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The Pressure's On
Products for All Your Pressure Measurement and Control Needs

Enterprise Control System-It's a New Thing, Again!
InFusion, an Enterprise Control System

Automation Apps, Gaming Systems and Thermodynamic Steam Quality
Readers Ask for Clarification on Some of Our Latest Articles

Protecting ICSs from Electronic Threats, Part 1
It Takes a Team of Experts in IT Security, Telecom, Networking, ICS and More to Understand Cyber Security

High-Precision Linear Actuator Provides Better Control
Festo's Pneumatic Linear Actuator, the DFPI

Salary Survey 2011: Half Full or Half Empty?
In Spite of Relatively Steady Conditions, Respondents to Our 2011 Salary Survey Don't Feel the Love, and They're Grumpy About it

Stuxnet and the Paradigm Shift in Cyber Warfare
A Brief History of the Stuxnet Worm Including Its Targets, the Initial Findings, Possible Creators of the Worm and Its Effects

Don't Forget Object Lessons
Can You Become a Prisoner of Your Lego-like Software Modules?

Siemens–Not Just for Profibus Anymore
In PCS 7 We May Have the First SIL-Capable Logic Solver With Native Support for Foundation Fieldbus

The ControlGlobal Boarding Lounge-The World at Your Fingertips
ControlGlobal.com Offers a World of Process Control Information at the Click of a Mouse

Leadership Is Not a Dirty Word
Does Your Company Raise, Train and Nurture Leaders? If Not, Maybe You Should Consider Going to One That Does

The I.S. Alternative
Of All the Reasons to Consider Intrinsic Safety (IS) for Your Operations, the First Is the Fact That IS Installations Reduce the Overall Risk of Explosion Through Human Error

Modular Automation Allows for Food Manufacturing Flexibility
From the PC to the Internet Revolution, Standard, Modular Software Objects Are the Key to Easier Manufacturing Agility and Integration

Flow-Measuring Control Valves
Is There an Intelligent Control Valve That Can Measure Its Own Flow on the Basis of Its Own Pressure Drop and Opening?

More Extraordinary PID Innovations
The Creative Use of PID Controllers for Process Improvement

PcVue SCADA System Successfully Supervises Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s Ventilation and Cooling
Server Virtualization and Competitive Cost of Ownership Benefit Large-Scale Application at CERN

Serious Sustainability
There's a Lot More to Truly Going Green Than Efficiency. Here's How Some Experienced End Users and Their Applications Are Mastering Process Sustainability

Cardinal Ethanol - Plant Sustainability With a Plant-Wide Optimization Control System
Achieving the Highest Levels of Process Efficiencies, Yields to Successfully Competing in the Industry

Rockwell Acquires Lektronix
Adding Lektronix's broad-based repair capabilities to the Rockwell Automation plant services business creates an appealing value proposition

Not Your Daddy’s WBF: The Organization for Production Technology
Revamped Organization Widens Focus From Batch to Larger Enterprise at 2011 Meeting

TiPs Awarded Patent for Alarm Calculation
TiPS Inc., developer of LogMate alarm management software, has announced patent approval of its alarm activation point calculation.

Process Automation Market Recovery in 2011 and Beyond
Promising signs continue to point toward a sustained process automation market recovery to continue through 2011

Siemens’ Plantville Attracts 12,000 Gamers from 139 Countries
Siemens Industry Inc. reports that Plantville has reached more than 57,000 visitors

ABB Invests in Energy Efficiency
ABB has purchased a controlling interest in U.S.-based Validus DC Systems

BLH-Nobel’s G4 Family Receives FM Approval
Vishay Precision Group has announced that its VPG Process Weighing division's BLH-Nobel Weighing Systems G4 family of multichannel weight/force indicators has received certification from FM Approvals.

Interactive Intrinsically Safe Barrier Selection Website from R. STAHL
R. STAHL introduces its free service, allowing their online visitors to select intrinsically safe barriers or galvanic isolators in two ways.