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September 15, 2009
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First ISA Industrial Wireless Standard Approved
The ISA100.11a standard will now be submitted for ANSI and IEC approval.
It’s official. Some four-and-one-half years after forming a committee to develop a wireless standard for use in the industrial environment, the International Society of Automation (ISA, www.isa.org) announced on Sept 9 that the initial standard produced by the committee has received formal approval.
The ISA Standards & Practices Board (S&P) has voted to approve the ISA100.11a wireless standard “Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation: Process Control and Related Applications,” thereby making it an official ISA standard, the Society said in a press release. The approval of this major new industry standard by the ISA S&P Board certifies that ISA’s accredited procedures have been followed in the development of the standard, the ISA said.
The ISA100.11a standard received final approval by the ISA100 committee in July of this year with 81 percent of the voting members approving, before being passed along to... Read more |
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Survey Shows Mid-sized Manufacturers Gaining Optimism
A recent survey of small and midsized industrial manufacturers reveals growing optimism among the sector.
Prime Advantage (www.primeadvantage.com), a group purchasing organization that serves midsized industrial manufacturers, announced on Sept. 2 the findings of its fourth Prime Advantage Group Outlook (GO) Survey, revealing... Read more
PCB Piezotronics Acquires RS Technologies Assets
PCB Piezotronics Inc. (www.pcb.com), Depew, N.Y., announced on Sept. 2 that it has acquired a substantial portion of assets and intellectual property from RS Technologies Ltd., a supplier of load cells, torque transducers, wheel force transducers, and fastening/assembly test equipment to the automotive, aerospace, power tool, and heavy equipment industries.
PCB Piezotronics completed the acquisition through... Read
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U.S Manufacturers Call for Federal Strategy
Rockwell Automation Inc. chief executive Keith Nosbusch joined other manufacturing leaders Wednesday in prodding Congress and the Obama administration for greater federal investment in manufacturing. Arguing that manufacturing is "shovel-ready," representatives from industry associations challenged Congress to invest $2 billion in U.S. manufacturing through a public-private partnership.... Read more
Moving Forward with Safety: Conference Focuses on Developments in Robot and Machine Safety
As robotic applications continue to expand in North America, the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and a group of industry-leading sponsor companies will host the National Robot Safety Conference XXI... Read
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IPS North American Client Conference
Clients, industry figures, IPS technology experts and consultants will gather to share their experiences generating more value from operations while increasing safety and reliability.
Houston, TX. Sept 20-24, 2009. |
Emerson Global Users Exchange 2009
A community of manufacturing leaders committed to extracting the most from their automation investment and sharing their learning with each other.
Orlando, FL. Sept 28-Oct 2, 2009. |
Invensys OpsManage 2009
OpsManage'09 will present Wonderware software solutions but also offer the entire spectrum of Invensys Operations Management opportunities and solutions focusing on manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries.
Anaheim, CA. Nov 3-5, 2009. |
Rockwell Automation Fair
Automation Fair is the premier industry event focusing on advanced automation products, integrated control and information architecture—and value-add services and solutions.
Anaheim, CA. Nov 11-12, 2009. |
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