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Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Vapor Clouds: Fires and Ongoing Learning

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Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Products and Processes: Explosion-Proof and Intrinsically Safe

While hazardous conditions are a fact of life in industrial plants, end users, safety organizations and automation suppliers are doing everything they can to ensure products are explosion-proof, proce
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Disruptive Automation & Manufacturing
Blog Post | February 26, 2013

Automation and Manufacturing Among the Most Disruptive

An “MIT Technology Review” list cites several manufacturing and automation companies as being among the top 50 most disruptive companies. And they mean that in a good way.
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News
 | February 14, 2013

Wind Power Making Sense? New Wind Farm Project in Europe

A Romania-based utility, Energia Verde Ventuno, announces a new 17.5 MW wind power project that will power 7,000 households and utilizes a new anomaly detection software tied to a condition monitoring
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Blog Post | January 18, 2013

Solar Project with Salt Storage Capabilities Chooses Emerson for Control System

Due to come online in 2013, the Tonopah, Nevada-based Crescent Dunes Solar Energy plant will produce electricity using concentrated solar technology and will store that energy using liquid molten salt technology, providing continuous electricity to 75,000 homes during peak capacity.
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News
 | January 11, 2013

Wind Show’s ‘Offshore Theme Park’ Debuts

Wind power has made large gains worldwide in the last three years.
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Product
 | January 11, 2013

PWM Speed Controls

These 12 and 24 Volt units drive permanent magnet DC gearmotors and motors up to 1/3 hp.
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Events
 | December 5, 2012

Event Preview: Hannover Messe 2013

Wind power has made large gains worldwide in the last three years. In 2013, Hannover Messe, April 8-12, will spotlight this renewable energy industry with the fair’s largest pavilion.
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News
 | December 4, 2012

German Automation Growth Spurt Expected to Slow

The current fiscal year will yield growth rates between 2 and 5 percent for many core automation technology companies.
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Column
 | November 30, 2012

Using an Industrialized Approach to Pricing Parts

Spare parts can be a steady source of revenue, making them a prime target for maximizing their value.
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