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Blog entry | May 27, 2011

All About Batch: WBF Conference Recap

I missed the Tuesday session of WBF's annual conference, so I missed John Berra's keynote (which, I'm told, was excellent) and the other presentations. On the plus side, I am recertified as a high school soccer referee assignor in Ohio. Story of my life—more places to go than ability to get there.
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Blog entry | May 23, 2011

Plant Mobility: Wireless Push Button Series

The new, Harmony XB5R wireless push button series offers mobility and ability to remotely control machines from 25 meters away.
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Product
 | May 11, 2011

Standard/Safety Network Communication

ENX Series AS-Interface Gateways support both Modbus/TCP and Ethernet/IP protocols for seamless communication with standard and safety networks in a single gateway.
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Column
 | May 11, 2011

Manufacturing Economics: Successful Property Tax Appeals

Reduced taxes enhance a manufacturer’s profitability.
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Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Automation World Readers’ Poll: Yes, No, Maybe

Automation World recently conducted an online poll on industrial network security that asked a couple of key questions: Are you confident in your security?
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Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Certified Security, It’s Coming

Industrial controllers, devices and networks that are certified secure—comprehensively secure—don’t exist, for the simple reason that the standards are not all in place.
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Column
 | May 9, 2011

Will the Next Generation Automation Professional Give Time?

T.S.
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Product
 | May 5, 2011

Single-beam, Whole-body Detection

Designed to meet new global functional safety standards, including EN ISO 13849-1 and IEC 61496, the Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Area Access Control (AAC) Safety Single Beam provides “whole body” dete
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May 5, 2011

ABB Trends in Discrete Automation

At the ABB Automation & Power World 2011 conference, Automation World Editor in Chief Gary Mintchell received an update on the company’s Discrete Automation and Motion division from Ulrich Spiessh
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The mobile manufacturing workforce can include executives who spend a significant amount of time in airports, as well as field p
News
 | May 5, 2011

iPad app empowers the mobile manufacturing workforce

Teamcenter Mobility from Siemens PLM Software gives wireless access to up-to-date manufacturing product and process information.
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May 3, 2011

Bhattacharya Reflects on Two Years at Invensys Operations Management

Sudipta Bhattacharya is two years into his term as chief executive officer of Invensys Operation Management, the Plano, Texas-based process systems and software supplier (http://iom.invensys.com).
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Perspective
 | May 3, 2011

4 Questions on Successful Engineering Project Management

Whether engineering a process, building an interface or designing a product, you need a plan. You also need a way to collaborate, because nothing happens in vacuum.
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News
 | April 29, 2011

Hannover Fair 2011 industrial technology emphasizes “smart efficiency”

Automation news, trends and technology insights—many of them caught on video—were highlights of the annual showcase of manufacturing and production plant technology known as Hannover Fair 2011.
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Blog entry | April 29, 2011

Video Capabilities Added to HMI Line

The company has added video integration capability into its line of graphic HMIs for increased visibility in process or production applications.
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April 22, 2011

NEMA's Chief Economist says Manufacturing Leads Expansion, Future Still Uncertain

Donald Leavens, PhD., VP for National Electrical Manufacturers Association, told an ABB Power and Automation audience that inflation is his biggest fear.
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