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Primer
 | February 1, 2011

Future Engineers Need New Technology Education

Manufacturing, operations and production managers have been concerned for several years about the looming brain drain caused by retirement of the current generation of engineers.
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Column
 | February 1, 2011

ARC: Procedural Automation

Procedures govern the world of process automation, where operations are constantly in flux.
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Column
 | February 1, 2011

The SetPoint: Noble But Unappreciated

I have worked in the automation industry for 41 years, including time as an engineer for a chemical company and a contractor, before joining Emerson. These 41 years have given me a deep appreciation f
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Blog entry | January 31, 2011

New HMI for Rugged Environments

With Beijer acquiring QSI in 2010, it seems they are looking to be more aggressive in the North American market, specifically, rugged HMIs.
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Blog entry | January 26, 2011

Switch Function Control for Instrumentation Panels

The company releases a switch functional control device in three different formats with each one offering different functionality.     
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Product
 | January 12, 2011

Expanded Instrument Diagnostics

The vendor has expanded its Advanced Hart Diagnostics Suite on the Rosemount 3051S Series of instrumentation for pressure, flow and level measurement.
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Jim Pinto
January 6, 2011

Pinto's Prognostications 2011

In the second decade of the new century, things are different.
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January 6, 2011

Automation Skills: Top Ten from 2010

As we head into 2011, our staff compiled the top ten Automation Skill's columns from 2010. The top ten is determined by page views via our web site analytics.
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Blog entry | January 4, 2011

Machine Safety: 3-Position Enabling Switch

With experienced personnel leaving the factory floor, machine safety technology is more important that ever. The new HE6B offers automatic shut down when a switch is continuously held down.
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Product
 | December 1, 2010

GigE Vision-Compliant Cameras

The Genie HC Series of GigE Vision-compliant cameras is built for high-speed color acquisition and image quality, integrating both advanced camera and board image acquisition technologies in one packa
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Jim Chrzan, Publisher, Automation World
December 1, 2010

In Defense of Automation

The popular press tends to bash automation as a job killer, here's the latest installment.
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Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief
December 1, 2010

Teams Rule

This month seems to be a leadership and teamwork month.
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December 1, 2010

FDT Gains Momentum

The FDT Group has announced a new agreement with the CC-Link Partner Association, a new role for Emerson Process Management, and formation of a new China FDT Association.
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December 1, 2010

Intel's Multi-core Technology Consolidates Controls

Ian Gilvarry believes that the main attraction of Intel's multi-core processor is how it allows industrial automation vendors to create solutions using personal-computer (PC)-based technology a
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December 1, 2010

Bad News Shrinks, Good News Grows for Metal Formers

Like other industries during the recent recession, precision metalforming bled jobs and revenue.
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