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Thermon introduces TraceNet TCM2 Dual Circuit Control & Monitoring Unit
Like the 18-circuit TraceNet TCM18 Control & Monitoring Unit, the TCM2 unit makes it possible to remotely maintain heat trace circuits that play a critical role in industrial processing facilities.
Emerson to help EPH Lynemouth Power automate biomass-fueled power plant
When the conversion is complete in late 2017, the plant, near Newcastle in the United Kingdom, will be fueled by approximately 1.4 million tons of wood waste per year, supplying the national grid with up to 390 megawatts of low-carbon electricity.
Sciemetric Instruments releases Model 3675 leak test station
The 3675 can combine up to three of Sciemetric’s 3520 Series Leak Test units in one stand, controlled by a single sigPOD controller.
Fluke announces addition of four pyrometers to Endurance series
Application areas include primary and secondary metals manufacturing, carbon processing, silicon production, and now also foundries and welding, as well as rubber and thick plastics.
How Smart Instruments Enable Improved Pumping
By Nathan Hedrick, Endress+HauserSeveral instrument manufacturers offer various types of “smart instruments,” and their approaches vary. This article covers how Endress+Hauser flow sensors with Heartbeat Technology provide the kind of information needed to implement smart pumping.
Is MES On Its Way Out?
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comThe convergence of IT and OT is one of the more fascinating trends that has spawned many discussions throughout the industrial space., but does it sound the death knell for Manufacturing Execution Systems?
ams launches AS 7262 and AS 7263 multispectral sensors
Key solution spaces include material and product authentication, product quality and integrity as well as material content analysis in the near-infrared (NIR) and visible spectrums.
Yokogawa to deliver control systems for Layyah Power and Desalinization Station in UAE
For this project, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa will deliver the CENTUM VP integrated production control system for the boiler, turbine governor, turbine protection system and the desalination plant at each of these units.
Spectrum releases 14 and 16 bit LXI-based digitizers
The high channel density makes the instruments suitable for applications where arrays of receivers, sensors, detectors, rectifiers, antennas and other electronic devices are to be used and tested.
Lapp Group announces OLFLEX 409 P PUR control cable
ÖLFLEX 409 P is resistant to contact with many mineral oil-based lubricants, diluted acids, aqueous alkaline solutions and other chemical media.
SPECTRO introduces SPECTROPORT OES metals analyzer
SPECTROPORT analyzes elements such as carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, and boron. Its optical system is designed to cover a range of elemental wavelengths, displaying precision, stability, and robustness without additional heating.
Rotork provides automated shut-off for heating pipelines in Northern Sweden bridge
Opened in 2014, the 2.1 kilometre bridge also carries two 400 mm diameter district heating pipelines which are now protected by an emergency shut-off system incorporating Rotork pneumatic actuators.
PcVue Solutions introduces PCVue 11.2
PcVue 11.2 offers consolidation and integration to support convergence of SMART Buildings, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Infrastructure, Transportation, and Industrial Automation.
ISA announces Call for Abstracts for 2017 Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium
Abstracts should include a 250-word proposal outlining the topic to be presented. Prospective authors have the choice of presenting a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation, a paper presentation, or a poster session. Deadline for submission is 31 January 2017.
Lakeview Farms uses Leading2Lean's CloudDISPATCH system to cut downtime by 34 percent
Six months after implementing Leading2Lean’s CloudDISPATCH system, however, Lakeview Farms experienced a 34 percent decrease in line downtime, a 15 percent reduction in repair costs, and a 30 percent increase in maintenance technician efficiency.
The Safety of AC Power Supplies Fed with DC Voltage
By Dr. Qin Wang, PULSThis whitepaper is an assessment of the safety situation with AC and DC power supplies and what organizations can do to ensure safe power supplies in their facilities
Servomex launches SERVOTOUGH Laser 3 Plus laser analyzer range
The Combustion O2 version is optimized to measure oxygen in flue gas to control oxygen levels and optimize combustion efficiency
MYNAH's PROFINET Driver for DeltaV VIM2 recieves PROFINET International certification
The addition of PROFINET is designed to save DeltaV users time and effort by enabling direct connection between the DeltaV DCS and plant floor devices such as motor control centers, variable speed drives, and PLCs in process automation businesses.
binder expands M12 connector series to include overmolded cables
These cordsets are designed using PUR cable material and are available in 2 meter and 5 meter solutions. They are available in two power versions; the S-Coded version for AC power and the T-Coded version for DC power.
Honeywell and Aereon to collaborate on IIoT solutions for oil and gas industry
The Inspire ecosystem is a key part of Honeywell’s Connected Plant initiative that helps manufacturers leverage the IIoT to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of operations across a single plant or several plants across an enterprise.
Hilscher announces IIoT Solutions Marketing Cooperation with Cirrus Link Solutions and Inductive Automation
The IIoT Solutions Marketing Cooperation is intended to support sales of high value Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions to industrial automation markets.
United Electric Controls' transmitter wins 2016 exida Safety Award
Selected in the sensor category, the United Electric Safety Transmitter (ST) incorporates a logic solver and high capacity safety relay output (SRO) in addition to an industry standard transmitter and an explosion-proof enclosure.
Slow Speed Applications Using a Soft Starter
Many applications could benefit from the ability to adjust the speed of a process while operating. Reasons for this include positioning, checking or adjusting alignment, or inspecting equipment, such as a band saw. There are several methods you can use to obtain slow speed control in applications, including variable-frequency drives, soft starters, and mechanical gearing.
Meeting Emission Control Through Improved Actuation
By RotorkPressure is mounting on the global oil and gas industry to reduce its environmental footprint while, at the same time, the industry is under significant pressure to reduce costs. This whitepaper shares what companies can do make this easier
Bitflow shares 5 technology trends likely to affect machine vision in 2017
Each has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt processes, and may poise the need for investment by manufacturers who face the risk of being late to adopt.
