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Safety sensors in automation

Werner Lehner, Leuze Lumiflex GmbH + Co. KG

Intelligent and economical machine safety

Competitive advantage, higher productivity and flexibility in relation to item quantity – these are key requirements today for the mechanical engineering and processing industries. Dreams of the autom...

Asia shows healthy momentum

Raymond Foo Group Editor

Recent reports on the future of the automation market in Asia indicate robust growth in both the discrete and process industries. ARC’s research rep...

The Amazing World of Nanotechnology

Jeanine Katzel Control Engineering

Everyone knows a ‘nano’ is tiny, but it is the enhanced properties achieved through molecular manipulation that hold the promise of dramatically different materials, processes, and products.

The body of information surrounding nanotechnology is incredible. If you search the subject on Google, you will find well over a million entries. Interest in the field is unquestionable, and the buzz ...

Process Automation Systems

Dick Johnson Control Engineering

Appropriateness, use of supplied features and capabilities make progress as systems improve. Some PAS features are under-utilized because of lack of on-site personnel.

Process automation systems (PASs) are bigticket items. Whether they are part of new plant construction, an upgrade to an existing facility, or a long-planned plant expansion, deciding how to choose an...

Power Management Balances Performance and Consumption

Frank J. Bartos, P.E., Control Engineering

Dynamic frequency and voltage scaling, clock gating, and ‘low-power modes’ are some ongoing methods to cut power consumption in chips and microcontrollers, with newer ways in the works.

AT A GLANCE • Chip power management • Embedded control • Leakage power • Multi-core processors • Strained silicon An ever-increasing number of transistors a...

Control valve diagnostics

H.K. Kung and A.F. Stanley Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific

The control valve is also known as the final control element and its performance will have direct impact on the process. The process loop can be improved with advanced process control and real time optimization. However, the full potential can only be realized when the performance of the final element is optimized.

Control valve performance deterioration is difficult to detect, and if left unchecked, impact process control. In extreme cases, this may lead to unscheduled plant shutdown. Traditionally, evaluating ...

Aggressive pH monitoring for aggressive chemical processes

In manufacturing a key API, Raylo Chemicals found a pH monitoring probe that stands up to a harsh acidic mixing process environment.

Instrumentation for pH monitoring in the process industries leaves something to be desired, says Rob Pastushak, Senior Technical Supervisor of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing for Raylo Chemicals (Edmonto...

Jason Goh, Senior Director, Asset Optimization Division, Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific.

Shares his expertise on predictive technologies and asset reliability in the process control industry.

CE Asia: With the pressure to reduce costs and fully integrate the enterprise, how do asset management strategies play a part in ensu...

Dominic Ivankovich, Business Development Manager, Fluke Corporation

discusses the importance of implementing predictive maintenance in the plant.

CE Asia: Tell us about the benefits of plant maintenance in the modern manufacturing world. Ivankovich: Plant maintenance is one of the last areas of investment to drive cost reduct...

Wilson Chen, Vice Director, R&D, ICP DAS

Speaks to CE Asia about new trends in factory

CE Asia: What are the current trends in industrial networking and communications? Chen: COTS (Comercial Off The Shelf) ...

Wireless in ’07: unified, scalable, secure

Honeywell unveiled an industrial wireless roadmap for customers at its annual Users Group Symposium on June 12. Starting with wireless technologies in 2002, the map leads to a 2007 next-generation tec...

Omron global design production center begins operation in Shanghai

Omron Corp has completed Omron (Shanghai) Co Ltd (OMS), a new subsidiary in Shanghai, China. OMS will serve as the global design and production center for the company’s control components and systems ...

Denso plant expands

Denso Corp. announces it will build a new facility on the premises of its Agui Plant located in Aguicho, Chita-gun, Aichi prefecture, Japan. Construction of the new facility is set to start in July...

Yokogawa establishes Vietnam subsidiary

Yokogawa Electric Corporation of Japan announces a plan to establish a subsidiary in Vietnam that will provide engineering and maintenance services and increase the competitiveness of its industrial a...

UGS, HP and Intel drive PLM to mid-market manufacturers in Asia

UGS Corp., a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, announced the launch of the Velocity Series Consortium, an Asia Pacific initiative aimed at stimulating the us...

Schneider Electric pursues global expansion in variable speed drives

Schneider Electric announces that it will acquire, subject to regulatory approvals, VA TECH ELIN EBG Elektronik in Austria. This acquisition builds on the long standing partnership between the two ...

