safety relays are diagnostics enabled! - The new KFD2-RSH safety relays from Pepperl+Fuchs combine a diagnostic function, line fault transparency, and dual redundancy in a 1oo3 (one out of three) architecture. During each switching operation, the function of the switching contacts is automatically checked.

Industrial thermal imaging. - The ThermoView® TV40, a high-performance industrial thermal imager designed for the most challenging environmental conditions has been announced by Fluke® Process Instruments. Supported by intuitive and powerful analysis software, the new thermal imager provides a fully integrated solution for temperature control, monitoring and data archiving to ensure process traceability and product quality.

Loadcells for harsh but hygenic applications. - The new Z6R Bending Beam Load Cell now available from HBM, has been specifically developed for use in harsh environments and applications with high requirements for hygiene.

Point-and-shoot thermal imaging. - The new, rugged Beha-Amprobe IRC-110-EUR Infrared (IR) Camera, designed for the professional, offers point-and-shoot functionality to give a visual heat map image for quick and accurate identification of temperature related issues.

sFlexible probe for hard-to-reach places. - Fluke is now including an iFlex® flexible current probe with its 279 FC TRMS Thermal Multimeter with no increase in price. The iFlex flexible current probe allows users to work in tight, hard-to-reach spaces and make current measurements up to 2500A.

Industrial pressure switch. - Variohm EuroSensor has expanded its range of industrial pressure switches with the new EPS03 series offering five model variants with diaphragm or piston actuation covering adjustable switching pressures from 0.5 to 350 bar and industry standard ambient temperatures from -25 °C to + 85 °C. The changeover pressure switch features a breaking capacity that ranges from non-inductive loads to AC loads up to 750 VA and DC loads to 150 VA.

Strategic MES partner. - Following a global bidding process, Sharp Packaging has selected Werum IT Solutions as its strategic MES partner to implement an Electronic Batch Record (EBR) infrastructure at its Netherlands facility.

Advanced manufacturing technology facility open for business. - Queen's University Belfast (QUB) has opened a new £7.5 million (€8.6 million) state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing technology facility, supporting its mission to enable more competitive supply chains with increased productivity.

AC/DC Power supply. - The new BET-0900-T, a highly efficient and very robust external AC/DC power supply unit for industrial use with an output of 90 W has been introduced by Bicker Elektronik .

Components award. - Harting is celebrating after winning the Interconnect and Electromechanical Supplier of the Year award at the Electrocomponents Supplier Summit in Amsterdam (NL).

Britain to remain in EU Standards System? - Britain is to apply to stay in the European standards system for industry products and services after Brexit, following warnings from business that creating British-only benchmarks would be “an isolationist move” that would pile costs on to companies. (Financial Times, London)

Oscilloscope family introduced! - The new high-performance R&S RTP family, introduced by Rohde & Schwarz, expands its oscilloscope portfolio in keeping with its motto "Oscilloscope Innovation. Measurement Confidence." During the development of the new oscilloscope family, the company particularly focused on measurement accuracy, speed, a wide range of functions and future-proof technology.

Configuration tool enhanced! - Data communication networks critical to manufacturing, utilities and transport infrastructure are becoming increasingly complex and must meet greater security and reliability requirements. To support this, Westermo has enhanced its WeConfig network configuration tool, helping to further simplify the configuration and management of secure and resilient networks.

Open platform concept for process industry to enable seamless integration of field instruments into business processes - SAP and Endress+Hauser are to intensify their cooperation in the development of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications for the process industry. Both companies intend to work closer together in the development of joint solutions, sales and customer implementation.

Monitoring pump seals! - In a move to further strengthen its good manufacturing practices (GMP), petrochemical manufacturer, USA-based Monument Chemical has installed several Falco fixed continuous photoionization detectors (PIDs) from Ion Science.

Long service motors tested after re-engineering. - Specialist industrial motor manufacturer Solutions Engineering in Stoke on Trent (GB) is able to test the performance of its motors, having built a test station to its own specification based around a piezo electric torque transducer from Sensor Technology.

e-Book on robotics published. - Mouser Electronics has released a new e-book titled Collaborative Robotics, the most recent offering in the Generation Robot series, part of Mouser's Empowering Innovation Together™ program.

Monitoring and managing the unpredictable. - Alan Binning, Regional Sales Manager at Copa-Data UK, explores three common issues for renewables — managing demand, combining distributed systems and reporting.

Bending beam load cell. - HBM's new Z6R bending beam load cell has been designed for maximum capacities ranging from 20 to 200 kg. It is outstanding for its extremely robust enclosure, dirt-repellent design, and compatibility with the Z6 load cell. Typical fields of application can be found in the packaging or food-processing industries.

Software update and new persin in EMEA! - The second update to the Seeq software application in 2018 has been announced. Thus they are mantaining their plan to provide four new releases each year. Seeq is an advanced analytics solution for engineers and scientists in process manufacturing organizations to rapidly wrangle, investigate, and share insights on manufacturing data.

Non-contact water velocity sensor. - A new non-contact surface velocity radar (SVR) sensor that dramatically improves the simplicity and reliability of stream, river and open channel measurements has been launched by OTT Hydromet.

Comprehensively equipped weighing indicators. - Complementing its existing range of sensors for monitoring load, Variohm EuroSensor has added two new weighing indicators that offer OIML and CE approval plus a host of features and options for commercial and industrial weighing applications.

Protection from network-based attacks! - If people, machinery and industrial processes are intelligently linked, these networks are also more susceptible to attack. The Pilz SecurityBridge protects the configurable, safe small controllers PNOZmulti and the automation system PSS 4000 from network-based attacks and unauthorised access.

Learn about Cybersecurity. _ The move to using open standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, and web technologies in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and process control networks has begun to expose these systems to the same cyber attacks that have wreaked so much havoc on corporate information systems. - IC-32 Cybersecurity Training Course, 30 & 31 July 2018, Eindhoven (NL)

Hygienic pressure sensor is safer. - A new generation of hygienic pressure sensors in Baumer's PP20H family closes a gap in its portfolio and also offers an attractively-priced solution for demanding hygienic applications.

Virtual trade fair on enclosures. - Rittal is organising a virtual trade fair centred on its new VX25 large enclosure system allowing visitors to experience the huge number of options the new Rittal large enclosure system will provide. The virtual show runs on June 7, 2018, with sessions starting at 9:00am and running through until 5:00pm.

Supporting automation in Ireland for forty years. - This month June 2018 marks te 40th year of the ISA Ireland Section as it was chartered chartered on Friday 29th June 1978. A celebration to mark this and also to celebrate the election of Brian Curtis as 2018 President of the Society, was held last April.