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RFID: Tag, Track, Trace

Mark Hoske tracks the latest trends in the evolving field of Radio Frequency Identification technology.

Supply chain mandates for use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies put control engineers in a position of strength, since engineers have long seen RFID more as a benefit than a...

Radio days

Bob Gill, Group Editor

It should be fairly simple, this RFID thing. Take a tag, put it on the part, and pass within range of a scanner. Then beep! You have just had a successful read. In fact, without thinking abou...

Fieldbus fosters Innovations

Boosting performance in the process plant are several new innovations triggered by the digital spark of fieldbus. Jonas Berge reports.

Quality, throughput, and availability are critical in 21st century process plants. Ensuring these are maintained at high levels requires that control room and field operators make timely, infor...

EXECUTIVE INSIGHT: IDentifying Innovations

Recognised for breakthroughs such as Code 39 bar code symbology and the first handheld 2D matrix scanner, Intermec Technologies supplies a comprehensive range of automatic ide...

High interest in Invensys conference

Invensys Process Systems hosted a record number of customers at the company’s 2007 Asia Pacific Users Group Conference, which was held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, ...

Turck boosts presence in Process

Turck, the sensor, fieldbus and interface specialist has assigned Frank Rohn responsibility for worldwide sales in the field of Process Automation, in addition to his tasks as Head o...

Zebra set for Asia expansion

To capitalize on growing regional opportunities and its recent success in the US, specialty printing solutions provider Zebra Technologies has announced plans for rapid expansion in Asi...

Good growth for Bosch Rexroth

Drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth AG increased sales by 7.1 percent to more than 4.9 billion Euro (US$6.5 billion) in 2006, marking the fourth successive year of revenue gro...

Intel makes major RFID advance

Intel Corp has unveiled an RFID radio chip that it claims will dramatically enhance the capabilities and design of UHF RFID readers. The Intel UHF RFID Transceiver R1000 integrates 90 ...

MOXA launches embedded applications website

MOXA is launching an online embedded applications theme website that focuses on its embedded computer products applied in different vertical markets. In recent years, MOXA’s ma...

Build a robot, win a $million

Organized by Singapore’s Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), the inaugural TechX Challenge centers around an urban race among robots that can demonstrate capabiliti...

Mitsubishi Electric ties up with Wonderware

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, have announced an agreement under which both companies will facilitate and promote the use of Wonderware softwa...

RFID World Asia

The 4th annual RFID World Asia 2007 takes place from 24 to 27 April 2006 at Suntec City in Singapore. As in previous years, the event comprises both an exhibition and con...

Emerson creates Remote Automation Solutions division

Emerson Process Management has created a new division to serve the remote measurement and control needs of the oil, gas, water, and wastewater treatment industries. The new Remote Au...

Avery Dennison acquires Paxar

Avery Dennison is to acquire all outstanding shares of Paxar for $30.50 per share in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.34 billion. The transaction is expected to enhance ...

Schneider makes strategy appointment

Robert Immelé joins Schneider Electric as Head of Strategy and Acquisitions. As a partner with Bearing Point (formerly Andersen Business Consulting) since 2001, he advised num...

Embedded Linux suppliers under pressure

Recently published research by Venture Development Corporation (VDC) indicates increasing adoption of Linux in embedded system development projects. However, suppliers of branded com...

Changing Times for RTOS

Embedded real-time operating systems (RTOSs) have changed, says Hank Hogan, adding greater connectivity while meeting new safety and security certifications and considerations.

Embedded real-time operating systems keep planes, trains, and automobiles – as well as factory floor equipment – running on time. At the heart of an embedded RTOS is determi...

Touch panels are RoHS compliant

Advantech has extended its robust TPC (touch panel computer) product line by introducing the TPC-66S 5.7” QVGA STN LCD and TPC-66T 5.6” QVGA TFT LCD fanless models. Like...

Coriolis flowmeters for harsh environments

Emerson Process Management has expanded the range of its Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters with the introduction of the F-Series in Hastelloy C-22 construction, allowing use across indu...

Pneumatic mini slide

The DGSL pneumatic mini slide from Festo combines precision and load capacity in a compact design, making it ideally suited for the electronics industry where minute parts need t...

Enhancements for PAC

GE Fanuc Automation has announced the availability of two new application solution modules for its PACSystems RX3i controller: the RX3i Serial Communications Module and the RX3i High S...

Ethernet switching at Gigabit speed

The industrial unmanaged Gigabit switch JetNet 3010 from Korenix provides 7-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet, and 3-port Gigabit RJ-45 /SFP combo for file server sites looking to fulfill high network...

Self-cleaning wastewater flowmeter

Instrument engineers at municipal water facilities and industrial process plants with wastewater treatment operations will welcome the Ultra Mag Wastewater Flow Meter from McCrometer. ...

Profiting with APC

Honeywell Process Solutions releases Profit Suite R300, the latest version of the company’s advanced process control technology for optimizing operations and improving business resul...

Comprehensive control system software

The latest version (16) of RSLogix 5000 software from Rockwell Automation includes more than 30 product enhancements that help users simplify programming and configuration and...

Profinet link for drives

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) adds the Control Unit (CU) with Profinet interface to its modular series of Sinamics G120 frequency converters. This means the Sinamics G120 conv...

Flash microcontrollers for high temps

Infineon has announced availability of an 8-bit embedded flash microcontroller (MCU) product family that is qualified for operation of up to +140°C. The new XC866 HOT microcontrollers ...

The Model Approach

A model-based design approach greatly reduces the development time of motor control applications. By Arun Mulpur and Zijad Galijasevic.

Sophisticated motor controllers are being used in an increasingly wide range of applications to provide more complex and accurate motion control, reduce energy consumption, and deliver ...

Revealing Enclosures

Design flexibility, lightweight materials, and environmental concerns are among factors most influencing purchase and use of these protective structures. Dick Johnson reports.

"To protect and serve" appears on countless police and public safety vehicles in the United States. Although taken for granted by many, it is a serious motto for those in law ...