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October 13, 2009: Industry Trade Shows Follow Divergent Paths, Siemens Reorganizes U.S. Industry Operations, Names Dulaney CEO, IPSO Compliance Program Launched, P&G Develops PackML Implementation Guide, Hearty Growth Projected for GIS...
September 15, 2009: First ISA Industrial Wireless Standard Approved, Survey Shows Mid-sized Manufacturers Gaining Optimism, PCB Piezotronics Acquires RS Technologies Assets...
September 9, 2009: National Instruments Touts Innovation at NI Week, ISCI Achieves First Milestone on Path to Industrial Cyber-security Compliance Test Specification, Versatility Aids Coriolis Market...
September 1, 2009: GE and Fanuc Announce Agreement to Dissolve Joint Venture, Profibus Nodes Top 28 Million, IFS to Acquire MultiPlus Solutions...
August 18, 2009: HCF Releases WirelessHart Test System Upgrade, Registration Document, Bosch, Intel, Johnson Controls Among Latest to Join IPSO Alliance, German Manufacturers Provide Advice on Industrial Wireless Coexistence...
April 1, 2009: Partnership Promises Combined Process Safety and Cyber Security Certification, End-user Concerns Slow Wireless Adoption by Discrete Manufacturers in Europe, Staples, Huffman to Lead Key Automation Federation Committees...
March 4, 2009: Virtual Reality Comes to Plant Training, Dassault Systčmes Acquires Minority Stake in Intercim, As Downturn Takes Toll, Contract Manufacturers Chart New Business Roadmaps...
February 18, 2009: SAP Touts Modularity With Latest Software Platform, Rockwell Automation to Acquire Canadian Engineering Firm, Second ISA99 Standard Gets ANSI Approval...
February 5, 2009: Automation Suppliers Go for Headlines at ARC Forum, Industrial Wireless Expected to Grow Despite Ailing Economy, SERCOS, FDT Organizations Collaborate...
January 21, 2009: Leadership Changes at Top Process Automation Companies, AVG Automation Touts Low-cost, American-made Products, 2008 Automation Sales Up in Brazil...
January 12, 2009: Economic Slowdown Hitting Chinese Machine Builders, Automation Federation Completes Model, Economy Impacts WBF/OMAC Conferences, WBF Repositions Itself...
December 16, 2008: Schneider Electric Launches Automation Platform, Hosts Machine Builders in Monaco, Festo Invests in Efficiency, Omron Announces EtherCat Support, Product Plans...
December 2, 2008: Rockwell Automation Hosts Busy Week for Users in Nashville, Petropiar Oil Refinery Wins 2008 Hart Plant of the Year...
November 18, 2008: Global Acquisitions for ABB, Rockwell, Automation Competency Model Moves Forward, Chemical Sector Pursues Cyber Security...
November 4, 2008: Manufacturers Move to Counter High Energy Costs, Microsoft Joins the Cloud, Making Maintenance a Game...
October 21, 2008: Wireless Takes the Stage at ISA Expo, Wonderware Promotes Ecosystem at WonderWorld, Strong SCADA Outlook for Oil and Gas Industry...
October 7, 2008: Wireless Everywhere at Emerson Users Exchange, India's Silent Manufacturing Boom, IPS Conference Unveils Branding, Extols Consulting...
September 16, 2008: FBI Reaches Out to SCADA Users, Wonderware Acquires Mobile Solutions Provider SAT, Green and Education Are NI Week Hot Buttons...
August 19, 2008: HCF Rolls Out WirelessHart Compliance Verification Tool, Rockwell's Integrated Architecture Expanded, ISA88 Incorporates PackML/PackTags Documents...
August 5, 2008: Siemens Struts its Stuff in the Windy City, Software Advances from GE Fanuc, ABB Appoints Hogan as CEO, Deals for Kuhlman Electric...
July 15, 2008: Manufacturing Trends Drive New Microsoft Vision, Emerson Acquires Valve Control Specialist TopWorx, Emerging Economies Drive PLC Sales, Apprion Attracts Motorola Investment, Study "Busts Myths" About Metal-mount RFID Tags...
