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A screen shot of eSight Energy's software in action. Source: eSight Energy
August 26, 2011

New Partnership Pursues Better Energy Management

Energy management software and hardware partnership looks to slash energy costs and provide a "packaged" energy solution for manufacturers.
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News
 | August 16, 2011

Indian oil firms take up automation of petrol stations

Coming soon. Automated fuel dispensers in India. Indian oil companies are in process of automating retail automobile fueling stations, popularly known as "petrol pumps."
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August 16, 2011

Cloudy with a Chance for Profits

The MESA International North American Conference kicks off in Orlando, Florida September 19-23.
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August 15, 2011

Boeing, Siemens Form Strategic Energy Alliance

The partnership is centered around development of secure microgrid energy management applications for the Department of Defense.
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Blog entry | August 12, 2011

Passing of a Manufacturing Visionary

Just learned of the passing of Ray Anderson. I was never able to hook up with him personally, but I quoted him extensively. He learned that sustainability was far deeper than a liberal buzzword. It was actually a great organizing principle for running a profitable manufacturing enterprise. His legacy lives on. Here's the press release I just received.
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Automation World survey respondents indicate that nearly 80% of them will own a tablet PC by mid 2012. Source: Summit Media Grou
August 8, 2011

iPads and Automation

Apps are springing up for all kinds of automation uses, ranging from remote monitoring to test and measurement.
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Video | August 3, 2011

Video: Peer-to-Peer Messaging Software

This video demo comes from Real-Time Innovation and it shows three different LabVIEW screens publishing a large amount of data: high, medium and a low-data rate.
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August 1, 2011

Flow Meter for Water/Wastewater

FPI Mag (Full Profile Insertion) flow meter offers forward and reverse flow measurement.
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Feature Article
 | August 1, 2011

IT Supports Lean Thinking

As automation professionals become more versed in Lean principles, they are ignoring the maxim that Lean manufacturing and information technology don’t mix.
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Maxon Motor's EPOS2 36/2 multi-axis motor control motherboard.
July 20, 2011

Motor Control Motherboard

EPOS2 36/2 multi-axis motor control motherboard for product and system development.
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Video | July 18, 2011

Video: Editor Gary Mintchell on our September edition

Watch and listen to this short video on what's coming in the September issue of Automation World. AW editors present the latest information on enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI), workflow, and working with EPCs. Also in this issue is our popular Packaging Automation Review.
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News
 | July 14, 2011

Manufacturing Outlook Survey Indicates Continuing Uncertainty

While manufacturing companies and wholesale distributors of all sizes are employing a number of different strategies in the face of economic uncertainty, many may not be addressing more concrete str
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News
 | June 30, 2011

Accelerated Automation Use In India Is Needed

While China has rapidly closed the gap in skills development and industrial deployment of highly automated process, India lags behind in addressing the low GDP 'per hour worked' ranking, cau
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President Barack Obama calls on industry, universities and the federal government to together invest in emerging technologies th
News
 | June 27, 2011

Obama Administration Supports Advanced Manufacturing

With support of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, President Obama calls on industry, universities and the federal government to together invest in emerging technologies that will enhance
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Frank Kulaszewicz, Vice President Architecture and Software
June 15, 2011

RSTechED 2011 Event Invites Innovation

Rockwell Automation's annual educational event, RSTechED 2011, began on June 12 in Orlando, Fla.
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