2006
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OMAC Packaging Workgroup approves PackML, Version 3
PackML defines a standard state model for how a machine operates and adds multiple-mode capability by defining a mode manager that can handle other modes.
01/11/2007 -
Process safety system market to see double-digit growth
A greater awareness, understanding, and adoption of safety system standards along with increasing demands from manufacturing expansion into China and India are fueling healthy growth in safety systems.
12/18/2006 -
Manufacturing pillars support U.S. economy
Manufacturing made the highest contribution (15%) to real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of all sectors between 2001 and today.
12/15/2006 -
NEMA publishes cable-tray install guide
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published its VE 2-2006, Cable Tray Installation Guidelines, 3rd Edition, a practical guide for proper installation of cable-tray systems. The guide addresses shipping, handling, storing, and installing cable-tray systems, and includes information on maintenance and system modification.
12/14/2006 -
Wi-Fi hotspots projected to increase by 47% in 2006
The number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots will grow 47% worldwide to 143,700 in 2006, according to new data from ABI Research.
12/14/2006 -
GE Fanuc and SAP ink sales and marketing agreement
GE Fanuc Automation has announced the completion of a sales and marketing agreement with SAP America to jointly market GE Fanuc Production Management solutions and SAP applications.
12/14/2006 -
Europe Parliament to regulate chemicals
Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a law approved December 13, 2006, by the European Parliament.
12/12/2006 -
MIPAC leads automation major metallurgical project in Kazakhstan
MIPAC to provide design, automation and control systems for expansion of smelter complex
12/06/2006 -
Invensys announces big wins with global customers
Will participate in projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia,Yemen and the U.S.
12/06/2006 -
Avantis EAM promises links to Microsoft Dynamics
Agreement provides out-of-the-box EAM/business financials integration
12/05/2006 -
First ZigBee-certified products available
The ZigBee Alliance, a global interest group of companies creating wireless solutions for use in residential, commercial and industrial applications, announced the first group of ZigBee Certified Products, marking what it calls a major milestone in the alliances journey toward creating an open, global, wireless sensor and control networking solution.
11/29/2006 -
MCAA has customer wireless needs for breakfast
Honeywell Industrial Measurement & Controls general manager, Revathi Advaithi, and its business director, Dave Kaufman, discussed results of a customer input study aimed at helping instrumentation manufacturers address the needs of customers for wireless technology.
11/28/2006 -
Emerson and OSIsoft renew VAR agreement
Emerson Process Management and performance management software vendor OSIsoft have announced continuation of their global value added reseller (VAR) agreement of the last three years.
11/27/2006 -
Process safety system market to see double-digit growth
According to researchers at ARC Advisory Group, the worldwide market for safety and critical control systems will grow to more than $1.5 billion by 2010.
11/27/2006 -
CERN seeking secure COTS controls, networking for collider
To control its new collider and give physicists remote access to its data, Europes laboratory for high-energy particle physics (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, will include commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) controls and networking in its Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
11/27/2006 -
Rockwell unloads Dodge/Reliance brands
Baldor scoops up motor divisions to boost global presence.
11/22/2006 -
ISAs SP100 committee merges working groups
Wireless Systems for Automation, ISAs SP100 standards committee, has announced the approval of a motion to merge two working groups. ISA SP100.11, covering industrial process measurement and control, and ISA SP100.14, which focuses on optimized solutions for industrial monitoring, will be combined into ISA SP100.11a, a new working group.
11/20/2006 -
Emerson and Dust Networks ally for wireless, in-plant applications
Emerson Process Management has announced that it is using Dust Networks Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP) as the communications technology for its new in-plant Smart Wireless field networks and solutions.
11/17/2006 -
WINA joins the Automation Federation
11/15/2006 -
ISA membership has its privileges
11/13/2006