July 1, 2008: SAP Acquisition of Visiprise Could Shake Up MES Market, New Products in the Spotlight at HUG, Foxboro Celebrates 100 years, A Name Change for OMAC, Industrial Defender Acquires Teltone...
June 17, 2008: Innovation, Knowledge Take Stage at RSTechEd, Wireless Networks and Energy Harvesting Technologies Grab Attention at Sensors Expo, Brazilian Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Primed to Go Global, Process Industries Snapping Up Collaborative Production Management Software, Temples Go Automated...
June 3, 2008: ISA100 Wireless Committee Forms WirelessHart Subcommittee, SAP Drives Toward PLM Enhancements, Robust Growth Seen for RFID, Automation Federation Selected for North Carolina Workforce Development Role...
May 20, 2008: ABB Stresses Collaboration at Annual User Conference, In Search of Plant Floor Connectivity, New Standards Group Targets Interoperable IP Routing for Low-power Wireless Networks...
May 6, 2008: Siemens' Traveling Expo Set to Enter the U.S., Rockwell Automation to Acquire Incuity Software, Emerson Introduces Advanced Modeling Tools...
April 17, 2008: Database of Industrial Cyber Security Incidents to be Resurrected, Yokogawa Acquires ASI, Approves Industrial Firewall, GE Fanuc Acquires MOST Product Lines...
April 1, 2008: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Ups Ante in Manufacturing Software Market, mproving the Handoff, Laptops Lead Indian PC Gains...
March 4, 2008: Start-up Launches Operational Performance Management Solution, First OPC Certification Lab Launched, De-Sta-Co Acquires IMC...
February 22, 2008: Vendors Compete for Attention at ARC Forum, CEO Kindle Leaves ABB, Packaging Automation Forum to Offer Look Ahead...
February 5, 2008: New Contenders Set to Enter Automation Controller Fray, Continued Rapid Growth Seen for Industrial Ethernet...
January 17, 2008: Manufacturing Drives India’s Economic Growth, Recent Deals Reinforce Importance of Automation Services, Opto 22 Announces First OptoGreen Grant...January 3, 2008: Deciding the Future of OMAC, Brazil ISA Show Reveals Automation’s Strength, Norwegian Gas Processing Plant Named Hart Plant of the Year...
December 13, 2007: Rockwell, Dassault Join Hands to Target Digital Factory; Materials, Energy Costs Threaten Privately Held Manufacturers...
November 29, 2007: Nosbusch Sees Process as Best Opportunity, What About China?, Packaging Automation Forum 2008 Details Released...
November 20, 2007: Rockwell Automation Touts Wide Range of Products at Automation Fair 2007, New 1-Gigabit Industrial Ethernet Protocol Debuts...
November 8, 2007: Rockwell Automation to Acquire Pavilion Technologies, Wonderware Touts Opportunities, Products at User Event...
October 16, 2007: Wireless Makes Noise At ISA Expo, Timely Help to Boost Industrial Cyber Security, Full-Service “Innovation Agency” Launched...
October 2, 2007: Brazilian Ethanol Provides Opportunity for Automation Suppliers, Organizations Team Up for Wireless Collaboration...
September 18, 2007: WirelessHart Ready for Prime Time, Agreement and Products Take Spotlight at Emerson Exchange, Race Car Prepares for DARPA Urban Challenge...
September 4, 2007: New Security Certification Launched for Industrial Controls, Technology On Display at NI Week, Another SAP Executive Moves to Wonderware...
August 21, 2007: Profibus “Maturity” Declared, Honeywell Signs Wireless Agreement, Global PLC Market Remains Strong...
August 7, 2007: High Interest, Slow Adoption for Industrial Wireless; Process Automation Competition Heats Up - Again...
July 17, 2007: The Next Big Thing for Manufacturing: Search, OPC Foundation Moves to Propel New Standard...
June 28, 2007: ISA’s Gouhin Discusses Workforce Development, Wireless Takes Stage at HUG, Siemens U.S. Brand-building Stresses Worldwide Reach...
