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Fieldbus Foundation releases H1 cable test specification
February 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the release of a Foundation fieldbus H1 cable test specification. The new specification includes test cases providing greater assurance to automation end users that ...

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ISA publishes new standards
February 2008
A new American National Standard and an update of a widely used technical report on cyber security technologies have been published by ISA and may be obtained at www.isa.org/isa9900012007 and www.isa.org/isatr9900012007...

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Honeywell solutions enhance product quality for Valio
February 2008
Honeywell has secured a contract for two projects for Valio, a leading milk producer, at its whey powder plant in Lapinlahti, Finland. Valio anticipates the projects will collectively increase production ...

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Wireless protocol analysers market continues to grow
February 2008
Important mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among equipment manufacturers continue to impact the growth of the wireless protocol analyser (WPA) markets. Technologies such as WiMax, IP multimedia subsystem ...

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12th international CAN Conference takes place in Barcelona
February 2008
CAN in Automation (CiA) GmbH stages the 12th international CAN Conference (iCC) on 12 and 13 March 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The subsidiary of the CAN in Automation (CiA) international users' and manufacturers' ...

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Pressure transmitters in demand
February 2008
A new research study finds strong growth for the worldwide pressure transmitter market. The study from Flow Research, called The World Market for Pressure Transmitters, 2nd Edition, found that worldwide ...

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New student competition launched for young engineers
February 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW Eurodrive and Festo have announced the launch of their new design competition, Pneudrive Challenge. It is essentially a design competition aimed at highlighting mechatronic innovation. The competition, ...

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Appointments
February 2008
Honeywell has appointed Lizette Jacobs as engineering leader for the Sasol Portfolio based at the Secunda offices.    Honeywell has appointed Gerhardt Otto as the new operations leader for the Sasol Portfolio ...

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US Army awards robot contract
February 2008
iRobot Corporation has been awarded the xBot contract, a US$286 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from the US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and ...

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Recycling, politics and prosperity
February 2008, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Recycling engineers With the ever-present mantra of 'skills shortages' perhaps we should take a leaf, if you will excuse the pun, from the green environment movement. The essence of this movement's philosophy ...

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SEW Eurodrive active in the Northern Cape
January 2008, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW Eurodrive recently held a golf day at the local club in Kathu. It turned out to be a great event with full attendance and fun being had by all. The event was so well received that plans are already ...

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Test & Measurement 2007
January 2008, National Laboratory Association
The National Laboratory Association of South Africa held its 27th Annual Conference at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre between 19 and 21 November 2007. This event has become the highlight of the ...

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Ethiopian dealership set to grow
January 2008, Comtest
Comtest's new Ethiopian dealership has big plans. On a recent visit to the Midrand head office, Yergalem Asgedom of Tay Test Engineering Solutions announced his intention to introduce Fluke's range of ...

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Wonderware Southern Africa presents new system platforms
January 2008
Wonderware Southern Africa's 2007 summer breakfast road-show displayed Wonderware's System Platform 3.0 and InTouch 10.0 to South Africa's industrial automation and MES professionals. The object-orientated ...

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Schneider Electric launches new South African website
January 2008, Schneider Electric South Africa
In the ongoing quest to keep improving products and services the Schneider Electric website has been redesigned to meet the ever increasing need for sophistication. Clients, distributors and stakeholders ...

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Increased demand for automotive microcontrollers
January 2008
The proliferation of electronic content in automobiles aimed at reducing human error and the growing number of automobile safety features are increasing demand for microcontrollers. Moreover, the introduction ...

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Honeywell wins Six Sigma excellence award
January 2008
Honeywell was awarded the Novel Idea Six Sigma Excellence Award in September for running the best Black Belt Project in Transactional Processes. The project driven by Francien de Kock, business analyst ...

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Ethernet automates mining sites
January 2008, RJ Connect
Moxa has announced the release of a new automation successes story in China. The Zhangji coal mine in Anhui Province is using Moxa's Ethernet technology to form a reliable network backbone for its monitoring ...

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New CAN product guide available
January 2008
CAN in Automation (CiA) has published a new CAN Product Guide. The online catalogue specialises in (controller area network) CAN products that by topic do not belong in the CANopen or the J1939 Product ...

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SA's growing Lean community makes summit a success
January 2008
The recent Lean summit Africa has spearheaded the formation of the Lean Enterprise Africa (LEA), which will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and expertise in Lean thinking. Originally developed by ...

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