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May 20,
2008 | Edited by Managing Editor: Wes Iversen |
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ABB Stresses Collaboration at Annual User Conference
Following a strong year in 2007, ABB sees convergence of power and control as a key technology and business trend for the company going forward.
The theme was collaboration for the fifth annual ABB Group's 2008 Automation World Conference & Exhibition for ABB users April 28-May 2 in Houston. Despite the Automation World conference name, the event has no affiliation with Automation World magazine or automationworld.com, though Automation World Editor In Chief Gary Mintchell was among about 3,200 in attendance, including about 2,200 ABB users. Attendance was up by 30 percent over last year's conference, the company said.
Michel Demere, chief executive officer and chief financial officer for the Zurich-based ABB Group (www.abb.com), used his opening keynote in part to review the strong performance of the group in 2007. “We just concluded a strategy review and concluded that we are in the right businesses at this time,“ he said. Orders in 2007 were up 19 percent over 2006 to $34 billion. “We are committed to our core businesses,” he continued, noting that the company plans organic growth plus acquisitions that would close technology or geographical gaps. Growth in the United States was also good for all sectors, according to comments other executives made during the conference sessions... Read more
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In Search of Plant Floor Connectivity
SAP's Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence technology for shop floor-to-top floor connection is gaining more visibility, as evidenced at this week's SAP Sapphire customer conference...
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New Standards Group Targets Interoperable IP Routing for Low-power Wireless Networks
The approach would enable systems of low-power embedded devices to be connected and managed seamlessly under the IP umbrella regardless of the type of physical links on which they are connected... Read more |
Wireless Network Standard Progressing
The ISA100 Wireless Networking Committee is progressing toward its first standard, while another group is developing compliance testing methods to assure users that products will conform... Read more
ODVA Announces New Editions of CIP Network Specs
Users will benefit from new features in CIP Safety for process and wireless applications, and from the ability to integrate Modbus serial devices with CIP Networks, the ODVA says... Read more |
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Oriental Motor USA: 2008 Motor Fair & Seminars
Learn how to make your applications work better by attending these seminars on motion control technology.
Miami, May 22. |
ATX East
The latest advances in automation including adhesives/dispensing equipment, assembly systems, custom automation, control software/hardware, materials handling, motion control, robotics, sensors, vision inspection systems, and much more.
New York, June 3-5. |
Sensors Expo & Conference 2008
The market for sensors and related technologies is expanding at a phenomenal rate. Save months of time researching your best options by spending three information-packed days at Sensors Expo, examining solutions for your toughest sensing challenges.
Rosemont(Chicago), IL June 9-11. |
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