June 19, 2007: Turck Pushes Process Automation and RFID Products, ISA Targets Workforce Development, Invensys Launches Wireless Services...
May 15, 2007: Phoenix Contact's Bulls-eye Strategy, Automation Systems on Display at Interphex, Dinesh Paliwal to Leave ABB...
April 17, 2007: Watch Out For Bluetooth Hacking, Schneider Electric Boosts ODVA Presence, The Future of Device Integration...
April 3, 2007: ABB User Conference Plays to Record Crowd, ISA Reports Progress on Wireless Standard, Trial Validates OPC for CNC/ERP Integration...
March 21, 2007: Opto 22 Launches Complete Product Redesign, Work Begins on Automation Engineering Degree Program, Finding Wireless Nodes...
March 13, 2007: Lessons in Cyber Security, Foundation Fieldbus Not a “Fieldbus?”, Servo Drive Market Set to Expand...
February 20, 2007: New Robot Safety Standards to Spawn Tech Changes, Indices Show Manufacturing Industry Gains, Honeywell Acquires PAS Advanced Process Controls Business...
February 1, 2007: Siemens Acquires UGS, Manufacturing Back on Track?, Eberhart Named CEO at Invensys Process Systems...
January 23, 2007: Emerson Launches 2.4 GHz Products; Indus Acquired, Merged with MDSI; Bracht Named Bosch Rexroth CEO...
January 4, 2007: Make2Pack Demonstrates Interoperability, Wireless Technology User Input Committee Forms, Mechatronics Takes Center Stage at Festo...
December 13, 2006: Automation Drives Indian Pharma Industries, Yokogawa Draws a Crowd, PackML Version 3 Approved...
December 5, 2006: Integration and Interoperability Key Words at Pack Expo 2006, Auto Downturn Hits Robot Vendors, Small Manufacturers Expect Growth...
November 21, 2006 Rockwell Automation Posts Strong Growth - Predicts More to Come, ISA Makes Standards Free for ISA Members, Schneider Acquisition Consolidates UPS Market...
November 9, 2006 Wireless Takes Center Stage at ISA Expo, Metrics Matter for Manufacturing Success, BP Canada Energy is 2006 Hart Plant of the Year...
October 3, 2006: Chinese Management Shortage Limits U.S. Multinationals, Controller Chip Targets Automation Market, STI - Omron Merger Final...
September 19, 2006: Chip Family Demise Could Impact Factory Systems, Rating System for Manufacturers Debuts, Wireless Sensor Networks Combine with Cellular M2M...
September 5, 2006: ODVA Publishes CompoNet Spec, India to World: Investment Wanted, Changing Perceptions About Innovations...
August 15, 2006: Citect CEO Excited to be There, Enhanced Graphical Design Tool Unveiled, Robot Sales Drop...
August 1, 2006: Frequent Measurement Key to Performance Management, Automation Federation Names Managing Director, GE Energy: Optimizing in Asia...
July 18, 2006: Emerson and Siemens to Expand Interface Support, Battery-free Backup Advances, OPC-UA Specifications Released...
July 6, 2006: Rockwell to Sell Power Systems Business, India Wants to Be Manufacturing Hub, Wireless Working Groups Formed...
June 20, 2006: Wireless the Star at Honeywell Users Group, South Asia is Looking Up, Siemens User Conference Grows...
May 11, 2006: Mesh Networking Made Easy, Industrial Controls Indices Rise, Frost & Sullivan Names 2006 Excellence Awards Winners...
April, 17, 2006: Control Extends to the Enterprise, Cyber Security Still a Hard Sell with Management, China’s Growth Propels DCS Market...
March, 23, 2006: Energy/Productin Costs/Skills Shortage Top Concerns for Manufacturers, Emerson Acquires Bristol Babcock...
October 1, 2009: Renewed Vigor at Invensys Client Conference, Smart Grid Stimulus Funds to Provide Market Boost, RuggedCom Acquires WiNetworks Ltd., Schneider, Wipro Partner For Automation, Sixnet to Acquire JBM Electronics...
