| Sponsor: National Instruments |
February 17, 2010
| Edited by Managing Editor: Wes Iversen |
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PACs for Industrial Control, The future of Control >>
With a number of vendors producing Programmable Automation Controllers that combine the functionality of a PC and reliability of a PLC, PACs today are increasingly being incorporated into control systems. This white paper explores the future direction of industrial control with PACs
National Instruments
Improving PID Controller Performance white paper >>
Proportional integral derivative (PID) control is the most commonly used control algorithm in the industry today. This paper covers some of the PID drawbacks and how to resolve them while improving performance in current implementations through changes in the algorithm.
National Instruments
Making PACs Wireless with NI Industrial WiFi Access Points >>
Wireless technology is directly impacting how people interact and solve application challenges, from the dramatic shift in the telecom industry with the advent of cellular phones to new applications for remote monitoring, process automation, and health care. Wireless systems offer several advantages.
National Instruments
Industrial Networking based on Ethernet >>
The widespread use of Ethernet in the home and office environment has made its adoption on the factory floor a natural progression. Industrial Ethernet protocols come in many varieties when it comes to high speeds, target applications, determinism, and compatibility with standard Ethernet. Read white paper
National Instruments
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Communication and Integration Products Debut at ARC Forum
Automation industry vendors lined up to tout their latest wares before the trade press at the annual event.
Suppliers took advantage of one of the few remaining gatherings of industry press to hold a series of press conferences at the 14th annual ARC Advisory Group Forum, sponsored by ARC Advisory Group Inc. (www.arcweb.com), in Orlando, Fla Feb. 8-11. The new products announced can be grouped into two broad categories: communications and integration.
Communications
Kepware Technologies (www.kepware.com) has released KepServerEX version 5.2. New in this release are inclusion of OPC UA (Unified Architecture) client and server, an alarm and event condition option, updated drivers and enhanced custom interface driver (CID). OPC is an open communications standard. The combination of OPC UA Cclient and server interfaces, in addition to all other KepServerEX interfaces enable it to be a “standards-based” tunneling solution. Tunneling solutions are a replacement for Microsoft DCOM communications in distributed OPC DA (data acquisition) applications...
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For more ARC Forum News, click here for a video report from Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief. |
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Wireless Eliminates Ground Loop Noise
Proponents of industrial wireless technology typically talk up the benefits of reduced wiring costs and the ability of wireless to provide process information that is impossible or too expensive to obtain using wires... Read more
Instrumentation Makers Must Shift Strategies to Thrive
The North American market for process instrumentation and automation (PI&A) products fell by more than $1 billion in 2009, from its historic high of $7.2 billion in 2008, according to estimates by the Global Foresight Group (www.gfgroup.net)... Read more |
GigE Vision Camera Standard Updated
An updated version of the GigE Vision camera interface standard has been released. Version 1.2 of the standard brings new features, including control of non-streaming devices... Read more
Edwards Named to Head Lenze Americas
Lenze SE (www.lenze.de), headquartered in Hameln, Germany, announced on Feb. 8 the appointment of Chuck Edwards as president of Lenze Americas (www.lenze.com), Uxbridge, Mass., a supplier of motion control products... Read more |
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INTERPHEX Puerto Rico
INTERPHEX Puerto Rico is the only event covering the full spectrum of life sciences manufacturing—Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Devices and Diagnostics.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 4-5, 2010 |
SAE 2010 World Congress
It's the one-and-only event that brings the automotive industry's engineering talent together at one time. Congress provides a highly interactive atmosphere perfect for sharing knowledge.
Detroit, MI. April 13-15, 2010 |
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Hannover Messe
In 2010, the world's leading showcase for industrial technology will spotlight industrial automation, energy, technology, industrial subcontracting and cutting-edge technologies.
Hannover, Germany. April 19-23, 2010 |
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INTERPHEX USA
This global marketplace showcases the latest innovations and technological advancements occurring across the pharmaceutical industry. Learn to increase productivity and product quality, maximize yields and more.
New York City. April 20-22, 2010 |
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