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Product
 | February 8, 2012

Valve Controller for Wellhead Automation

The VC10 Valve Controller has been added to the Accutech wireless sensor network product line.
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Product
 | February 6, 2012

Multi-Protocol Ethernet Servo Drive Family

This new MicroFlex e150 servo drive family for machine automation is compatible with numerous industrial Ethernet protocols and offers a universal encoder interfacing capability, local motion control
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Column
 | February 2, 2012

Automation Innovation Paradigms

Everyone recognizes that innovation generates growth, but few can deliver anything beyond incremental product extensions.
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Feature Article
 | February 2, 2012

Network Determinism: Not Just for Motion Anymore

Engineers know that Ethernet is a stable and well-known industrial network, but building determinism into the network to enable control has been an issue that is now solvable.
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Tech Abstract
 | February 2, 2012

Electronic Marshalling Overview

Summary: This 16-page white paper discusses electronic marshalling—eliminating “cross-marshalling” to wired discrete and 4-20mA devices—for brownfield and greenfield projects, as well as adding contro
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Urso on Innovation
Perspective
 | January 27, 2012

Innovation Expectations: Universal I/O, Security, Integration

Honeywell Process Solutions Chief Technology Officer Jason Urso offers his take on three areas of automation technology in which he expects to see significant levels of automation in the coming years.
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White Paper | January 25, 2012

Electronic Marshalling Overview

This 16-page white paper discusses electronic marshalling—eliminating “cross-marshalling” to wired discrete and 4-20mA devices—for brownfield and greenfield projects, as well as adding controllers and input/output (I/O) devices can be done with less complexity.
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Product
 | January 23, 2012

Development Kit for Custom I/O

A new version of the CompactRIO Module Development Kit (MDK) and the introduction of the RIO Mezzanine Card (RMC) specification for NI Single-Board RIO expand the options for adding specialized or cus
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Product
 | January 23, 2012

Wireless Valve Controller

The VC10 Valve Controller, added to the company’s Accutech wireless sensor network product line, is a battery-powered wireless field device used to control pneumatic valves in hazardous locations.
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Product
 | January 22, 2012

Wireless Network Module for Field Sites

WNM Wireless Network Module sends process signals between remote field sites in rugged or impassable terrain.
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Product
 | January 17, 2012

CAN to USB Data Logger

High-speed controller area network (CAN) to USB data logger boasts the ability to run user-developed scripts to suit a wide variety of CAN networking applications.
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MIXO Connector Block
Blog entry | January 10, 2012

Connectors for 8 AWG Wire

This new series of industrial electrical connectors takes the concept of no-tool-required spring clamps to connector sizes accommodating 8 AWG wire.
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Column
 | December 22, 2011

Pinto Prognostications 2012

I have a hunch that 2012 will not be another same-old, same-old year for industrial automation. Expect opportunity niches to arise around industrial wireless, Ethernet, mobile interface technologies.
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Column
 | December 22, 2011

Recent Trends Shape Future of Distributed Control Systems

The network infrastructure of the DCS and the network architecture for plant information are becoming increasingly intertwined.
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Product
 | December 19, 2011

Bus Controller with IP67 Protection

Extremely flexible configuration options are a hallmark of the Powerlink X67 bus controller with IP67 protection.
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