Networking

Antaira: Industrial LAN Access Point/Bridge/Repeater

Peter Cleaveland — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:10:19 +0000

Features include Virtual AP to deliver multiple services, and Long-Range parameter fine-tuning with access point mode to auto-calculate parameters, such as slot time, ACK time-out, and CTS time-out

Featuring IEEE 802.11b/g/n technology, the APN-210N series Wi-Fi unit can be configurable as a wireless access point, bridge, client, or repeater.

Product

ABB Opens New Solar Inverter Production Center

admin8675309 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:54:31 +0000

Center will feature a 400 megawatt per year capacity as well as an engineering center to support inverter production and nearby motors and drives factories.

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Powering the World Trade Center Site

admin8675309 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:12:12 +0000

The new World Trade Center site is one of the most complex projects ever undertaken and involves the resurrection of America’s tallest building, the creation of a Memorial Museum featuring the two

Siemens Industry Inc. is providing more than $12 million in building technology, power distribution and automation solutions to the rebuilt World Trade Center site and memorial museum.

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Guide to Process Gases Good Practices Released

admin8675309 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The International Socie

ISPE guide covers international guidelines and regulations for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturing process streams.

News

Indian oil firms take up automation of petrol stations

admin8675309 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:11:54 +0000

Indian Oil Corp.

Coming soon. Automated fuel dispensers in India. Indian oil companies are in process of automating retail automobile fueling stations, popularly known as "petrol pumps."

News

Cloudy with a Chance for Profits

admin8675309 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:59:52 +0000

The theme of this year's MES/MOM conference is "Cloudy with a Chance for Profits" industry leaders will share real-world experiences about maximizing returns within their operations.ÊHosted at the

The MESA International North American Conference kicks off in Orlando, Florida September 19-23.

News

Re-engineered Arc-Resistant Motor Control Centers

admin8675309 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:11:45 +0000

A re-engineered family of motor control centers (MCCs) are arc-resistance, compliant with ANSI/IEEE C37.20.7 standards and filled with features designed to serve water and wastewater, oil and gas,

A re-engineered family of motor control centers (MCCs) are arc-resistance, compliant with ANSI/IEEE C37.20.7 standards and filled with features designed to serve water and wastewater, oil and gas, and general process industries.

Product

Boeing, Siemens Form Strategic Energy Alliance

admin8675309 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:34:12 +0000

Just when you thought you were up to speed on the latest energy advances by getting a good grasp on the idea of the

The partnership is centered around development of secure microgrid energy management applications for the Department of Defense.

News

6th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit Announces Keynote Speakers

admin8675309 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:28 +0000

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the keynote speakers for the 6th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit to be held in St. Louis, Missouri September 7-9, 2011. The four keynote addresses will focus on various aspects of the summit's theme, "Customer 2.0."

News

eBay Uses GE Solution for Data Center Critical Uptime

admin8675309 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:33:42 +0000

When one of the largest companies in the e-commerce industry, looks to increase the stability of its data center, a critical component to its business strategy, a central "must-have" is continuous

eBay's Topaz data center uses GE Quad PAC Redundancy Control Solution for mission critical uptime requirement, reduced power consumption. Infrastructure investment to avoid $2,000 per second impact for downtime.

News

Security Issues: Portable USB Device Offers Virus Software

admin8675309 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000

• Security: USB Virus Detector for Industrial Systems

[ Updated 1.10.11 ] New portable USB Virus Detector for industrial systems turns stuxnet on its ear, uses the same concept but for good. Also, Symantec researchers surmise that the stuxnet malware is designed to go after a frequency converter from a company in either Finland or Tehran, Iran.

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Succeeding Through Indirect Procurement Outsourcing

admin8675309 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:45:18 +0000

Outsourcing of indirect procurement may also help them in their pursuit of optimal results.

In tough economic times, industrial manufacturers often reduce costs in areas such as indirect procurement to quickly gain major, sustainable savings.

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IT View

Parallel Programming: Soon the Only Game in Town

admin8675309 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000

The news is that

The news is not that parallel programming is here—it has been here for a long time.

Primer

National Instruments Touts Innovation at NI Week

admin8675309 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:12:06 +0000

The annual National Instruments Corp.

Among the latest examples are the most recent version of the company’s flagship LabView product line, as well as a foray into wireless sensor networking

News

No Employee Raises this Year, Say Seven of 10 Manufacturing CFOs

admin8675309 — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:06:55 +0000

Economic pundits have lately been noting a few hopeful signs amidst the gloom of the current economic recession.

A recent survey of manufacturing financial executives reveals that most see the recession continuing through the remainder of 2009.

News

Automation Team: Becoming A Must-Have Application

admin8675309 — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:00:00 +0000

No one discipline dominates the automation landscape any longer.

The core concept of Automation World is the “automation team.”

Primer

ABB Relocates North American Corporate Headquarters

admin8675309 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:45:39 +0000

Zurich-based power and automation technology supplier ABB (www.abb.com

Key factors in the selection of Cary, N.C., were its close proximity to significant customer and employee bases, and its favorable real estate market and business climate.

News

Financial Help for Automation Professionals

admin8675309 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:44:36 +0000

It’s a sign of the times. In today’s recessionary environment, more organizations are reaching out to provide help to unemployed or financially stressed automation professionals.

As the recession takes its toll on the manufacturing industries, various organizations are stepping up to provide aid or services to unemployed or financially strapped engineers.

News

Argonne, Kentucky Partner to Help Build Domestic Battery Industry

admin8675309 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:51:23 +0000

The U.S.

A national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center will be established to help develop advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications and to ramp up domestic production capabilities.

News

ABB Opens New Automation Products Plant In India

admin8675309 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:08:13 +0000

ABB (www.abb.com), the Zurich-based power and automation technologies provider, has inaugurated its greenfield automation p

With a new manufacturing facility for automation products near Bangalore, ABB aims to serve markets in India, Africa and Southeast Asia.

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Emerson Acquisition Broadens Machinery Monitoring Expertise

admin8675309 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:20:55 +0000

Executives at Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), Austin, Texas, told

The deal to acquire Germany-based epro expands Emerson’s portfolio in online machinery prediction and protection.

News

Safety Specialist exida Bulks Up on Cyber Security Services

admin8675309 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:42:34 +0000

Industrial safety and cyber security are increasingly being considered together these days.

Industrial safety and cyber security are moving closer together, as evidenced by two recent deals announced by exida, a safety certification and services firm.

News

Caution, Optimism Combine at ABB Event

admin8675309 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:03:39 +0000

ABB Ltd.

Global stimulus packages aimed at infrastructure improvement augur well for ABB, executives say, despite current slowdown in orders.

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Packaging Automation Users Tell Stories

admin8675309 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:30:35 +0000

Your plant floor operators can and will make a difference in the efficiency of your packaging lines—if you give them the right information, the motivation and the tools.

End-user attendees at this year’s Packaging Automation Forum learned from their peers about the advantages, as well as potential pitfalls, of today’s packaging automation technologies.

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EMI Down Under

admin8675309 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

MOC offers “exactly what we wanted,” says Moy.

Bruce Moy, a director and chief engineer at G. James Australia Pty. Ltd, is a big fan of Manufacturing Operations Center (MOC), an enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) product introduced last October by Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif.

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