Ethernet group creates university program

Ethernet Alliance announced it has formed the Ethernet Alliance University Program (EAUP), a global initiative to help universities and educational organizations within the Ethernet Alliance to work w...

Clean coal tech ignites lignite investment

Geostar, a United States resources company, plans to use Australian technology to turn Victoria’s vast reserves of brown coal, or lignite, into a “clean coal” resource that can be used for coal gasifi...

Industrial electronic temperature controller market shift to Asia-Pacific continues

Market study by Venture Development Corporation finds that the Asia-Pacific industrial electronic temperature controller market is not only the largest of the major regions, but is also the fastest gr...

SCE applications push growth of SCM market to 8.6 percent annually

A study by the ARC Advisory Group says that Supply Chain Execution applications will help drive growth in the Supply Chain Management market. The worldwide market for Supply Chain Management is expect...

UL expands technical services in Southeast Asia

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is expanding operations in Singapore to meet growing technical and customer services needs in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. The planned...

ABB, Dow Chemical ink switchgear, motor controls agreement

ABB signed an agreement with The Dow Chemical Co. to be a preferred supplier for IEC switchgear and motor controls. The three-year pact, covering a variety of electrical switchgear and control product...

Viola Systems forges strategic partnerships in India and targets first its rapidly growing power sector

Viola Systems, a provider of industrial-grade wireless M2M connectivity solutions, has formally announced strategic partners for the Indian market. “We proudly welcome our new, distinguished busine...

Asset management adopts holistic approach

Companies with comprehensive asset management programs use multiple programs of this type to improve daily performance and ensure the ongoing health and longevity of mission-critical equipment. Ration...

American Sensors Technologies contracts Automation Control Systems as rep for Thailand

American Sensor Technologies and its operating division Macro Sensors have appointed Automation Control System Group Co. Ltd. as distributors of their full line of sensing products throughout Thailand...

Rockwell Automation to commence sale process for mechanical and motor business

Rockwell Automation Inc. announced its plan to sell the company’s Dodge mechanical and Reliance Electric motors and motor repair services businesses. According to the company, these are leading produc...

Ken Brown named Acting President at Invensys

Industry executive, Ken Brown, has been named Acting President of Foxboro, Massachusettsbased automation solution supplier Invensys Process Syst...

GE Fanuc adopts OPC Unified Architecture

GE Fanuc Automation Inc., a unit of GE Industrial, announced that it is building its next generation Proficy solutions based on the new OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) standards released by the OPC ...

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) manufacturing IT spending will reach $22 billion in 2010, says Manufacturing Insights

According to a recent report “Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Manufacturing IT Spending 2006- 2010 Forecast” of Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, the APEJ manufacturing industry has been recoveri...

Emerson and Siemens to exchange technology

Emerson Process Management and Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) announced their expansion of system interfaces to enable both companies to expand support of global fieldbus standards. The compan...

Feedback Loops Control Discrete, Continuous Processes

Vance J. VanDoren, Control Engineering

Arguably, the most basic tool of the control engineering profession is the feedback loop, shown below. It consists of five fundamental elements: • The process to be controlled. • A sensor (or ins...

Network automation software

Cognex Corporation has unveiled In-Sight Explorer network automation software for In- Sight wafer readers. It includes tools to manage a...

LVDT sensors for current and legacy turbine installations

Macro Sensors offers a broad range of Linear Variable Differential Transducers (LVDTs) linear position sensors in various configurations...

Integral transmitter expands process control applications

Emerson Process Management has introduced the Model 2400 Stransmitter with next - generation MVD technology, the first integral transmit...

Compact remote I/O system

Omron SmartSlice Slave unit is an intelligent Remote I/O Terminal that can be connected to open network standard (DeviceNet and Profibus...

High performance PMC module

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, through its Condor Engineering center of excellence, announces the release of the P-10SF, its new single-function PMC module for 10Mbit MIL-STD-1553B performance. This advan...

Pressure maintenance solution

Fluke Corporation has added nine new products and enhanced features in its family of Fluke pressure calibrators. Designed to provide ...

DeviceNet safety controller with network capabilities

Omron Corporation has introduced a Safety Network System that enables a wide range of devices to be easily networked and managed remot...

Integrated safety control system

Rockwell Automation has introduced a new safety controller that leverages the company’s Integrated Architecture, allowing for faster i...

Advanced diagnostics

The new, patent-pending Advanced Diagnostics Module (ADM) for the FieldConnex Power Hub takes control of the fieldbus. Comprehensive m...