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SCADA/Business network separation: Securing an integrated SCADA system

Scott Wooldridge Citect

Global terrorism has the public and media concerned about the security of public utility companies’ critical infrastructure and their SCADA systems. However, there is no reason for utility companie...

RFID spurs the information age

Raymond Foo Group Editor

Everyone’s talking about wireless but the latest report from research and consulting company Frost and Sullivan entitled “Emerging Economies in...

Harmonic Mitigation in AC Drives

Rick Hoadley Rockwell Automation

Suppress voltage distortions from adjustable speed drives before they create problems throughout your plant.

Adjustable speed drives inherently create harmonic currents as they take three-phase ac sinusoidal power and convert it to dc power as part of ac induction motor control. With ac drive-related harmoni...

Sensor Placement Tips & Tricks

Vance VanDoren, Ph.D., P.E., Control Engineering

The performance of a sensor often depends on where and how it is installed.

Placing a thermocouple inside a furnace seems like an obvious way to measure the temperature of the product being heattreated. However, some care must be exercised in determining not only what sensor ...

Machine Vision

Mark T. Hoske Control Engineering

Investments are expected to increase 64% in coming year. Setup and configuration is significantly easier; lighting can challenge.

Hey, buddy. Here’s a tip: Machine vision is a hot automation investment. Among Control Engineering subscriber survey respondents, 64% expect to increase machine vision purchases in the next 12 months;...

Flow Conditioners

Don Lundberg Vortab Co.

Straighten out flow problems caused by twisted piping to improve flow measurement accuracy.

If you’re planning to expand, upgrade, or retrofit your plant, chances are it will be hard to find a place for all that new or upgraded equipment. Many fluid handling devices require specific, spa...

Pak Kuan Au Yeong is the Regional General Manager in Honeywell Pte. Ltd.

Pak Kuan Au Yeong is the Regional General Manager in Honeywell Pte. Ltd. He leads the Honeywell Process Solutions business unit in South East Asia which provides industrial process control, safety ...

John Ross, CEO, and Scott Druery, Managing Director, Asia, Citect Corporation

John Ross, CEO of Citect Corporation, joined Citect in April 2006 after previously working in other assignments for Schneid...

News

News Nyce Wave technology brings linear and rotary position sensing to the next level ...

Acquisitions

ACQUISITIONS Molex acquires Woodhead Industries <a href="http://www.ceasiamag.com/...

Market Trends

MARKET TRENDS General Motion Control market to reach nearly $7 billion in 2010 <a ...

Online/IT Developments

ONLINE/IT DEVELOPMENTS ExperTune debunks common myths of plant performance <a href...

LEDs: Rugged, versatile light sources

Jordon Papanier LEDtronics Inc.

Once used only as simple status indicators, LEDs, or light emitting diodes, now play prominent roles in many applications, including back lighting, panel indication, decorative illumination, emergency...

Open control platform

MKS Instruments Inc., provider of process control technologies, introduces the CONTROLweb Open Control Platform for industrial automation app...

Fault tolerant fieldbus system

The TS Series TRUNKSAFE system from MooreHawke, a division of Moore Industries, provides a cost-effective, highly reliable method for maintaini...

Enhanced network-based control system

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of an upgraded version of its STARDOM network-based control system that provides a number o...

Fiber link ability to Ethernet device

Korenix JetCon1301, an Industrial 10/100Base-TX to 100Base-FX Multi- Mode (JetCon1301-m)/ Single-Mode (JetCon1301-s) fiber media converter, ado...

Infrared thermometer with focus adjustment

Raytek has enhanced the new Marathon MM Series Infrared (IR) Thermometer with an optional motorized, remotecontrolled variable target focus cap...

Accurate custody transfer flow meter

Sentinel is an industry-leading gas flow meter from GE Sensing – now offering higher flow calibrated accuracy at 0.1%. Sentinel is part of the ...

Compact solution for high-speed motion application

Omron introduced the new Micro PLC CP1H Series featuring 1 MHz pulse train/ PWM output for high-speed position application and a high-speed cou...

Direct object recognition

The efector dualis image sensor from ifm electronic is a stand-alone unit with integrated lighting and evaluation in a robust, industrially com...

CompactPCI Express/CompactPCI backplane for developers

One Stop Systems (OSS) announces a single backplane solution that allows developers to combine advanced CompactPCI Express bus architecture wit...

Stepper motor provides more torque

Portescap, a Danaher Motion company, introduces the Portescap h3 Stepper Motor. When compared with similar step motors, these housed hybrid mot...

Vibration monitoring in hazardous work areas

Two new safety-rated versions of the CSI 2130 Machinery Health Analyzer are available from Emerson Process Management for evaluating the condit...

Intrinsically safe linear position sensor

Everight Precision Technologies Corporation introduces Positek’s “X” line of intrinsically safe linear variable inductive transducer position s...

Pre-wired I/O modules

WAGO are adding I/O modules with pluggable field wiring to the WAGO I/ O System 750. A pre-wired connector that plugs into the I/O module fulfi...

Increased optical resolution

Raytek has expanded the capabilities of its compact, digital MI Series infrared (IR) temperature sensor. The thermometers can achieve up to 22:...

Software speeds deployment of vision guided robots

Cognex Corporation announced the In-Sight Explorer software release 3.3 for its In-Sight vision sensors. The software includes new calibration, communication, and other tools that minimize integration...

Measurement systems for process control

Solid AT offers two main product families: SolidScan ultrasonic continuous level measurement instruments, which automatically compensate for vi...

Integrated control loop in a single package

Watlow announces the introduction of its EZZONE ST integ rated control loop. The EZZONE ST is said to be the first product to integrate tempera...

Telecontrol of plants using GPRS

(A&D) has developed two tele control systems based on high-speed, low-cost GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) data transmission. The Sinaut M...

Pressure Calibration

Fluke Corporation

Pressure instrumentation is found in virtually every process plant. Periodic calibration of these pressure, level, and flow instruments is required to keep plants operating efficiently and safely. ...