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EtherCAT plugs into the US

December 3, 2009
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First North-American interoperability meeting was held in Austin, TXThe first North American EtherCAT Plug Fest, hosted by Austin, TX-based National Instruments, featured more than 20 experts from 11 EtherCAT Technology
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Real-time fieldbus moving faster in Europe

December 3, 2009
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Fieldbus reduces cabling, simplifies networkingWith features such as high functionality, reduced cabling, simple networking and easy maintenance, fieldbus devices have significant growth opportunities in the process automation market in Europe,
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Ethernet, wireless or serial factory automation networks

November 2, 2009
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Industrial Ethernet networks can save on wiringFactory automation (FA) networks play an increasingly integral role in the OEM machinery and production lines that typify discrete manufacturing, says a study entitled,
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Energy, security focus of ISA EXPO 2009

November 2, 2009
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How safe are the nation's industrial control systems?The ISA EXPO 2009 technical conference featured six conference tracks centered on key issues facing instrumentation, automation, and control professionals, including safety, security,
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Connect to your dryer on the Internet

September 22, 2009
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IPSO Alliance IPSO Alliance announces certification and compliance initiative for IP-based "Smart Objects"The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance announced a new compliance and certification program to accelerate the
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Sweet Eddie's puts new wraps on its rolls

September 9, 2009
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To keep pace with the influx of business, Sweet Eddie’s required new wrapping and date coding equipment that would improve its overall line efficiency.

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Software helps dairy link R&D with manufacturing data

September 9, 2009
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Wells’ Dairy required more robust data capture than that offered by traditional paper recording, plus the ability to capture information at the point of invention for the establishment and defense of potential intellectual property.

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Dairy integrates plant intelligence with ERP

August 3, 2009
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Dairy Crest integrated its plant control system with its Oracle ERP with the help of system integrator, FMA Process Engineering. Source: FMA Process Engineering. The system provides total traceability
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Rockwell Automation integrates process control and safety

August 3, 2009
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Integration allows process control and process safety systems to communicate directlyFor processors who need to integrate process control and safety applications, Rockwell Automation added new capabilities, including integration of ICS
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Cloud computing: Pie in the sky?

July 6, 2009
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