Micronor and Optocon AG join to announce FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT signal conditioner
Applications include monitoring temperature inside transformers and switchgear, MR imaging, semiconductor manufacturing, petrochemical plants, as well as microwave ovens and reactors used in food industry, material processing and bioengineering.
Kamstrup helps Aalborg District Heating automate meter reading system
The investment includes 38,000 intelligent heat meters and a fully automatic remote reading system from Kamstrup. This large project begins in March 2017.
Inside Turck’s Industrial Control Edge Devices - Embedded PLC & ARGEE Logic Engines
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comKeeping consistent with Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 concepts and architectures, Turck has embedded PLC control into their traditional products, thereby extending capabilities to be a control company.
GEA and Siemens announces partnership in pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing
The collaboration will deliver both production benefits, in terms of reduced project execution risk, higher quality manufacturing and customer benefits in the form of integrated technologies, expertise and support.
Fluke announces Motor and Drive Troubleshooting course
The Fluke Motor and Drive Troubleshooting Course delivers critical knowledge so maintenance professionals can gain the practical diagnostic skills needed to better understand motor/drive system health.
Hannover Messe 2017
HANNOVER MESSE covers a wider range of themes and exhibits than any other event – R&D, industrial automation and IT, industrial supply, production engineering and services, as well as energy and environmental technology.
ABB Automation & Power World 2017
ABB Automation & Power World (APW) brings together professionals from utilities, industries and infrastructure for a premier educational and collaboration event in North America.
Assured Automation introduces ESD Series of emergency shutdown valves
Assured Automation's ESD thermal shutoff is resettable, making it simple to test a complete shutoff and reset, eliminating the need for stroke testing.
ISA announces 2017 Call for Papers for ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Symposium
The symposium will focus on how automation is used to address the impact of increased regulation, manufacturing costs, and security threats related to the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries.
Steute Industrial Controls introduces industrial-grade wireless foot switches
Actuation of the foot pedal generates power to send a unique, coded telegram to a compatible receiver. If, within 15ms, the foot switch does not receive a confirmation signal from the receiver, it transmits a second telegram.
Endress + Hauser releases Proline 300/500 family of Coriolis mass flowmeters
The Proline Promass Coriolis mass flowmeters are available in 11 models ranging in sizes from 1/24 to 14 inches in diameter, for measuring flows up to 100,000 tons per day.
The Open Group Launches Initial Meeting of Open Process Automation Forum
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comFocused on developing a standards-based, open, secure, interoperable process control architecture, the Open Process Automation saw an impressive turnout for this initial meeting with 57 individuals from 30 different organizations attending.
Bill’s Deep Dive: Prometheus Multivendor PLC Configuration and Management Software from Wonderware
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comWonderware/Schneider Electric's Prometheus is configuration and management software for defining HMI and multiple vendor PLC and control code
ITSENCLOSURES introduces PB20 NEMA 4X Printer Enclosure
ITSENCLOSURES is excited to add to the best-selling Zebra printer enclosure line with the IceStation NEMA 4X, stainless steel PB202024-4X.
Preferred Utilities turns to Ocean Data Systems' Dream Report to enhance performance monitoring
Preferred Utilities is a source for products and services in the area boiler instrumentation and controls, burners and fuel management systems across North America.
Discussing the Power of Configurable Process Control
By Anthony Borges, Pinpoint Information SystemsThe power of an MES System or configurable process control system is now well beyond that of what can be accomplished with PLCs alone.
Pentek introduces Jade Model 71481 XMC FPGA module
The Model 71841 comes preconfigured with a suite of built-in functions for data capture, synchronization, time tagging and formatting, making it aninterface for radar, communications or general data acquisition applications.
Binder adds plastic panel mounts to M12 connector series
The receptacles are IP67 rated ensuring protection from liquids and debris. Gold plated contacts with crimp termination provide low contact resistance and each receptacle is pre wired with 16 gauge wires using UL PVC wiring.
Exele delivers VOIP-based alarm monitoring to Cypress Ridge wastewater facility
In the past year Cypress Ridge sought Exele's help to convert their hardwired TAPI-based telephone alarm notification system to use Voice-Over-IP (VOIP).
Exele delivers enhanced alarm monitoring to Cypress Ridge wastewater facility
In the past year Cypress Ridge sought Exele's help to convert their hardwired TAPI-based telephone alarm notification system to use Voice-Over-IP (VOIP).
FCI aims to enhance gas and air ratio control with ST100 flow meter
Installing a direct mass device in the process control loop offers a number of advantages. It allows the operator to achieve a direct ratio of control between the natural gas, the air and waste gas fuels without any corrections for pressure, temperature or density, which requires extra components and possibly extra offsets and failures.
Honeywell and Dover Energy collaborate for asset integrity management
As part of Honeywell's INspire program, the two companies will work to achieve a simple-to-use infrastructure that gives customers secure methods to capture and aggregate data so that it can be leveraged by using analytics
Flow-Cal provides gas management solutions for Angolan pipeline project
FLOWCAL Enterprise and TESTit are used to track and manage ALNG’s gas delivery on their extensive pipeline network of over 500km from offshore oil fields to the processing and liquefaction plant in Soyo.
Mantracourt announces updated LCI fault monitoring alarm
The latest version now supports both 5V and 10V operation, the main advantage of which is that 5V operation requires less power consumption from the connected instruments and simplifies barrier selection.
igus announces introduction of online chat support
For help with specifying parts, receiving quotes, solving application problems and troubleshooting mechanical issues, igus customers are now able to receive instant feedback from trained igus representatives via online chat.
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